Kwacker

I’d take a close look at the Sale of Goods Act.

We are in! Although it's a bit bare in places, and ragged at the edges, I look forward to seeing all the plantings mature. Love it.

Try the little Hoover FD22, £99 or less. We use one at home and on the boat for the little stuff. It works well, and is superior to the Dyson V6 that we (unfortunately) have at work.

Not long now! Once the tracked vehicles have finished their work, they will finish the roadways and car parks and we’ll be in.

Wow! Photos courtesy of their website.

Pretty much full.

Wow! Not taking as long as I thought it would.

It certainly doesn’t sound like a thermostat problem.

Compressor could be stalling, or the starting devise failing to disconnect the start windings, then the overheat protector cuts it off (bi-metal Klixon). Once cool, it tries again ad infinitum.

Top stop plank removed, marina now filling.

Any advert for “over-fifties Life Insurance”.

Brand new marina with everything you need, on a beautiful stretch of canal is a hard concept to grasp I know.

Took a stroll along the towpath today, the roof is now on the main building, and work is underway on the canal entrance. I can’t wait to get up there!

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Last I heard, she was being worked on at Tess Wharf in Braunston, but the website showing the work no longer exists, and Googling produce nothing up to date. Anyone know what happened?

Has a year really passed! Having sold my motorbike, I don't get out to Kilworth as often as I did, only passing (hurriedly) on the way to somewhere else these days. The Marina is progressing steadily, all be it slowly, with all the steelwork for the main building now erected. This picture (from their website), taken in May shows an excavator starting to form the canal entrance. I can now see where my boat will be moored for the foreseeable future. The guy who moors next to me at Debdale is working there full time and tells me that they hope to get the entrance and a small part of the marina open by November to accommodate winter moorers, but they are not compromising or rushing anything.

Mindful of the last comment, as I move along the gunwale, holding the handrail, which is about 10" inboard, I always keep my elbows on the roof, so that if I slipped, my shoulders would take my weight.

My boat has tubular rails like in the top picture, and I'm very happy with them. Easy to grip, easy to attach things to and they don't trap leaves etc.

http://www.soundservice.co.uk/marine_noise_reduction.html

Part of my job involves dismantling washing machines, and those used exclusively on cold or cool washes with low temperature detergents are universally disgusting inside, and smell like a mushroom farm. (Gently peel back the lip of the door seal where it meets the drum and see what you find) At home, I wouldn't dream of doing it. Having seen what happens, we do at least one 60c wash (towels) per week and one 90c wash (dishcloths etc) per month using powder (Daz etc ) to sanitise the machine and clear / prevent the sludge build up. I don't know how you would do this on a boat using batteries and an inverter, but it is certainly good for the health of the washing machine. Modern machines are cold fill for a very good reason, it makes them far more efficient. Some new machines only need 1700w heaters because they use so little water to wash, but the heating period is a crucial part of the wash cycle. Adding hot water to a cold fill machine shortens the heating period, but also shortens the wash, reducing its performance.

Nobody has mentioned the real crime here, the sound track ;o) (Boat) lift music Great video by the way of one of my most favourite places.

Are they dangerous even when discharged?

I've been surveyed twice in the past 6 years. So they're doing something right.