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Woodsy

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  1. Just saw two mini documentaries on London canals by the Londonist magazine on you tube (links below -if I got them right) and thought they may be of interest. Apparently there are 4 videos in this series.
  2. In the commercial world this would be regarded as "a conflict of interest"☺
  3. That is the problem, some (if not most) smaller certification / authorisation bodies are so behind when it comes to approving new technology. I must admit while I have been aware of the large fixed watermist systems installed on merchant ships this is the first I have become aware of the portable ones in the OP, and was quite impressed with the demo video. Unfortunately it will most most likely be quite some time before the portable watermist fire extinguishers become acceptable - similar to the time it took wet chemical extinguishers for deep fat fryers to be acceptable?
  4. Fixed watermist fire fighting systems are being installed in more and more merchant ships in machinery spaces (engine rooms) and as such are approved by classification societies (Lloyds, DNV-GL, BV etc) as replacement for the traditional inert gas systems (CO2 & the newer FE36). A advantage of a watermist system over inert gas is you would not have to thoroughly ventilate a confined space (engine room / hole for example) after the system has been activated and the fire put out, to remove the inert gas before entering the space.
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  6. Are the flecks soft or hard? Soft would suggest the flecks are dirt / slime falling off the sides / bottom of the tank, hard flecks would suggest the coating is breaking down and falling off. If the former you may well get away with a super chlorination clean of the tank (see my reply post #3 in "Water tank" in Equipment discussion). If the latter follow up with re-coating as suggested by springy above.
  7. Its been a quite a few 'mango seasons' since I have had to go into fuel tanks, however I recall they were only prime coat treated (welds were not coated) and in some cases although the ships were quite old, they were all in good condition. FW (Pot Water) tanks were coated with bituminous black paint (similar / same as hull blacking?), I am guessing this is what you mean by bitumen, rather than tar / asphalt. If so I suspect it would be very difficult to remove (without abrasive grit blasting it off). I would check with a paint company representative to see if it is necessary to remove (assuming it is bituminous paint) or not. Hopefully you wont have to remove it as it would be a nasty, dirty and possibly very hazardous job to remove the coating and safely dispose of the waste.
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  10. We did Ashby & return from Rugby base in 4 days as our first nb outing in July 2012. We managed to get to the end and back with time to divert down to Coventry for lunch on the return leg, and had a great time.......only problem is it seems to be very addictive this narrow boating business☺
  11. I am intrigued by the sign in MtBs post No.295. This would have to apply to all boats including hire and shared, and therefore puts people using these boats latter in the season / year at a disadvantage if other uses have already used up the boats 14 day quota. How does the conversation go in this case when the the newly arrived boater contacts the waterway office "Im terribly sorry sir / madam your boat has already been registered at this location 14 days this year, you have to move on"? I an certain I read in another post in the past week that C&RT were quoted as saying words to the effect that that once a boat had returned to its mooring / hire base and then departs on its next voyage that the clock starts again?
  12. I'm thinking that all C&RT volunteers and staff /employees should have photo identity cards with their name, unique ID number and position within C&RT (volunteer, grass cutter, enforcement officer etc) and be required to present their credentials if engaged on official business (much the same as police officers etc do) and / or dealing with the public. At the same time anyone confronted by an alleged C&RT volunteer, employee / staff member should also ask to see (if not presented) their credentials and record these details along with the time & place of encounter along with notes of topic discussed. I realise these actions may well seem onerous (especially to laid back boaters) but this is possibly the only way of proving one way or the other what is really going on in some of these interactions between boaters and C&RT personnel. I suspect that if some are "over stepping their mark" and engaging in bullying or harassing behaviour, this will help "pull them into line".
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  15. Waaaaah?... its back to work tomorrow. Is it too early counting down for next year??
  16. Don't know if the above post is in response to my original query, if so we have already completed it. We have been considering the "Grand Ring" for a couple of years now (was temporarily disappointed that hire boats were barred from the Thames - now lifted), so it is back on the cards again, however we are also considering incorporating visiting steam rail museum (Stourport /SVR -etc) as well, so lots of options for next year. Rgds Woodsy
  17. We did Stratford upon Avon from Alvechurch & returned through Birmingham via GU in 7 days last year (spent 1 day at Stratford sight seeing) other than the locks being the hardest to work that we have encountered (including this years cruise) we had a great time, although we did work long days to fit it all in.
  18. Once again thank you for the above advice and comments, we both enjoyed ourselves. We have just returned the boat back to the hire base having completed both the Four Counties (anti-clockwise) and the trip to Llangollen, we managed to spend a day at Llangollen looking at the sites and still made it back with time to spare. Now for next year.......... Rgds to all Woodsy
  19. I agree with Blackrose (post 36) & Alan Saunders. I will occasionally use the centre line for mooring with as an additional assurance, but then the hire vessels I have taken out usually only have 3 mooring lines. It would appear that the detractors main concern is that the boat may / will heel excessively or capsize / tip over if the centre line is used for mooring. While agreeing under certain circumstances the vessel could / would heel to an alarming angle (causing damage, spillages & possibly injury etc). Is there any records or information regarding narrowboats capsizing / tipping over, solely because the centre line was used to moor the vessel in conjunction with the standard bow & stern mooring lines?
  20. Must be the "Calm before the storm" in Market Drayton, overcast with a light drizzle. Debating whether to continue on towards Norbury Junction or to lay-up for awhile. I don't need to be back at Gailey until Fri AM.
  21. Approaching Chirk aquaduct last Friday we passed 3 canoes, the lead canoe had one occupant and the following 2 canoes with 2 ocupants each were lashed together catamaran style with aluminium poles and rope. All 3 canoes had pulled over to the side to let motorised traffic past, the most disturbing part was that a young child was in the "catamaran-ised" canoe in the centre of the canal with adults in the one closest to the bank. I would have taken a photograph but was too concerned for the consequences if I lost concentration while passing them.
  22. Same for me - currently can only see 4 posts starting with MTB's "TESTing". Thanks anyway for getting the forum running again. Sorted -just noticed the "By time period" default setting had changed to "Past 24 hours"
  23. Currently on Llangollen having picked up some time going anti-clockwise on the four counties from Gailey mostly on advise from this forum. I am glad I had asked the question (four counties & Llangollen in 2 weeks) and certainly appreciate the feedback given. RgdsWoodsy
  24. Hope to be heading that way Tuesday afternoon / Wednesday morning ourselves.
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