Bacchus
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I agree with @LadyG that the ply is probably shot beyond aesthetic repair. You could potentially put a kick-plate or similar over the knackered bit to hide it, or you could strengthen, repair, sand, and paint, but the best solution would be to repair and maintain in future
A friend of mine swears by "Woodskin Curing" (from International) - apparently very UV stable and not as glossy as varnish so easy to live with, he has just done the washboards on his yot with it (which were in a right old state)
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I would look at this as two projects - get a fabricator to make the folding screen out of either hardwood or aluminium, then speak to a cover maker to look at the hood - not sure about the world of narrowboats, but somebody like Jeckells of Wroxham will do a very good job, and they will give you an inclusive price for measuring and making - I think they will do the steel frame for you too. Their work is excellent and their prices reasonable.
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38 minutes ago, magnetman said:
Was this below the Brunel bridge?
I think it is council owned there so they need to get things organised and acquire a byelaw to control moorings.
Problem with these byelaws is that they also negatively impact pleasure boaters.
I think Spelthorne further down the River are doing a PSPO which is another approach.
Yes, immediately downstream of the bridge. Nice spot to stop. obviously you get a bit of train noise, but that seems to add to it rather than take away.
Just googled PSPO - be interesting to see how (if) that works. There has been a boat moored on a Spelthorne mooring for at least a year. EA enforcement notice caused it to be moved about 25m to a "non-mooring" bit of bank which is presumably also owned by Spelthorne.
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I spoke to the owner of a fatty at Maidenhead last year, and he seemed quite proud of the fact that he had kept his 70' thing on a public mooring for 18 months...
It might help if the anachronous VAT rules which make a 65' * 12' boat cheaper than a 50' * 10' boat could be addressed!
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On 07/04/2023 at 13:56, magnetman said:
Interested by the signage I've never seen such a thing by the River.
My mistake - I think the sign is some local militants trying to make it look "official" like the Kwasi Kwarteng blue plaque that was stuck to Staines bridge recently
sign
Blue plaque
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22 hours ago, magnetman said:
Was this in the Thames?
Red boards all over so not many people out on boats this weekend I think.
Interested by the signage I've never seen such a thing by the River.
Maybe you meant a smaller river.
sorry, been away in Henley. Drinking...
Yes - Thames at Staines - a hand-written note tied to a lamppost! I will try to get a photo later
22 hours ago, Loddon said:the pub is called for.
Exactly - see my reply to @magnetman 😁
3 hours ago, Northener said:May I ask where the info in this format can be found. I can just about (I think) read the website name here but when I enter it I get the info spread over a couple of pages and without the flow rates shown. (Could it be because I’m using an iPad?).
"where smooth waters glide" - not sure who maintains it, but I find it a very good and informative site
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1 hour ago, MtB said:
This is good news, Shirley!
The canal reservoirs might stand a chance of being half full by now...
Half full of what though? I have just been for a walk in the beautiful sunshine and seen an EA warning saying that the river is "polluted with raw sewage". We always know that, but it must be pretty bad if they think to put a warning sign up...
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Well they say every picture tells a story, and this tells the story of the Thames today (well, yesterday, but it hasn't changed...)
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10 hours ago, Ronaldo47 said:
Something similar happened on the London Underground a few years ago with new trains for the Picadilly Line. The new trains were the same overall length as the previous ones, with fewer, but longer, carriages. While calculations were made to check that the longer carriages would go round the bends in the tunnels, only the horizontal clearance was considered. However, tube tunnels bend up and down as well as from side to side, and the longer coaches were found to foul the tunnel roof in a couple of places. Fortunately there was just enough room in the 12' diameter tunnels to lower the track at those places. I don't think anyone had to resign!
I had the same in a Reading car-park driving a 110 Landrover that had a roof-rack. Drove under the height barriers perfectly, but got wedged under ducting that crossed the bottom of a ramp...
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I have had good results with Sadolin Superdec which is, I believe, a breathable acrylic. I used it in my camper conversion (including in the shower area) and have used it on a wooden house where it has stayed good for a number of years; it's a bit flaky in the bits which get strong sunshine, but the shaded bits are as good as new, and there is no evidence of rot in the cladding (which wasn't the case when I removed the previous "exterior gloss")
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The banana plant is an 'erb because it has a fleshy stem and not a woody one, but the bit you eat is a fruit because it contains seeds.
All banana plants are clones, effectively all cuttings grown from the same original plant, and they are parthenocarpic -- they can fruit without pollination.
