spadefoot

Did Phobos get used as a hotel/holiday boat in the 70s?

It's CO not CO2. Monoxide not Dioxide. You knew that really.

The ash in the bucket will stay warm & "cooking" for hours. Galvanised steel gives off poisonous fumes when heated.

Just so George. You, me & Iggy Pop

Yes, the ash bucket, & any leftover galvanised kipper

Bugger, wish I'd known that before I moved my boat.

Put it outside. Especially if it's galvanised. Put it outside anyway.

I find the signs, or at least the mottos on them, amateurish & patronising. Mind you, I think that calling boaters, customers, is patronising too. Poetry or verse carved onto lock-gates or whatever is fine by me though. Might get some carving chisels & do some myself, they couldn't really complain.

Yeah, don't know how it would've got there. Hanham weir is on the Avon. Mind you, if it was built in Lowestoft, how did it get to the Lee?

Brilliant. Saw the link to the video but don't have the data allowance for streaming, maybe another day. Yes Magnetman, that tug looks almost identical. So what is a HL6A,? I'm guessing 6 pot air cooled. It's strayed a little way off the Avon but I cant see it getting much further with that draft. Cheers folks.

On a wander today I spotted a tug called Olton. I like the more industrial looking boats but I don't know much about them. So what can people on here tell me about this boat? For example, when built, what engine, where was it used? Anything really. Thanks chaps & Ms chaps.

It was only closed for a couple of hours.

I know, but don't beat yourself up about it.

You're still trying to divide people into catergories George. You're still ignoring that a cyclist might also be a boater, volunteer, fund-raiser etc. Those few cyclists that we all dislike, are not seeing the show at all, they're not enjoying the tranquillity, they're not watching the boats go by, they're not seeing the kingfishers. They are just selfish bullies, and we all (should) know how to deal with bullies. If you create divisions, you will not achieve harmony. ETA. Your theoretical cyclist is not watching the show from the stalls, he's just barging (tee hee) his way through the crowd outside the theatre.

Yes, that's pretty much how things work in a tax-paying democracy. There are several parallels. Take the Arts for example. Ballet & opera are subsidised through taxation, but if you actually want to attend, you pay again by buying a ticket. We all contribute to the Highways whether we drive or not, nobody has to pay to walk down the pavement or use a Pelican crossing but if you wish to use a car, you pay extra. Here's another one (you'll like this), supermarkets. If you use a supermarket, you pay for the goods, but you pay again, through tax, for the transport infrastructure that enables the supermarkets to function, and again (through taxation) for the tax-credits which enable the supermarkets to employ workers on low wages. Even if you never use a supermarket, you still pay the last two. Good isn't it.

No, that's a good sign that you're charging system is working. You're battery may still be shot.

So there are selfish people in this country. Some of them cycle badly on the towpaths whilst wearing lycra. Chances are they do most things selfishly, including walking, driving, shopping, business & voting. What can I say?

Sorry George, are you purposely misreading what I said? You have not found a flaw, you have re-inforced whilst simultaneously missing my point. I clearly said that walkers & cyclists may also be boaters. I have a boat, I am a boater. Sometimes I go for a walk, therefore sometimes I'm a walker. Sometimes I cycle, therefore, sometimes I'm a cyclist. I pay boat licence, I pay taxes.

There is no "one size fits all" answer. Assuming you don't have some fault with your system, then you've used more than you've replaced and that's that. You might have very moderate usage (sounds like it) but maybe have a very small alternator, which could take ages to put the charge back. Your battery might be well old & passed it. You could easily have a fault in your system. You need a multimeter & enough knowledge to know how & where to use it.

It isn't an argument, or opinion, it's fact. The bulk of CRT's funding comes from government. This money is raised through general taxation. Walkers & cyclists may also be boaters. Fact. Walkers & cyclists may be "friends" of CRT. Fact Walkers & cyclists may be volunteers or fund-raisers. Fact. Walkers & cyclists, if that's all they are, cause very little wear & tear to the canals except for towpaths. Boaters, if that's all they are, cause huge amounts of wear & tear to towpaths, locks, bridges, bank edges etc.. You cannot simply divide users of the waterways system into "them & us". All you do is create unnecessary friction.

Boaters pay to use (keep) their boats on the canals. Cyclists & walkers, who may also be boaters, pay towards upkeep through general taxation. They may also contribute by being a "friend" of CRT. They may also be volunteers, join in work parties, or get involved in fund-raising. The "hoary old trope" will continue to be brought up until the "hoary old tropers" shut the flip up.

It's because there's still too many hoary old tropers on this forum. Those "Welcome to----" signs are very useful. Cratch cover repairs, log & coal bag covers, waterproof cushion covers.....

Whilst I totally respect what others are saying, there are lots of variables. The less you use, the less you need to replace. I have 12volt fridge, water ppumps, led lights; then laptop, dab radio, boombox, & phones which get charged while engine runs. My engine runs for a couple of hours every other day, always on tickover. The alternator is big. 240amp. Longish 5 or 6 hour cruise at least once a week, mostly on tickover (big engine) Batteries (4 x 110ah when new) are now 3 years old. No problems yet, and I've saved a fortune in diesel compared to some on here. These days, batteries are cheaper than diesel; silence is golden If you had a larger energy use & 70amp alternator, you'd need to charge longer & more often. Just my experience.

Well hopefully the government/civil service has. How they implement this depends on their political persuasion.

By "best", I assume you mean "most psychopathic".