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43 minutes ago, LadyG said:
I'm not convinced that anyone empties their generator after every use,, and then has no petrol on board.
Where are they keeping the fuel to run the generator?
But neither of those things is a BSS fail, as long as the generator and the fuel are correctly stored. Ideally in a locker that isn't the gas locker but is built to the same standards with vents etc.
A plastic petrol can is fine in the gas locker, a metal generator that could theoretically create a spark isn't.
Some people also choose to have a LPG generator that connects via a special fitting to the gas system and that's fine too.
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2 hours ago, DShK said:
Generator is much cheaper to replace (£600 for a second hand EU20i for example) than a boat engine when you wear it out through needless excessive hours and running it with low load (bore glazing, carbon buildup etc).
Running a little 40 amp alternator into a mostly charged lead acid battery is pretty much zero load, and as you rightly say is bad for the engine.
With big enough alternators and a lithium battery, running in neutral for charging isn't usually a low load on an engine. Dumping 200 Amps at 14.4 Volts is delivering just under 3 kW of electrical power, so around 4 horsepower - not accounting for inefficiencies in the input power.
That's more power than you'd use for passing a line of boats while cruising, and nobody claims that's bad for an engine.
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33 minutes ago, Shandybass said:
I take all advice gratefully, even when it's not exactly what I wanted to hear.
And that's why you will continue to receive possibly more advice than you would like on here.
It's a very pleasant change from the all too frequent sulking some posters do if they get sound advice from experienced boaters but not the answer they wanted. Asking for clarification or more details is fine, ranting at the forum members who are giving their time and knowledge trying to help you is not.
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2 hours ago, Tenzin said:
Arachnophobia is a real thing.
Quite. All the comments about just getting used to them won't help at all if it's a true phobia.
You already know it's irrational, you already know they are better residents than mosquitoes. But that doesn't matter, because it's a phobia.
Honestly if you are severely affected by it then boating isn't for you because they will always be present.
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42 minutes ago, jonathanA said:
I also think it's too easy to shove any old fuse in or "silver paper" the old one to get things working and then it's forgotten about until something sets on fire....
Slightly better than a thick nail hacksawed to fit but not by much!
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1 hour ago, MtB said:
ALL of us would need to do that for it to have a significant impact.
And of course the easiest and cheapest way for CRT to collect this would be to combine it with the licence fee.
We wouldn't want them to have to waste staff time and banking fees collecting an extra tenner from everyone ...
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1 hour ago, booke23 said:
You need it to look like you do not own a generator, so storing it completely out of sight is a good idea even though this is easier said than done on some boats.
And limited point if you hoick it out and run it frequently...
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7 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
Is it?
Yes, unless you know something I'm not aware of.
Add a bit:
For clarity, the L&L is shut from Wigan Junction to Leeds.
Leigh to Liverpool via Wigan Junction (the 72ft locks) is open.
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3 minutes ago, robtheplod said:
Could you go straight from the MSC to Liverpool?
It's doable, but it's a much trickier crossing than you'd think. Ship Canal to Pomona and then Bridgewater and L&L to Liverpool is a much less demanding but far longer route.
At least it's currently navigable!
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56 minutes ago, MoominPapa said:
That's the last route from the Weaver to the rest of the world gone then. Better start digging from Winsford towards the Middlewich branch.
MP.
Be an impressive lock flight!
You could just reinstate Runcorn Locks but that's not what they're planning, sadly.
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4 minutes ago, MtB said:
they will keep a weather eye on the mooring income and general success of businesses occupying their properties on commercial leases, [...] In much the same way as the evil pub companies do.
Nah, the big pubcos don't have any interest in the general success of tenanted pubs. Property prices and finding the next mug who thinks they will pay to run a pub is what they care about.
Which is why so many are closing.
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42 minutes ago, IanD said:
What CART see is a fixed income from leasing a property/business, which by definition is investment income.
This has been explained several times now...
