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We often pick up waste oil that others have (naughtily) left at waste points, it gets added to the waste oil that we collect from a garage owning friend and it provides all of our heating in an oil burning stove. In the summer it gets mixed with diesel and runs the engine too.
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Just don't go sniffing the chimney!
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The only anglers I have found to be grumpy are the human ones - most kingfishers and herons are quite amiable, if a little shy. For that matter it seems to be only the human boaters that can be grumpy - boat dogs and cats and birds are usually fine. Hmm, perhaps it's just something about some humans, whatever activity they engage in?
There seem to be plenty of boaters who seek out a solitary lifestyle because they struggle to get on with other people. Maybe some anglers like to sit for hours on the bank for the same reason.
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I have been reading this forum post with interest, since a friend of my husband mentioned it to us. We are moored at Pillings Lock, but have been wary to post as a new member since some people seem to not trust new members views. We do not have much to do with Mr. Lillie, or his cafe and office, as my husband has been belittled by him on several occasions due to parking and other small matters.
However, we went to the meeting at Pillings this evening, heavily attended by leaseholders, moorers, and at least one member of the boating press, and felt that we had to shed some light on the matters discussed there.
Early on, a table of ladies were dining, not residents expecting a meeting, but they had booked dinner there as a celebration, not knowing all this was happening. They listened in horror, and when the bill came, the cards were put away and they left some cash on the table, saying to someone near them "We are just going to leave him what we want to pay". They walked out in disgust at what they had heard.
Questions were rapidly poised to Mr. Lillie about why the Naa fees weren't paid, where had the money gone, what was our position. One gent really tied him down, asking if he could pay just what he could afford for his mooring, as that was Mr. Lillies's way with cart!
Mr. Lillie couldn't answer many questions, especially from leaseholders with leases with QMP, who are now in liquidation. One leaseholder told me later that their leases are now worthless and non existent, but after having seeked legal advice, they will be taking him to court on that issue.
It wasn't reassuring. I left determined to look for another mooring very soon, and part with no more money to a clearly fraudulently minded man! Our problem remains though. PLM is the marina with the best facilities, flood protection, and venue of all the marinas within a days cruise. Unfortunately, it is spoiled by one person. Also, PLM is also the only marina within a days cruise that has any free berths.
RL.
I don't think you could be accused of being a Paul Lillie sock puppet!
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This might also be relevant:
Company Directors Disqualification Act (CDDA) 1986A liquidator, administrator or administrative receiver is required to investigate and report on the conduct of all persons who were directors or shadow directors of the insolvent company during the 3 years prior to the date of insolvency.
The report may include some, all or none of the areas of misconduct detailed above. The investigation will also include, but not be limited to, director’s remuneration, compliance with company legislation including keeping proper accounts and cooperation with the insolvency practitioner in pursuit of his duties.
The report is submitted to the Disqualification Unit of the Insolvency Service, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry where the decision whether to pursue an action for disqualification is made.
A successful action by the DTI will result in a person being disqualified from acting as a company director or being involved in the formation, promotion or management of a company for such period as the court decides.
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This makes interesting reading! Not saying anyone might be guilty of anything though, oh no!
Wrongful Trading (Section 214 Insolvency Act 1986)
You continue to trade when you knew or ought to have known that your company was insolvent and had little chance of recovery.
If found guilty a director will be required by the court to contribute to the assets of the company as compensation to those creditors who have suffered due to the wrongful trading.
The level of contribution is generally assessed on the extent to which the company’s financial position deteriorated since it was known or should have been known that it was insolvent with no reasonable prospects of avoiding insolvent liquidation.
A successful prosecution may also lead to action under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, seeking to prohibit you from acting as a company director for a period of between 1 and 15 years.
Defence against such an action would take the form of proving that every step was taken to avoid worsening the position of the creditors or indeed mitigating their loss.
Fraudulent Trading
You continue to trade with the intention of defrauding your creditors.
If found guilty penalties are the same as those incurred in wrongful trading. In addition however being found guilty of fraudulent trading may result in a limitless fine and / or imprisonment for up to 7 years.
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A few weeks ago I tried to moor outside Tesco's at Kidderminster, only to find a number of trolleys lining the edge of the canal. I reported them to the service desk who seemed particularly unconcerned. A friend of mine passed the same way recently and confirmed they are still there.
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I realise this is not a nice thing to post about, but there is a drowned dog in the canal below Whittington Lock on the Staffs Worcs canal.
Someone somewhere will be looking for their beloved pet. I've searched on here and on a number of missing dog websites without any success.
Maybe someone will know something.
The dog appears to be a short haired spaniel of some sort, with brown and white markings. I have tried to get it out of the water, but with no success, it's quite large and starting to decompose. It appears to have been in the water for two or three days.
I'll be ringing local vets tomorrow, but I can't think of anything else to do. Are CRT likely to take an interest?
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Hi all. Yes, I did of course report it, but doubt very much if it will be dealt with quickly as they are all on their hols at the local office. I dare say there will be a bit of a backlog (sic)! Anyway, there's another biggy down across the towpath at Cookley. Yes we have a chainsaw, but these are too big to tackle with a small saw, and mostly in the water. They'll be needing a big Tirfor as well I guess.
I was posting on here as I don't think CART will get around to posting a stoppage notice in the circumstances.
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A tree has fallen across the canal and blocked it completely.
