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It's a conventional two/three pane unit, this one at the galley. Hopper top pane then one fixed and one sliding horizontal pane. My 'sliding' pane is 'gunged' in position due to previous water ingress. The profile I want to replace seems to act only as a filler in the outer 'gully' which ends where the white (temporary) blob of glue is. (Sorry, picture too big). Square hollow profile with a couple of fins on each side to grip channel. Rubbers have shrunk over the years so I'm replacing.
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A bit late reaction but did you ever get anywhere sourcing this runner profile? I'm in the process of replacing window rubbers and find that my sliding windows use a similar profile to fill one part of the frame. It differs from the profile seals used elsewhere.
Cheers,
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9 minutes ago, adrianh said:
Can you post more pictures to show which rubber you are looking.
Only got a couple of mobile phone piccies taken for my own benefit to try and source via t-internet. I'm now buying a sample pack 'cos I can't identify the right one visually. I only freed one end to check on the profile but a few of my windows are affected. Weirdly, it looks like the seals have shrunk longitudinally. I've filled the ends with gunge but would prefer to replace with the proper length.
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7 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:
I am not sure how draining would work on sliding windows unless the window on small plastic blocks.
OK - not well explained. Window comprises two smaller half-panes which sit in trough/tracks - one fixed, one sliding horizontally. Any condensation on the inside will fill a track 'cos the drain hole to the outside is blocked by the ?dropped glazing. I'd always assumed the glass was oversized but maybe not. Certainly worth investigating based on your comment. Ta!
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Thanks for the comments and advice, guys. From the lack of replies, I'm guessing that, once again, I've got something obscure........ I'll order a sample pack of rubbers and see which one fits best (if at all!!)
Thanks, Tony, for the comment about about drain holes. It answers a longstanding puzzle about one of my sliding side windows and why there is glass visible through the drain hole from outside. Sounds like the glazing has 'dropped' at some point and I may be able to 'persuade' it up again if I can loosen the rubber bead a bit.
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I've a 20yr old boat and a number of the window seals have shrunk in length. Probably a bit hard as well. Mainly fixed glazing with opening hoppers at the tops. Does anyone recognise the profile of the seals on the outside? They just 'jam' the glazing in position and don't grip the glass. Most of the products on-line seem to fit onto the glass. The straight profile to the left in the piccie is all that remains visible when fitted.
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We've called it 'boat head' for years. Must admit I haven't noticed it as much recently.
Strange experience at the end of last year, though. When Leeds&L ran out of water, t'boat sat on the bottom. Nearly sprained an ankle when I stepped on board about six inches lower than normal. And, walking about the boat (without movement) was really weird.
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I'd suggest (topic title) that not enough of that water is actually IN the Ouse!!
Visited last weekend aiming to park/visit the park itself. Advanced warning that the carpark was actually locked off. Problem is not just the parks but the sole acces road which is maybe a bit more vulnerable.
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On 03/12/2022 at 12:32, LadyG said:
OK, so am increasingly concerned about absence of wildlife on the canals, a fabulous resource of food and habitat, but where are the birds and the bees? Who is monitoring them? Who is damaging them?
I've been in a semi rural environment, hung feeders on a tree, no birds. I've seen one pair of Mergansers, winter visitors.
(sawbills). I m not keen on mallard or Canada geese, greedy beggars.
Is there anything we general boaters can do?
I've posted elsewhere about sighting what I believe to be two black-throated divers near Skipton a couple of weeks ago - totally wrong area according to the books. Diving - well they would, wouldn't they, before one caught a fish.
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23 hours ago, Jerra said:
I am assuming you are seeing a bird in winter plumage i.e. a white throat and breast. Any bird can crop up anywhere as a vagrant storm blown or just lost.
The last time the UK was surveyed both summer and winter was between 2007 and 2011. There were 17 records of Black throated divers during winter in England spread between the north and the south.
So if the bird was either grey back with some markings and a lighter grey back to the neck white front of neck and breast - immature or similar but darker almost black I would tend to agree it was a vagrant Black Throated Diver.
Yes - white front. That confused me in a bird described as black-throated.
I'd have been more understanding of a 'vagrant' or storm blown but it was two individuals associating quite happily (in so far as you can tell a bird is 'happy').
I'm not a birder, just intrigued to see something out of the usual.
Delighted to also get a couple of sights of a kingfisher on a brief trip out a week or so before. Also had the side of the boat battered by a couple of swans having a slight disagreement!
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18 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:
Northern European ones in winter are known to visit coastal areas mostly in western Scotland, but also northeast and southwest England, so entirely plausible.
Cheers for that. Whilst there is plenty of water in the canal (at the moment!!), in the rivers, in the streams and in the fields, Skipton hardly counts as 'coastal'. That's why I doubted my observation. Maybe they were just on holiday....
