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Yup. Came and took a look the same day. Said they would have to use contractors as too big for them to handle. Following morning all cleared.

All clear

Tree down between bridges 52 and 53 by the spill weir. Crt contractors turning up tomorrow.

Just made our way through after years of being put off by the height gauges. Touched both rails simultaneous at one point. 5ft rail to rail and 5ft 4" draft at the bow. As other have said plenty of room in the centre, it's all about the tumblehome. Engine off and handed it through.

I have this exact setup, over the years i had increased the idle revs to avoid the chattering. I changed the drive plate to a soft 22AM60 from the original. It helped dramatically and the idle speed could be reduced to an indicated 900rpm in gear with no chattering. It was a relatively straight forward job to change, following the great advice given on other threads.

Past them filming on the Wilmcote flight on the South Stratford yesterday evening. Said hello to John Prescott and Anita Harris.

I installed one in this configuration for my dad. Adding a pressure reducer to the mains cold helped maintain hot water for longer. With full mains pressure on the cold the thermo mixer was not able to maintain the shower temp when the hot water started to cool with use. I suspect this had a lot to do with this particular mixer, but worth considering if you have problems.

You can hear it, I would not say it is silent. Although I also have two installed under the bath at home for a shower and they are quieter. It's a lot to do with the installation.

I use one of these https://www.showerpowerbooster.co.uk No problem using it on 12-16v. A little pricey but a quality pump, obviously you just need the basic on/off version. Alternativly get a VW auxiliary circulation pump they are designed to work with main engine water pump hence good for thermosyphon systems. The ones that are used with Thermo Top V.

Not needed, just set the surecal thermostatic valve to ideal shower temperature and then have basic mixer taps in the shower and then you only have to use the hot tap when in the shower. Thermostatic shower valves also reduce flow so by not having one you will save money and have a more powerful shower.

I have a mains fridge setup with a 1600VA inverter and it works fine. As you would expect when the engine is running and the compressor kicks in, the alternator pulls the revs down. This is not really a problem but I do wonder why the alternator voltage regulator has to be set so sensitive given that the inrush required to start the compressor only lasts for <500ms. I was wondering if it was possible to install a remote voltage regulator and then add some sort of passive filter in the voltage sense to effectivly slow the regulator response, thus avoiding the engine rev dip and all the assoociated stress on belts etc.. Ant thoughts?

I installed the equivalent from Franke last year in the house kitchen refurb. It's fantastic not having to wait for hot water for drinks and cooking. Obviously i didn't install it on the basis of energy saving or water saving which would be nonsense, its all about the convienience especially when cooking.

You should also have a look at Black Prince in Stoke-on-Trent. Go north to Bugsworth or alternatively south along the Caldon. Both superb 1 week trips.

That'll be me. I live nearby and he hasn't moved for at least two years. His boat would have probably sunk if he had tried to move it. The other boat he has is in far better condition.

That boat has not moved in years!!

The scene this morning. I have a picture somewhere before it sunk and it was in no fit state to move. The boat had not moved for many years and used to be covered in abusive language informing CRT 'to go away'. It probably won't move off the bottom for many years now. It's a shame as a few years back there used to be a nice coffee boat that used to moor nearby for the summer. This stretch of canal is slowly getting worse with home made boats appearing - rafts with a shed. CRT regularly apply enforcement notices but to be fair the short stay moorings are normally clear so I think there is an 'understanding'.

There is no doubt that the day boats do go quick round here and there are quite a number of stag and hen hire boats about, but it's a popular canal and people use it. Looking at the photo it looks like it is the wooden boat that effectively sits in a huge plastic bag with a bilge pump on the go. It is amazing that it survived this long. I feel sorry for the guy and there is a much wider social issue here.

Hi, took this photo at the boat yard just south of Weston on the T&M mid August. Interested if anyone knows the history of this boat?

Yup, it's Bath.

Looks fine to me. Good use of the hose to restrain the bottle.

I have plate heat exchanger setup, 12v pump, pressurised and it's superb. In the calorifier circuit on the return, I wait till engine up to temp then switch pump on, at tick over the engine temp drops 5 degrees over about 3 minutes but the temp is back to normal after about 10 minutes. When underway the engine temp gauge shows no change. No overcooling on my Beta38, 3x single large radiators and a towel rail.

The water tap was working three weeks ago.

Car in canal about 1 mile north of Longwood Junction. Just about passable due to the very high water levels this afternoon. CRT informed. I doubt it will affect any one as no boats on the move up here today.

and attach a swing to the nearest tree..

Was that you we briefly spoke to on Good Friday? Wish I has tried harder now... oh well, will go back next year.