Hannah Jones McVey
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Hi, We need to replace our sea toilet with a cassette. The ones I can see all seem to remove the cassette from the left, right or assume you will have an access panel behind the toilet. We don't really have any of these and were hoping to find something where you can access the cassette from the front. Does anyone know of something which would fit the bill?
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Thanks for your thoughts.
Wife was more open to a house than me but is wavering on that at the moment and is considering the commute....it's just weighing it all up. Yes it's only an application at the moment but I think it's got a good shot so doing some thorough thinking is needed (if it's not this job it will need to be another because her contract will be expiring and there are limited places that do what she does).
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Hi all,
This topic was covered a very long time ago but I wanted to get the up to date version.
My wife has applied for a job in Exeter. It would start in 14 months time. It feels like it's likely that we would have to give up our life on board and I'm having a hard time coming to terms with it.
We have two kids and currently live on a 50x10ft boat. This is our second boat and we wouldn't be averse to moving boat again to match a waterway.
I keep looking at the B&A longingly as I've always fancied living there but I think the commute would be mad (2 hours?)
If all else fails any advice on how to transition to live on land in a way which doesn't feel as claustrophobic as the thought of it does would be appreciated!
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What a bunch of detectives! Bristol is a red herring, we haven't lived that way in years....I didn't realise this said we were over there still. We are on the great ouse.
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3 minutes ago, MtB said:
Is this that marina that stiffed CRT for £100k a few years ago?
I would not moor there on principle.
No I don't imagine so, we are on an EA river. I'd love to have principals or more specifically I'd love not to line his pockets, but mooring options round here make it hard!
2 minutes ago, Mad Harold said:Fairly standard practice for marinas to make a charge for visiting tradespeople doing work on moored boats.
Where I am (was) a percentage of the bill is charged.
The rule that most annoyed me and others,was they charge 3.5% plus VAT if you sell your boat privately as I did,or 5% + VAT+ advertising if the marina broker it.
If the private sale levy is not paid, legal action is threatened.
Yes ours is the same, though I think the percentage is higher. We've already annoyed them selling one boat 'off the towpath' but they aren't good at selling boats and there is no justification for them getting that money!
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We live on the river which makes popping out to the towpath a little tricker than on a canal as a....there isn't one and b any stop points (the nearest to us is about a 4 hour trip away) are 48 hour. It's what we will do if needed though of course. Thanks for all your thoughts, depressing but helpful!
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Hi,
I've grumped about this for years but wondering if anyone knows where we stand legally.
We live on a marina with an evil landlord who has a terrible reputation. He doesn't allow tradespeople on and then charges a small fortune to get the job done badly. He is now saying someone can come onsite but only if we pay £50 for the honor. Is this legal....is there any legal info about this stuff?Any advice gratefully received.
Thanks
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2 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
All rivers are not the easiest to moor on, and if you look at yesterdays news headlines the Mersey (which runs thru Manchester suburbs on its way to Liverpool) has broken its banks and 4000 houses have had to be evacuated.
The climate and weather changes are having a greater and greater effect on rivers and if it is going to continue it does bring into question how sensible it is to be a CMer (liveaboard) on a River.
We live on a river now but yes I do recognise it is tricky and I get the feeling it's worse up north. We spent 3 months last week wading a mile knee deep with the kids on our back to get them to school!
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Hi all,
I live on a 50ft x 10ft widebeam with my family. We've been on boats for 10 years...we imagine we will probably move off one day but I'm not really ready. However my wife is an academic and looking to make a move either to Manchester or Exeter. We know Devon is near impossible but she says her research suggests we'd struggle to live near Manchester too so boat life might be coming to an end unless we look at a new narrower boat which is feasible...we've just put a lot into this boat so the thought of starting again is just not ideal.
Does anyone know of anywhere we haven't spotted. Rivers round Manc for example?
Be kind, I'm a bit wobbly today trying to get my head around the next stage!
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33 minutes ago, Richard10002 said:
Unfortunately, you cant win here
Had you posted a question about tickover speeds, the same people would probably have told you in no uncertain terms to do a search before asking your question.
If I were you, I would feel free to respond to threads of any age, and ask any questions you like. Then ignore the arsey ones
Thank you, I really appreciated this.
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1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:
This thread died 3.5 years ago. Wouldn't it be better to consider it spent rather than reopen old wounds? If passing moored boats is anyone's hobby horse, a fresh opportunity to argue about it will doubtless arise soon enough without breathing new life into old, divisive threads. Just a thought
Yes I am sorry. I was googling around tickover after being abused this morning by a passing boater (I'm not new to this having lived aboard for the best part of a decade but post lockdown river closure the poor behaviour of boaters feels a bit fresh) and I found this and didnt notice the date. I wish I hadnt as the charming person above you didnt need the excuse for that sort of voice.
