[Remote controlled narrowboat]

Just a idea how about something like what is used when towing a car behind a camper van  or towing a land rover behind another land rovers 

jacko

[Roof painting tips .]

Ok  after repairing and painting buses for 28years  the paint we use does a fantastic job

and maybe I should not have used the word etch and just said primer  

jacko

 

 

[Roof painting tips .]

Ok I submit we do use it on aluminium but we also use it on steel and it works well on both

some of the old buses have steel panels??

[Roof painting tips .]

Well you learn something new every day ? It defanetaly says etch  primer on the paint we use at work for painting buses 

they are hand painted with rollers and brush 

jacko???

[Roof painting tips .]

Primer is a etching paint to eat into the steel you will only need one coat  the next thing is the under coat that gives the top coat(  gloss ) it's body  and two coats is better then one  the water proofing is the gloss and the finishing cover 

and don't forget to give it a rub down with 240  wet and dry paper between each coat to do it right it should have 24 hours between coats

jacko

[What colour is my boat ?]

Your the one that escaped from Hull are you ??

[What colour is my boat ?]

That bus is indigo blue and primrose at least that's what it says on the paint tins

do you live in Hull ?

jacko

[What colour is my boat ?]

This is the bus

jacko

[What colour is my boat ?]

If you search for bus 644 eyms that bus is indigo  it's one of our old buses

jacko

[What colour is my boat ?]

Please let us know how you get on and what colour it is

jacko

[What colour is my boat ?]

It looks like indigo blue to me  

does it look a ink colour ?

jacko

[Imploding window!!!]

As you say it's a bathroom window I'm guessing its frosted glass could this be a factor.?

What I will say is the smallest of taps on toughened glass will break it

jacko

[Imploding window!!!]

If you good at jigsaws all you need is. A tube of supper glue ??

ok il get my coat

jacko

[Imploding window!!!]

On 25 July 2019 at 22:35, Chewbacka said:

Having worked in the car industry, toughened glass can go bang without warning.  If toughened glass has chips on the edge (usually from manufacturing) or if there are scratches on the surface and the glass is stressed - examples- by part of the glass in full sun and part in shade or if the frame twists as the metal gets hot, and bends the glass a bit, the stresses are concentrated around the chips or scratches and just sometimes it goes bang to release the stress.

This is very true I work fitting glass in buses glass often comes with small chips on the edges and can cause the glass to break

jacko

[South Pennines ring?]

Hi 

Locks are not new to us we have been narrow boating for about 10 years up and down the country and was looking for some where we had not been before 

As you say there is always that chance of getting stuck some where we did a few years ago on the marpel locks 

thanks

graham

[South Pennines ring?]

Hi Jen

thankyou for your reply it sounds like it's a bit hit and miss 

I know what you mean about Manchester is

I will talk to the team ( wife and family ) 

The other route we where looking at is the caladonian  and the Falkirk wheel

any one have experience of doing this route and what is it like

thanks

Graham

[South Pennines ring?]

We have just been thinking about our next holidays and was thinking about the south pennine ring 

can any one give us some ideas on what it's like .

Is it right we would have to book to go though standedge tunnel

we would have two weeks to do it 

thankyou 

Graham 

[What,s changed on the cut ?]

Hi all long time 

This year we did the Warwick ring and two things seem  to stand out this year  to us 

no 1 people seem to love parking on tight corners   

no. 2 people seem to love shouting slow down  from private  boats even when we where on tick over 

the funny thing is that the boats that speeded past us where private owned boats not hire boats

Apart from this we had a fantastic two weeks holiday and look forward to next time 

jacko

[Lifeboat Conversion]

We was on the upper themes last week and there was two old life boats one behind the other 

I would have thought a reciprocating  saw would be good to use 

[Hot weather on a boat?]

Hi all

We have just got home today from two very very hot fantastic weeks going from Aldermaston  wharf  on the K&A and up the  upper Thames  and onto the oxford canal and back again 

the weather was 28 -30d every day  we had 2 fans with us  but the best thing was to moor up in the shade to keep cool 

jacko

[A memorable trip for all the wrong reasons]

Sad news  to read this  rip

graham

[Spiders]

We found a bright green nearly illumines spider at work today iv never seen one like it before

jacko  

[Diesels to be banned]

 

We have just converted our electric buses to diesels as it cost to much for new battery/s etc 

[2nd hand boat with pump out toilet I don't know how to use?]

On 4/5/2017 at 12:30, IanM said:

So has the OP pressed the button yet or are they still crossing their legs?

Sounds like Donald Trump 

[Something the vendor isn't mentioning about this boat]

With a bow like that was it the boat that was used in the program carry on barging with the 4 celebrity's