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Actually, that does look pretty clear to me, thanks for posting that Nick. Looks like all we need to do is have a spare pair of reading glasses available!
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Why not paint it yourself? We done ours! (photos if you send a PM).
We used Rylard's paint - looks OK to us.
You need to qualify that Foxy: is that just when you're in Finland and the boat is here or all the time?
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You should have challenged this incorrect fail point. That is, assuming the cable was either sheathed (eg arctic 3 core flex) or in trunking. The BSS says nothing about 6" either. It really annoys me when folk make up regulations just so they can fail you.
Its sad that challenging a BSS inspection is so often raised here (and I'm not suggesting for a moment that you're not right Nick). You'd hope this would be the domain of a regulatory body in such a field, wouldn't you? Clear guidance, available to the boat owner and inspector alike, would seem to be a prerequisite to avoid this kind of issue. It's not really complex stuff, is it.
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In the navy, before it got all PC, polishing brass was what men under punishment got to do. My wife hasn't moved with the times, so our brasswork (thankfully there's not a lot of it) usually gleams without resorting to varnish.
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I call our toillete room the ' $h1t House ', people have different names for the same room.
But not all put it quite so delicately
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And the Archimedes award goes to....
David Mack - For heading off a dozen posts saying: "fit a bigger prop"; "try nitrous oxide"; "add an extra cylinder made from a yoghurt pot", etc.
Nicely spotted David
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Stoke-on-Trent boats certainly used to build a few 'spec' boats between bespoke orders. They build nice boats from what I've seen and it would only take a phone call to see if have coming up at what price. They're unlikely to be cheap, because they don't build cheap boats, but it might satisfy your prudent approach.
Eta. I bought a second hand Simon Piper spec boat, second hand but virtually unused. All boats are someone's idea of a perfect compromise - Piper's experience allowed them to build something very good indeed. I don't believe they build spec boats now though.
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Good luck Chris! I hope you're very happy together.
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Slow down you lot - you're in the wrong sport! Narrowboat's is for bimbling.
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Haha! :-)
Actually it wasn't too bad. We did 2 or 3 hours a day with quite a few days off. We enlisted crew for the HNC. Canal plan suggests you could do this in 19 days at 7 hours per day, we took ten weeks.
Sounds like you were "meander-ring"!
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If you draw some hot water before filling the dog bowl, the problem will vanish...
Whereas if you don't, the dog might vanish!
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Mitch, your boat looks quite tidy in the photo, albeit with a window where you'd prefer to have a porthole. I think it unlikely you're going to make such a drastic change without making a bit of a dog's breakfast of it. Just my 5 cents.
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I was going to say put in a plastic bag in a large suitcase, preferably between some jumpers or towels to stop it rattling. Perhaps I misread the title, so I'll get my coat...
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Won't it be nice when the OP gets this boat out of the water and we can find out what's really going on!
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Hi Noatnoob! To bring you back on topic.... If you do need hot water early as in pre 8am, to avoid the potential disagreements you're already seeing being played out, you might think it more sociable to run the engine the previous evening (again before 8). If you have a decent, well-insulated calorifier set up, you'll still have plenty of hot water in the mornings. This will also work for you on the days you cruise and is, of course, 'free' hot water whereas heating it by gas is relatively expensive. Hope that's helpful
Eta Bottle got you back on topic whilst I was typing!
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Not inferring Honda is ropping any one off, but that the genset in the link is a blatent copy of the Honda EU20i -- even the model EV20i???
Ray
And I'm not particularly defending Honda Ray - just saying that there's some shiny 'similar' looking items out there that turn out to be false economy at best. Some are a downright liability. Caveat Emptor is as relevant today as it ever was (I must remember to find out how to read that in Chinese characters)!
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Can this be true? if so its a Honda rip off big time and already lpg converted for £500!!!
Ray
Lots of companies make products that make Honda stuff look expensive. Usually, Honda stuff doesn't need help to look expensive but as time goes by, particularly when you own the cheaper products, Honda often starts to look better value. A generator may be quite a good example of this phenomenon.
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Grumpy, that's what the rubbing strakes are for. A dangling fender when underway is likely to get trapped at such places and when that happens it's the fender rope versus many tonnes of boat - the boat wins, the rope snaps, and another one of these hazards is created.
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Put something in the cratch that he doesn't like. Pig, porcupine, parrot (trained to say "get back downstairs, Fido!"), anything really. It doesn't have to start with P either.
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Ref the weed hatch, again ,is there a cavitation plate, added to Mike's comments it could make the boat a real pig if there was no cavitation plate.
Surprised this problem was not uncovered prior to sale, no test drive?
Phil
I was initially surprised to find that mine doesn't have one (I don't think Simon Piper fits them to his boats), but it brings no issues at all. I shelved plans to fit one as unnecessary. Some other hulls may be different though.
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Just a consideration, but do remember that the bt battery may be a starter type which is designed for short periods of heavy loads and won't take kindly to being steadily drained to as low a level as a domestic battery. That said, mine is exactly the same as those in my domestic bank. (Not that I'm confessing to having a bt, since they're useless and only for folks that can't drive)
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Sorry to hear this - the hassle was bad enough without the engine damage.
Is the problem the sinking fender or the floating rope (which is awful anyway, but seems hard to avoid on this type of fender)?
There was a thread recently where some argued against stowing fenders whilst cruising. Seems to me that, with fenders left dangling, it's inevitable the odd one will get caught going into a lock or similar resulting in a snap-off. Maybe some good will come of this thread by encouraging seaman-like precautions.
Anyway, fingers crossed for Reg's engine.
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We've got a week's narrowboating holiday coming up shortly, and once that's done, assuming we enjoy it as much as we anticipate, we hope we'll then be ready to actually buy a boat rather than just looking round and pondering.
Good plan Joe. I'm amazed by the number of folk who fork out vast sums of money for a boat without having done that. As well as all the obvious boat handling and navigational experience, you're sure to end your week with a list of preferences for your own boat equipment fit and layout, many of which may quite surprise you!
Have a great week and good luck with your search.
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If the surveyor is refusing to issue a BSC for a matter which is advisory only for private boats, you should take this up with the BSS office.
You could, of course, do this. You may even be right so to do. Personally, whether the surveyor is right or wrong on whether this contentious point is a show stopper, it sounds like good sense and at worse errs on the safe side. I'd rather put a small amount of time, effort and money into sorting out the physical issue itself than have a load of stress and hassle fighting over whether it's enforceable or not. It's your choice, of course, and I'm not advocating you simply roll over whatever happens, but if you start your boating experience fighting I don't think you'll get the enjoyment from it that some of us do. Other folks mileage may vary!
Breaking in a new multifuel stove
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Making sure the jacket spuds are in tinfoil so they don't pick up any fumes. Bonus!