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Well, I love winter cruising, usually getting in a 6 week trip and a couple of shorter jaunts between Jan and Mar. However, I've finally got round to reading the CRT stoppages only to find that Tardebigge is out for whole 3 months without the usual weekend opening half way through this year. So, with the vagaries of the Severn and just a weekend window in stoppages above Stourport, it's looking like a lean 3 months for those of us low down on the Worcs & Brum. I thought CRT had recognised that last year's stoppages were rather too restrictive? Someone tell me I'm missing something.
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You may also wish to consider wiring it so that it works from the shore supply only, rather than running the risk of goosing your batteries should it be left on accidentally. This wiring method is quite common practice.
A typical narrowboat immersion heater is 1 kilowatt so draws over 80 amps if you run it via your inverter. With that sort of load, especially given the length of time it's needed, I'd want my engine on - in which case you're heating your hot tank anyway. Mine's wired like that and your usage pattern sounds similar to mine, which is occasionally as a 'cottage'at a mooring with a shore supply, but mostly we're out and about, stopping overnight or for the odd day or two.
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Those little bags people hang in the trees with dog DNA in them? Good idea !
Do make sure you use new ones, rather than those found growing in the hedgerow.
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Thanx all.gas and electrics.to mutch to list .
Thanx all.gas and electrics.to mutch to list .
Oh OK, too many to answer then!
x2!!
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Well, thinking more along conventional lines like NickNorman has done, you could go for a 12v dimmer switch on that circuit, although that may involve new dimmable lamps too. However, I feel that suggestion may put me rather out of step with the thrust of this thread so, alternatively, you could hang dog poop bags over the yoghurt puts should they not be sufficiently effective. The National Trust do green ones for a change of mood.
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After you have evicted the unwanted apps using the 'wobbly icon' method, remember to close the app flap, or some of the little blighters may sneak back in!
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I thought for a minute there you were intending to use wind power to heat your stove!
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We can keep it all under control and fragrant easily when on the boat using the Odorlos. Where we struggle is when leaving the boat for a couple of weeks for work etc as the Odorlos gets used up
Aparently this is not the case with the yeast recommended by John V which he adds monthly. Not the case with the Silky RX I use either, which is added at a teaspoon per month. From the Silky blurb.......
A unique enzyme based toilet odour and solid reducer technology that makes your boat a more pleasant place to be! • Reduces smells and odours aboard the boat. • Reduces and breaks down solids in the holding tank making pumping out easier and more pleasant. • Lightweight and extremely efficient in usage. • 65g package will last an entire season and not take up the space of a liquid based treatment. • Single teaspoon dose required per month. • No harsh chemicals. • Totally natural enzyme based formula that is classed as treated as sewage.
Pays your money: takes your choice.
Disclaimer: I have no connection with Silky (I think I may in fact be a budding tortoise salesman), but I have put away quite large quantites of yeast one way or another in my time!
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Trade them in for tortoises, which are much better suited to canal boat life. Apart from the far closer match of speed, they're much more resistant to the effects of sustrans tow path 'improvements' and I've yet to see a post about them falling from gunnels (do not confuse those escapee terrapins with lost tortoises). In any case, they look like they could be modified to float quite easily. They're also remarkably eco friendly for an alien species, as they're unlikely to escape and turn ferral and will not fill your engine 'ole with recently deceased native wildlife. A Dandelion leaf diet is cheap and easily sustainable. When they finally depart this mortal coil, they'll already be a family heirloom and you'll probably have gone years before them, so they pose none of the usual upset associated with pets (well, maybe for your grandchildren's grandchildren). In winter, pop them in a cardboard box to keep the frost off and break them out next year for a summer of tortoise filled fun and high jinx!
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Sounds like you really need to get this boss out to me as it will make quite a difference to you (and your neighbours)! Sometimes it's worth considering getting a professional in to do the job.
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Here's a video of this model and an explanation of how it works by a man with a beard and wearing a sweater...
You really watched that, didn't you, and now so have I! Damn it!
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Are you speaking about cable to the starter motor?
I'm speaking about cable between batteries
The battery cables. These can be passing high currents for long periods, unlike starter cables which are on duty for only seconds and are also likely to be very short in length. Good advice in Martyn's post above.
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Mine are 70mm. I recently had a new one made up and it was a just few quid. When the correct cable size for your load is correctly calculated you may not need 70mm, but it probably won't come out at 25mm, never mind 16mm. Why skimp?
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No. They were very, very tasty.
Even got the seal of approval from Liam the carnivore.
Oh that's good!! I'll give them a try then
We really like the venison burgers that Asda do.
Low fat, tastier than beef.
Yum!
You may well be right Biscuits, but I think you might be missing the point of the Recipes category!
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These were very filling.
I read your post with interest. Then I read it again looking for the bit that said how delicious they were - but I only found the reference above, which would also apply to Polyfilla. Was that deliberate?
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Regs. are for the not so smart.
And for those who think they are smart, but aren't quite smart enough to recognise that sometimes they may be wrong.
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Maybe a bit over the top then...
Perhaps a dedicated generator would be advisable?
Advisable undoubtedly, maybe even essential once the searchlight is up and running.
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So a very loud horn can have disadvantages
I often thought one of those rotating sirens might be the best thing - like the air raid things.Dear forum, I've just signalled my intentions on my new air raid siren. As well as the intended long blast, there was a horrid screeching noise from beneath my feet which I think may have been my alternator and now there's a strong smell of battery acid. Does anyone have any rubber gloves?
On a more positive note, the Luftwaffe, sorry Lufthansa, aircraft approaching from the south turned away and headed back over the channel.
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And if that's what you're seeking to do, you may also be interested in the "Tv Catch Up" app which, despite the name, will allow you to watch live TV in in this way. Useful where you have a data signal but can't get a TV signal on a TV aerial.
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Sorry for being thick, but if I understand correctly, what you are saying is that you can watch a TV programme via your smart phone in this way, without incurring tethering penalties? do I understand correctly?
Cheers.
Exactly that. Effectively, you're watching iplayer (or YouTube, or whatever) on your phone using your data allowance and what's on the phone screen is 'mirrored' on your TV screen. This isn't seen as tethering.
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The weather to do it is something I'm concerned about. One other possibility is to have it hauled out and put on Debdale's hard standing until the spring. The existing blacking is about shot and the survey removed quite a lot of it, so I don't fancy leaving it until next year unprotected.
Why not conventionally black it now, before it gets too cold to do so, then do your deliberations over zinc, epoxy, etc, in slow time. Then you'll be comfortable that you're making the right choice next time.
Plus, you won't be losing six months of (some of the best) cruising time between now and next spring and, when you can't cruise, your weekend cottage will be available (which it won't be if it's on a hardstanding).
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One way of getting round tethering if you have a smartTV is to mirror the phone screen on your TV. Set up your phone to watch the TV programme and the smart TV mirrors it without using tethering data.
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Works a treat. I use my phone in this way with a 3 quid MHL lead to use bbc iplayer and such. No tethering involved... and it keeps your phone charged.
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You may have a point there Foxy. Some alarms are sealed so the battery can't be removed and, if the battery is removed, there is a risk it will still be out when you need it most. However, having had an alarm on a boat nearby doing a loud, annoying 'change my battery' chirp every few minutes when the owner is miles away, it could a good thing for the neighbours!
I often thought one of those rotating sirens might be the best thing - like the air raid things.
Winter? Bring it on.
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You may be onto something there. So, global warming will also bring more daylight hours. I like that idea!