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I spoke to the owner ~5 years ago about mooring there, and he was a very nice chap. He explained that he could fill the place multiple times hence zero opportunity to get in. My only comment would be is there is a hell of a lot of hire boat activity there, hence not a quiet canal location.

The OEM for these units is Rich Electric of Taiwan, should you need repair/parts etc..

You can buy replacement LCDs on eBay, quite easy to replace. The counter is still working, it is just the display. The ribbon cable cracks.

Apparently the larger fish sense the pollution and leave the area, hence it is mostly small fish that die.

The EA is installing coffer dams on the Walsall canal.

Latest is that no boat movements are allowed today. EA is just waiting for dilution.

Latest is that the EA have taken water samples that will be analysed overnight. If they show sufficient dilution then the locks will be opened in the morning.

All lock flights in the area now closed under instruction of the EA. I tortured myself by doing the Walsall canal yesterday - to now find out that I also survived potential cyanide posoining it will be a trip to remember and never repeat.

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Summit closed and Cobblers lock now failed. At least 30% of the locks on the east side are in a poor state and could fail at any time, most of the locks on the fox hangers flight only have one paddle.

There are a huge number of hire boats from below Caen Hill to Bath, so the issue you will have is other hire boats. You will find moorings at Bradford and Bathampton and if you arrive early afternoon at the top of Bath, so plan to go onto the river and moor at Avon Steet. Also do some of the river and return to Bath. If you don't like other boats you'll hate it, and you will probably get shouted at to slow down regardless of how slow you go. However if you enjoy looking at boats that are different in many unique ways and mixing it with other boats (I.e. like the Llangollen in summer) you will enjoy it. Enjoy.

..and you can also use engine heat to heat the radiators when you are on the move. Free heat which keeps the boat warm during the day. Obviously only useful if you intend to cruise and avoids flue smoke in the face.

On one of our radiators I installed a drain valve on the radiator, so I can isolate the one radiator both sides and drain it down - then refill with 25% mix. I do this every year, avoids a full drain down and refill, but keeps the inhibitor up. I have a pressurised system hence header tank not an option.

Trent Valley Marine at Aston Marina T&M. They have an out of the water heated building. Had mine back to metal painted 8 years ago, very pleased, still looking great.

Then the above should have been your response, not your cheap jibe for a rather inappropriate laugh - it degrades a useful thread. I let my kids take their jackets off when inside the boat, that's all I was saying.