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Presumably you have the CRT license / index number, pop it into this web page and it may have some details if you are lucky. i tried searching just on the name but there are 50 Badgers recorded. If you do find anything, come back and let us know what you find. https://canalplan.uk/boats/boats.php

I believe it was often called "gas liquor" or just "liquor" but "gas water" is descriptive. The generation of towns gas gave as byproducts a mixed organic liquid, "coal tar" and a mixed aqueous liquid "gas liquor" which contained a lot of ammonia along with other soluble compounds. This was used to generate ammonium compounds such as ammonium sulphate for use as a fertiliser. It could easily have contained cyanides as these are another nitrogen based compound like ammonia.

Many years ago I worked at a chemical manufacturer, Robinson Brothers ltd, that was based canal side just above Ryders Green locks. This was started up in the 1870s distilling coal tar as the Robinson family had a history owning gas works and managing gas works for councils. The company history states that it was served by narrowboats. They were involved with the other tar distillers, such as Midland Tar Distillers at Oldbury and Four Ashes. Some of the sites are still operating manufacturing speciality organic chemicals based on this heritage.

Posted on stoppages a few days ago 28/03/2024 11:18 Following on from our update in February, we would like to offer a further insight to the repair work at Lock 7, on the Marple Flight, Peak Forest Canal. Our contractors have finished installing the concrete piling, and over the coming weeks our engineers will conduct thorough integrity checks on each of the installed piles. Once completed, piling caps will be added, and a structural concrete will be poured as our teams work towards rebuilding the lock chamber. The repair is progressing well, and we anticipate the works to be completed on schedule, with navigation resuming on Friday 24 May.

Putting a larger inverter in will probably need the DC cables increasing in size if you stayed at 12V, but in my view, the 3000 units is the max you should run at 12V, if you go to the 5000 unit then I would recommend 24V. If the boat is 12V now, then going 24V is going to probably need a dual voltage system plus some method of charging at 24V. The AC system will also need upgrading to handle higher current, new breakers, possibly new circuits. Regarding kit, I used to have an old boat with a mix of cheaper inverter, battery charger and solar control, it all worked OK. I had a new boat built a few years ago, all Victron, all works together seamlessly via the Cerbo GX with good monitoring and I have not regretted the extra expense of the Victron gear.

If the inverter works OK and he wants to add solar then he just needs to get a Victron Smart MPPT solar controller which will connect to a phone via Bluetooth using the Victron Connect app. He could add a Bluetooth dongle on the inverter for basic monitoring on the inverter. Does he have a shunt and battery monitor to get a better idea of the state of the batteries. The Cerbo is a nice thing to have, I have one connecting my Victron gear together but not 100% necessary.

Webasto manuals state 25% antifreeze.

As long as you do not reduce the flow too much and overheat the burner. However, it will still run at 80degC.

Have a read of the workshop manual which can be found at the link below. per the extract attached. 80degC is the target operation temperature at which the heater reduces the firing. As far as I know this is not user resettable. It might be with diagnostic kit.I https://www.webastomarine.co.uk/products/thermo-top-evo-5kw-narrowboat-kit

Poseidon's trident. 🫣 It appears to have a hook at the top of each upright so maybe ot is for putting a washing line on so you can put more stuff out on 3 lines.

Inverter motor washing machine, also called direct drive use a brushless motor to drive the drum directly without belts and the inverter function appears to mean a variable speed motor controller. If it will work depends more on the electronics in the speed controller.

If you want to run it off the ignition switch then you need a 12V relay, connect a lead from your ignition switch to the positive coil on the relay, negative coil goes to battery negative. Then connect from the battery positive to one side of the relay switch, the other side of the relay goes to positive on the fan then from the fan negative to battery negative. The fan could be wired to either engine battery or domestic battery, the relay keeps the fan circuit isolated from the engine electrics. Do not forget fuses.

Am I being optimistic if I think (fantasize) that the significant costs of reservoir upgrades and repairs over the past 4+ years since he Todbrook incident should diminish over coming years, releasing (hopefully) more cash for routine navigation maintenance.

