Sea Dog

Indeed. I've not had work done in the yard, but always stop at their shop & chandlers when I pass and give them whatever business I might have. I hope they recover from this awful setback.

I think there's merit in what you say at some level, but I'd be worried to know that someone who can't immediately grasp that concept without pictures might be at the helm of any boat, particularly a large one.

My Vetus 55kg has the central nut. I found a blade missing when out for blacking, so I replaced the plastic prop with a new genuine Vetus one. Easily done by wedging the prop whilst the central nut is freed. However, neither the old pin nor the new one were shear pins. Both were solid stainless which, if yours is the same, would mean your diagnosis may need a rethink.

Also some have labyrinth breathers which collect and recycle any vapour given off during recharging, so very little escapes.

That would be circlip pliers as @Pluto mentioned earlier - it would be a rather elegant but extravagant set of those, wouldn't it! Gotta be for something a little less mainstream than that, surely?

Couldn't agree more - I seem to spend more rejecting everything but the 'essential' than reading the articles. Bloomin' pain, but that's t'web. Shouldn't be allowed. Ar$©#oles!

Yeah, and well deserved (unless its been cancelled, in which case shame on everyone who ever even hummed it, me included) but when I said they didn't go down too well in the States, this article, entitled "This is why The Kinks were banned from the United States" better explains what I was thinking of... https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-kinks-ray-davies-banned-from-usa-america/#:~:text=The Kinks played a sizeable,other side of the Atlantic.

Fixed that for you. My boat from "reputable builder" came with a folder containing a bunch of OE manufacturers booklets or manuals, but very little in the way of the set up. I'm not alone, whatever the RCR/RCD say.

Ah yes, it should be quite an opportunity for you to improve your appreciation of British music since The Kinks didn't go down too well in the US.

I find that hard to believe.

I might have read the rest of your post if you'd included a picture of a cat being cute...

Try the folks at Beta Marine. They offer a number of hybrid setups - a quick chat may reveal whether any are suitable for you and your boat.

Have you tried getting illustrative quotes from some companies? Their standard questions may help you decide what you need and lead you to which companies offer what you want.

Maybe some @#&¥§¢∆ paid 16 quid for 4 litres of Creocote and then took the can, now containing 4 litres of used engine oil, back for a refund?

Indeed they are, although even if Castlefields was made into the most perfect Mecca for the boating visitor, it's plagued by some of the worst drug and alcohol issues I've ever moored by. Wait til you go up the Rochdale 9 before sealing your judgement too - clearly much effort went in to improving it... and then they left it to degenerate. Sad, but I guess pleasing boaters is quite far down their priorities list and doesn't bring much to the table in terms of "bang for buck".

To be fair to @LadyG and others, this thread already has quite a claim on a record for the number of times it has been exhumed!

Well, I'm not sure "Boogie wit da Hoodie" would be the most popular opening act amongst CWDF members, so I doubt there'll be moorings full of disappointed narrowboat owners this morning. It's a bit of a fiasco though isn't it, and maybe the Co-op would prefer it was happening to Sainsbury's Live, but best that it's opened only when the venue is safe and ready.

An unlikely scenario in Nantwich, I'll grant you! The plastic shell was a real shocker though - a crab comes with a natural one, and had I noticed before buying I'd certainly not have bought it for the uncertainty of origin reasons you go on to suggest. Not what should be expected from a fishmonger worthy of a recommendation, imho.

Always a bonus on any boat trip! Keep not doing it would be my advice.

Hmm. We bought some "dressed crab" there last summer. When I went to use it, the shell it was in was a plastic replica. Quite what was wrong with it's original jacket it had to come out of in the first place I fail to grasp. Didn't smell too fresh either, so it went in the bin. Maybe the off crab was an off day (everyone can have those, although it's pretty dodgy with shellfish) but the plastic crab shell was unforgivable for me and I won't be going back.

Thanks Jon, that looks promising! Mooring info doesn't get much more current than that!