Boredrider

I can recommend Screwfix for the wet/dry paper, and also Purdey brushes. The brushes are eye-wateringly expensive, but IMHO worth every penny!

You might want to have a go at get_iplayer Its a command line thing, but not difficult to use and can enable you to get around the time limit restriction.

It looks as though your Webasto is "mission critical" so I think you should have a quick search on Ebay for a diagnostic lead and software. They are widely available for not much more than you paid for the diagnostics last time, and you only need a cheapo netbook to run it. That will enable you to see what is going on with your heater in real time, read the fault codes yourself and test individual components.

Find your local Snap_On Tools franchisee and expect to spend a few bob!

Have you asked GJW? We are with them and found we were covered for the tidal Trent last year, and this year there was no extra premium for cover on the Severn estuary, provided we had a pilot on board.

Have you seen the manual: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/941151/Webasto-Thermo-90-St-D.html It refers to flashing light fault codes on the switch - do you have a switch that flashes?

I have recently converted a Honda Eu 2.0i to run on LPG, using a kit from Edge Technology The regulator supplied with the kit is 37 mbar.

We did this trip a day after the OP with pilots on both legs. The pilot on the Bristol - Portishead leg was required by the insurance company (GJW), although there was no additional premium for the trip. I was very glad to have the pilots aboard! On both legs I would say the engine (Gardner 2 LW) was required to run at about 80% throttle for the majority of the distance. I had changed fuel filters within the last month, and vacuumed the bottom of the tank with a Pela pump. We did not experience any problems and found the whole thing a really great adventure. Some stills and video here: https://1drv.ms/v/s!AtT0mdDBw6Sgh6EyVjQJAcjNYJKLEA Mike

Thirded!!

The kit in the OP is pretty expensive IMHO. You should be looking to pay about £1 per watt for the panel(s) and to get the best from the panel(s) you need an MPPT controller.

Our 28 hp Gardener runs a Travel Power quite effectively, but maybe that is because they a proper English horses!! One advantage not mentioned above is that combining the Travelpower with a decent three stage mains charger (say a Mastervolt, or Victron) means that your batteries can be charged at optimum voltage whenever the engine is running. So your Trojans or whatever, get 14.8V in the absorbtion phase rather than the 14.4V that the alternator manages.

Short and stubby One of these works well in medium to strong signal areas, and has a mag mount. It can be left on the roof at the pointy end. I find it works best in conjunction with an aerial amplifier, typically a 12V one from a caravan accessory place. If we can't pick up anything with this, and we really need to watch something, then the pole comes out with a short log periodic that Nick linked to above. Or if we have plenty of Gigs left on the mifi, watch through the internet. Sony flat screen TV, works through a 12V - 19V laptop power supply.

I stand corrected. They were going pretty swiftly anyway - we had to reverse up smartish, and as you will also see, they elected to pass on the wrong side.

Met them coming downstream through Shiplake bridge the day after Henley. They had been for a bit of an "explore". The observant among you will note the flag being raised at the pointy end, clearly in salute to our Hudson.

Currently moored below the lock at Marlow. We are the only boat here at the moment, though the moorings were completely full at noon.

Roof and Gutter sealant from a DIY shed. Cheap as chips, and cleans off with white spirit.

http://www.fc-marine.co.uk/Welcome.html An alternative to Cox, who I can recommend.

Saxilby visitor mooring last year: A complete angler's brolly that took many hours to remove. It was bagged and disposed of after the photos!

We are on the Southern GU, heading for Paddington Basin. We saw only two boats moving yesterday - all day! Today we have seen four boats moving! Like you we have passed many, many, moored boats. Mike

Ed Shiers will sort both alternator and TravelPower http://www.fc-marine.co.uk/Welcome.html I can highly recommend him if you are in the Midlands. Mike

Giffard Park refuse facility is closed. This is how it looked this morning: https://www.dropbox.com/s/647ok6pfo1nh45e/WIN_20170523_11_23_59_Pro.jpg?dl=0

Ours is also plumbed slightly differently, enabling me to put a tube from a Pela pump through the header tank, down to skin tank level if required, and pump some or all of the coolant out. I can judge the level by measuring the length of tube inserted. Then I have put a bleed screw, after the thermostat, in the top pipe. It is then possible to ensure that I put back in all the coolant that was pumped out, without any airlocks.

If your MPPT behaves like mine, it will not reach the max voltage setting until it has to. What was the SOC when you took the readings?

Of course, you could always convert the generator to run on LPG................................

Steve Roberts http://www.srmarinesurveys.com/