Strangely I usually manage to keep from getting my knickers in a twist over 'trains, cars and seagulls' , god forbid I could have had a fair point.
Apologies for opening a can of worms.
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Goodness me there are some nasty comments on here. If a live aboard asks you to go slow they are not doing so to ruin your fun. Keep in mind they probably see anything up to 100 boats a day come by and usually have better things do do than yelling at passing boats. Regardless of your opinions on their boat tieing etc you were worth the effort whilst others weren't. Just try not to let your pride be hurt and slow to tickover for a few seconds...it could mean a newborn not bring woken from their nap, a mug not being broken or someone not having to summon up the courage to call out in fear of some of the responses above.
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On 24/05/2020 at 12:57, luggsy said:
I have used B C paints and find they are really nice to use
Thank you, good to hear...did you use it with an undercoat?
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Planning to repaint our boat, wasnt intending to strip it just remove rust, undercoat and top coats.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOAT-BARGE-PAINT-YACHT-PAINT-MARINE-PAINT-/272420451311
Was looking at this paint, any opinions and advice on an undercoat as they dont seem to do one.
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Hi,
We have a sea toilet on a widebeam (in an area where this is allowed). It has broken beyond repair so needs replacing. I would love to go compost but it's not practical for us, we have no space for a pumpout holding tank and I am fed up of a cassette (proves tricky when you need to empty it and are pregnant with a toddler). We are happy with our choice that sea toilet is the way to go still but want advice/thoughts on manual V electric. I know manual are much cheaper but people say the flush is a real pain...would you agree? Others say electric break constantly so are a waste of money, again, if maintained properly would you agree. Looking for brand recommendations too.Many thanks
Hannah
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Some brilliant ideas, thanks all!
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Since we moved on to our new boat (never had any issues on last boat) we've had winter issues with mice. We got rid of them last winter eventually and hated it but they've moved in again this week. Traps are set but I ideally want to avoid them getting in in the first place. They often dont even come out of the walls which makes them tricky to catch so am sure they are getting in the mushrooms. Does anyone have a good hack to block vents from mice but not from air flow?
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HI,
We have a sea toilet (on the great ouse- legal) but it blocks up and is a pain. The drop for our cassette is a long walk and so I am looking for another option.
Does anyone have opinions on compost (experience opinions). How long until fill up, how clean is it to empty, where do you empty yours? I hope we can get a bin put in here but if our marina kicks off what are my other options?
Any make suggestions?
Thanks!
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Really found that useful, thank yoU!
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We are doing some work on our boat and now we have a family we'd love to have a washing option on board. We have a twintub but find having to lug it to the bathroom everytime we use it a pain (it's stored under a bed). We have been thinking to put a washing machine in where the twin tub now is and plumbing it in from there, the bathroom is next to it so hopefully it could connect quite well. However I'm struggling to get a clear view on washing machines...we are mostly marina based nowadays but I hear that most marina power supplies aren't enough for a conventional machine so marine models are reccomended but as with everything like this they are bonkersly expensive. Most people love their twin tubs but then we hit our current issue.
I was wondering two things:
1. Peoples ideas and experiences with washing machines on boats.
2. Has anyone ever plumbed in a twin tub. I imagine putting it on a platform with runners so it can be pulled out from under the bed and loaded up then a hose with tap to fill it up and then a valve to open to send it to the same place as a washing machine would pump out. Could this work, has anyone heard of it working?
Interested to hear your thoughts
Many thanks
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Thanks all, yes I felt a bit of mansplaining may be afoot, it's not the first time, it's very annoying though as I doubt I will get beyond it but your advice has really helped thank you.
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Hmmm my concerns exactly
Just now, BEngo said:If the wiring is going to be checked with an insulation resiatance tester it is important to ensure that nothing is plugged in inside the boat and that any permanently wired equipment is switched off. A resistance tester can put over 4 times the normal voltage on the wires and anything connected may not like that.
Do you have an immersipn heater? These are a not infrequent source of current leaks.
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No. No imersion
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Thank you, that's useful, I appreciate your time
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Can you explain what you mean? Do you feel he tested it incorrectly?
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We have a Porta Potty in the interim but would like something more permanent. Sadly the set up of the boat doesn't make a pump out really possible...we've had one on a previous boat but can't quite see how it would work without some serious adjustments. Thanks