List of moorings https://bridgewatercanal.co.uk/boating/mooring/

And if you want to extend your stay on the Bridgewater beyond the free 7 + 3 days you can pay on line here. https://bridgewatercanal.co.uk/boating/pay-online/

The problem with a lot of these drop ins with CAN Bus output is if you put several batteries in parallel, they still appear as two batteries, they do not aggregate themselves and present as a single battery to the control device which is a problem. The storage battery systems like Pylontech parallel up and appear as a single large battery. The Fogstsar Drift Pro says for connection to Victron Cerbo GX that you can connect one battery to the BMS Bus and one to the VE CAN Bus, so you have 2 individual batteries that can be monitored but only one can control the charging devices unless you add custom code to aggregate them as a single virtual battery.

We do the same as Rob, use the temp up and down when we want it. Also, download the phone app if you have the hub, I have found it much easier to program from the phone app.

I suppose this is true if you have an iphone without USB-C connectivity. I have an Android phone and find the Wakespeed very easy to program from their app. The only downside is the task of removing the cover and using the USB cable. However, if they had a Bluetooth add on I would certainly fit it. Should install mine this spring, if I did not already have it I would probably have gone with the Zeus.

The Orion XS DC to DC charger is a new product line using better electronics than the existing Orions and will be available in March/April in the UK. The 50A 12V to 12V non-isolated version is the first to be released. This will be followed by different voltage / current / step up / step down and isolated versions. There is also talk that the hardware is bi-directional but the firmware will not be ready for this. They will also be controllable by DVCC from the Cerbo taking the BMS directions, firmware for this available March. Datasheet-Orion-XS-12-12-50A-DC-DC-battery-charger-EN.pdf

LiPo batteries well known for catching fire especially if overcharged. I fly them in radio controlled model planes where they get a hard life. They get charged at 1C but discharged at 10-20C. i have some 6.2Ah packs that have to deliver 105A peak current, although the whole flight is not st this, cruise may be at only 50A. They are prone to degradation from the heavy discharge rates affecting the cell structure as well as vibration during flight if your propellor is out of balance as well as shock loading during poor landings. These often hidden faults only come to light when charged. There are many cases of people charging these indoors and burning their house. This goes back to the Haven Knox Johnston webinar some time back where the consensus was the LiFePO4 used on boats were pretty safe but most lithium related boat fires were from "toys", stuff like ebikes, scooters, drones etc.

I have water, effluent and diesel level gauges from MCS, link below. These are not directly compatible with the Cerbo GX because they are voltage senders so I had to use the GX Tank 140 to read them, they were whatthe boatfitter fitted. I have an LCD gauge on each and connected a negative to the GX Tank 140 and individual sense wires Teed off the LCDs. All works OK. I do not know about the resistance based sensors that work directly on the Cerbo GX. https://www.mcsboatproducts.co.uk/our-products Another option might be the Mopeka ultrasonic Bluetooth sensors, I think they now do a model that sits on the top of the tank and is now compatable with the Cerbo GX. I have the bottom fitted ones on my LPG cylinders.

Several posts ago raised the issue of RVs and lithium. Modern RVs can not use the direct hybrid charging route from the alternator because modern vehicles have "smart" alternators where often the voltage being generated may well be 13.0V or so during periods of time, so the lithium house bank can not get charged. Modern vehicles with lithium house batteries either need to have a second alternator fitted or to use BtoB chargers. Older vehicles with permanent 14.4V alternator output can use direct hybrid.

i had those metal trims on my last boat, ss they touch the frame they do get cold and form condensation. I have wood trims on the current boat and I do not get condensation forming on the wooden trims. However I still get condensation on the metal frames which then runs down the trims and needs mopping up every now and again but less than with metal trims, wood does not completely eliminate the issue.

Been to many listed in the previous post. In addition National Waterways Museum - Ellesmere Port Little Moreton Hall, Congleton, Royal Armouries, Leeds Cheddleton Flint Mill Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton Saddleworth Museum, Uppermill Hollinsworth Lake, Littleborough Secret Nuclear Bunker, Hack Green