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weigh the batteries in for a tenner each ...

If you do it at Aqueduct Marina on the Middlewich Branch it's cheaper than 12 months afloat because they ran out of space.

... or even a turnkey Victron system ... Break Out Another Ten grand!

It's very rare I disagree with you on technical topics Tony, but this is going to be one of them. If the boat is not hooked up to a reliable shoreline and left on charge, there is no valid reason at all not to have a solar array and controller fitted. Batteries left for months on end are prime candidates for at least a modest solar system, keeping them fully charged even through winter. I agree that many battery distributors only charge stock once a month, but that's the trade-off between too much faffing and acceptable battery condition. It's also why I always check rested voltages on delivery!

I thought it would need both skill and effort ...

That's an interesting comment Martin. Which staircase locks on the L&L do you expect to be manned apart from the tourist traps at Bingley 3 & 5 rises? Have you posted about the problem you had and I missed it?

That's because you are listening to the wrong advice! The correct advice is to charge them fully to 100% as soon as possible after discharging them to maximise battery life. Whether this is worth doing economically (cost of diesel vs cost of batteries) is where the subject gets complicated!

Bet you a tenner it didn't. In fact I'll specifically bet you it rose earlier, so the day is slightly longer.

Maybe the tin-foil-hat brigade have a point!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50894670 HMS Defender: Royal Navy seizes £3.3m of crystal meth in Arabian Sea Cdr Richard Hewitt added: "This has been a real boost for the ship's company as they face Christmas away from their loved ones." Well yeah. 130 kilos of crystal meth would be a real boost for anyone!

I though that one had been consigned to the dustbin compost heap of history!

My favourite was an 8' snake. It turned out to be a draught excluder, but it was heart-stopping when it's head came up the weedhatch!

Paging @Alan de Enfield who recently moved his boat one of his boats to Anglesey ...

Maybe, but Dyson (Freeman not James!) proposed a sphere and Niven swapped it for a Ringworld!

It's a capital crime!

I agree. Where's your boat moored? ...

Yeah, lorries are surprisingly tough to kill ...

It looks like the people in the boat are putting coins in the bucket/scoop on the end of the pole. Was there a toll? Crossposted with the answer from @OldGoat

It's quite normal for CRT to padlock the top and bottom lock of a flight if they are working in the middle of it. If you can do one lock you should be able to do the rest!

There is a specific business licence for static boat rentals, which is exactly what is being described. Commercial BSS certificate and insurance are required to get it.