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9 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said:
There are some parts of the canal network already designated as a World Heritage site such as around Pontcysyllte and Chirk Aquaducts. Also portions of National Parks such as "The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales" inside Eryri.
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1 hour ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:
The Shroppie, I think,
the overhang is now being used as a paint shed.
I have passed it several times.
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On 25/11/2023 at 08:23, mark99 said:
Poor image.
An interesting photo all the same.
Is this the location on the Shroppie or somewhere else?
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On 04/11/2023 at 19:33, wakey_wake said:
I'm insured with GJW. I asked them if they needed to know about fitting LiFePO4 batteries, and eventually they got back to me and said their underwriters wanted it to be done by a professional.
Well that's going to triple the cost, or more. I'm quite capable of doing it myself without starting a fire.
What are my options?
- Do it anyway, and not tell them? Bad because then I won't find out I wasn't insured until I claim - they'll wriggle out of it.
- Insure with another company and tell them what I'm doing. But if they have the same response, I'm no better off and one insurance company less to try.
- Insure with another company and not tell them what I'm doing. Then am I back at 1) ?
- Possibly I can get a surveyor to look at the thing and officially "commission" it, for the insurer's benefit? This doesn't sound promising.
What kind of LFP system do I want? Not quite sure, probably a third battery bank and some B2B.
Anyway the details of LFP system aren't relevant until I can be sure I'll stay insured. 🙁An interesting attitude from the insurer. I would find another one and only provide the information they ask for.
Not quite the same situation but we have LFP or LiFeP04 batteries installed in our house (in the loft) and solar on the roof. I did ask our insurers about it and they were unconcerned and it did not change our policy cost. The batteries etc. were installed by a certified installer so not DIY.
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4 minutes ago, Jerra said:
I was just wondering if there were no witnesses, CCTV would be better.
On the Sharpness Canal, they do use cameras on at least some of the manned bridge approaches but I do not know if they are on all of them or if they are recorded rather than just a live monitor. Depending on where the incident was there could easily be no one else around as witnesses.
There are cameras at Saul Junction for instance monitored at the bridge station as they are looking for people approaching from 3 directions.
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11 minutes ago, Markblox said:
Thank you so much for the thoughtful response to my questions, sad that so many just want to speculate and judge and mis read. Anyway, I will do my best to follow that advice. I have contacted Citizens Advice and they are due to get back to me next week so will see what is said. I have heard that the ECHR article 8 may apply and if it does then it would trump the CRT T's&C's.
You are welcome. That's a good idea to go to the Citizen's Advice people for help.
You indeed may have other protections/provisions elsewhere than the T%Cs that will help your position so it is worth getting some proper legal help if it comes to it.
Given you said you were near State pension age you may find some help here too.
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5 minutes ago, nicknorman said:
It is not a contract, it is a statutory provision. Contract law doesn’t enter into it.
Good luck trying that argument in court.
The terms of the license can be applied and do have legal standing, other laws may take precedence and offer other protections for either party as I said above.
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1 minute ago, nicknorman said:
The licence conditions have no standing in law.
That is not true. Any contractual terms and conditions have a standing in law but that does not mean there are other legal standing/laws that may take precedence over them.
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3 hours ago, Markblox said:
I had an altercation with a bridge keeper recently, one where I received abuse, sent some back and moored up to ask why etc and then was assaulted and defended myself. It was six of one and half a dozen of the other TBH. That's all the details that are needed but the accusation in the suspension letter is partly accurate and partly incorrect. They allege that it was all my fault.
Anyway, I reported this to the CRT within minutes and heard nothing from them for eleven days until they pinned a letter to the mooring lines and in the letter said they had to investigate. I sent them an account of what happened at that point and asked them why they hadn't contacted me. They say I can't move the boat whilst the licence is suspended and was told by phone it would be suspended until next Tuesday the 14/11/23. In a recent Email they now say the suspension is until 23/11/23. I am a proper continuous cruiser and live aboard. I am trapped on the Gloucester and Sharpness so can't even get to EA waterways as an option. I now no longer want to be on the CRT waters tbh.
It seems they have pre judged the situation because they never contacted me for my side of the story before suspending me.
My questions to you:
Can I move the boat to get food, water gas, diesel black tank etc, possibly under the ECHR article 8 because I don't intend to die of thirst, starvation or hypothermia?
In the event of having my licence revoked, what would be the timeline of them getting a court order and what might it cost me?
Would I have the option of leaving the network under my own steam or would it be overland transportation?
I want to avoid EA waterways until the spring.
I intend buying a house and selling the boat in two years time, when I receive my state pension and I can't wait!
Do the CRT exchange info with the EA?
I am sorry to hear of the incident. It is normal in many situations to suspend things while the incident is investigated. It is not necessarily a judgment to suspend your license but as has been said above they can under the license conditions act as they have done.
If you can get food, water, and fuel on foot it would be best if you can do that and not move the boat. If your location means you cannot access food or water without moving then if I were in your position I would do so but make sure the boat returns to the mooring where you are now. I would also inform CRT if you need to move the boat and your reasons why.
