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Dastardly&Muttley

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  1. Hi all I'm going to look at a boat at the weekend which has a Lister LT2 engine. I'm new to boats and know next to nothing about engines other than what I was taught in engineering lectures years ago - certainly nothing practically useful. The boat is a 45' narrowboat and my main query is whether the LT2 (which I think is 15hp at max rpm) has enough grunt for powering the boat. I've read on other posts that prop size, torque and rpm are important for working out engine size - can someone explain what to look for? Also, is there anything in particular I should be looking out for when checking out the engine? Thanks!
  2. Sounds promising! I guess my concern was that while I'll be going away a fair bit, there may also be periods of several months at a time when I'm on the boat. I can take the boat out along the Wey and work from there for a week+ every month or so, so maybe that's not as big a problem as I thought.
  3. Thanks everyone for all the advice. I must say Pyrford would have been my first choice. Their website has this to say though: "We DO NOT offer any berths on a residential, or liveaboard basis." Fairly explicit I'd say. A shame because I'd love somewhere a little more rural to walk my dog. From the sound of it though, a leisure mooring on the Slough arm of the Grand Union or nearabouts might work given that I'll be away a reasonable amount and have a house where I'm on the electoral roll. Does anyone know how often leisure moorings come up on the slough arm? Having said all that, Tim's boatyard looks like it might be a good spot. This may be a stupid question but would it be an issue that I'd be leaving for the boats for possibly weeks at a time during the winter? I'd worry about changing levels or flooding - thinking a canal might be a better option for a newbie like me.
  4. Hello all I'm soon to start a 3 year job near Ascot and am wondering what the best strategy for finding a mooring near there will be. It looks like the best waterways to base myself on would be the Thames around windsor or the Wey. I've read that it's hard to find a residential mooring but I'm wondering if I need one. My job takes me overseas quite a bit (I work in wildife conservation) and so I won't be living on the boat all the time. For that reason I was thinking that an annual berth at a marina might be my best bet but most of the ones I've seen say they don't do residential moorings. I know I should just get out there and talk to them but I was hoping to get some advice first. What I'd really like to know is how long would I need to spend away from the boat for the marina managers to be satisfied I'm not living on it? Would it be ok just to move marinas every couple of months? I should probably say I'm living with my folks at the moment so would continue to be on the electoral roll here. Also, if anyone has any specific mooring recommendations for the Wey or the Thames that would be great! Thanks!
  5. Hello everyone I'm new to boating but have always wanted to spend some time living on a boat. I was planning to move abroad but life's thrown me a curveball and I've ended up taking a job in the UK for a couple years. Thinking now's my chance to live aboard before going abroad. I have a friend who's showing the ropes but really hope to find some good advice on this forum. Looks like a great community here! D&M
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