Graham Davis

March 2

33 minutes ago, David Mack said:

I thought you were suggesting they should be using a full Act of Parliament.

That was certainly my reading of what he wrote:

2 hours ago, kris88 said:

That’s interesting, I always wondered why crt haven’t used the current legislation in the correct way in order if not solve the situations they see as problems. At least they could have stopped them getting as bad as they have. But for some unknown reason they’ve chosen not to go down this path and chosen to seek more legal powers from the government. A long winded process at the best of times and with what’s happening in the rest of the world at the min. What’s happening on the waterways will naturally take a step back in importance. After all it’s only a load of old farts, playing boats.

There are many people who don't understand how the T&W Order thing works, not just in the canal world.

March 2

1 hour ago, kris88 said:

There’s a few people on here who have drunk the crt koolaid and believe the propaganda. Unfortunately the behavioral traits that became prevalent during lock down. You know those of people embracing their inner dictator and telling other people what they should be doing are still common. It seems to be this feeling that cc’ers are getting something for free that others are having to pay for. In reality they have the option to live on the towpath but not the resilience required. So want to remove the option from other people. Very sad really and as has been suggested these people deserve some pity.

Example 1 of the rubbish.

38 minutes ago, kris88 said:

With respect all of the so called problems on the waterways have been known about for decades. The continuing failure of crts management to address the issues is what should be under scrutiny. The fact that they use their own failures as leverage to obtain more money (almost gangsterism.) is absolutely disgusting. Unfortunately not uncommon in todays society.

Example 2; you are using the situation on the M & B, which is not being caused by CaRT, to fit yiur arguments

32 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

One of the revelations for me of the pandemic was the prevalence of this personality trait in society. We should not be surprised, in the dark days of communist oppression in East Germany, one third of the population reported others to the Stasi.

Weak people feel a compulsion to ingratiate themselves with an authoritarian culture in order to oppress others. The hate campaign against CCers on this forum is just an expression of the same motivation.

Excellent analysis, I had not considered this angle before, it does fit with my general theme it is a symptom of a weak personality.

Example 3.

March 2

Strewth, GybeHo and Kris don't half come out with some utter rubbish

February 24

Or the degree of personal insults and denigration.
And that has certainly got worse since TB was closed down and a few of their "members" returned here.

February 24

3 hours ago, Gybe Ho said:

Tony has alleged that my ability to recall technical details from previous kezza posts indicates that a criminal online stalking offense is occurring. If the forum fails to act to get that false allegation withdrawn then the forum operator becomes a willing publisher of an untrue and damaging statement about me.

You really are clutching at straws!
Is it any wonder so many of us have no respect of you, your views, or your opinions.

February 24

I have a friend who is a now retired ex-MoD/Navy architect and remember him saying years ago that it was easy designing a ship of a couple of hundred tons, but doing something smaller was a lot more difficult.

February 24

CBA

February 24

19 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

I have had to report your post because it go well over the line and could drag the forum into messy litigation. You should promptly delete it.

Under exactly what grounds would his post have been leaving the forum open to litigation?

As Mike says above, it is these posts of yours that cause people to laugh at you; they are a joke.

There is now an option to report posts that are termed "disruptive behaviour"; have you considered that your post could fit that perfectly?

February 23

When you Gybe Ho has to resort to making insulting comments you know he's lost the arguement.

February 23

And that says it all.
GH has NO experience!!

February 23

11 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

And so you keep saying, I live in hope that one day you might post something here that demonstrates the vastness of your narrow boating experience.

I have, it is just that you don't want to accept that anyone can know more than you.

11 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

Owned 4 sailing yachts between 1987 and 2016. Have sailed across the Atlantic, the Caribbean, singled handed from Portsmouth to Normandy, Channel Islands, Cornwall, SE Ireland, past the Fastnet and round the corner into Biscay along the southern Brittany coastline. Helmed a yacht in Cowes Week and the Solent Winter and Spring racing Series. Spent many hours fixing yachts.

Totally irrelevant when compared to narrowboats of which you have NO experience.

February 23

6 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

The majority of normal viewers of this forum would read that as "Most electric motor powered narrowboats are 48 volts.".

What did you think I meant?

That's funny, I wonder why the post that I quoted didn't say that?
I know......because your inexperience has been proven AGAIN.

February 23

57 minutes ago, KezzerN said:

Thanks everyone for your input. All sounds a bit complex for me at the moment: there is enough to get my head around as it is! Is there a particular brand of lead acid batteries you would recommend?

If for nothing more than convenience and decent prices, I would thoroughly recommend Tayna Batteries in North Wales. Their prices are good, the quality seems good and they will deliver in 24 hours.

February 23

12 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

I am beginning to enjoy this because with each post you are creating a wonderful public record of your ignorance of narrowboating matters.

