magnetman

Fouled prop is an interesting possibility. i don't know much about these things but do the pressure relief valves lose effectiveness over time? Maybe the spring loses its strength. There might be an adjustment for it. Someone who knows more can give advice. I also wonder if a weak PRV could potentially open when passing over shallow parts of the canal due to increased propeller loading.

@agg221

Moor the Boat in the car park?

I think there are several. I saw one on the towpath near Bradford on Avon in 2001.

The OP might have tourettes. I encountered an old geyser a few years ago who was swearing continuously with not all that much variation from words with the letter u in them. He was a bit of a crazy and occasionally people would call the police about him. Sitting there on the towpath shouting sometimes for an hour. He may not have been fully aware of it. I imagine if someone was going along on a Boat swearing loudly all the time others could become mildly upset and attempt to sort it out by joining in. 'Oh there is a queue at the next lock it is quite far'

Smile and wave then quietly curse the blighters knowing they can't hear you over the engine noise. "shouted at in my face," This bit is odd. Presumably unless it was another language or someone who had been using stupefiants or had imbibed to excess one would generally get the gist of what they were complaining about. Or maybe it was monosyllabic linguistically effective word choice.

'I am on the right side already'

The thing about going down the wrong side of the canal is interesting. It could happen and people would be agitated. Someone might holler 'Go on the right side!' but the car driver mentality could say to itself 'The left side is the right side to be on'

People could get annoyed by this and start shouting. Maybe 'you alright geyser' or 'good afternoon buddy/pal/chap'. A general mix of phrases would be less aggressive than saying Hello to everyone. For a start some may object to the principle of the first verbal interaction starting with the word 'Hell'..

It could be a facebook thing. If someone was erroneously or correctly identified as being a low person then others may object to them being there. Canals are not very big.

Black Prince hire have this on their website Canal etiquette at a glance Max speed is 4mph Slow down to almost a tick over when cruising past moored boats Move to the RIGHT-HAND SIDE (opposite to driving) of the canal if another boat is coming towards you. Move off the service point when you’ve finished using it (e.g. water point) Follow good lock etiquette. Don’t cruise after 8pm or before 8am in the morning. Do not run engines or generators between 8pm to 8am whilst moored. Keep the towpath next to the boat free of litter and obstructions. Clean up after your dogs. Offer assistance to any boater when it seems appropriate and is safe to do so. Say hello!

What is it about 7ft from base to top of cabin?

Yes I saw that. To be fair widebeams are brilliant for demonising and general scapegoating. I'm sure a few people would have words if they saw a widebeam coming down Napton flight on its side.

Perhaps the OP has a really terrible Boat which is blatantly dangerous, not displaying a licence and has fake rivets with a rude name going to fast. With a rope dangling in the water and plastic fenders leaving the paddles and gates open. And a vulgar parrot. A lot of people get upset by vulgar parrots.

Properly designed hardware can avoid the use of fans in a lot of cases. Specially cases with well designed heat sinks. But as I understand it this is mainly a circuit design story. Cheap junk = cooling fans. The cooling fan will be what fails first. It will get blocked up with dust and the bearings are bad quality then the fan stops working and the overheat cutout stops the controller from operating. Much better to get a controller which is not relying on a cooling fan.

None of my Victron MPPT controllers have fans.

Hey, just what you see pal.

So the 8-8 rule does not apply to products which generate electricity without moving parts.

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To be fair the canals were originally put in with quite a lot of surplus depth to deal with problems and the trading Boats were deeper. Logical outcome is a bit like the china thing one puts under the teacup and occasionally sees flying through the air helmed by aliens.

It would be a bit nasty if the puddle banks breached. More likely to happen after heavy rain than in a drought but odd weather can do odd things.

Its an odd mechanism. I think it must be a vertical screw setup a bit similar to the Hatton candlesticks. These rely on some sort of shock absorber to prevent overrun damage. Maybe this one needs new shock absorbers. Only a theory but its definitely a bit of a funny one. Has anyone seen inside the box?

I did make the fire with a blow torch hole just above the grate with a screwed on lid. It's good for adding extra air with a blow pipe or bellows. Caution needed as sometimes if there is a sudden flame it elects a large dusty flame. I did get zapped by it once when using tinned mackerel oil as an accelerant. Bit dodgy in a way. No harm.

That was my only heating all of last winter and I don't ever spend a single night anywhere other than on the Boat. Cold mornings just mean basic problem solving in the form of lighting the fire. Twigs from trees for kindling and logs from fallen branches cut with a small cordless tree fellers saw.

I can get 18 inches in it from above (as the actress said to the bishop). For front loading the logs need to be six inches or less. Top entrance is sized to allow standard 4x4 fence post type timber with a bit of clearance. I have no need to keep it in overnight as I have a bed with a duvet and a wool blanket and also a felt blanket and I am very manly.