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Why do you want to change gearbox? 12 years seems OK - do you know how many hours it has done.
Norris of Isleworth are good with this sort of thing - might be worth calling them about it.
I'd be tempted to replace with equivalent but I don't know all the circumstances
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Or a fekkin long shoreline lead
Punctuation edit
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...she seemed to think you must have meant the middle sized ones ?
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No problem retracting a bid directly from Ebay before the end time. You can't retract a bid after you've won something.
<disclaimer - the following may be incorrect>
Technically there is no legal contract on an eBay auction anyway until the deal is done so either the 'buyer' or the 'seller' can refuse to complete the deal after the end of bidding.
Obviously someone could take legal advice if they got a Fabergé egg for £28 or something but if you are selling a wreck for £x,xxx then I don't think that really applies so much.
Is it in fact a joke listing - or have people taken it as such?
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And the little things are called centimetres
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Or a Popper where the rivet has come out?
(Well not exactly a rivet but same effect effectively)
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I thought eyelet as well from the op's description but I think that what is happening is the cover is being rolled up and secured by a strap with poppers on it and this is one of those poppers aka press studs
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Looks to have quite narrow gunnels.
The boat I had retained the original iron reinforcement on which wooden gunnels had been fixed.
One of the problems encountered when steel tops are added is that people just cut off bits they don't like the look of and weld new stuff on. So Violet could easily have welded steel gunnels which would be a disadvantage if attempting to deconvert it.
I expect the front will end up on the end of a new build tug
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I haven't seen that one but yes taking the lid off would be a good start !!
Which boat did you rebottom?
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Do tell
(My dog was a dirty girl who loved rolling in death fish
)Dead fish
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Edited as mental health is too big a topic for this thread !
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If it was 1/4 inch plate it would be about 6.35mm so may be "6mm" but in older measurements. Or it could be 8mm and worn down at the edges.
Drill a 5mm hole in the bottom of the boat and measure the thickness with a caliper then
Tap a 6mm thread and screw a bolt into it?
I noticed that calipers used for measuring diamonds (something I do quite a lot of as a hobby) are also quite handy for measuring steel thickness due to the design of the tool
This device (£5.50 and probably avaulable cheaper)
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I thought that was Michael Jackson?
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Yes I agree BTW :off topic:
Generally a Marina (or Broker) will take a % of the sales value - if the boat is in the ownership of the marina / Broker then a whole raft of legal 'rights' come into play for the buyer and the seller (who is selling "in the course of a business") has to offer guarantees, 'fit for purpose', money back if not happy etc etc.
Very few sellers will admit to selling 'in the course of a business' for obvious reasons.
That's why I used the word cahoots in a previous reply
Sorry for wandering off topic on this. I'm a conspiracy theorist
Elvis is now married to Lady Diana living on an island near Hawaii
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Say the broker takes 5%.
Boat "value" 25k.
Advertised for £30k. Brokerage fee difference between these prices is 5% of £10k which is £500.
What about if the broker then suggests dropping the price down to £23k (example) due to the boat being poorly presented then an offer comes in for £20k for the boat.
The difference for the broker is 5% of 3k which is £150.
But if the offer comes from someone in cahoots with the broker then the boat is tidied up it may well sell for £23k and thats £3k more than £20k (minus cleaning). For the few hundred quid difference it seems an obvious game to play specially with boats which are basically good but badly presented at sale.
All strictly theoretical.
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I think so yes but the maths seems to work out better in some cases if they deliberately make no effort to sell the boat then all of a sudden a low offer comes in and is accepted by the vendor.
Might this be a scam? Not sure how to prove it but I definitely think this happens.
Not on all sales obviously.