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Bss does have this requirement, a quite ridiculous one. If a narrowboat was rammed at beyond the speed limit by another boat then a battery 'might' tip over 'perhaps' causing a bit of acid to be lost or something. But people don't tend to live under the deck boards so if, worse case scenario, a fire did start there, it most likely wouldn't consume the inhabitants , who would be somewhere more comfortable.
So best thing to do is not worry about securing the batteries, simply remove them before your next BSS, then replace them when the fella has gone.
So, you are advising the OP to actively subvert the BSS and invalidate his insurance in the process - really responsible! You might not like aspects of the BSS, and you might be the kind of person who actively seeks to not comply with it, but advising someone else to do so is just irresponsible. Let's hope the OP sees your advice for what it is and ignores it.
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Just a quick update. I managed to get the fuel injection pump out without too much trouble. I didn't even drop anything into the darkened depth of the engine. Washing the pump in petrol removed a big ugly lump of silicon debris from the pump inlet. I put the pump back in and it runs perfectly. I have had to go back through literally every connection and clean out the last of the silicon, replacing it with diesel sealant.
Thanks for all the help, and thanks again Dave for the manual.
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Hi Dave,
that's great - I'll send you a PM with email address.
Thanks very much.
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Thanks, Old Goat, I have been in touch with Neil at Beta, but for whatever reason he has not yet been able to get back to me. However, I do have to agree, they are usually very helpful with advice and their customer service is excellent.
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Thanks guys,
I'm well aware of the problems involved with dropping nuts and washers inside the timing case and I'm essentially trying to avoid a major strip down. The requirement for a special tool to hold the gear in place makes absolute sense and shouldn't be too much of a problem to fabricate. Not having access to a manual means that I'm not au fait with the arrangement for fuel timing - I'm not sure if it is a belt, a chain, or a direct gear linkage.
I'm taking off the pump because it seems to have died from a blockage. It started with intermittent rough running which suggested fuel starvation, which became progressively worse until the engine refused to start at all. Every other component in the fuel system checks out. New filters have been fitted, new lift pump as the old one had a broken priming lever and each section of the fuel line has been removed and cleaned.
Whilst every other component checks out, I can't get any output from the injection pump. The solenoid appears to be clicking in and out as normal - fuel runs freely as far as the pump, but no further. My thinking is that getting the pump out and putting it on a test bench will establish whether or not we have a dead pump or whether it is a blockage that can be removed. It might be that the solenoid is malfunctioning, but on this pump it appears to be integral to the pump body, rather than, as on Lucas CAV pumps, a screw in fitting.
One thing that has become apparent is that the original installation made significant use of silicon sealant on all the fuel line wade fittings, including downstream of the final filter - I wouldn't mind betting that some of this has found it's way to the pump.
Any other suggestions would be very welcome though.
Ian
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Hi can anyone give me any information on removing the fuel injector pump from this engine. I can see that the pump body is held in place by three external bolts and I can see an access plug on the front of the timing case to get at the shaft nut. I'm not sure what happens to the pump drive if I release the shaft nut - will it fall out of place and mess up the pump timing?
Thanks in anticipation.
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Maybe you are smelling ozone from all the turbulent water.
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I've often wondered if grumpy people are drawn to angling or if angling makes people grumpy, but either way my cheery greetings as I pass on tickover are often met with ignorance or abuse. One guy the other day treated me to a mouthful of F words in front of his young son. I advised the said young person to cover his ears, which amused him, if not his father.
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I swear by dilithium crystals, the warp drive really loves them! Most canalside fuel suppliers find them hard to get though.
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I've just been researching this very issue - i.e. signal boosters. Things didn't look quite right to me and each website I tried seemed subtly similar. When I googled the sales numbers I was led to some very dodgy characters who have been implicated in a number of internet scams. The company postal addresses turned out to be dodgy mailbox addresses covering for offshore companies. Some of the research pointed to individuals who have been involved in downright illegal activity.
If you search the web there are many dissatisfied customers who complain of not having received their device, that it didn't do what it was supposed to do and that the company that sold it has gone strangely quiet on the subject of recompense.
Then there was the fact that none of these devices are approved by Ofcom. Now regardless of the rights and wrongs of Ofcom not approving such devices. apparently none have been submitted for approval, which does make you wonder of the manufacturers are worried they will not pass the stringent tests. Then of course, if you are caught using one you could be liable to a £5000 fine and up to year in clink.
So, you are being asked to cough up as much as £500 for a device which may or may not work, which is illegal to use and for which you are unlikely to get your money back.
I know that some of the networks are supplying their own approved devices, but my own network, Three, do not.
I've ordered an external antenna from Boaters Phone Co.
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You have to go quite a long way back up the road to find a sign saying the weight limit is 7.5.tons - but it is there!
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Or you could chain drill the outline of the new hole and join up the holes with a jig saw then finish off with a rotary file.
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I've found the heater plug (sorry Keith, it does have one) and yup, it appears not to be working. At least when I give it a 12v supply it only gets slightly warm after 30 seconds. Well, I'll change it and see how it goes.
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We have just acquired a new boat which has a Mastervolt gen fitted. I'm having trouble getting it to start. Sometimes it will start, but usually it won't. I've checked all the usual, fuel, power etc. The control panel comes on as it should and the engine turns over, but won't fire. I suspected the fuel solenoid but this works fine. However, sometimes there is power to it and sometimes not. The wiring checks out ok so I'm wondering if anything would cause the control unit to not switch on the solenoid at times.
Once running it will run fine for hours.
I'm baffled
Does anybody live aboard with a dog?
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Two border terrorists, a collie and a lurcher - we must be mad!