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well in a much smaller boat with a draft of less than 50cm I didn't get much past the Red House, certainly nowhere near the weir.

....................... and there's me wondering how a bloke thinks he can make a profit by buying a boat that needs the internal fit out that needs to be refreshed/replaced and then sell it on, 'speshully after he's paid the drydock fees, surveyor's fees, his own expenses and wages, never mind a temporary CRT licence. And all that without any current experience of the canals, just a rusty inaccurate memory from 15 years ago when he was nowt but a callow youf wearing rose tinted specs. ahhh ........ but I forgot, Daddy worked on the canals and OP was born on a boat so it's in his DNA ............. 😎 and he's got A levels ................ reely 'elpful ............................. dream on ...................... 😏

OP should try leaving his untaxed car parked on the road. he knows what will happen. why does he think canals are different? 🙄

I have 2 electric "day-boats" and I have given up serious cruising. Mooring outside my back door on the Thames so charging is easy. Regarding EV's as I am now retired and have little need for regular long journeys, doing perhaps 2k miles per year, there is no advantage to me getting an EV, either for myself or for the planet. For high mileage drivers EV's should become the only practical and affordable solution. I suggest that road tax should be abolished and petrol and diesel should attract huge tax increases. Low mileage users would suffer little increase in overall running costs, while high mileage users (and the companies they work for when the companies are paying expenses) would have a real financial motivation to go EV.

When I lived in Bristol I found Force 4 was excellent and convenient (located at the Marina) but I understand they have closed that branch what with covid and other things. make less money? ....... take less money but with minimal overheads it may show bigger profits.

thank you Nick. it confirms more or less what I thought - a pity the very well-written owner's manual wasn't checked by the technicians in the front line who have to deal with customers. just for the record, the EProp motors are fantastic and, according to all the reviews, a step ahead of Torqeedo which were the gold standard but are now having to play catch up to match EProp.

I read everywhere on the web that one of the advantages of lithium batteries is that they do not have a "memory" whilst NiCads do. I have an EPropulsion 1.0 outboard with a 1.3kwh 40v battery in my boat which is moored at the back of my home. I go for frequent short trips and I used to connect the charger each time I returned, and disconnect it when the indicator light went blue. When I went for a longer trip the battery charging indicator gradually dropped from 95% to 80% and then plummeted to 15%. Soon after the system shut down for "low battery" . I took the battery to EPropulsion's depot in Hamble and the technician checked it out. All the cells were healthy. He advised me not to charge it each time I use it, but to run it down to about 20% before charging in order to keep the cells in balance. Luckily I have a spare battery so this is manageable. The user manual simply states to avoid overcharging and makes no reference to cycling the battery over a wide range. Perhaps someone could explain why this situation is not effectively the same thing as a "memory" issue.

aye, it's allus bigger and better oop north 😉

what about that awful diamond shaped lock? ............................ and those bloody heavy paddle mechanisms - "Cruise the Avon and have an upper body workout !! "

.................. must should try harder ................

I blame the First Sea Lord.

you're welcome

you and I have that in common - a reet pair of Luddites innit?

as I found out to my cost when I had to buy an expensive Victron dongle in order to re-set my MPPT controller.

nor should you - all standard canal boats, narrow and fat, are built to Category D requirements and are limited to relatively calm water conditions. - Until 2013 a Category D boat "is limited to" rivers, canals and small lakes. (Winds up to Force 4 & waves up to 0.5 metres) - Since 2013 Category D requirements have been simplified to simply state that the vessel should be designed for Force 4 winds, and waves of up to and including 0.3 metres with occasional waves of 0.5 m maximum height. In my experience the Humber (for example) will often exceed those conditions.

really? Come to Abingdon and find out what is really happening .................. only a dribble of water at the weirs and a constant stream of hire and private boats in both directions. Perhaps there is a parallel universe that I'm unfamiliar with ?