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Hello,
I am planning a tip from the GU up the regents canal towards as far as camden - then back again. This will be over the Chritsmas to New Year year period. Are there any restrictions or mooring problems in this area. I have never been up this stretch so any info would be gratefully received.
Thanks
SC
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Hi,
Can anyone advise where I can get some outer door back flap hinges from - I have tried a lot of places, the only ones I found were pressed stainless steel hinges but they had a lot of play in them. Ideally I want to fit some cast stainless back flap hinges.
The hinges fitted at the moment on my SHudson shell are normal square steel hinges that are rusted and bent e.t.c. I want to replace them all. Size of the original ones are 3" square (each side of hinge pin). They don't have to be square ones.
Thanks for any info
SC
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I have a Mass 12/80 of the same vintage. Its still going, but it doesn't get used that much as we cruise about half the year.
What price have they quoted you for a new transformer ??
Hi
They have quoted £178 + vat + postage as a flat rate repair charge - new charger is about £900+
I have asked them a few pertinent questiones about these failures so hopefully will get it fixed at a reasonable cost ! but thats no gauruntee. They said once it's been inspected they will advise me of the repairs required e.t.c depends if anything else has been damaged.
I am sure they must keep serial numbers for the effected models but they will never admit any liability.....hence I posted it on here to check if anyone else suffered the same fate.
Wonder how many units they actually fixed already over the years with the same problem ?.
SC
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Hi,
Just wondered if anyone has suffered a failure on a Mastervolt MASS 12/60 charger in the past. Just identified one that looks like it has a blown input transformer - actually split the core in pieces and damaged the winding insulation, the parts fell out the bottom of the cooling fan grid....
Spoke to Mastervolt and they cautiously admitted (after a bit of badgering) to having had a few failures of this component ! Unit is from approx 2003.
Cheers
SC
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There isn't even any official list of boat CIN's (Craft Identification Numbers) so in the UK boats are very untraceable when compared to the VIN's used on vehicles.
And compared to the values - you get more details from a VIN for 100quid Ford Escort than a 55grand second hand bowt....
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Just thought I would share this :-
The new power station being built at Newark on Trent (Staythorpe) in Nottinghamshore is having all it's heavy loads delivered by barge from Goole up the tidle Trent to Cromwell Lock. There will be approximately 10 heavy loads circa 300tons each. As these are too large to go through Cromwell lock a new off-loading berth will be built next to Cromwell lock and a road built to the A1. From the A1 the loads can be sent by road via Southam hence by passing kelham bridge.
Iam sure you will start to see some activity around Cromwell lock in the next 12 months.
Cheers
SC
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Just out of curiosity is there anyway you can find out who or where a boat is registered to from the BW number ?. suppose like checking the registration details for a car with the DVLA sort of thing...
Thanks
SC
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The internal footprint is much smaller than the external and your knees will be around your ears.
Could be a problem as my external footprint is a lot larger than my internal one...and hence my ears would therfore not be as clean....
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Same principle as our shower over a hip bath... except without the seat shape cut out of it.
Looks very smart - I like the square shape. I'd advise also having a shower curtain/screen installed (I think the idea is that they're used without most of the time) because the water will bounce off you and all over everything else.
I know some boats have a wetroom sort of tray that is used for the shower water and as the floor for access to the loo when the shower isn't in use, but in my experience they're not great. Simply because despite the pump removing most of the water, there's always a bit left (depending on whether the boat is listing at all, for example) which means all subsequant loo users get wet feet and leave wet footprints over the boat!
Wet rooms are trendy but not even that practical in a house IMHO, let alone a boat. The omnitub is a smart bit of kit, though. Assuming you can get in through the door, of course!
Yes I think the idea of a wet room is not appealing to me either...
I think it's out with the tape measure tonight to check the dimensions of my doors...lol otherwise I might have a nice deck mounted tub......
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Hello
I am refurbishing my bathrrom on my NB and have decided to go for a bath rather than a cramped shower cubicle that was installed. Has anyone ever used or installed one of these www.omnitub.co.uk
My other option is a wet type room but prefer a bath to be honest. Or has anyone any details of baths below 1200mm in length.
Thanks
SC
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Another mehod is to have a friend with a steady hand and a loaded brush stand at the side of the cut - then with a constant speed and a steady hand on the tiller just motor past. Tried this with my old van once - some interesting results !!
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Hi Again,
Can anyone explain this to me?
I've been reading on forums and blogs and a few things have popped up that I don't understand.
The first one is:
'On the positive side the locks worked well and the paddle gear was
mostly well serviced... but don't try to moor anywhere where there is
no sheet-piling... and even then be careful.'
My question is: What are the possible consequences of mooring where there is no sheet piling?
Second question is: 'When we came back to the boat we found the pound had been lowered and we were hung up on the ledge.'
What is a pound other than 100p :
Thanks
Heather
I think it's so the pile of sheet doesn't fall on you or worse you step in it ....
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My last boat had a steel sliding hatch which had brass runners and nylon sliders on the underside of the hatch (it was heavy to open though !).
My new boat (The Hudson) has a wooden hatch hence me asking the question as I was unsure. Now I know it should be wood I can work with what I have to make it a bit more secure.