Correct.
But you said:
1 hour ago, IanD said:In that case they'll count as "mooring fees" not "investments".
Which is exactly the opposite, and contradicts every other one of your posts on the topic ...
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53 minutes ago, IanD said:
In that case they'll count as "mooring fees" not "investments".
They won't, because there's an intermediary. The club and marina have income from moorings. Out of this they pay a lease, as they are renting the facilities from CRT.
It's exactly the same as the earlier posts about Aquavista, that would count as property income for CRT.
It doesn't matter to CRT if the lease money comes from a jumble sale, a raffle, or boat mooring fees as long as they get it!
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Just now, IanD said:
The point being that if it's not under CRT control -- like license fees and direct mooring income -- they can't increase it to make more money. And if Aquavista then put up their fees to track CRT direct moorings, it's Aquavista who get the extra money since their lease terms won't change.
Agreed. The acid test is actually the opposite - if one of the marinas upset all their moorers so they all leave and there is no mooring income, is the rent still due? The answer is obviously yes, because it's income from a commercial lease.
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28 minutes ago, Victor Vectis said:
Yes.
That's a problem with a boat called 'Red Wharf'.
And it's cold outside ...
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35 minutes ago, Lady M said:
I remain convinced that some mooring income is reported under Investments. This relates to sites leased from CRT.
1 minute ago, IanD said:Why do you think that? The category "Boating and mooring" seems pretty clear, as opposed to "investment and property".
I seem to recall that (all? some?) of the marinas now run by Aquavista are leased from the CRT property arm. The buyout was for the business, not the properties.
While technically from boat mooring fees, this will (correctly) be identified as investment and property income on CRT accounts. Income from CRT direct moorings will be reported as mooring income.
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17 hours ago, NB Saturn said:
He had a bathtub, so not too dissimilar in shape!
That's unfair.
Most bathtubs have a nice rounded chine rather than a square corner. 😁
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3 minutes ago, brianthesnail96 said:
Whether "on" is to manually override an automatic pump or merely to switch a purely manual one on is another question.
The surveyor I use recommends dropping the bilge pump in a bucket of water occasionally to see if it works.
Many of them don't get any use at all and can seize up over time, some of them have blockages from stuff in the bilges, some are simply not wired up correctly.
Testing them occasionally lets you know all is well if they ever need using urgently.
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4 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:
Well, yes, but I would have thought early in the initial training a degree of small boat handling would have been done. Perhaps it suggests proper boat shaped boats handle far better than typical narrowboats.
Or that there's more room for error on the seas 😁🛥️⛵⚓
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4 hours ago, magnetman said:Why do These People Put Capital Letters on Everything ?
Because it's a title, so they're using title case.
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Does the top access channel for the Falkirk Wheel qualify?
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15 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:
As I understand it nowadays the vast majority is road diesel dyed red
Sort of. The actual marker chemicals are not the red dye, that's added as well as the markers so you can tell it's marked fuel.
It's why filtering the red dye out doesn't work - the actual markers are still in there and detectable even if you manage to remove all the red dye.
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1 hour ago, IanD said:
That's not what Mr. Archimedes said... 😉
Famously he said "You reeker!"
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7 minutes ago, jonesthenuke said:
Being blunt, is CRT maintaining water in the reservoirs for the benefit of the fish etc rather than keeping the canal system viable?
No.
If the canal puddle clay dries out, it cracks and then leaks all the remaining water away.
They are hedging their bets in case this very dry weather continues into August or September, and if they get it wrong the entire network could permanently fail.
If you can absolutely guarantee that we'll have a wet August providing enough rain in the correct places to refill the reservoirs and the canals then you're doing better than the Met Office. Would you bet the entire network on it?
How fast did flyboats go?
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That's a very good point. Did the flyboats ride a soliton wave that was deliberately created by a different boat behind them, or did they simply not ride the wave?
As you say, if they created their own wave it would probably be ahead of them and useless.