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that’s interesting they talk about bathing 😃 I can’t remember for sure but I don’t think we had a shower in house in 1976, I think there was still a strict order to who had the bath water first in our house, and for us children Sunday was always bath night anyway,

Yep, half dozen coal bags on top will give as you say the wobbles. personally, I like a bit of the wobbles but I like to know what’s causing them, today it’s the beer (again)

do they hirers get the opportunity to cancel? and a deposit refund?

but why? I understand discretion but what we’ve now got is a plastic bag that needs disposing of.. instead of a quick wee in a bush

they still do 😃 my favourite bit from that film is when he chucks his cheese sandwich in the cut asking what’s for later only to be told another cheese sandwich and he rolls his eyes. and of course Eric Sykes going down with the boat

I don’t know, but ballast spread over the base must be there to offer stability? so possibly removing ballast with an extra base plate might be ok, but removing ballast when the sides have been over plated might lead to instability?? I just know mine is noticeably more tender, since I had the sides plated and removed ballast

yes of course well done 👍

ok, yes yes of course, that’s flicking through threads and forgetting what I read previous. but anyway, the OP can take out as much ballast as he can to raise the boat BUT it will (or can) make it a very tender boat, Ive taken out lots of ballast to match overplating and replating with a thicker guage steel, the boat’s now proper rocky and tender, I think, removing ballast from the centre rather than the sides might be best, 🤷‍♀️ (I’m having a reshift of ballast and it’ll be the centre cavities I’ll leave empty rather than the sides 🤷‍♀️)

are you likely to see anything if the weld’s have been ground flush and the base has been in the water for a good awhile?

above the locks go wait at Hartshill and the Anchor Inn 😃

For a bit of fun and for Victor Vectis especially, where am I having a pint?

you’ve got this all wrong…the stools can go straight in the cassette, no need to squash them down first 👍

21L I don’t wee in it and use just enough water to flush, quite surprising how much longer they’ll last 😀

Services at Wolverhampton, Black Country Living Museum, Hawne Basin, Cambrian Wharf…to name a few, It’s why I’ve stayed on the BCN, I’ve a water tank that’ll last a month and a cassette can easily last 2 weeks, I seem to be moving most days when not in Birmingham. Cheap diesel at Hawne Basin means I can happily run around in circles exploring only three locks between the Wolverhampton and Birmingham levels, I could drop down another lock and go Merry Hill where there’s more services, shops and pubs. I’m not too bothered about not going far this summer because I can make up for it over the winter if I decide.