Murflynn
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Travelling on the Avon between Stratford and Tewkesbury this weekend I was impressed how clean and tidy the river and the riverbanks are. And on Sunday most of the anglers hanging their long poles half way across the river pulled them in without comment as I passed, some even waving a (polite) greeting.
But today I came across a team of strimmer operators near Pershore, cleaning up the angling holes, presumably on behalf of an angling club, cutting back the nettles and brambles and kicking the refuse, presumably left by previous anglers - plastic bottles and the like - into the river! Well - they weren't carrying refuse bags so I suppose that seemed the logical thing to do.
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Try carpet tiles fixed with spray adhesive. It pulls off easily if you need to.
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Anything more than that you are just taking his word on...
... apparently the Rotherham 1400 weren't believed either. The police didn't take their word for it.
Why would the OP lie? OK the photos are inconclusive but they were not submitted as proof, only for illustration.
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I love most of it but the biggest disappointment has to be Oxford which was built with its back to the Thames/Isis.
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Many thanks - have contacted them (pun?)
in my experience, their customer service is second to none. They refused to sell me a complete replacement contactor when they realised I had DIY skills, and sold me a set of contacts instead for a tenner.
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On the one occassion that there was a (small) leak in my gas system, the bubble tester (since removed) did not identify any problems, but a manometer test did. It was a very slight leak, which one tweak on one compression fitting resolved, but it demonstated to me that a manometer is a far more discerning test than any bubble tester.
I recently read a recommendation on this forum that the observation period for a bubble tester should be much longer than is specified in the instructions, to address this point.
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The heave of water (not the wash) is approximately proportional to the ratio between the cross section of your boat and that of the canal. So if you have a deep drafted flat bottomed boat with a cross section of say 1.5sq.m. passing along a canal of say 10sq.m. the ratio is 0.15. If you have a shallow vee bottom with a cross section of say 0.8sq.m. in the same canal the ratio is 0.08, approximately half. So there will be half as much water trying to rush past your boat. Of course the effort to drive the boat under such conditions (against the apparent current) will be less for a Springer, meaning less revs, less wake, etc.
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Please do tell me where as I can't find the answer hence why I asked in the first place !!!
I'm sure you are aware that there is no proscribed solution in engineering standards, rather you should ensure your installation is designed to satisfy the requirements, in this case sections 7.7 and 7.8. There are clearly several options, the choice of which which will depend on your particular installation and layout.
Don't think there's much to add to that.
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What regulator do you have?
I've looked at the BSS notes and I can't make out what pipe goes between the regulator and the bubble tester.
My connector is like a flexible hose nipple to get onto the system.
Thanks.
http://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/media/180428/bss%20guide%202005%20complete%20web.pdf
it's all there.
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Apologies for hijacking thread but I'm looking for a (at least) 500 amp (ideally) latching 12 volt DC solenoid to act as remotely controlled bowthruster battery isolator.
This is to replace the motorised BEP one I have been using which is only rated at 275 amps continuous (1250 amps cranking) and finally burnt out the other day after two years of use. Note the BT itself is fused at 600 amps. Although BEP do a much higher rated isolator its not available in motorised version.
http://www.albrightinternational.com/lang/en/index.html
these are used by Vetus, for example.
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the other side of the coin - a heron seen feeding with pigeons on scraps of bread at the side of the Harrow Road in Kensal Town, alongside the canal. Not bothered at all by the people waiting at the bus stop 5 yards away.
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Bristol area: D Williams 01275 373 465
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Or you could try and run the Bowthruster from the engine battery via the cables running from the engine room to the bows, or even start the engine from the bowthruster via the same cables, so I hope they are big.
as I stated before, there will be significant voltage drop. Try and do the calculations and you will see.
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if you connect the BT battery directly to the engine start battery (with appropriate isolators for each battery) the BT battery will charge in parallel with the engine battery, and they will support each other during BT running and engine start.
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If you supply the BT from remote batteries, even with heavy welding cable you will suffer significant voltage drop, probably enough to cause the contactor (the heavy duty solenoid switch attached to the thruster motor) to chatter and eventually burn out the contacts, especially if the remote battery is not fully charged. The contactor will be designed to operate on 12V plus, and if you only have 12.5V under load from a remote battery you hardly have a chance
Strongly recommend the battery to be fitted as close as possible, then use fairly heavy duty cable the length of the boat for charging the battery.
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just realised you're all discussing the picture on the lock GATE. now I can see it too
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murflynn lovely looking boat is that a recent pic as it looks very familiar ? I travel along the feeder on a weekly basis when I weigh my scrap in at manor scrap just along from were you are moored and think I may have seen you
????? I haven't posted a picture of my boat.
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Have made a note 20psi = max!
Yes, nothing wrong with our system, just wanted to check what the pressure should be.
Gradually getting to know our boat = will be an expert this time next year
But you may be missing the point. The pressure will vary depending on whether the accumulator is full of air or (nearly) full of water. You really need to empty it of water by switching the pump off and opening the taps. The pressure will then be at its lowest. Check the pressure and adjust.
We can get approximately 0.5 ltr of water before pump starts.
That seems to be working incorrectly. The volume of water should be at least half the volume of the accumulator if the pressure is set correctly. How small is your accumulator?
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Netham lock in Bristol is open by default. Only closes for high spring tides and when the River Avon is in serious flood.
Yes it does seem strange, even after using it dozens of times.
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That's a strange arrangement unless the water tank has been modified. Obviously an electric bow thruster motor cannot be under water.
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Ripping people off is emotive, and in this case would more likely comprise charging for something they can't do..
In this case it seems more likely that some people are pricing at the level they think they can get away with - or alternatively pricing in order to avoid getting the job. Unfortunately these would be normal business practice and nothing to do with ripping someone off; I don't believe many businesses nowadays charge purely on the basis of cost + margin and most that do won't be around for long.
Sad but true.
what he said.
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When we hired on the Broads we had very little instruction from the yard. The first time we hired we actually asked for a bit more.
Did what little instruction you did get convince you to drive at a safe speed?
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If you go through Bancroft Basin Lock in Stratford, or Avon Lock in Tewkesbury, you are
leavingjoining ?? Avon waters and need a Licence from the Avon Navigation Trust.
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