magnetman

I call it Vanish upon Thames these days.

Apologies for coming late to this. Your rates seem ok but now and then one must do special offers. I generally do a one in ten offer for £50.

Yes I am sure rhere are good things about it. The architecture is not brilliant and the car park is now abandoned as is the old scout base. Someone wrote 'Jade sucks raw dick for money' on a wall. Not ideal and it was not artistically presented. Its going to take a while to sort it out. They did have an opportunity when the cinema which was just downstream of the bridge closed but the awful slug and lettuce and associated buildings are completely out of scale and just look rubbish. The River is a marvellous asset for a place like that but its just no good. I suppose the high groundwater on Staines moor and the history of tidal water is part of the problem.

Technology: Wet Not AGM.

Its worth paying to get out of Staines to be fair ! I don't know what it is with the place but its just a rubbish hellhole. I reckon it is an old plague burial site or something. At some stage a whole lot of negative energy has been dumped there and it will never recover. Also it was the tidal limit of the River before the pound locks and associated weirs were built.

These voltage sensors with 3 decimal places are quite impressive. What sort of error tolerance to they have or are they entirely accurate?

Thank you for this. I was wondering about it as the stoppage notice for Thames lock is yellow and 'advice'. I think they could have been more clear about the status.

In that area Runnymede Boatyard Felix Raitt (R8 marine) Others but I would initially ask Runnymede boatyard as they are just above Bell Weir lock. If they can't help they will suggest the right person. Are you aware of the stoppage at Brentford ? You will not be able to get past lock 99. Descriptions Update 06/06/2025 16:55 We are finalising plans for the repairs and are hoping to be on site from Monday 16th June 2025 to dewater the lock and to start repairs. We will provide a further update on 13th June. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/0197121f-b01a-7c6d-b379-a84676c24243 Also you need to book Thames lock at Brentford 48 hours in advance and check if Teddington is working properly. Quite a lot of problems in that area. I am not certain if the CRT are putting Boats through Thames lock as there is no onward travel available currently. You could be stuck in Brentford for x number of days or weeks. Needs checking and you will have to have a CRT or Gold licence in order to book Brentford Thames lock via your Canal and River Trust online licensing account. @Scholar Gypsy knows a lot about this.

Depending on the daily power use and how the Boat is being operated it might be worth considering replacing with two rather than three batteries. Obviously a lot of discussion about using lithium LFP type batteries but that does add complexity. AGM standard batteries are not bad and if you are getting 7 years that is a good situation. I just wonder if sometimes battery banks are too large for what they are doing on a day to day basis. Out of interest do you know what make and capacity the batteries are?

Also it means one can be considerate and alter the beam angle when there is someone else coming past in a wide tunnel. This is less harsh than switching the light on and off.

Tunnel light on the hatch at the back of the Boat works well. It will need a piece of board about a foot square to avoid glare but it's really nice to have. (Cross posted with junior)

There is not mushroom for error there.