As for the rest of your questions, I can't help you as I do not know what could happen next or what they may demand of you.
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On 09/11/2023 at 14:35, Hudds Lad said:
You should see a doctor about that
How about this one? And if you get bored of it you can sling it in the stove
I did he gave me some blue unction.
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I have a pale green one.
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43 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:
Be a bit wary of that. It is an emulsifier that "dissolves" any water into the fuel, so it can pass through the filters and injection system. I get the distinct impression that the emulsifier type additives may be more implicated in the sticky diesel and funny wax problems we see in some boats. Many years ago, at the London Boat Show, an Eberpatcher rep claimed that they had found it caused a sort of mousse in the bottom of the tank.
Again used in my boat for 15 years and never an issue so no need to be wary.
39 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:The question of winter condensation in partially filled diesel tanks amuses me. Farmers throughout the country have tractors that live outside in all weathers with fuel tanks between full and empty and it is not a problem.
I never worry about the content of my tanks and over a year I drain maybe 2 to 3 teaspoons full of water from the water trap and possibly an eggcup of water when I vac out the bottom of the tank.
Possibly but it is a useful precaution to minimise the possibility of condensation. Having worked on farms as a young man I have some experience of cleaning diesel fuel tank storage of water each year. even inside a barn/outbuilding so no rainwater ingress. I have also stripped/cleaned a tractor tank when it got a diesel bug.
You can do as you please with your boat and I will do the same with mine.
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On 22/10/2023 at 13:56, Tracy D'arth said:
I regard fuel polishing as a good money spinner for those who can convince others that it is cost effective.
I have never had fuel polished, after all it is only a filtering process.
If there is water in the tank, it has come from somewhere. Either in a fuel delivery, rain/wash into the fill/vent, seam in the tank gone or a build up of condensation over a long time.
If there is water you may get the bug.
I have never done anything in 50 odd years other than suck out the bottom of the tank regularly. A length of copper pipe in a wet vac does the job.
I have never had the bug, never had fuel problems and never used any additives other than a drop of Morris' fuel supplement when I remembered to put it in.
I have bought fuel from all over, used what has come out of others tanks after it has been allowed to settle. Used up old fuel out of boats I have bought and sold.
Have I just been lucky?
I agree. I do use an additive in the fuel (fuelset) as it seems to also act as an upper cylinder lubricant/cleaner but I also go through a regime of siphoning out the bottom of the tank in the spring. We are holiday boaters (going out for a few weeks at a time) and I have always made sure when the boat is to be left especially over the winter any air gap in the tank is minimised by making sure the tank is left full so that condensation is also minimised.
I also check the first filter/water trap regularly when we are cruising to see if there is any water in the bowl.
As yet after 15 years of owning our boat, we have not had any fuel bug.
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Looking at the posts above I think must be fortunate. I had my flu jab today and I have had my Covid job booked for 11th November. All was/will be done by our local GP practice. Given our age now we have also been offered a Pneumonia jab in a couple of weeks. I did not have to ask for any of these appointments they contacted me. I could have had a Covid booster earlier this month but could not attend as we have been away on the boat for a few weeks.
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On 25/09/2023 at 10:07, 1st ade said:
This isn't to build or maintain a boat - but it could be! If I'm wrong, report it and I'll get it moved...
I learnt to stick weld when I first started work, the company believed in a wide experience so my first three months saw working in a sawmill, sheet metal, paint shop, PCB manufacture, conformal coating, metal (and plastic) turning etc. In those days MIG was not a thing.
I've now got a lot of small jobs in the garden such as bird tables, hanging baskets, seats and tables. Individually I'd bodge with self tappers and cable ties but I'm tempted (I like toys!) with a small welder such as the R-Tech 180A. I know I'll need a mask and gauntlets but the gas supply has me stumped.
I used to SCUBA dive - our tanks were rated by capacity at ambient pressure (also known as "water capacity" or WC) and a rated pressure - example, a 12l tank at 200 bar was 2,400 litres of usable air.
MIG tanks are "different" - The most common seem to be "disposable" weighing around 4kG and holding 60 litres of 86% Argon / 14% CO2. At the quoted rate for a MIG torch (15l/min) they last around four minutes - that seems awfully bad for the environment (and my wallet!) - throwing 1 kG of steel in the bin every 60 seconds!
Are there more sensible options for MIG - or should I revert to Stick Welding?
Any bottled Co2 source will be OK. It gets expensive if you want to use more exotic mixes (like Argon and the like) for specialist work such as stainless steel.
Sealey do a 1kg Co2 refillable bottle you just exchange for a full one (just paying for the gas for refills) when you need to just like a calor gas bottle on a boat. You can check if there is an agent in your area.
I tend to weld with Flux wire (gasless) MIG these days and is more convenient for welding outside where a gas feed system can be blown away from the weld bead. I also use stick welding particularly for thicker stuff as I find it more suitable and in any case I find it simpler and I just like it. I do use gas for particular stuff when it calls for it.
