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A bit lateral here. https://www.tool-net.co.uk/p-345885/clarke-js1224-12-24v.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiA4JnCBRDQ5be3nKCPhpwBEiQAjwN1bmx9iTN3_q3aOhsbBxZd6azgsBxgpecZBd20XskUeuYaAtTx8P8HAQ Put in a cupboard near bog. Every few months recharge from 12v or 240v?

I believe Hudsons have one issued as standard

One way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ewL1mbcnMc Not my way i have to say.

Any use? http://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/battery-terminal-covers.html

Looks like a rotoflex coupling. Rimmer bros. may be able to advise? or http://www.industrialclutch.com/378-rotoflex-coupling.html

You on your way back? Come and see our new Armco!

Just thinking aloud. Cost of engine removal & mods. Some cashback for sale of engine. May well balance out. Probably not though. If engine in 60' detonates? Two immobile boats. If engine retained in 70' can keep moving. Resale of 70' as butty probably less cash value as no motor. In mid to long term may balance out with licence savings? Will it be worth it?

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Possibly just there ready for an outside requirement that never got fitted? Example;- Power feed for self pump out kit? External lighting? etc. As above see what power is on it. Do you have an unmarked switch on dist. panel or on the wall?

www.aaheatinguk.co.uk/uploads/2/0/2/5/20255371/becton.pdf [copy and paste] May be of some use?

Used Crowns before. No complaints. Alternative source here with a bit more info. http://www.shieldbatteries.co.uk/applications/marine.html http://www.shieldbatteries.co.uk/products/crown.html

If you can drive autoCAD try this? http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/ It is free.

I like MTBs analogy 'Charging a battery is like filling a lock. The closer to full it gets, the slower it fills.' If you have lost capacity it's a bit like a smaller lock. Will still require the length of time to get the final bit in. If you are doing power tool work then a genny may be of more use. When linked thru the Victron [assuming Multi or Quattro] Then at least you can charge up with some form of indication. Even the LED'S [bulk, absorb, float]will at least give some idea of where you are. Also the genny will run your tools. Then some form of monitoring?

Here we are chaps;- Source NBTA To paul.oatway@wiltshire.gov.uk easternhighways@wiltshire.gov.uk cc matthew.symonds@canalrivertrust.org.uk mark.evans@canalrivertrust.org.uk Dear Cllr Oatway Proposal to restrict parking in Wilcot This is a formal complaint in line with your complaints procedure. The minutes of Wilcot and Huish (with Oare) Parish Council for 25th May 2016 state at paragraph 16/31 that a meeting was held with the Highways Department on 23rd May 2016 and that: 16/31 To receive an update on parking next to the canal at Wilcot. Cllr Nix reported that a productive meeting was held on 23 May 2016 between Parish Council, residents and a representative from Wiltshire Council Highways department. The Estate manager has also been involved. The proposal is to build up the bank along the north side of the road down to Cannings Cottage, and allow the hedge to grow over it but not too far to obstruct the carriage way. Some parking bays will be created on the wider section to avoid pushing the parking problem elsewhere in the village. The Estate have agreed to carry out the proposed works, but they do not wish to use their own vehicles. It was proposed that Parish Council hire a digger that they can use (see item 16/25). Another local landowner has offered to donate hard-core to build up the bank. The highways representative has said he is happy with this proposal; it was suggested that we obtain written confirmation for our records. This will have a significant adverse effect on boat dwellers. It will also have an adverse effect on leisure boaters, anglers and other canal users such as walkers, all of whom park their cars in the road to Cannings Cottage in Wilcot in connection with their use of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The meeting on 23rd May with the Highways Department was held in secret. Boaters, anglers and other canal users were not invited and their views were not sought by any other method. This is despite the fact that boat dwellers such as myself are residents of Wilcot while their boats are moored there for 14 days. Wilcot is one of the few places on the Kennet and Avon Canal east of Devizes where the water is deep enough to moor a boat close to the bank without having to put a plank across a gap of six feet or more. It is also one of the few places where it is possible to get a vehicle close enough to a boat to load and offload coal, wood or gas bottles safely. Boat dwellers also park their vehicles in the road to Cannings Cottage because it is away from most of the houses in the village. Wilcot residents have made it known that they are opposed to boat dwellers parking their vehicles in other roads in the village and have done so very forcefully, putting fake parking notices on cars and damaging vehicles. One Wilcot resident was prosecuted for damaging a car belonging to a boat dweller (the boater's name can be provided on request). This is despite the vehicles being parked on an unrestricted public highway without obstructing traffic and with the correct tax and insurance. Because of this harassment, boat dwellers now only park their vehicles in the road to Cannings Cottage. It is clear that the move to restrict parking in this road is simply a device to clear boat dwellers out of Wilcot altogether. Although many boat dwellers do not own cars, those who do, need them to get to work and/or take their children to school in an area where public transport is scarce and school transport cannot be used by children who travel to school from a different place every 14 days. Observation suggests that an average of ten cars are parked in the road to Cannings Cottage on most days and sometimes more at weekends. The Parish Council minutes do not refer to any traffic surveys carried out in the area. The provision of “some parking bays” will not meet this need unless “some” means in excess of ten. Unless this is done, narrowing the road verge will have the effect of pushing the majority of the canal users who need to park vehicles in Wilcot out of this road and into parking on the other roads in the village. Notwithstanding the fact that boat dwellers object in the strongest of terms to being labelled a “problem”, this is likely to result in significantly increased levels of vandalism and damage to vehicles parked in Wilcot regardless of who they belong to. It is also likely to result in increased harassment of and hostility to boat dwellers locally. This would be a significant retrograde step considering the progress made to dispel the hostility to boat dwellers and build better relationships between canal users and canalside villages that was achieved by the meetings that took place between Wilcot Parish Council, Pewsey Community Area Partnership, Canal & River Trust and boat dwellers over the period 2013 to 2015. To remedy my complaint please ensure that: 1. Sufficient parking space is made available in Wilcot to accommodate the average number of canal users' vehicles as stated above. 2. It is made clear that the harassment of anyone who parks a legal, taxed vehicle without obstructing the highway is a criminal offence. 3. It is made clear that vandalism of and damage to vehicles are criminal offences. Thank you. I look forward to your reply. Yours sincerely,

