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9 hours ago, dmr said:
Shunts in series
If you don't like them in series you could try wiring them in parallel ...
(Disclaimer: This is a geeky joke. It's not a technical recommendation! )
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5 minutes ago, David Mack said:
the introduction of a staircase pair in the middle of the flight, when there looks to be room to accommodate two single locks, has just added unnecessarily to the water consumption on the flight.
Has it?
Surely we all understand that cycling a lock uses exactly that lock's volume (L x W x rise) of water. I can't see why a staircase would use more than the suggested two locks worth of water.
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Dobson Lock services on the L&L. Worst ever!
We once interrupted a mate "filling" his water tank to get enough to fill a kettle. Which took two minutes for a litre and a half ... he stopped bothering with his hosepipe, we didn't bother trying ours and we moved on.
Talking to the CRT bloke we saw there, he laughed and agreed. The maintenance yard are under strict instructions not to fill their kettle or wash their hands if someone is trying to use the shower!
Apparently Yorkshire Water were complained at years ago, and to meet their own delivery targets (pressure at meter, not flow rate) they reduced the diameter of the supply pipes.
Good water pressure, job done ... I haven't ever tried that shower.
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1 hour ago, Doodlebug said:
So is there no version of an aga that is smaller but not so small as to be one of the mini boatman cabin range style stoves?
Yes there is.
@casper ghost's parents had one on their boat, but I don't know what it was. He might!
1 hour ago, agg221 said:Aga - no. Rayburn - look at the No.1 or the Regent,
Must read down the thread before posting ...
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10 hours ago, Arthur Marshall said:
Although, with St Pat's night coming up, of course, it's worth noting that the writer of Danny Boy was quite aware of plumbing's powers of communication.
Very good.
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9 hours ago, magnetman said:
All I remember about physics was being told again and again that a white radiator was more effective than a black radiator. I was stubborn about the black radiator being more effective.
Teachers constantly told me that the white radiator is more efficient. I never believed them and had x marked on my tests.
Hah!
I did the same on a physics paper. I answered the question as written, then underneath corrected the question and answered that too.
Yes, a black radiator is more efficient at radiating. Most heat output from a domestic "radiator" on a central heating system is via convection though.
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8 hours ago, MtB said:
takes up a TONNE of worktop space, unlike my gas oven.
Well yes. Most gas ovens take up exactly zero worktop space!
I thought you of all people would have known this ....
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1 hour ago, dmr said:
He claims that he can also rebuild my cooked Iskra alternator for less that the price of a new one
Speak to Lancashire Rotating Electrics.
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fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery. See the mortgage charge document for full details.
A registered charge on The Rochdale Canal Trust by the Millennium Commission ...
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1 hour ago, Tracy D'arth said:
Its a Beta, check the multiplugs on the engine wiring loom for bad contacts.
Also see if there's two multiplug connections!
I've been caught out by this before - there's sometimes an extended harness between the multiplug from the engine and the multiplug from the control panel.
It depends how the engine installation was done.
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On 25/02/2024 at 11:49, Hudds Lad said:
It's certainly sedate crawling past the Golden Nook moorings for 40mins or so
40 minutes?! SLOW DOWN!
1 hour ago, nealeST said:No because now I can say I’ve done the Hurleston flight….😜 This has been an interesting process. At the outset I was casually thinking go south to Audlem and beyond…but going north is better…in this instance.
What stops you doing Hurleston on a Nantwich to Ellesmere Port trip? Turn left ...
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2 hours ago, David Mack said:
Staying in a marina in a paid-for slot will not get you an overstay notice.
Paying for a mooring is a pretty good definition of "such longer period as is reasonable in the circumstances."
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2 minutes ago, MtB said:
Surely its better to ban burning wood than to ban wood-burners.
If you ban wood-burners, people will replace them with multi-fuel stoves.
Are you expecting our government to make a sensible choice having considered the ramifications? You must be new here ...
