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1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:
This was all planned several years ago when the Government (we) became the the first country in the world to set targets for zero emissions and the laws to achieve that were passed in 2019
In June 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass laws guaranteeing an end to its contribution to global warming by 2050. The target will require the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, compared with the previous target of at least an 80% reduction from 1990 levels.
I have many times posted the documents outlining how and when this will be achieved and the fact that ALL boats in UK waters (both inland and sea-going) will be zero emissions by 2050, and that no new boats can be built after 2035 unless the are Zero emissions.
Of course - the replies are normally "it'll never happen", "by 2050 it won't worry me" etc
Yet they still construct new roads without dedicated cycle lanes and build new houses without solar panels on south facing roofs.
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There’s nice moorings just past the Rufford Branch junction.
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A guitar and a bottle of Jack Daniels
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The small private marina you refer to is called Ellerbeck narrowboats. It’s about half a mile from white bear off Rawlinson Lane.
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Probably not in your budget but I can’t recommend Brompton enough. They’re superb bikes and a step above all the competition. We’ve ridden ours everywhere from the towpath to the Alps.
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8 hours ago, WotEver said:
^^^^^ This. The extra power will be of no consequence but raising the voltage above 100V will kill that controller. So 4 panels wired as above (two series pairs in parallel) would be best.
And worse performance in low light (autumn/winter). Swings & roundabouts.
The two pairs in series/parallel is a good compromise.The panels have an open circuit voltage of 21.24v so a combined voltage of 84.96 is well below the 100v max or am I missing something?
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I would like to add an additional solar panel to my current array. This would make the system comprise of 4 x 100w panels wired in series.
The charge controller that’s fitted along with 3 existing panels is a Victron 100/30 i.e 100v/30amp.
Using the calculation for required controller size, peak panel watts / battery voltage a figure of 33amps is stated.
400w/12v = 33.3 amps
this is 3 amps more than my Victron controller capacity.
Would It be safe to add the 4th solar panel without changing the controller as the over capacity of the panels is only 3amps?
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I can thoroughly recommend Briare in the Loire valley. No shortage of canals to explore
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Fettlers wharf marina built several similar floating homes before it changed hands.
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6 minutes ago, larrysanders said:
Alan, I'm producing a new BBC4 series called Canal Boat Diaries. Any idea where I get further information then on lock depths for the Rochdale? Is canal plan ac accurate for other parts of the system - as I've been using this source.
Try the Rochdale Canal Society.
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Congratulations, it’s a lovely boat. We pass it regularly at Lymm and every time I wonder about selling ours to buy it.
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Red rock visitor moorings at bridge 63 are a good place to moor not far from Haigh. Heading from the top of Wigan flight you’ll pass the permanent moorings, visitor moorings are just the other side of bridge 63.
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A JCB on site was used to trash the control box and push a site cabin into the canal. The damage is fairly severe.
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Just seen this in London boat museum Facebook page. Any ideas?
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I think you’ll be fine. We are 62ft and regularly go down the Rufford branch. I’ve shared locks with other boats and never had to go in diagonal.
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On 26/02/2019 at 10:02, matty40s said:
Absolute horseshite, I managed to do it for 5 years, both in the Midlands and also based in London. I then became self employed and CC-'d(for 4 years), only this year having to take a mooring due to various family issues. My London range was Leighton Buzzard to Hertford/Bishop Stortford and my Midlands range was Fradley/Leicester Ring/GU down to Dayton and up to Stockton.
Sometimes challenging, always rewarding.
Well said that man!
Although we have a home mooring as a back up and a place for some winter downtime, we spend 8-10 months of the year constant cruising and working a full time job. We are happy to commute up to an hour which gives us a large cruising area and no shortage of places to stay all well within the spirit of constant cruising. I work nights so we aren’t limited to moving at the weekend.
we love the lifestyle and as mentioned above it’s always rewarding.
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On 09/01/2019 at 11:59, matty40s said:
Duke back on the duck.
https://narrowboats.apolloduck.com/boat/yarwoods-72-traditional/584947
We passed Duke on Monday on the Leeds Liverpool near Burscough and I’ve just heard that a chap in Scarisbrick marina has bought it, which is where it currently resides.
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21 hours ago, frangar said:
I’m thinking of similar as it still gives a lower profile than a solid panel but allows some airflow....what size panels are you using? Do they sag in the middle??
My other option was magnetic tape in a herringbone pattern to allow water to drain. I thought then you could remove them to allow roof maintenance etc. And they could still be walked on a push....I’m also not a fan of holes in boat roofs!
They did sag a little especially when it had rained. I remedied this using a length of beading underneath the centre.
I’ve ordered some adhesive magnetic strips to use as a permanent solution.
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31 minutes ago, jenevers said:
They must be hellish powerful!
What would you attach them to?
Yes they are.
https://e-magnetsuk.com/magnet_products/work_holding_magnets/pot_magnets/external_threaded_stud.aspx
i used 4xE1006 on each panel. We moor on the western L&L where it’s pan flat and wide open and the panels haven’t budged even in the strongest winds.
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My flexible panels are mounted on pot magnets to raise them off the roof.
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