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Could always borrow a 2nd EU & link them?

Seen one of these tied over the rail of a cruiser stern [top rung] with a 'rip cord arrangement at waterline . Once deployed easy to climb. About £40 mind. https://www.amazon.co.uk/FeelGoodUK-TELESCOPIC-FOLDABLE-EXTENDABLE-EXTENSION/dp/B01BKJKC7K/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1470473676&sr=8-7&keywords=telescopic+ladder

Hi Col. It depends on your needs really. Myself & DMR are a good example. I work 8-5. 5 days a week at a set location. Am on a mooring in a WB. All the bells 'n whistles with cats' a swinging. All the space i need! DMR can do things from his boat and cruises the system. He is on a NB. I last saw him wintertime here in Wiltshire. Now I believe he is Liverpool way. I cc'd for quite a few years but find that [at the moment] being static suits my requirements. Once things change I will be looking to downsize to a NB to go cruising. Hope that helps? [or even raises more confusion probably!]

I do. Waterfront Objet d'art. Had the Commando on the back but now sadly sold. The V twin is too wide [bit like me] CCM coming on board in the next few weeks ready for a bit of a re-work! Widebeam cruiser stern = Workshop.

Update The lock will be open to narrowboats for an assisted passage from 08:30 to 18:00 daily.

Kennet & Avon Canal Starts At: Lock 84, Guyers Lock Ends At: Lock 84, Guyers Lock Up Stream Winding Hole: Hamstead Weir Down Stream Winding Hole: Northcroft Footbridge Sunday 31 July 2016 13:00 until further notice Type: Navigation Closure Reason: Structure failure Original message: The balance beam has been broken off the bottom gate at Guyers Lock and the lock is inoperable. The canal is closed until further notice.

My choice was easy. Fat Bloke = Fat Boat Also somewhere to park me bike![on the boat, that is]

[Going by your location] if it is on the K&A then you will soon be removing it all if you actually want to move in the summer months & get close to the towpath!

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http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/mwp.php?wpage=Inland-Waterways-of-England.htm http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/mwp.php?wpage=CraftSize.htm