But here's my favourite thing about bananas, it is a water-colour by a good friend based on Damien Hirst's famed installation "mother and child divided" - I give you Banana - split 😉
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16 minutes ago, Ray T said:
several sticks I've made into walking sticks. 😁
Deffo needs to be a running stick at 145 mph. Walking just wouldn't cut it
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I bow to something of which you clearly have knowledge, but am struggling to see how that deck is in tension? It looks as if it is created to mimic a member following a basic catenary - at least I am guessing that it is a mimic with the glu-lam beams which are great in bending? The V-shaped supports look like members in compression which would make the bridge-deck a basic beam?
ETA - fexcellent bridge whatever 😁 thank you for posting
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14 hours ago, legepe said:
Wow and wow again..! thanks so much for all of your replies!!!
I am not a boater of any sort... but want to learn something about it! any ideas if I was to have a 72' x 13' sea going barge, were would I be able to go with it?
I am based in the north east of the uk, close to the coast (River Humber) to be precise
I am very much attracted to the thought of taking it to sea, or around the coast lines, but I dont want to be totally restricted by not being able to take it inland
Is there a boat that could be both sea worthy and inland worthy at the same time? or is this simply not possible?
I do want something quite big as well, so am I simply asking too much
The requirements of inland boats and sea-going boats are very, very different, but there are a few that sort of meet in the middle (and will be a bit of a compromise; they won't be best of breed in either scenario, but may get you through). The Peter Nichols Hufflers come to mind - they can go pretty much anywhere and do most things with a good degree of competence. They won't get you on a narrow canal (as above) but should be okay on the wider ones (the manufacturer is based in Braunston). Peter Nichols also make some sturdy sea-going barges, as well as narrow-boats and inland boats.
Also mentioned above, the sea is a big, dangerous and rightly scary place, but every round-the-world-yachtsman was a beginner once. Don't be afraid to learn, but don't think you can just hop into a boat and point it at the horizon (at least not if you're planning on coming back...)
Maybe also try to watch "all at sea" with Timothy and Shane Spall on their sea-going barge Princess Matilda. Again, not a (UK) canal boat, but she is very at home on bigger rivers (I have seen her on the Thames a few times). Also, maybe also consider the inland waterways of mainland Europe which tend to be designed for bigger traffic than ours.
One final also - big is tempting, small is better. A boating lifestyle is generally about learning to make do with the least you can get away with, not trying to replicate a luxurious land-based lifestyle. Many 30-35' yachts spend years circumnavigating the globe...
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16 minutes ago, Goliath said:
not only are they hairy but grey too
I went to the barber last week and asked him just to cut out the grey bits.
I realised my mistake when he got out the Mr Sheen...
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56 minutes ago, Goliath said:
new skills,
like how to manually open a tin or whisk an egg, shave and brush their teeth of course
A great example of why we use the serial or "Oxford" comma... (either that, or you have really weird teeth)
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Manual toothbrushes are SO inferior that they should carry a government health warning that they are only to be used when the electrickical one has failed
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11 minutes ago, magnetman said:
Is it going out that far?
The ULEZ expansion? Mostly goes out to the M25 (not Runnymede and a couple of other "non-London" boroughs), including - hilariously - the roads around Heathrow... so "polluter pays" if you want to turn up at the airport in your 8 year old VW polo, but not if you then get on a whacking great A380 which will either take off or land over central London...
9 hours ago, MtB said:The view of those disgusting abominations opposite would put me right off buying it.
Not having 3.5m would put me off buying it... (and of course, now that that nice Mr Hunt has said that he will increase the lifetime pension allowance to 1.8m to encourage me to work harder (and not as a tax-bonus to wealthy cronies and backers), I will have to consider very carefully what I do with my spare millions)
And the houseboats are actually quite nice if you cruise past them - that is a great stretch of the river.
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On 17/02/2023 at 16:59, Tim Lewis said:
Sold for 1.5m... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64840625
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OMG - I use a kettle all the time on my boat and in the van! I never realised how dangerous it was!!
(mind you, I use an electric kettle via the inverter, is that safer?)
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22 minutes ago, MtB said:
That was lucky.
What happens if it falls on a Wednesday?
All the pancakes will be burnt, which is why it's called Ash Wednesday!
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"Baby on board"?
what will they think of next...???
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Apparently it isn't just canal boats that are too wide for the infrastructure...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64717605
"Two top Spanish transport officials have resigned over a botched order for new commuter trains that cost nearly €260m ($275m; £230m)."
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1 hour ago, Laurie Booth said:
What ls wrong with ,"lard ass"
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Google Earth Canal & River Map. (Canalmaponline)
in History & Heritage
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An interesting project and a lot of work!
Not sure whether you want spelling mistakes pointing out, but the pop-up for the Stour in Kent says "Rive"