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Probably best to tape the toilet shut as if you have a lot of people viewing it like at Whilton or whatever then sods law is that someone is going to try using the onboard facilities. Possibly several people.I've seen boats going for a lot more in far worse internal condition. My favourite was one on sale at a well known marina. From memory it was around 27k and I was treated to the sight of what can only be described as 'strips of material over the bathroom floor which were smeared in sh*t' oh and a toilet cassette which was clearly overflowing. The whole boat stank. I can only presume that no marina staff had ever been inside the boat. Needless to say, I didn't buy the boat.
I am not poo-pooing the fact that the boat was basically badly presented but its up to the owner to make a bit of an effort.
Why would the marina give a sh't ? Their primary aim is to buy the boat off you cheap so they can tidy it up and sell it on anyway. Achieving a good price for the vendor is going to come second unless the boat is exceptional.
I agree with waiting for the £40k. Definitely.
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Some people put dog beds in public laundertte machines.Talking of stinks, launderettes!!!! Take my tip and never use their washing machines as you just don't know what folk have been putting in em, all sorts of horrible stinky garments, foul smelling soiled under pants and knickers, sweat laden shirts and vests, used nappies, baby clothes laden with sick, bed wetters bed sheets, dandruffy pillow cases and as for towels and socks! yuk!!!. avoid Typhoid at all costs and keep well clear. I wouldn't use a launderette for all the Persil in Tescos.
Edit to remove a pointless bit
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I liveaboard a 55 footer nb. Imo it's on the small side for a liveaboard and I have to make do without quite a few things. For people looking to live aboard who are not accustomed to living in smaller spaces, I'd definitely recommend something bigger if it's within their means. Even with a bigger boat, there's still plenty of places on the canal system they can go.
I lived full time on a 55ft narrow boat for 10 years
It had a big engine room. At the time ut was just me and a dog - I found it quite satisfactory personally but then I do like small spaces I have to admit.
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This one?
http://www.alvecotemarina.co.uk/narrowcraft/brokerage/for-sale/violet/
A lovely hull, beautiful to look at and swims very nicely - I owned one the same briefly (motorised retaining original elum but had a small counter and weedhatch and anti ventilation plate welded on)
Only thing is if its had a steel cabin on it there may be some problems with the narrower locks such as Napton/Marston Doles and Hurleston flight.
. might be OK
They are ex horsedrawn barges rather than butties - the workmanship is really very impressive on these old girls.
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I think so but I have not actually tried it. I seem to recall from information on here that 62ft will go most places (narrow boat).
My barge was built in Todmorden and it is 58ft (or might be 57ft) which I assume was so it would fit comfortably in the locks there. Its 12ft wide.
My boat is now down south so the designed length seems a bit pointless in a way as there are no restricted size locks available without a long coastal passage or a trip on a motorway.
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Sorry to hijack the topic but I am going to be fitting a day tank for one of my built in generators. Does one fit some sort of overflow back to the main tank in the event of overfilling?
Problem is that the day tank is going to be below the top of the main diesel tank and I am wondering how I can prevent it from overfilling. I suppose a float switch might do it with an alarm or flashing led or something?
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Also a 70ft boat is a bit of a 'niche' as it only allows a certain amount of cruising range. perhaps better to look for a 55-60 footer if you intend to travel more widely. The extra space on a 70 footer is nice though.
Depends where you want to go.
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If you are having a look at it tomorrow then a bit of heavy rain between now and then should sort it out
not sure what the forecast is? Wooden tops are either really good or really bad. Not a lot in between.
So we are talking about a steel narrow boat built mid 70s which has a wooden top on it. I suppose at least its not sunk on the bottom of the River Avon
Sunken narrowboat
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It might be on Bing maps birdseye view ?
Going back to eBay - do they actually ban people? I would have thought that would be rather counterproductive. I suppose if someone were just a troll and never bought anything it would make sense but if they have a history of buying odd bits and pieces using the ebay platform then surely they are a customer and banning them would be bad for business?
Had a quick look and no boats on offside opposite where k&a joins the avon. (Using bing maps as opposed to Google)