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We are a dyson family but I have read good reviews of Shark and G Tech. Dyson are no longer manufacturing chorded uprights as they say their cordless are now as powerful and efficient. We do have one of their older cordlesssticks as well but we won’t be buying one of their new models anytime soon. They are truly eye wateringly expensive
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I am in London and have been for a little while. There can be absolutely no doubt that May and Rudd have been disastrous as Home Secretary and clearly Rudd only got the job because she was a yes woman and a clone of May. It has been catastrophe after catastrophe and of course the only people who suffer are the general public. The chances of May and Rudd coming into contact with the scumbags who have benefited as a result of their poisonous policies are nil so they don’t care or indeed become a victim.
Khan as Mayor is even more toxic and incompetent than the two clown above. He was vehemently against the use of stop and search by the police. Miraculously he now espouses that there should be more! Without doubt the huge increase in murders and knife crime has changed his mind but surely the basis on which he was opposed hasn’t changed in the slightest just the fact that the finger is being pointed at him due to his policies. I’m not saying stop and search is the answer but to change your opinion based purely on the heat he is now getting is scurrilous.
My daughter is in the police in London hence my interest in the subject. If I were a cop I would simply go through the motions. Sod the politicians, they made the mess let them clear it up or let them suffer the consequences. As a result of the May and Rudd policies police officers pensions,pay and allowances have been murdered by the incompetent pair. I would let them rot in their own mess. It is all coming back to bite them. As they say cuts have consequences.
She was due to give some answers today with regard to some of her previous statements. The game was up though and to repeat Those excuses would have led to serious problems for her. In effect she lied.
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No, you will be pleased to hear that this is not another thread about obtaining treatment etc whilst on the cut!
We have now been on our NB for five nights and I have to say I don’t think I have felt so relaxed and chilled for such a long time. We haven’t been anywhere as yet as I am still learning about the systems on the boat but I am so pleased we bought her because she is superb. Real quality in the fixtures and fittings together with the onboard systems. We are in a very quiet marina which has lots of bird life and the odd wild animal or two. My wife who has always had sleep issues and usually got up at 5am at the latest now has difficulty getting up at 7am for the dog! She too feels totally chilled.
This got me thinking. I wonder if the NHS benefits from the people on the canal system who are probably less stressed in general and therefore may not suffer from the day to day ills of landlubbers (unless of course you visit The Virtual Pub on CW)
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On 08/04/2018 at 21:33, ronnietucker said:
I bought this one (£20):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XK6THB4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works pretty well. The app can do still images/video.
Thank you very much for the link. Very helpful. You never know even the luddites may have a need for one one day.
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Whilst I have a NB, personally, I find charging a wide beam more for their licence unduly harsh. Charging a wide beam more for a mooring in a marina I fully understand but not just for a licence. They don’t use the full system but pay for it anyway and I suspect we’re quite happy to do so having made a conscious decision to go wide.
@jenevers took the words out of my mouth. Divide and conquer. In other words pit boater against boater leaving CRT to do as they wish. I suspect the definition of consultation in this case was ‘what can we get away with on this occasion’! It certainly won’t be the last ‘consultation’ and naturally there will be many more ‘victims’ of said ‘consultation’.
What was that line? ‘and then they came for me, but there was no one left’
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Not really for the boat but I’m sure if I get bored I may find a few uses for it
On searching the forum I see a few members have a waterproof endoscope. I am looking for recommendations for a cheapie of the stiff cable type. I see there are many on Amazon and eBay but have read elsewhere that some are crap so I would be grateful if the cognoscenti could give me details of their model if they are happy with it. The only parameters I have are that it must be cheap, good image and iOS compatible.
Ta in advance
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1 hour ago, koukouvagia said:
For the past thirty odd years I've been used to polishing acres of brass on our boats.
The first picture shows our butty in the later FMC livery as it looked before last year's restoration. It is now in pre-WWI livery and is completely bling free - no brass anywhere (apart from the back cabin, that is).
I do like that bling. Impressive. But I wouldn’t like to polish it.
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2 hours ago, plainsman said:
Homecare Shiny Sinks cream cleaner (Tesco, Wilco etc) is less harsh and cheaper than Barkeepers Friend but still removes the worst tarnish, followed by a good metal polish does the job
Should I ever finish the tin of BKF I will give that a go. Thanks
1 hour ago, rusty69 said:We used to use shiny sinks on our mushrooms 20 odd years ago,with good results.Thats before the novelty wore off after the first two years and we gave up.
I suspect that is going to be me
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19 hours ago, Murflynn said:
the Scarlet Pimp
ernellives hereI realised that which is why I made my comment. It was meant to be humorous but I think it may have rattled a cage or two. Wasn’t my intention to do so.
I must say for someone who professes to not cleaning the boat outside I must say that roof is gleaming. I think someone doth protest to much and may in fact be a closet detailer
Just to be clear that comment is also meant in jest.
14 hours ago, Tony Fuller said:For really tarnished brass (whatever polish you use) rub it on using extra fine wire wool.
It will tend to make very fine scratches in the brass, but after the tarnish is removed, just polish as normal & the fine scratches will disappear!
Thank you for the helpful information.
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49 minutes ago, Sir Nibble said:
You should polish up the brass so carefully and then you'll be the ruler of the Queens navy.
Gosh I didn’t realise we still had a navy. I know we have an aircraft carrier but there no jets on it.
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1 minute ago, howardang said:
I use BKF for badly tarnished brass and find it very effective. For day today use I am a convert to Peek which I find very good in maintaning a high shine. An added bonus is that it doesn't have such a pungent smell! I also find Autosol very good for the job.