Thanks for the replies
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Hi Spacy.
Is it a sort of dovetailed sliding arrangement, I think they and several other builders originally made them in timber, a bit of a traditional thing! They swell up and jamb depending on the weather. Over the years I have come to the conclusion that the only way is to mount the hatch on rollers. Not easy but it can be done.
Hi John,
Thanks for the info - I am little wiser if not a bit more wetter....
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Hello Peeps,
Am just get round to all the outdoor jobs now the weather has turned....(started peeing down)....
One of which is the sliding entrance hatch on my SM Hudson Trad shell. The boat was built in 1994 and was wondering if anyone else has a Hudson from that era. I am wanting to know what the original sliding roof hatch is made from wood or steel e.t.c
The one on mine I think is a later additon and made from wood - given the qualiy of the rest of the steel work I am convinced it should be a steel one - but unsure....Also living in that there London I need a more secure entrance hatch I can bolt from the inside.
Thanks for any info.
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I can see it in a few years time when everything start getting expensive in China and Taiwan we will start making mass volumes of cheap alarm clocks and calculators to ship to the Far East.........
Anyone want to invest in an alarm clock factory I am setting up...........
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I have worked in manufacturing industries for years - mainly for large well established ex-British companies that actually invented stuff, which then got took over as the money dried up, which now moved manufacturing to Eastern Europe & the far east due to labour and manufacturing costs. Said companies are now service divisions of there foregin partners - the UK is now only a service department we no longer manufacturer anything.
I am not going to get on my political soap box but needless to say that governments past and present have made sure that the UK is now just the plaything of foreign uinvestors - look at our once nationalised industries and utility services .....who now owns them !
Has enyone tried sailing a narrow boat to Australia or New Zealand.....I fancy relocating
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Colour is BS381 number 226 Check the links for the colour charts.
Any paint supplier will mix a small tin of brushable machinery enamel - my local place will do a litre of the stuff for £10 + vat, I have used it on engines and is durable stuff. Not like it's a high performance engine running at hot temperatures under an enclosed bonnet.....lol
http://www.e-paint.co.uk/BS381%20Colourcha...e=&pFinish=
http://www.unitedcomposites.net/jointpages...381ccolours.pdf
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Mines done in white fur with a mirrored roof, with a few leopard skin cushions scattered around for comfort......
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Happy new Year to everyone......now for my first post of 2007...
I am in the process of modiying the bodge done by a previous owner on my vintage engined narrow boat exhaust system. I am wanting to fit an exhaust roof collar so i can then fit a standard size exhaust stack extension.
I looked in the local chandlery and they sell 4" plain steel bolted flanges with a piece a short stub piece welded to the top to fit the removable exhaust stacks. I had a steel flange kicking around my garage so tried it but I am not happy with the fit on the curved roof. Other than welding a piece of pipe directly to the roof does anyone know where you can buy the two bolt cast oval flanges from - I have seen a couple of vintage engined trad style boats with these roof flanges on and they look a lot neater.
Any ideas or pictures would be of great assistance.
Thanks
SC
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Apparently yes....
What do you call a vegetarian who goes back to eating meat?
Someone who lost their veg-inity!
I'll get my coat..............leaves room quickly.
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Thanks for all the information - I think you just saved me from a damaged pump. Drained the sump last night as suggested with a soap plunger (worked a treat), only to find it was mainly diesel - or very thin oil with lots of Diesel. I don't think its' ever been change in the previous ownership. Should have realised as the engine oil strainer had never been removed either (nut was still painted) - and judging by the level of sludge the sump has never been cleaned......engine is now running a lot happier and has a smooth tick-over (apart from the clicking C.A.V pump coupling).
I also managed to download a C.A.V manual and convert it into a .pdf file if anyone wants a copy - PM me.
Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement C.A.V pump coupling - looks like it is made from Bakerlite - this is worn and the clicking is annoying me now.
Thanks again for the excellent info.
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Then why bring it up.
I don't think we are talking about the National Grid here. I have been designing equipment all my life using transformers, never once had a problem.
I actually didn't bring up the subject - I merely responded to a request for info from the original post which did mention in-rush.
This was consequently followed by your post saying in-rush isn't a problem in electrical engineering. This is why I replied and gave refence to such a problem, as you have never come across this problem doesn't mean it doesn't exist - it does.
I am not saying anymore on this subject as it seems to be degenerating into personel arguments once again and away from the orignal topic..
Mastervolt 12/60
in Boat Building & Maintenance
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Andy,
I had the same problem on my neighbours boat last year - same charger and same fault. Upon inspection it was the input transformer that had failed on the unit. I spoke to Mastervolt and they admitted there was a component fault on this and some other models which was a common point of failure - check out my previous posts.....
Speak to the Mastervolt sevice agent in the UK advise them of the serial number and tell them the fault and that you know there is an issue with a component in these models. They will charge you a flat rate repair for the charger circa £150 quid....they did fix some units free of charge but depends on how old it is but you will probably have to pay the fixed charge to get it fixed.
There is no quick fix - unit has to be removed and returned to Mastervolt.
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