Sea Dog

Not necessarily a bad thing over the past few years.

Ah, that's a shame. Worth a thought, but it looks like you're stuck with regular filter replacement.

Like @ditchcrawler ours doesn't have such a filter, so it's on an infinitely better run. We don't have an issue with smell. Are you sure you can't do away with it?

Halsall heading north from Autherley Jn this afternoon.

When dining on the roof of said boat, stop and think twice should you be asked "Soup of the day, Sir? Certainly. Would you like a roll with that?"

Presumably you're recommending this for the hard of hearing - for the rest of us, the constant "WHOO" noise denies us any option to forget the damned thing is on.

There's a fourth option: the mobile phone WiFi hotspot. I know that won't be sufficient for many applications, and I fully recognise that MiFi is superior, particularly with an external aerial. However, for casual use such as that stated by the OP, the phone (occasionally in the window) can be the best "bang for buck" solution. With our 2 phones on separate networks I can't remember when we were last unable to stream TV or tether the laptop or tablet. Might be worth seeing if it will do for you @Pete-T before you go to greater expense.

He's from Barcelona...

We have a twin tub like the one above. We use it in the well deck with the drain hose out through the well deck drain hole, solving the only issue with the unpumped drain models. It's lightweight, simple, uses very little power, washes very well, spins to a dryness a country mile beyond an automatic. With drying being the biggest issue with washing aboard (imho), this latter feature is a real plus.

There's hardly any water there now in many places!

My Beta 43 plus skin tank takes about 37 litres iirc. I say iirc, cos it's only every 5 years with red and I don't have my logbook here. More than you bargained for though, eh?

@Lizette you've probably gone above and beyond now in your attempts to revive your gulper and explored all the possible alternative options to no avail. A new Whale Gulper 220 is a very little over £100 - if you have the cash, now might be the time to splash it. If you need to mail order, I'd recommend Seamark Nunn - good on both price and service.

A radiator without a bleed valve? Haven't we all drawn a blank?

A pic of it in the skip or of the new one installed might be the most effective resolution of the OPs issue...

I followed the link to the detail and it quoted Therese Coffe. Are you sayin'...

Hmm, air usually rises in water, so I'm not sure how you'd ever expel all the trapped air to get that rad to be hot all the way to the top. Instead of repairing the pin hole it it (and there may well be more coming along soon if it's been corroding from the inside) why not take the opportunity to replace the old unvented rad with a new one that you can bleed?

Is that good news or is it bad news dressed up as good news?

Or the tree ate the fisherman...

Loving the wooden solar panels in the first photo - very eco friendly!

Too noisy, insufficient power.

Oh I don't know - there are plenty of places little better than Rotherham many folk happily cruise through as part of their narrowboat holiday.

Good idea! If you do, can we suggest a few places you may wish to pass on your travels?

I always wonder whether CRT are empowered to require the tree owners to prune such hazards to navigation.