Howard
That sounds good to me! Whilst I don’t have any brass that is tarnished I think I will follow a similar regime.
Thank you
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1 minute ago, mark99 said:
NP. I do use Brasso but find AuotoS give same results with less elbow grease. It's slightly abrasive.
Thanks for the update. I will try them all and see which is the easiest and shiniest
1 minute ago, mrsmelly said:Or of course there is the common sense approach nice matt uprights with lovely gloss finish like this
Good God it looks like someone is growing toadstools or has some unmentionable disease.
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Just now, mark99 said:
I use sol autolsol or whatever it's called.
That’s what I used on the m/c. Naturally left it back in NI so just forked our a fortune for other products
Thank you
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1 hour ago, Kev's Halcyon said:
Just ordered! Thanks for the information
3 minutes ago, pete.i said:It doesn't really matter what you use to clean your brass as long as it is some sort of metal polish. It will be hard work no matter what so the idea is to do it once then put somethoing on to keep the shine as long as possible. As suggested Incralac is good but use the spray as brushing it on, unless you are a clever person like everybody else on this board, will leave brush marks. If you don't want shiny then just let them corrode and look c**p.
Will order the incralac spray. Brushwork is not my forte
Thank you for the tip.
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11 minutes ago, Kev's Halcyon said:
Thank you. I like the sound of that particularly the protective coating. If it’s good enough for her maj and Harley Davidson bikes it’s good enough for me. It’s next on my ‘to try’ list
8 minutes ago, MartynG said:Bar keeper friend power cream is one of those items I am never without on the boat. It is certainly good at cleaning tarnish off brass but does leave a white residue which should be washed off with water.
Peek Polish is good for a real shine on brass and other metals or plastics.
Thank you for the confirmation re BKF and Peek Polish. Nice to know they are both good.
2 minutes ago, WotEver said:Barkeepers Friend can also help with dark water stains in wood such as oak - it’s the oxalic acid that does the trick.
I would never of dreamt of using BKF on wood for that purpose. That’s very good to know should I ever have that issue.
Thank you.
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21 minutes ago, dmr said:
Brown sauce with a bit of salt added is not bad, and cheaper, followed by a good coating of Incralac.
.................Dave
What a good idea! Sadly I had already ordered some of the BKF from Amazon by the time I read your post. However I have a few pipes in the engine room that are copper. I will use them to compare the two methods
9 minutes ago, WotEver said:... licking it off.
Isn’t salt bad for your health?
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I would like to maintain the brass on our boat in a good condition. Now I realise or think that Brasso is probably the product that many use however my wife states that she uses ‘Bar Keepers Friend’ at home and much prefers it to Brasso. Does anybody else use this or have they tried it?
I made a video of the items that should be cleaned/polished and sent it to the wife via email. I wasn’t brave enough to point it out in person but the outcome was the same. Ouch
Obviously as it now appears that the responsibility for this dept is to fall on my shoulders I would like to use the product that is the easiest to use!
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2 hours ago, Just Heaven said:
We used these people
http://www.cbscc.co.uk/caravan_and_boat/caravan_boat_furnishings_upholstery.html
Obviously a bit far out from Uxbridge, but they did a really good job for us.
Steve
Thank you. Had a look at the website and they seem very good. I saw mention of subsidised delivery which helps
2 hours ago, Chewbacka said:If money is tight have you considered having a look to see if garden furniture cushions would be a reasonable fit?
I hadn’t considered it but what a great idea. Thank you
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There must be someone on this forum who has the knowledge with regard to a chemical solution that could be used to assist in removing the lacquer without damaging the metal.
If you are bored you can always pop down and polish mine. I wouldn’t even charge you
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I would like to get some cushions made for the seating area of our cratch . We are moored close to Uxbridge but have a car so can travel if need be. Would anybody have any personal recommendations? I am hoping that the weather may eventually improve and would therefore like to make use of the available space if and when it does!
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Thank you for your earlier recommendation with regard to The River Thames Book by Chris Cove-Smith. I purchased a new one from Amazon which arrived today. A very quick browse reveals lots of useful information. An example is with regard to entering the Thames via Brentford. Lock times dependent on tides etc and where to find such detail. I realise all this info has been mentioned previously on this site but having it all in one place is brill.
My only issue will be the shed load of rubbish at the top of the Hanwell flight of locks. I saw a photo online the other day. It’s an absolute disgrace and I am not pointing the finger blame at CRT but the locals. It looked to me like they use the canal as a dumping ground!
Once again, many thanks for the recommendation and I will be reading it this evening. Having lived close to the Thames for some 40 years I love it together with the little towns on its banks and the views. I can’t wait to explore it in our NB.
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I have a Gardner 3L2 in the boat that I purchased. ‘Markinaboat’ from whom I bought the boat kindly gave me a present which was a book detailing the history of Gardner. The book itself had by coincidence been recommended to me previously by ‘Athy’ It’s a fascinating read and each time I look at the engine I’m reminded of its origins and the quality of both the materials and workmanship.
To illustrate my dire knowledge of mechanics etc I never realised that it was a gentleman named Diesel who in fact invented the engine named after him. I always thought it was because they used diesel fuel duuuuuur. Just one little fact gleaned from the book above.
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Yelverton Marina
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I understand David of Cruising the Cut fame started his Narrowboat life there. He spoke quite highly of them. I have also read some unflattering reports about the marina but like everything on the internet we never hear the other side. There was a management change at the marina so I don’t know who the management were at the time of David’s stay.