SamKingfisher

I built a cot that is mostly over our feet at the foot of the bed. I don't recommend this as it isn't good for your back to reach a baby in and out of a cot whilst kneeling on the bed. If doing from scratch I'd arrange that we had a cross bed and a 3 sided cot that pushed up against the bed. There isn't enough room in a double for 2 big ones and a little one, though that would be ideal. Oh and obviously make sure the hooks are well anchored if going the hammock route!

How to hunt a witch. Throw him in the canal. If he drowns = not a witch If he floats = witch Bit of both = ukip

Use a 10 tube collector for a 75l tank. Be aware that it may boil in v hot weather, but this is not a problem as you will have a header tank open just by the panel. You will need a differential thermometer, a pump and a solenoid valve to stop reverse thermocycling when pump not running. Look at solarproject.co.uk Oh and don't replumb just for sensors. The collector will have a pocket, and just carefully remove a square inch or so of insulation from the top of the calorifier and bob it back with the other sensor underneath

Not impressed with my eBay ones, for Toshiba. Not enough amps, though they claim to be, and very dirty. Make the lights flicker. Use inverter now.

Two solar ok, one bigger battery bank.

I think conkers work for us but hard to be sure. But enough about our methods of contraception. No seriously they seem to keep the spiders down.

Rodents love linseed oil. I'd avoid for that reason.

There's nowt wrong with blue polyprop, but it helps to tie a proper knot. I've had to rescue one at the top of 5 rise. There was one moored on the water point near micklethwaite for months. Also on the approach mooring for the airedale boat club swing bridge, which is supposed to be left open but isn't always in the winter (which is fine by me)

I think he means when he has the mooring.

There's one oop north, Inertia. Moored at Niffany farm.

I drove through Hellifield last night at 30mph, made damn sure I took a video of the speedometer just in case!

My water lubricated gland is now 11 years old, no problems, no maintenance. That's why they fit em.

I cannot read this in any way that isn't encouraging leisure boating and discouraging living aboard. MTB being an exception. I'm going to stop giving crt £1400 per year and CC as I basically have to act the same way either way. I don't like being on my mooring, I like to move around, that's why I bought a boat, not a house!

Probably ok, might go bang. Try googling a manual for it, never seen one for sale without that sort of info

I agree with Mike. The only time I get in a tiz is when I have crew, unless I'm completely confident in them. Swing bridges in the wind are very tricky. Usually a pedestrian is most happy to have a go with the electric ones!

Usually ok for mppt, not for pwm. That's why we need to know controller type.

Is it pwm or mppt controller?

I had two psw 600w sterling inverters pack up under warranty, but the big old msw brick 2500w in here is 11 years old and still going perfectly.

I've never seen a decent 12v hoover! And those 12v laptop chargers are total shonk. Reminds me to test my sterling when I reinstall it for a N E bond, and stick one in if it hasn't got one.

By practical experiment, I have found that the L&L at Thorlby swing bridge in particular, is dredged to *ahem* just about the same depth as the distance from the bottom of my feet to my belly button.

It is possible that the engine bilge has more than one compartment, and the drain between is partially blocked. This leads to the main bilge filling between emptyings as the other bit slowly drains. That happened in my boat. May not apply to yours.

Sir Nibble I will post the info when I am next near it and we'll see if it is a 9 diode job. That would be ace if I can switch it in when the engine is warm and on low compression. It should spin at around 4000rpm I reckon, though I haven't actually measured the pulley.

Ok. So I'll hope it doesn't, and it won't be revving particularly fast anyway. It is a hand start diesel, and I wanted to give it chance to warm up a little before asking it to work full chat. Thanks all, very useful. Ps. I could see if it self energises, and if it does I can just not bother with the warning light. Though of course I wouldn't be warned if it packed in.

Can I change "might do" into "no"?

Ok, so if I have an engine spinning an alternator but I haven't yet switched the warning lamp on to energise it. Will it self energise? Will it hurt it? Cheers