Retardedrocker

No answer I'm afraid.

Well, I'm halfway there. I have the inverter, but only a weedy 70 amp alternator. It's fine for what I do now, but I will upgrade when I start CCing in a year or so. Is it an easy fit?

What would you consider to be a large alternator and large inverter? Cheers, T.

Yes I have. Leesan said the problem was with the printed circuit board and fitted a replacement. This didn't solve the problen and ultimately I needed a new macerator . An expensive business. T.

Done. Thanks Phil. I've never done that before. T.

As the title implies, does anyone know what's happened to Witchword? She was often on the forum until a few months ago. I watched her journey with interest and would like to know what's happening. Cheers, T.

I've been following this with interest. It almost brings back my own boat hunting time, which I enjoyed enormously. I think you've got a fair old handle on this lot, so I would say go for it. Don't hire. Buy and enjoy. If it doesn't all work out, tant pis, as the French say. T.

Thanks for all the feedback. You ease my aching wallet. Cheers, T.

Seconded. T.

Hi MissMax. you don't seem quite as manic as you were a week or so back. Can I take it you're getting a handle on this boaty lark? Cheers, T.

It's bizarre that we happy boaters can never get away from toilet questions, but here's another one. I have a Sanimarin macerator: C48 or something like that. The outside of it is as old as the boat, which makes it eleven years old. It works fine, but the seat is a bit past it's best and I would like to replace it. There are two problems with this. First, a replacement costs £100 and second, Leesan (or whoever distributes them in the UK) don't have any and haven't had any for ages. Finally to the question: will a standard seat fit? Cheers, T.

Fred was a real character. He probably wouldn't be allowed these days. The twenty first century doesn't have room for them. Sad. T.

Certainly you can. Twenty years or so ago I had a garment that my kids called my 'squalid cardie'. They thought it was the most comfortable thing on the planet. Old clothes are our friends. T.

Give up the piano and cello (although I do like the cello) take up harmonica and lay down a little blues. Sowing: how much space does one need for a packet of needles and a reel of cotton? Fishing: 6ft fly rod and a reel. Again, not too big. Cyclists: I'll get my gun!

Yes, but valve amps are like diesels. They love to work. T.

Amps? They go up to 11.

It's easy. music on iPod books on kindle and bin everything else you don't need/use. With the exception of 80ish hardbacks, I can probably get everything I own into the boot of my car. I believe I have everything I actually need to be very comfortable. We sold the house, where we had lived for more than 30 years. My wife retained, among a great many other things, 7 large boxes of photos that had been in the loft, unlooked at, for the entire period. When I say large, I mean about the size of a case of a dozen bottles of wine. Let me point out that they are not on the boat, they are now in her loft, still unlooked at. T.

Perfectly true. I wanted a trad and bought one with a cruiser stern. The boat picks the boater. T.

Clean and boat don't really go together. Get mucky and enjoy. T.

Congratulations indeed. A very attractive boat. Enjoy. T.

Absolutely sure. I bought my boat 2 years ago in Stoke On Trent and brought it up to Middlewich single handed with very little experience. The advice was that boats steer better at speed, so I cracked on and what I didn't crash into is hardly worth talking about. Bridges, locks, the bank and the rescue boat at the north end of the Harecastle tunnel all fell foul of my crap helmsmanship and as for reversing, you have no idea. I'm still not perfect, but I'm an awful lot better and, I hope, improving every time I go out. Also, the equipment on your boat will take great delight in dropping you right in it just when a bit of an easy time would be sooooo nice. You'll get through it all and you will look back and laugh at all the shit you had early on. Keep the faith. T.

He was arrested for being norty.

Reversing nearly always sucks, but you do get better at it the more you try, in fact you will get better at nearly everything. T.