Sea Dog

I took it that he was looking for somewhere to launch a trailered boat rather than haul out for work, but you might be right Jonesey!

To be fair, you're not really a typical Narrowboat inverter charger purchaser then by 'eck. Most buyers here, not least the OP, won't be flying their kit across the pond and claiming their vat back.

You only realise quite how often it's not windy in England when you have something wind dependent, such as a yacht or a windsurfer. Then, it can become a bit of a disappointment, whereas with a wind powered generator I imagine it would be a right royal pita! Edit auto correct.

Well, if nothing handier pops up, there's always Stourport where you can slip into the Severn and lock straight up into the canal.

I'd recommend Silky 65, which is an enzyme additive. A teaspoon full per month in a properly vented, chemical free tank promotes good digestion!

Hmm, sounds like the filter is there to make up for a design flaw then. There's bound to be some smell occasionally given the content, but the really bad whiff occurs when the tank goes anaerobic which the vent is there to counter. When the good little aerobic bacteria do their thing there should be very little smell.

Easier than for a single handed yachtie to keep a good lookout and still get some sleep though, eh? I wonder if Helen McArthur's insurance company knew?

Does it really need it? Mine's a Jabsco macerator which doesn't have such a filter and I can't see (smell?) what it would achieve. Sounds like a bit of a liability for little gain.

Oh heck, if being called 'love' is thought unpleasant any cruising further north is not going to go well! How does 'me duck' go down, cos there's likely to be a fair bit of that on your travels too. Back to DCT, we had 2 nights there earlier this year just by the sanitary station, opposite Dennis the blacksmith's pair. No issue at all, good moorings and the DCT folk were keen to tell us about their project and seemed very nice. I'm surprised to hear this, but clearly others have also had a poor reception. Maybe I was just lucky to miss Mr Grumpy?

The existence of legal proceedings which provide the ability to sue is a way of encouraging folk who otherwise wouldn't bother to take the same care that considerate folk don't think twice about. You highlight your pins simply because you wouldn't want anyone to fall over them. Someone else does it to avoid being sued. Same happy result (You're still a nicer person though)

Ah, so adding more batteries to the bank (or replacing with higher capacity) than is strictly necessary could also be a bad thing? Or at least it would be if we don't then charge less frequently? Moral of the story: don't charge every x days if your batteries have capacity to stretch to x+1?

Frankly, that sounds pretty good for Yodel! For me, all the excitement of ordering something shiny over the net drains away when the email pops up saying "your order has been dispatched and will be delivered by Yodel...". You just know it'll arrive at some point the far side of when you needed it. Find a property by postcode? I think they'd have a job finding a lobster in a bucket. Anyways, back on topic, OsmAnd looks quite promising to me!

OK, so I've downloaded it and had a shufty. It does show locks, highlighting them very clearly when zoomed in. There's also a free "nautical " map mode which uses admiralty charts style colours. It'll show points of interest like shops, so is quite handy for displaying where you are and, particularly, what's around you - beyond Nichelson range. Might be a handy new string to the bow. Thanks OP!

And, quick as a flash, here's another of those posts that starts "I have a Sterling.... “! (Just an observation, based on nothing other than reading this forum)

How large is your domestic bank Nick? I have 440Ah, but I chickened out of using my 240v 1800w coffee machine without the engine running when it occurred to me that I'd be drawing 150amps at 12v! My inverter can stand it, but I'm not sure about the batteries.

Or when there's an bleedin' all-round white light in the way...

Funnily enough, I just thought "Crikey, how many pages over a left hand thread? What's there left to say now?!"

It's not time that makes it impossible, you get 24 hours a day and three score and ten (ish) years the same as the rest of us, it's what you're doing with your alloted time! Whatever you do, if you currently think that what you're doing is important, then don't move the boat yourself.... it's addictive! Good luck with the move and I hope you enjoy your new boat.

Could we speak to the person who had an accident in the last 3 years.......

I believe the answer depends on whether you have a mixer valve on the hot water outlet. Safety suggests no more then 60 degrees like the one in houses if it's a direct feed but a mixer valve allows you to have a higher temperature mixed down to a safe level for the taps - which makes it effectively like having a bigger tank of the hot stuff. If you have a mixer, which you probably do, 80 rings a bell... but a fone-bido plumber/heating engineer will be along shortly.

Are you intending to use it in winter cruising Sal? It sounds to me like you might, as opposed to laying up the motor, and the answers may well be different.

Good choice David, I don't think you'll go far wrong with Victron or Mastervolt kit. Buy the best, cry only once. Unfortunately, that's not always affordable, but there's more posts here starting "Help! My Sterling....“ than similar about Victron. Don't even start on the “I've just bought a Chinese wotsit on eBay and...":) There are those who champion separate units for reasons stated, but there are many advantages to a Combi too and, personally, I'm with those who come down on the side of the integrated solution. But then, what do I know: I have electric windows in my car - now there's complexity that's bound to end in tears, apparently.

Thanks for that, I'll give it a shufty.

There are visitor moorings provided, but we are also talking about a public park and a popular recreation area and boats, permanent and visitor, are well provided for just below the park with proper pontoon moorings behind locking gates. I'd suggest you contact Droitwich Council before pitching up rather than risk accidentally falling out with a place that is already very accommodating to boaters.