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I have used both. For a while, I used a Pela when the pump broke, and still have it and it is useful sometimes. I prefer the hand pump though
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9 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
It appears that the 'fines' are for emitting smoke - NOT burning wood.
Generally 'smokelss solid fuel' is rarely 'smokeless'.
Will SF boaters be fined for smoke emissions, or will the council board the boat and see if it ia wood that is being burnt ?
Smokeless fuel is not entirely smokeless particularly when fresh amounts are added to the fire or it is first lit. Once the coals are hot and fully burning there is little to no visible smoke emitted.
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1 hour ago, blackrose said:
Trying to drain my non-room sealed Morco gas water heater as I'm not going to use it over autumn/winter.
Trouble is that with the water feed pipe isolated and the drain screw removed the water just dribbles down the pipe so you can't catch it in a container. I've gone through about 6 towels wrapped around the pipe so far all soaked with a couple more towels underneath to catch the spill.
Is there a bleed screw above somewhere so that the water would come out more "cleanly"? I'm running out of towels!
We have the same hot water unit. I winterise the heater by removing the drain plug just under the unit and opening the hot water taps. This then allows the water to drain away from the boiler tank and the heater in general.
Water will not come out of the drain plug if you open the hot water taps first (after turning off the water pump of course!) as it then acts as an air vent to allow the heater to drain via the taps.
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23 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
Let's be honest the freemasons plug is nonsense. Any one can join the freemasons. You will find that members of the black police officers association are black or a shade of. If some white officer were to start a white police officers association there woul be absolute uproar.
Not from me. I wonder how many of the Police in the freemasons are non-white?
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38 minutes ago, zenataomm said:
My lodge had Asians, so you're either ignorant or deliberately stirring things.
I would say neither but the Freemasons are a kind of community/club that people join but does that mean they cannot also be part of the wider society?
My retort was in response to a claim that White Police Officers do not have an association they can join when clearly they can and do.
On 03/09/2023 at 13:15, Nightwatch said:If you’re gay or not gay, just do your own thing. I can’t understand why gay orientated people have to congregate. Surely mixing with ‘all walks of life’ is educational at some level.
That can be done as well why on earth do you and others think wishing to be part of a club/community excludes the person from mixing with others as well?
I belong to the Morris Minor owners club does that mean I must only associate or socialise with fellow members?
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12 hours ago, nb Innisfree said:
Pramhood Association and Bowthruster Owners Club, fighting discrimination.
Ah! those were the days! I got thrown out for not having a Pramhood on the boat or if I'm honest a bow thruster neither.
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14 hours ago, mrsmelly said:Why the need for a seperate club? Imagine the absolute uproar if there was a white police officers association, the **** would hit the fan in a massive way for anyone who dared to even suggest it. My local pub is run by a homosexual and several pub goers are in that category, they dont sit in different areas, we all mix. Cripes, we even allow labour voters to sit with us.
Because they want one. In any case, I rather thought there was a white Police Officers association called the Free Masons.
Why do you assume that someone who belongs to a particular club does not mix with other people who do not belong to that club?
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5 hours ago, BoatinglifeupNorth said:
I take it if there was a community as you seek you would try to moor within it?
I don’t know of any community of the like, as it would mean having most of the moorings available in one location, which would be quite difficult to achieve with moorings hard to find. Most home moorings are a mixture of all sorts of people from all walks of life. So having a quantity of moorings available at a given time to allow for a dedicated community to form would be quite difficult. I just don’t see it happening or being achievable. Continuous Cruising/Mooring I would say unlikely, but more chance than a dedicated Home Mooring community.
Hebden Bridge area was once known for its so called Hippy community, but I think that’s long gone. I dont know if the so called Manchester gay scene by the canal has anything people can call a gay boating community?A community of people does not have to live or moor close together a community is just a group of people who associate with each other for mutual help and friendship.
My nearest neighbor is 1/3 of a mile away but I would say I live in a community all be it spread out.
1 hour ago, mrsmelly said:There is a National Black Police association there is not a National White Police association its funny how people tend to segregate themselves.
But that does not mean they are segregating themselves they just belong to a particular club not everyone is just one dimensional (in fact very few are) and can associate or identify with many people or groups.
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1 hour ago, LadyG said:
Can't you just integrate?
How do you know they do not? Many people like to mix with like-minded people who "get" their situation and interests and somewhere where they may feel safe. Have you never joined a club? They may also be looking for a partner/company so a group of other gay people will be a good place to start.
It does not mean they do not mix with all kinds of people.
2 hours ago, chris69 said:Does canal boating have any kind of gay community in the Yorks Lancs area ??
I am sure there is one, informal or organised but I am afraid I cannot supply and help with specifics, good luck in finding one that suits you.
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Is this a good idea?
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I guess it is in the hope that National Park status will secure more funding for future years rather than the funding gap being faced just now.
There is the argument that the canal network is being managed as a national resource open to everyone not just boaters. I do think this is an argument for Government funding to continue as funding through taxation is the best way for everyone to pay a little bit towards the canal system's upkeep.