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The area around the top lock seems a lot better to stop than around lock 13 near the Strawberry Duck pub!
Some shenanigans there yesterday.....
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Bottle - As i hirer, the statements on the website make little sense to me! If you can help further i would appreciate that! As for having time, i suspect a good 3 extra hours on day 1 would allow us to take in a bit of the Weaver as well if wanted?
Ignore the bits about licences, a Claymoore boat will have a full CRT canals and rivers licence. Look at the other sections on that website, you will need the permission of the hire company to use the lift (I don't know whether CRT demand to see it in writing, but I imagine they will familiar with whatever Claymoore's policy is).
The problem you will have is that as you won't know exactly what time you are setting off until you do, you won't be able to book in advance, plus as Tim has pointed out you may get held up for up to 40 minutes at Saltersford. If you really want to do the lift and the Cheshire Ring, consider going clockwise and trying to get well ahead so you have your last full day free at Anderton. Then Anderton most of the way to Preston Brook is a pleasant evening cruise?
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If you want to use the lift at a particular time you will need to pay a booking fee, I think it's about £5 each way. You will also need permission from the hire company to use the lift. You don't have time for much more than a quick down-and-back-up though, so you won't see (arguably) the best bits of the river.
I realise you want a short final morning, but if you stop a little further out than Keckwick there is a pub at Moore. Also on Day 6 I would be tempted to try to get the Rochdale 9 out of the way as well, and moor at Castlefield.
Can't remember when you are planning on going, but I assume you are aware of the stoppage at Dutton.
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Just a guess, but the land around Etruria has sunk quite a bit, requiring the lockside there to be built up more than once. If this had happened over a wider area, with Bedford Street pair also sinking, that would account for the lesser fall on the bottom lock, and the need for a new shallow lock further up.
If you look at the washwall between Bedford St and Planet locks, you will see that parts of it are very high above the current water level, lowered by the addition of Planet lock. Is it Bedford Street where the fall of the lower chamber is now substantially smaller that the upper? I seem to recall an "overflow" on side of the lower chamber, and this would also fit with the whole edifice having subsided.
I didn't know about Consall Old Lock though.
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The "consultation" paper is on the NABO website (and their responses).
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Sounds like static. I used to work in a school physics lab, and this sort of cold dry weather was always good for electrostatics experiments. The new shoes may be a factor.
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Same control as I have. The gearbox should be in neutral with the lever at the centre of its travel (probably vertical, but you should feel a clear detent). Moving the lever one way should both increase engine revs and put the box in forwards, the other way should increase engine revs and put the box in reverse,
Pushing the button in stops the control from putting the box in gear when moved, so you can open the throttle up for starting. The button should go in around 10mm, I would estimate, and there should be a spring so you have to push it in and hold it. Then the lever should be move relatively easily. Make sure the lever is in the neutral position first.
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I'd ask myself, where will the gas go if it leaks? Where will the genny exhaust fumes go? And I'd ask the BSS office.
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Listed as such, yes.
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Harecastle (Northern tunnel portal to turnover bridge)
Notice Details
From Date: 12th January 2015 at 08:00 To Date: 16th February 2015 at 17:00 inclusive Type:Navigation ClosureReason:MaintenanceIs Towpath Closed?YesDescription:
National washwall project
The only section of towpath that will be closed for this stoppage is the offside stretch which terminates at the moorings. Due to this, there will be no towpath diversion.
Location:
Trent & Mersey CanalLocation:Harecastle (Northern tunnel portal to turnover bridge)Up Stream Winding Hole:Hardings WoodDown Stream Winding Hole:South Tunnel Portal
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Fair point!
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My leisures are on switch 1, starter on switch 2. I usually just keep it on both when I start the engine up as it seems to start easier.
Using your leisure batteries to assist with engine starting will not do them any good at all.
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Ok, I'm confused... The other thread, started a few days ago, reports a recent email about Quorn Marina Properties going into liquidation back in February 2014. That was the company that owed the unpaid NAA that started the whole saga off. Is someone suggesting that one of the other related companies is now in trouble, and if so based on what?
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I've lost track, is the company now in liquidation one of the "chain" responsible for the NAA?
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Just put the meter on the supply to mine: 10.8mA at a scale reading of 4/10 tank, same at 0/10. 14.25V supply voltage (engine was running!)
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Does the packaging alo say 1gallon?
Not as far as I recall, although the thought had occurred to me.
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I used the Halfords 15W/40 mineral oil for years until they stopped doing it. I think the last lot of oil I bought came from The Range, and was still a basic 15W/40 mineral. Or try an independent motor factor.
ETA: and why the reduction from 5 litre bottles to 4.55? Is there a reason for that or is it just a hidden price rise like smaller bars of chocolate?
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I received an e mail in December inviting my thoughts on the proposals as part of the consultation process. I don't suppose you can invite everyone to respond.
No, but they could have stuck on their website under "consultations"!
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No. You need a licence from the Avon Navigation Trust.
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Thanks all
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Thanks all, hadn't thought of looking for fork lift, etc batteries, got a bit fixated on "leisure". I'll have a bit more of a dig. I'm not aware of a case number on the old ones, but they're not coming out until they come out!
Ray, your link seems to be AWOL!
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My domestic bank consists of a pair of positively geriatric 220Ah Elecsol batteries, the older flooded type with removable top-up plugs, not the later sealed-for-life type. They are getting more than a bit tired, so this year I will be looking to replace them.
The advantage of the larger batteries in my case is that the available space is limited, and two will sit end-to-end under the cruiser stern. I don't really have room for a similar capacity of "standard" 100Ah-ish batteries (plus a starter) without some serious rearrangement, so for simplicity I'd like batteries with a similar size and shape.
I've been looking around for suppliers, and while there seem to be a few who have something suitable in terms of size and capacity, they all seem to be the sealed-for-life type. Call me old-fashioned, but I am inherently suspicious of batteries that can't be topped up, so would also prefer flooded with removable plugs.
Anyone have any recommendations of manufacturer of such a thing?
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Never knew how much I needed one until I bought one! So impressed I bought one for my Brother in Law.
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have been looking at one of these engines, item number - 321506504738 there 2 cylinder 13hp kubota engines
According to the description, that eBay item is just the gearbox, not the engine...
emersion heater..yes it me again
in Boat Equipment
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ETA: it is possible that using the engine to heat the calorifier may have heated the immersion safety stay beyond its operating temperature, in which case you will need to reset it as MtB says above.