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12 minutes ago, cuthound said:
Until fairly recently, if you were rich enough, you could leave a large cash deposit (£500,000 when it was revoked) with a high court rather than take out a motor insurance policy and still comply with the road traffic act.
IIRC it was £50,000 when I passed my driving test way back in 1971.
Yes this. I worked for BTR Dunlop many years ago and they chose to self insure their vehicle fleet. I think that at the time they needed to keep £10 million in an escrow account, which was obviously peanuts to a big corporate organisation.
The director who suggested it got quite a nice bonus when they'd totted up the savings on the open insurance market!
There may have been further underwriting of the risks, but a ten million quid excess tends to keep premiums down 😁
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25 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:
I don't really know why insurance is regarded as being so important, as far as CRT is concerned
It's in the 1995 Act as being one of the conditions of a licence
7 minutes ago, peterboat said:No guarantee that your insurance will recover your boat unfortunately, it seems that some companies have dropped that from there cover
Check your insurance covers your needs ...
Third party liability cover is required, added cover is available for a price. Or make sure you have deep enough pockets in the event of a problem.
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1 hour ago, Momac said:
The terms do not say that.
Not in those exact words no.
They said "You must provide insurance details, we may check the insurance is valid."
You said "I agree" or ticked a checkbox indicating you agree.
Prior consent.
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1 minute ago, Momac said:
Much use of the word 'may'.
I would hope insurers would not divulge data without prior consent.
By agreeing to the Ts & C's you have given prior consent.
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8 minutes ago, Momac said:
Everyone else has to provide those insurance details.
Whether C&RT run any checks is up to them.
I doubt very much whether C&RT have authority to obtain data direct from insurers . However C&RT could contact you and ask for a copy of the insurance certificate if you are selected for a random spot check.
In due course it may become necessary to upload the insurance certificate to the C&RT portal.
7.3. When You apply for a Licence You must provide the name of Your insurance company, the policy number and expiry date. We may ask for a copy of the certificate or policy schedule.
7.4. After the Boat is Licensed, We may request a copy of the insurance policy or schedule. We may check with Your insurer that the policy is valid. We may also give information We hold about Your Boat to Your insurance company.From the Private Boat licence terms and conditions
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10 hours ago, Momac said:
At present C&RT accept insurance is in place on an honesty basis
Do they?
I have to provide them the name of my insurer, the policy number and the expiry date.
I assume they use these to check ...
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On 17/02/2024 at 18:54, PCSB said:
I noted he blocked his scuppers ... why would you do that? Surely scuppers are ther to let the water out! (at least they have been on the boats I've been to sea on).
I put external flaps on mine for a rough crossing to stop waves coming into the well deck.
Nothing fancy - a bit of milk carton plastic, top hinged with gaffer tape - to reduce water intake from waves but allow water out (mostly) as usual.
I don't think I'd want them sealed watertight though!
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On 15/02/2024 at 14:13, Tracy D'arth said:
a pipe is a pipe. Fill it with water under pressure and it will come out of the other end.
You obviously haven't met some of the "plumbers" I know ...
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8 minutes ago, dmr said:
Three weeks of pleasant cruising and you could be up here, maybe only two if you really tried.
Tuckeys or Bowern ... He'd be there same day!
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3 minutes ago, IanD said:
Or most boaters voted in favour... 😉
Well yes, as you are well aware and have discussed previously.
I do suspect a higher proportion of hmers voted to surcharge ccers than ccers did!
2 minutes ago, MtB said:I don't think it matters what the survey result gave.
CRT were going to put up prices and try to correct the obvious iniquities in the fee structure regardless. The survey result just made it easy to justify.
Not sure about that. In the unlikely event that all responses said "Go on, add another ten percent, we don't mind" CRT would probably have gone that route.
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3 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:
this idea that CRT are missing out on their 9%’s,
and CRT want to recoupe the cost (whether I agree or not, I’m not sure)
Doesn't matter if you or I agree, most of the hmers voted in favour so it's what we get!
Tonic required. Send in your photos of what is nice on the waterways now.
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or the much more optimistic ///over.happily.unscathed