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I initially refilled my Webasto system with 50% mix. The radiators refused to get hot. I drained it and remixed it to a 25% solution and all worked well.

They used to be called Great Haywood Boat Sales and I have heard many people say bad things about them. I bought my boat from them, simply because they had the boat I wanted at the price I wanted and found them thoroughly professional. I guess all brokers can have good and bad days. It really depends on the sales person you are dealing with.

Oddly enough I bought my boat from the unmentionable broker. They had the boat I wanted at the right price (after negotiation) so despite the comments on here I bought it. They were professional and I have never regretted my decision.

Indeed, Myself and many others have recommended them simply because unlike most brokers you can ask for the keys to several boats and peruse them at your leisure. It helps people decide which features they like or not, this helping them to decide what is important for them when choosing their boat.

I'd be surprised if many people take their boat out of the water to maintain it there... 🤣

When I began looking for a boat in 2013 I visited Whilton so that my wife could get a feel for different sterns, layouts etc before we bought. Much to my surprise Whilton had a Steve Hudson boat, "Lechi Da", for sale at £90,000. It was in very good condition. However the vast majority of the boats for sale there are at the middle and lower price bracket.

Terry Darlington had an air conditioning unit fitted to "Phyllis May" when taking his narrowboat to the Indian River in the US, but of course he was cruising longish days to avoid the power issues. Not sure how many low bridges there are on the Indian River. I can't seem to find it in any of my Nicholson's guides... As an aside, does anyone know why so many boats are called a girl's name followed by May? Just what is it that these girls may do?

Typical, any thread discussing boats always ends up in a discussion about borgs... Pumpout, cassette or composting, whatever floats your boat.

Many moons ago I had a Citroen BX, which used composite materials for the bonnet, roof and tailgate to save weight. A few days after returning from a hire boat holiday I noticed tiny rust patches appearing on the parts made from the composite material. I guess that someone at the boatyard had done some angle grinding near my car and the hot metal particles had melted their way into my composite panels and begun to rust after it next rained!

No that is what it was generally known as in the early 70's 🤣 Back in the early 70's I used to brew my own beer. White Shield and bottled Guinness were both live ales from which I cultured my yeast.

That word, increasingly used by new boaters, especially those who make YouTube videos really grates with me too.

And Whitbread Tankard (that name made a wonderful spoonerism )

Indeed, buy in haste, repent at leisure and then probably sell at a loss.

Or they have succumbed to avian flu. 😥

I haven't seen a single moorhen so far this year. 😥

Mine was always dry, until I had some work done at a boatyard, which stretched into a cold spell. When I collected the boat I noticed the water pump running on for far longer than I expected, checked it and found it leaking where the motor joins the body. I presume the boatyard let the boat freeze, which cracked the pump. After that I fitted the cheap water sensors alarms, readily available form eBay for a few quid, so I am now warned of any water below the water pump or if it is collecting in the cabin bilge.

That is what I used to predict the life of VRSLA's when used at average ambient temperatures higher than 20 degrees C, so a VRSLA battery located in an area average temperature of 30 degrees would have half the life of one located in an area with an average temperature of 20 degrees.