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Pen n Ink

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Pen n Ink last won the day on February 12 2014

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    Wood Craftsman
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    Huffin' and Puffin'
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    On the drawing board

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  1. Doesn't seem to make any difference what the signs are - when we went through in late March, smack in the middle of the "green" period, just as we were about to enter the tunnel we came face to face with a boat exiting at speed. They didn't bat an eyelid.
  2. So does this all mean I am wrong in calling for a 1 knot "safety" margin? Doesn't seem excessive to me.
  3. Totally agree. The idea comes from the desire to have a safety margin built in - in other words "if it ever became necessary to do this daft thing for whatever reason, then I know I could". Doesn't mean I choose to do so!
  4. This is all illustrating why I've asked the question in the first place beautifully! So to clarify, what I am asking is - with a "modern" engine as a given, fixed factor, does the fact that the boat has a third greater draft than most new hulls have a significant effect on the power required? The answer I seem to be getting is that on canals most modern boats are way overpowered anyway, so - no, but that still leaves my question unanswered in respect of sufficient power to deal with a significant tidal stream. The "1.5HP per ton(ne?) rule would still only show a requirement for 42HP, but will that make sufficient headway against a (say) 7 knot current?
  5. That well known speeling error, fat thumb, or autocorrect... I did notice afterwards but thought I'd leave it as a cross between thorny and hoary!
  6. As a part of a discussion I'm in the middle of having, the horny old question of engine size has come up and I don't know the answer but I'm sure that someone will. Assuming a modern engine (Beta, Shire etc) revving at oomphty thousand rpm as opposed to one of the old timers, can anyone advise on the appropriate engine size for the following, assuming that the boat should have enough power to fight (almost) the worst tidal stream it is likely to encounter on the inland waterways. 70' narrowboat, with a draft of 30". Originally set up for a 23" propeller. I've worked out in my thumb-in-bum calculation that the displacement will be around 28 tonnes. So - what does the panel think - recommendations for engine size, gearbox, and propeller size?
  7. Sad to receive notification that another decent builder is to cease trading due to lack of orders.
  8. Talking to someone over the weekend who ought to know about these things, I was told that "Roses and Castles are a Southern tradition and wouldn't be recognised North of the Midlands". Is this true? Just find it unlikely...
  9. Hmm. 40 years. Possibly a bit of an ask for an aspiring old fogey!
  10. So sitting here mulling things over and reading the latest comic, SWMBO and I just decided that we must travel to Bishops Stortford one day, just because it's there and because it's at the "End". This led me to think that "we must plan to visit all the ends" but how many are there? Including all branches and termini has anyone actually counted? And has anyone done it consciously?
  11. It would not be advisable for you or anyone else to try to "fudge the issue" at this stage. Firstly, you should attach the HIN plate to the hull as soon as possible. Secondly, just because you haven't found the number doesn't mean it isn't there. Oddly enough, although the requirement is that the number is "permanently etched" ( or welded etc) there is no requirement that the number has to be visible. Strange but true. If the number was etched into the hull, covered in filler and painted over, all requirements have been met. Totally self-defeating, but true; and who is to say that hasn't happened here? Murflynn is absolutely correct by the way - both Cat C and Cat D can be self-certified by the builder without reference to a surveyor. Thus rendering the entire thing academic.
  12. I believe (and I speak as an ex-boatbuilder myself who had to deal with this all the time) that there may be some confusion being generated here by the strange habit we seem to have in the canal world of buying a shell from one place and getting it fitted out by another, unlinked, business. If a "boatbuilder" supplies a completed craft, there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that the RCD must be complied with and the HIN is a part of that. If a "boat fitter" contracts with a customer to fit out a shell supplied by the customer, and acquired from elsewhere, then technically that will fall under the "self build" regulations; RCD and thus HIN is not required if the boat is not sold within 5 years. Many people will, however, take the (imho) view that to have the entire process overseen and documented by a qualified surveyor, which will allow the owner to be sure that the new boat complies with the RCD and to then obtain a HIN for the boat post construction. Sadly, in the discussion above, it is quite possible for everyone to be correct!
  13. Haven't used this stuff since about 1965 - if it's still the same then I'm sure technology must have come up with something better by now!
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