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Murflynn

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  1. 14 minutes ago, MtB said:

     

    I'm really doubtful about your degree of electrical knowledge given you are not even getting the units right. And can you really get 6.5kW of solar onto the roof of a 10ft widebeam? You realise the harvest from 6.5kW of solar will be closer to 0.65kW in winter?

    (And then only for 4 hours per day.)

     

    spoilsport !!    😉

  2. On 09/03/2022 at 17:59, LadyG said:

    I'm not so sure about that, I saw a drowned ewe  not so long ago, there was quite a sharp drop off the field, she had no oportunity to climb out.

    Farmers are not writing off their livestock, but it was not a great field, ie unfenced.

    Price of lamb in Tesco is quite high, so they are worth a significant amount, even if the cost of production leaves gross margins very tight. 

     

    exactly - which is why there is little incentive for farmers to try to dissuade sheep from their tendency to try to commit hari kari by any one of many methods.

  3. 16 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

    My concern was not boating but where they intend to do it. Not much more than an elongated lake. I am not sure they would even find a residential mooring on there. It has a history of closures for long periods as well.

     

    I have cruised the Mon and Brec three times, from Goytre Wharf to Brecon and then south as far as the weed choked lagoons would allow.  I assume from your comment that the entire length as far as the flight of five locks in the north has been dry on more than one occasion.  That would not be a pleasant experience. 

     

    Lovely as that canal is, any mooring on much of its length will never see much in the way of sunshine in view that the canal is located on a largely north east facing slope of the steep hills and in almost continual shade. 

     

    As suggested in another post, after the initial thrill of staying on a boat has blended into familiarity you would be better off in a caravan near the canal, perhaps with a small boat to use for day trips when the Welsh weather allows.

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  4. 2 hours ago, LadyG said:

    I think I interpreted your post incorrectly, I read it as the AWCC want to double up on inspections, ...........................

     

     

    did your basic edumakayshun include comprehension as part of English language classes?    or did you only learn Scottish?

     

     

     

    p.s.   I'm not in Yangon, Erzincan, Warri, Ajman, Bani Yas, Fier or Medinat Qaboos any more. 

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  5. surprising how many folk never check the secondhand market.

     

    a bit like using charity shops, except that in charity shops you often find treasures that you didn't even know you were looking for.  my best buy was a Drizabone wax coat for £25 as good as new.

     

  6. I trust that the paper bin proponents are aware that our continental cousins use a little hose pipe or a bidet to rinse their botties and the paper is only used to pat their botties dry.

    They must be very confused when they first use a UK toilet where neither botty cleaning method is provided.  I have visions of them trying to get their bums over the wash basin which would be a little embarrassing in a motorway service station.

    They consider UK toileting habits to be mediaeval.

  7. 14 hours ago, enigmatic said:

    Cut out a diamond shape, repaint with contrast colour, all part of the design of the boat!

     

    how do you go about repainting a diamond shaped hole?

     

    I think the boat should be condemned - rust is like woodworm - once it starts you'll never get rid of it.

     

    suggestion - trade the boat in as part exchange for a big GRP Broads cruiser and avoid narrow canals.  No need to check for osmosis - the hull won't fall apart, it'll just need less and less ballast over the years as the water improves the density of the lay-up. 

     

    alternatively give up boating and have a couple of Hurtigruten holidays each year.

  8. 22 hours ago, nicknorman said:

     

     

    The BSS requires the alternator to be connected to the boat side of the battery master. But I can’t really see it making a difference in an emergency, with a major short circuit, pungent smoke and flames, one is presumably supposed to reach into the engine bay to shut off the master switch. Hmmmm, not likely!

     

     

     

    I would presume that a good installation would have the battery master switch (emergency isolation switch) in a readily accessible location which would not require lifting the engine bay cover.

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  9. I once had a launch powered by a perfectly adequate Yanmar GM10 single cylinder watercooled. 

    I sold the boat after 3 years and I vowed to never have an IC engine on another boat and have been relaxing to the purring of an electric outboard ever since.  

    My latest is a lithium powered unit - totally standalone from my 12v bank.   Lovely!!

  10. 46 minutes ago, MoominPapa said:

     

     

    Without casting aspersions, if you can find a marine electrical fitter capable of replicating what I did, I'd be very surprised. The skill-sets are rather different. 

     

     

     

    thank you for using a meaningful description of the work performed by the bloke wot visits the boat and installs bits and bobs, albeit probably in a highly competent manner.

     

    many folk use the word "engineer" to describe any bloke with an adjustable spanner or a pair of pliers in his pocket, from which so much confusion arises.  

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  11. 16 minutes ago, Clodi said:

    There's no mention here of urine disposal. We have been composting our waste both onboard & on our smallholding for the last 30 years. It can be done properly but this recent craze, mainly in London it seems, has resulted in the disgusting bag and bin  fiasco & now this. Asking boat dwelling friends who reside in the capital it seems that most piss goes over the side. As the water authority seems to get away with it I quess it's just accepted.

     

    what is the downside of pissing in the cut?

  12. 18 hours ago, LadyG said:

    I agree the admin fee seems large, and you know you should not have two concurrent policies in place. Yes you forced their hand, but think on, you don't need to renew with this company. Get a better deal elsewhere if that is your reasoning. 

     

    err  ..............  isn't that exactly what he proposed to do?    :banghead:  :banghead:

  13. 1 hour ago, Higgs said:

     

    I always find the inclusion of an admin charge laughable. It's part of their work to communicate and they should pay back any unused licence in full. £30 admin is a penalty charge, for having to give back money they have no right to.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    you would be more than a little aggrieved if there was nobody answering the phone/letter/email when you try to cancel your arrangement before the end of the nominal period, whether it is for boat licence, car insurance, whatever.   .....   and, as pointed out already, different rates would apply for a period less than a full year. 

     

    who do you expect to pay for the provision of staff/offices, etc, in such circumstances?

    how do you expect the service provider to accommodate your wish to cancel early, without you paying a sum to take into account the difference in rates for a part year?

     

  14. On 21/01/2022 at 15:19, LadyG said:

     

     

    I could not live long term on a forty foot boat.

     

    yeah but ...............  you seem to consider it necessary to have a 6' x 6' bathroom and 8' x 6' galley.   You really need to find a cottage or flat where such things make sense.

     

     

     

    when I was a kid we (family of 4) lived in a 22' x 8' caravan for 7 years while Dad built a house.   Bath was a galvanised tub on the kitchen floor, filled from the kettle, and the loo was an outside privy.

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