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On the L&L for a few days last week and saw a cormorant doing a bit of fishing a couple of miles South of Skipton. But, on Thursday morning around 09:00, I spotted a couple of unrecognised birds low in the water. My aged bird book identified them as black- throated diver in Winter plumage. One actually caught a fish as I watched but they were always behind another boats rear deck rail so I couldn't get a shot on my phone camera.
The book says they wouldn't be in this area. I tried posting on a birder site but no reaction. Can anyone back up my observation or suggest a more likely I/D?
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3 hours ago, peterselby said:
Thank you that makes sence i looked at Black Prince they have none for sale but there are one or two on the internet but they are not direct fleet rather ex hire that have been in private hands a while
Forget buying ex-hire for the time being and do a trawl through the hire fleet sites on line. They describe their boats - length and layout - and many include plans of the layout. This will give you an idea of what you can sensibly fit into a given length and stern type. They hire - if a layout does not work it will not make them money. If one works then they are more likely to get repeat business.
Much cheaper to decide your chosen layout/contents does not work while you are on the net rather than on board your new boat!!
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4 hours ago, Brian422 said:
Thanks for your suggestions and thoughts.
I don't have a dedicated power switch just a Timer with manual override for instant operation.
Interested in vag-com suggestion as have RossTec; will investigate.
Regards
Brian.
Hmm? How do you know when it's 'on', apart from the obvious noise/heat? Do you not have at least a pilot light indicating on/off?
I only have an on off with a built in pilot. When it's on the pilot is on. If it doesn't 'fire up' that pilot flashes and the pattern of flashes translates into a diagnosis of a fault.
Do you just turn up your timer/override and wait for noise/heat?
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Just had the side of the boat 'battered' by two swans fighting over territory/offspring in Skipton . Peace has now been declared.
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Do you not have a flashy light on/next to your on/off switch? I have a simple pilot on the switch.
Some idiot (OK, me) turned the diesel off when leaving the boat and forgot to turn it back on. Shiny new Webby worked for a short while - about a pipes-worth of fuel on return - then shut down. Sequence of flashes on switch indicated 'fuel'. Cue inspiration "I know what I've done ...."
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6 hours ago, lognor8 said:
Hello everyone.
I have booked a taster trip over the May Day bank holiday next year. Yeah, I know I have a long time to wait but I am looking at what to do and get an idea what to expect. I have booked with Silsden Boats (Dan's Drum) and want to experience the Bingley 5 rise of locks. Are there any recommends along the way? Things to see, pubs to visit, how long does it take from Silsden to Bingley? Really exited. Thanks in advance.
I'm not sure what Silsden can offer because it can be quite 'congested' when most of their boats are at home. Check that the one you are hiring is pointing towards Bingley. Otherwise you might be going to Skipton.
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An unlikely answer...... My Alde lived in a cupboard. Overall water temperature depended upon the setting of the black control knob. But operation of the pump to circulate water depended upon the setting of a switch+thermostat in the cabin space. A low setting meant the pump would not operate. Turn switch on and turn thermostat up to make pump work.
But a control thermostat in enclosed space sounds unlikely unless it is set high so that it "commands" all the time.
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I'd second the vote for a G clamp or similar and, slightly 'off piste':
I've got a small toolbox which contains the correct charging lead for phone, tablet, laptop, mp3, etc plus an appropriate adapter taking the usb end. Mine fits the 'cigar lighter' socket fitted conveniently near the Captain's chair. Sick of flat device battery and appropriate lead 'at home'.
Add a small, charged power bank if desired.
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Looked at my gas account on line recently in order to submit a (house) meter reading. Reading was around 5 units less than my previous (company) estimated bill and, taking into account Gov support, monthly DD payment is rocketing to more than £4 per month 😵💫.
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59 minutes ago, Mike Todd said:
Especially the way that they magically open just as the boat arrives with no slowing down at all!
Quite a few boats on the move - bit surprised as I thought that most of L&L was inaccessible from anywhere but local.
Yeah, but "local" includes at least three hirers plus excursions/day boats, a few on and off-line moorings plus anyone who was trapped all in a seventeen mile pound.
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2 hours ago, Mike Tee said:
Most enjoyable, I've not been up that way before - they do like their swing bridges though.
Like? ....LIKE!!? That's one way of putting it.
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1 hour ago, TheBiscuits said:
The usual advice of heating up rusty metal with a blowtorch and hitting it with two sledgehammers might not be the best idea in this particular case ...
Oh, I don't know. Could be quite interesting to watch ....... from a distance 😁.
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1 hour ago, cuthound said:
Perhaps the pin had rusted solid after being in the canal for so long? 🤣
Obviously hadn't been regularly blacked.
Where can I get these window seals?
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Oh dear!