John V

the mind boggles

If you have multiple earthing points to the hull, if you lose a major negative feed, for instance your engine earth strap, for any reason ( loose connection for example) when you try and start your engine you could get a few hundred amps attempt to go through an alternative path i.e. your solar panels

I'm not too certain but I thought they stopped very early in the 90's maybe 91 ? seem to remember reading an old thread about it and 1990 seems to have stuck in my head got it http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=32395

that solves the first part of the problem ......... but not the emptying of the tank ........ there must be another way

that's getting better Wolly' it must have been the big difference in angle between the front of the cabin and the screen that made it look so odd. As you say when you trim the wood to allow for the rake of the cabin top, it should come spot on in line ! Good result mate !

I cannot make my mind up if you are making posts like this due to pure insensitivity or if you are trying to provoke a backlash from political opponents for your own gain. Whichever it is, it is the wrong time and place to do it .... as you are well aware.

they sound like swaged captive nuts, very useful with thin metal assemblies, we used them a lot for fixings on chassis for electronic equipment

That's a shame Wolly, everything else looks so right and that just looks so wrong. As you say projects go like that sometimes. Take it off, have a sit and a cider, then look at it fresh.

The A&C is a lovely run, I did it in Shapfell which is a 25' narrow beam cruiser. You do feel somewhat dwarfed in the huge locks, bu it;s all very easy. Heather Rose H @ Ferrybidge by mudlarker2, on Flickr

A word of warning, When I was looking at systems for Sabina H, I considered Vacuflush. A marine engineer (whose views I trust implicitly with anything to do with ships or boats) advised me to stay away from them under all circumstances. He told me that the Vacuflush system was fitted to several of the Thames river cruisers and Party boats and used to cause more trips to the repair yard than any other system on board. This was a long time ago, of course but I strongly advise you talk to owners of the system you are thinking of ..... preferably several of them.