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Yup used magnets for many years. I used these, although my panels are flat. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184140469497 Obviously your panels could be stolen, but once the magnets are on, it's not an easy or quick task to lift them back off.

Thanks, I'll make a note in my pearsons ?

Hidden trolley stop, obviously the wife just blindly pushed the trolley through at which point the wheels locked. I then had to drag the thing down the tow path to the boat. She then announced that the trolley didn't have a pound in it, it was a token from her key ring and that she wanted it back. I then had to drag it all the way back. I thought that passing over the trolley stop would restore wheel function - not the case. After trying to drag it across the car park I could take the shame no more, got another trolley, mated it, recovered token and walked off trying to regain some dignity. I can quite understand why they end up in the canal if they they make it out of the car park!

Moored at Sainsbury's a few years back for a day at the severn valley railway. I remember thinking how horrible the walk across town to the station was. Otherwise great day out. Just annoying that you can't get the trolley the last 5m to the towpath!

Or here for a bit less. http://www.mikuniheating.com/Results.cfm?category=27&secondary=32

You don't need a residential mooring near Bath, you don't even need a boat, just a shed and some oil drums, sorted.

I did the Llangollen early August, it's great fun being part of the mayhem. As others have said, schedule carefully, plan to hit pinch points late evening to get through early morning, then moor up other side and enjoy your breakfast as the boats start to queue up. I am stuck to school holiday times, my parents who often go out June and Septemeber seem to have the same levels of 'busy'.

Regarding strong points, my t'stud is welded and I have been considering what strong point to use. Last time out I noticed the hole in the stem post that i presume the shell builder used to move the boat around, tucked behind the front fender. Will probably use this next time out to back up the T'stud? Mud weights, an alternative to the 56lb weight are railway sleeper chairs. Can be found on old railway lines within piles of old sleepers, a windlass is a perfect fit for the sleeper bolts. Two together is very heavy.

I make slow progress, I like it that way. I let boats past if they come up behind, pull over to towpath side, quick wave, easily done. If the boat behind intentions are unclear, I ask a passing boat to ask the boat behind to give a toot on the horn if they want to go by.

Bridge 5 Llangollen, now.

An alternative to wet and dry vac, is to remove the lower skin tank coolant hose at the engine end, and feed a hose down connected to a pump mounted on the end of a battery drill. Pump the old coolant directly into containers, very effective, avoids double handling and avoids dumping everything into the bilge. Will also extract the crud accumulated in the bottom of the skin tank. Pump the header tank dry first.

Just booked, asked for passage on a particular day and received email for 11am slot, arrive 30mins before.

Just an idea, can you get your car close to the boat, have you got tow bar electrics? Make up a lead and while your visiting, use your car to do any bulk charging. Then a small solar panel whilst you are away. Never done this, so may be a nonstarter, just an idea.

Get the correct exhaust here. http://www.mikuniheating.com/Results.cfm?category=27&secondary=32

Search for Magpads and Aluminium U channel on eBay.

I bolted aluminium u channel to the panel then magnetic pads to the u channel. The bolts holding the channel to the panel are lossened slightly to allow some movement for curvature of the roof. 6 pads per panel. About 4 years in service and they can be removed to clean the roof beneath. Obviously they could be stolen.

She was an electrical engineer!

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This day 2019, waking up at Star City moorings.

An empty Avoncliff yesterday lunchtime. With new signs.

On this day last year. Bordesley Junction. And in 2018 heading up the Cannock Extension.

Have a read of this thread, near the bottom. https://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=13028&pid=1

You can get 12v hydronic plinth heaters for bathrooms, that would fit very nicely under kitchen cupboards. Smith's SS5 also comes in a dual version (although not 12v) so can be either hydronic or electric (ie. Webasto or landland). The price varies wildly from different suppliers.

Regarding the webasto getting warm - nope not in the slightest. They are effectivly operated in this configuration in automotive setups. The only thing that might happen is if you have an ex auto one - is that if you run on engine heat, stop, then start webasto it may just circulate until water temp drops below ~60deg before firing up. All depends how auto manufacturer asked webasto to set the software, I have this, but it is never an issue as water temp drops so quickly.

Ideally you want about 5kW rating as per the Webasto so that your radiator balancing is not messed up. Also ideally install it next to the Webasto w.r.t. the pipe layout for the same reason.