I suspect that over 40 years experience of our hiring and part owning narrow boats and of working with a couple of boat builders is a lot more experience than yours,
Do tell how what your experience is?
(And funnily enough I also have experience of dealing with solar and electrical systems in caravans, camper vans and off-grid living, where 12v is still the most popular way of doing things, due to the availablility of parts)

12 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

I think new build 12v boats are more than a majority, they represent a stonking overwhelming majority. I did not claim otherwise but there are enough non 12v boats on the cut to make watts the new preferred unit of power comparison.

I suggest you read your post again.

To save you the effort of looking back your exact words were: "Most electric narrowboats are 48 volts."
Now I wonder why you have changed that to the above? Could it be because you know you are wrong, have no experience and that most of us on the forum are right?

12 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

I doubt a parallel hybrid motor would be effective at 12 volts, anyhow go and view the data at Orto Marine, I make it 13 serial hybrids.

https://www.ortomarine.co.uk/boat-data/

And the relevance of that daft comment?

February 23

1 minute ago, Gybe Ho said:

Most electric narrowboats are 48 volts. A more significant indicator is the Victron product range, look at the main battery voltages they offer and the myriad of DC/DC voltage conversions offered. They don't produce these product for a non existent market.

High output alternators are simpler to design for a 24 volt output, so there is another technical incentive. Look at the 24v alternator options available for a Beta 43 engine, again more evidence of market demand.

Really? Quite frankly that is total rubbish.
I think you will find that the majority of narrowboats are 12v, with some 24v. I suspect that the 48v ones are only the all-electric boats and there are not a great number of those.
Your inexperience strikes again.

February 23

Just now, cheesegas said:

As stated earlier in my post, I suspect this number has come from me. 1.5kwh is in my experience a high average for a liveaboard boater in winter, with the fridge on. I'm not particularly frugal with power and I come in well under this. Please see attached for my logs for Jan, 32.9kwh total usage for the month, which averages at just over 1kwh per day.

Wifi, Cerbo, fridge on 24/7, some diesel heater usage, lots of laptop charging.

Thanks for that, however GH is well known for making statements with no factual basis.

February 23

12 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

Because the era where 12v systems could be assumed has past. With more 24 and 48 volt systems being installed, watts provide a consistent unit of comparison. Batteries are now rated in kWh as well, a 200 amp hour 24V Victron lithium battery is rated at 5.1 kWh (from memory) which seems wrong until the higher actual voltage level of a lithium battery is used in the power calc instead of the nominal volts..

Does the rating of solar panels in watts also trouble you?

As to a 240v light's power consumption, you need to consult an invertor power efficiency graph, @IanD posted one here a few days ago, it showed less than 50% efficiency at low power. The quotes power factor on the 240v light knows nothing of invertor efficiency.

Evidence please?

February 23

1 hour ago, Gybe Ho said:

It is the most widely accepted typical daily consumption of an offgrid narrowboat. 1500 watt hours is also 1.5 kWh. I suspect Kezzer will undershoot that.

Do you have evidence of that?

February 23

1 hour ago, truckcab79 said:

Back in the school-playground are you? 😂

Keep going chaps. A little break awaits.

Reported for breaching forum rules. That’s 4 in this thread alone. 👍

In the report system there is now a catagory for "Disruptive Behavior" which your current posting style seems to fit.

February 23

36 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:

This forum has long since used the term magic smoke to indicate damage to electrical equipment, often cause by ill-advised actions, as do other people well versed in electrics and electronics. The fact the "new boys" don't recognise that is not my fault

It would also have been a better place if you had not sought to twist what I said to suit your apparent agenda.

Magic Smoke (or even Lucas Smoke) is a term used on numerous other forums, from caravan to off-grid living to car restoration.

February 23

46 minutes ago, Gybe Ho said:

Are you claiming a 4m cable run in a camper van has the same voltage drop as a 12m run of the same cable in a narrowboat?

Are you stating that recurrent overvolt DC electrical problems in camper vans has nothing to do with high volts and it is all a fiction conjured up by idiots on YouTube? Because that is exactly what the great & good of this forum collectively decided a month ago.

No they aren't suggesting that, just suggesting that before you post you do some research.

February 21

I wonder what the insurance companies would make of it.

February 21

5 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Or, has a lot of bits & pieces on ebay ?

That is one place I would be looking, plus on some of the "off grid" groups that allow selling.

February 20

1 hour ago, Gybe Ho said:

Yes I popped in for 24 hours after seeing another new member struggling to comprehend his reception here like so many before. I am about to log off for another few months as my work here is done, but if you will struggle to cope with my absence I can stay logged on. I am sensing my presence here gives you a sense of purpose.

Bye Bye,
Don't bother coming back.

February 20

3 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Presumably it was stripped before being taken to the location and sunk.

I cannot see anyone trying to take a gearbox off whilst undewater.

That was my thought.

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