[Minimum distance? The enforcement officers have it in black and white.]

Dear CRT,

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I respectfully request a copy of a map held by an enforcement officer at xxx location on yyy date. I understand said map is being used to assist said officer in the execution of his duties.

 

Etc

 

Send that if you are interested enough, it can be emailed.

[Repainting the exterior]

5k is a likely cost from start to finish for 50ft

[Creating a digital log?]

repeated

[Creating a digital log?]

Or use blogger.com and create a daily/weekly blog

[Hopper window buffer sticky thing]

Neoprene rubber self adhesive strips, into eBay and it will cost couple of quid, works fine

[Stove supply and fit.......]

Where are you?

[New Live Aboards Master Prep List]

You will get oil somewhere!

[Getting coal from bag to stove]

Lol

 

I did hear of a guy who loaded his under a bow seat and used an Archimedes screw to lift the coal into a mini hopper which fed the skuttle

[Getting coal from bag to stove]

Swap to a diesel stove maybe?

 

Although I use the process you describe and it's good enough for me.

[New Live Aboards Master Prep List]

Read others blogs, huge source of information. Type Narrowboat blog in Google, chrome, Firefox or IE

[the first few weeks aboard?]

It's not for everyone. I love the limitations brought on by boating. Power is not a problem unless you make it one. I had a Webasto thermo top fitted from my budget, warm boat and hot water, no problem. When on the cut I have a Honda eu20i if needed to generate more electricity, to be honest, we don't often need it. My constant fear over battery drainage is alleviated somewhat by having a victron gauge. Condensation, just missed out on the de-humidifiers in Lidl so will source one from elsewhere if I get bugged enough to need one.

I am not liveaboard yet but having a boat and using it in the depths of winter wakes you up to cold boat syndrome, next task is a gsm remote webasto switch on unit.

 

Just love it!

[the first few weeks aboard?]

Have enough money to fix what goes wrong

[Boater Demographics]

Oh man - I didn't realize we were that far away from being "the boater type"- maybe we should have bought a Winnebago instead

Yeah I've always wanted a horse too!

[How often do you re-black your boat?]

I do mine every 12-18 months, leave it in a marina on a hook up with an isolation transformer. My blacking is done for me at £450 for thee coats. As I work I get out every other weekend and school holidays. The more regular blacking is compensation for the limited time out and because I can.

[Side Plating?]

I heard that you could introduce nitrogen to the boat interior which would mitigate the fire risk, is this pants?

[How much for a new bathroom?]

We had old services removed, a new B and Q shower cubicle, new sink and toilet- latter changed to macerator type from dump through and waste/ rinser pipes moved to the boat roof. Including two new doors and making good/painting this was an extensive job. Done for me, including parts and labour £3,500.

I should add we had the dump through tank removed and a new plastic one fitted under the bed

[Onboard communications]

We use these in the way described, no issues thus far, works fine.

[Shower tray]

Archimedes screw?

More seriously, unless you have a graduated flow, which I would doubt is easily possible, an electric pump is your best bet.

[HELP! What is this room called?]

UKIP HQ policy formation department?

Too big

[HELP! What is this room called?]

The arse end?

[HELP! What is this room called?]

Back cabin

[CRT release new edition of the Boaters' Handbook]

Opt in is not required by law. The Direct Marketing Association recommend opt in. The law surrounding this is largely contained within the Data Protection Act 1998. In simple terms you must not use information for purposes other than the reasons it was collected for. You should find an opt in or a purposes statement, known as a fair processing notice, somewhere in the guff we get from CRT in relation to use of personal data. Otherwise it should be reasonable in the circumstances, there is an exception in the act about the "vital interests" but this purpose would not fall into that category. Alternatively, they just ignored DPA on the basis no one would complain to the information commissioners office. I don't want the booklet because I have an electronic copy. CRT would be advised to consider its customers needs and a little tick in annual renewals would have given them all they needed to spend our money wisely.

 

Great publication for those that need it and I commend its refresh.

[Brass polishing]

Mmm, magic mushrooms

[Typo possibly?]

Must be the thick steel

[Newbies - just starting our boating journey!]

Never mind the decor. One question: "Pump-out or cassette?"

No greenies for you lol!