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I don't know but the majority view is that you are OFF-TOPIC

corrected that for you insofar as it applies to you.

or they meant what OP is saying - but they should have used the words "each cell". what was the water/acid level in each of the cells?

no !! please !!! that would be too much information.

so your comment 'never mind the quality, feel the price' may be disregarded as a load of old tosh because it doesn't represent what you believe. QED. AdE, do you ever wonder how others perceive you when you make opinionated statements that are then found to be baseless?

Your comment can only be interpreted as saying that Aldi's quality is poor - what a load of old tosh. Perhaps you are an Aldi snob who hasn't used them regularly. We do our basic bulk shopping there and find that some of their items are better than anything we can find elsewhere. For example, try their sourdough rolls for home baking - nothing anywhere else compares. And I have 3 rechargeable 18v drills that each cost less than £30 and they are still going strong (light boat construction/maintenance and domestic use) after 5 years.

which is the point - if bye-laws are not accompanied by sufficient enforcement resources then they are meaningless; suggesting they are laws is just taking the Piddle. .......................... oh, and don't forget - "the law is an ass"

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yes, very. I'm sure you will be the first to agree that anything that is quoted should be properly attributed. if you don't then you may begin to assume the character of a norty canine who fills the "other space" with drivel. ahh!! a bye-law. not usually referred to as "the law" ....................... hmmmm ................................ that waters it down a bit, innit?

which "law" ?

if AdE had his way posts like that would be removed by the mods.

if that is true then why did you originally refer to some photos you had seen? as you already know I spent a lifetime managing the construction of "big-inch" welded steel pipelines with high performance coatings, and I can assure you that there was nowt wrong with the welding or the alignment or dimensions on my boat. perhaps you are unaware that they built so many shells that they had several workshop sites - the site in central Liverpool where mine was built was professionally run and well organised. I have no idea what the others were like.

I can go one better than that - I have owned a Scouseboat from new and visited the factory 3 times during its construction. It would appear your only evidence for comparing them unfavourable to a Trabant is some photos you have seen of "them" being painted. IMHO the quality of the steel, the workmanship and the company's integrity were (in 2005) beyond criticism. the design was a little unimaginative but not as patently ugly as some shell builders.

Despite what many believe, particularly the highly opinionated AdE (who appears to have knowledge of salty boats, but I am not aware that he has ever owned a steel canal boat, narrow or wide), there is nothing wrong with most boats built by LBC. The fact that they once dominated the market for shells and their high production figures allowed them to make economies of scale and offer shells at lower prices than many serious steel boat builders (ignoring the general steel fabricators who made a few ugly sewer tubes as a sideline) does not automatically imply they are badly built and of poor quality. There are of course exceptions and Friday afternoon boats that may have faults, but once they produced about 50% of all shells sold each year and if 5% have significant faults, that is a lot of boats. Trabant - no; Vuaxhall - maybe. Of course a LBC shell will use less gas - because the owner is more aware of costs and does not waste heat unnecessarily.

I really don't know why folk get excited about it being 'semi-tidal. The River Avon above Netham Lock is very rarely affected by the tide - only extreme spring tides will over-top Netham Weir, and as a local you will soon get familiar with the pattern of the tides and avoid any dangers. Like any river there will be periods of heavy flow and rising levels.

36kg is no good for me on my (lightweight) camping cruiser, but I understand the advice about over-speccing the power rating so that it runs more sweetly under part-load. I anticipate running two chargers that draw 500W and 460W respectively so a 2KVA jobbie will not be running under full load.

duly noted, thanks.

I believe that is the normal way to specify it, presumably in accordance with some EN, but I too wish that sellers should clarify it when quoting noise levels.