Murflynn

I would say your clamp meter is not very accurate, but I wouldn't expect it to be. I always assume that DC clampmeter current readings are 'indicative' only.

nonsense. the weight (density) of iron and steel is 7850 kg/cu.m. - they are exactly the same. many old Dutch hulls (100 years or more) are built of quite thin iron plating, say 5mm or 6mm. I know of several centenarians that have had minimal repairs.

of course you are only checking where you might EXPECT to find leaks, not the rest of the system, some of which will be inaccessible. So it's a good test, but not all encompassing.

............. not turned away from drop-in clinics, longer appointments (20 minutes instead of 10), a general awareness that they should be singled out for more extensive screening, etc. etc. that's preferential in my book. and many/most of them don't contribute a sou, and many manage to live in chrome plated caravans and drive around in Range Rovers. we, the poor honest taxpayers have got it wrong somewhere down the line.

Just occurred to me that the fairest way to distribute the 'council tax' load is a local sales tax, so anyone buying anything anywhere effectively pays to support the infrastructure at the area where the goods/services were purchased. Like VAT the tax would be more or less invisible to the end user. Personally, I pay an obscene amount of council tax and take very little out of the system apart from the use of roads and parks, so I would be glad to support a change. And if CCers would automatically pay the tax to support the infrastructure in their chosen cruising area.

there are plenty of existing hulls, some of which should suit your purpose, so why try to re-invent the wheel and end up with an untried design? as I said before, if you check the SBA register there is a huge variety and choice, many of which are standard available designs. http://www.steamboatassociation.org.uk/page-1117882

Consuta is probably the nicest extant steam launch, and narrow enough for canals, but I think the speed range may not be compatible with CRT regs. Glyn Lancaster Jones made some more practical designs using plywood or other flat panel materials, they can be found in the SBA Register.

............... sacrilege!!

AFAIK the CIN is only relevant, and required, in order to comply with the RCD. If you don't have, or don't intend to have an RCD DoC then why on earth would you need a CIN? A sailaway only requires a CIN if you have no intention of completing it any further and therefore claim that it is a completed boat in its sailaway state .

I guess the issue should be considered against a background of new age travellers and gipsies who have been using some council facilities for free for many years. In the minds of some, CCers are just an extension of those groups.

??? pardon ??

USED may be interpreted reasonably as 'used for its intended purpose'. Even a pile of sheet steel could be used but not as a completed boat with utilities, furniture and appliances capable of supporting a comfortable lifestyle on the cut.

always amazes me when I see photos of owners of steam boats dressed in blazer and flannels, white shirt, tie and peaked cap, as in the SBA register. my image of Daniel and others (when in maintenance or operating mode) is a boiler suit, oil under the fingernails and grubby face.

AFAIK ads used to remain on Apollo Duck for months unless removed, possibly they have tightened up on their website management.

duly corrected, thanks. Regarding Chewbaka's issue - I can almost guarantee that the number he found in weld metal is the builder's hull number which is a unique identification quite separate from the CIN. Probably confused with HIN. No-one is interested in your RCD conformity (including the CIN number) until you sell the boat within 5 years, then it must (?) be in order. Not that anyone in authority is ever going to check in the case of a private fit-out.

when you need a CIN the RYA will issue one. You can decide when you need it. AFAIK they couldn't care less if the boat is completed or not. In any case if YOU are completing a sailaway the YOU are 'the Builder' which appears on the CIN Plaque.

we've covered that. There is no confusion in the minds of the the better informed.

no, no, don't click on any links whatever you do ................ DUHH! too late for TDH.

oh no it wouldn't. I think some of us might be flattered.