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Kate Boats at Stockton Top Marina.

But are they calibated? Poor Mike, he is having an argument with himself and losing

My first introduction to canal boating was on the pair of self steer UCC boats in July 1973 as part of a venture scouts, one boat for the boys and one for the girls. Unfortunately I failed to take any photos of the boats, only the people on board. Can't remember the names of the boats, but I enjoyed it so mucho hired one the next year with friends to overcome the restrictions the scouts had put on the first holiday. Camping boats must have introduced hundreds of young people to the canals, something that is much needed today to ensure their future.

Ashby Canal is lock free and if you turn left at the end you can try the stop lock st Hawesbury Junction (1 foot drop) and turn back at the bottom of Hillmorton Locks. 01455 212671 sales@ashbyboats.com

My boat is 10 years old and uses 3M Thinsulate.Thefr have been no issues with it. My previous boats has sprayfoam insulation. I would say it is almost but not quite as good as sprayfoam for thermal insulation but has better noise insulating properties. It also has the advantage of being easily removed when the hull needs welding, and unlike sprayfoam cannot be put on unevenly, leaving thin spots.

I find baby wipes work on the glass of my drip feed diesel stove. Previously on a multi-fuel stove I used newspaper and ash and a wet green scourer for the really burnt on bits.

Have a greenie. Certainly the one we had in our first shareboat was demonstrably useless. I put "tinytalk" temperature loggers around the boat, and they read the same whether the ecofan was in the stove or not. However I do wonder whether they can work in some configurations of boat, (stove position and furniture position), because so many report that they do work, although it always seems to be anecdotal rather than empirical evIdence based. The alternative is that those who buy them convince themselves that they work...

That is what the dIode test function of a multimeter does, it uses the 9 volt battery to switch the diodes of the GI on. Gibbo used a 9 volt battery and test lamp to do the same IIRC.

You don't have The GI connected to anything to test it. This video shows the principles of using the diode testing function of a multimeter to test a GI.

Can't someone just move the sign to the other side of the M6? That should keep the anglers happy without upsetting the boaters.

Inthought the Ford Edsel was universally acclaimed as tne worst car ever. "The 1958 Ford Edsel was supposed to be the new premiere car for middle-class Americans. Ford was so confident in the product that it pumped $250 million into it. But instead of starting a revolution, the company lost $350 million on the unattractive gas-guzzler."

I think you will find that the zero bladed one is just as effective as any bladed one and quieter to boot.

You think that he may live under a bridge demanding tolls?

That will be the wind chill effect from the eco fan.

Just a thought, but boats aren't always the exact stated length. The OP would be well advised to measure the exact length of his boat to ensure is really is 60 foot or less before attempting the north eastern canals.

Similar for me. I wanted to stay with BT until I was 60 with 42 years service, but could see the generous redundancy scheme wouldn't last for ever as it clearly aimed attempting the large number of 50 somethings. In the last quarter of 2007 they missed their voluntary redundancy target, so offered a one 25% enhancement, so I took it at the age of 54. I went to an agency who found me less onerous work for a better package. The following March BT have the benefits of their voluntary redundancy package, do luckily, I "maxed" it. I realise how lucky I have been to work when I did, and feel sorry for people working today, who have much reduced pensions for which they take all the risks of future financial performance. Nothing will change unless it is for the worse until there is an undersupply of the Labour market.

This is what a typical lead acid battery plate look like. A lead grid filled with an active paste.

Whilst they may be "years away from statutory retirement age", BW was a QANGO, and thus shared the Civil Service pension scheme, which allowed retirement at 60 years of age for most members (the age at which pension becomes payable has been increased for younger members). Presumably this too was inherited by CRT from BW. If this is the case then they aredoing what most people do and retiring as soon as they can afford to.

Less to do with the batteries internal resistance and more to do with the plate surface area. The greater the plate surface area exposed to the electrolyte, the more chemical reaction can take place and the more current can be delivered in a short space of time.

Skriking was a word in common usage when I grew up in Lancashire in the late 50's to mid 60's. It means crying.

You make a compelling case for owning two boats of different lengths., one for the north and one for the south.

My guess is that most of them are "snake oil, unless prices have dropped massively in the last few years. There are some very expensive (£10k ish 5 years ago) ones available which use the Coup de Fouet effect along with battery conductance available for commercial use, which work well but only with VRSLA batteries (gel & AGM).