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  2. Rain Rushers !

    in General Boating

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

     

    Too much water in the pan, obvs!

    Rather like that trope "no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing", "no such thing as passing too fast, only inadequate mooring"  :giggles::giggles::giggles:

    The twisty pasta needs a little more water Mike.

    Yes I must invest in real rope that bailing twine tends to chafe on the overhead branches.

  3. Rain Rushers !

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by brassedoff

    8 minutes ago, nikvah said:

    Totally agree. I don't mind a bit of rockin' (except on pins). That's how I know I'm not in a caravan.:)

    Yer but when your boiling pasta and the water puts the hob out?

    No I don't mind normal speed and tick over is to slow sometimes but am on about people on full chat.

    This is not about normal speeds.

    I use to shout, now I just blame it on my dog.

     

    Poor git.

  5. End of winter?

    in Fishing, Cycling and Walking

    Posted

    End of winter?

    This week has been the hardest winter week in 3 years I no joke.

    WeT with 50mile winds/ice (Can't move)

    Muddy as anything, frozen pipes/leaning into the wind.

    Depressed shouting at my cat and my dog.

    I look like I've been on a tour of the somme when I've gone for a walk.

     

  6. Mildew under mattress

    in Living Afloat

    Posted

    Even with lattice wood I have some damp patches.

    My thinking is I can't keep an eberspacher running all night to stay warm.

    I won't ever have enough money to buy a new boat but if I did I would put the stove in the middle of the boat.

     

    Edit to add my calotifier is under the bed but it's still moist in the bedroom.

  8. Eco Fan

    in General Boating

    Posted

    34 minutes ago, roland elsdon said:

    It's the unseen effects that are relevant.. Eco fans are causal of nearly 40 pages of hot air.

    More like 2 and a half foot of luke warm air.

     

    Maybe 40 poster were in their bedrooms at the other end of the boat and typing to avoid frostbite and frozen body parts.

     

    I must remember to take the bangers out of the freezer.:unsure:

     

     

     

  11. Hull minefield

    in New to Boating?

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Tony Brooks said:

    Lets assume that this is not another wind up.

    For 230V AC from any source. Unless you bond (earth) the neutral conductor to the hull in some way any RCDs will not work so under fault conditions you could end up with a live hull that can then kill as people step on or off the boat or touch it. That applies to generators or inverters. A shoreline achieves this connection in one way or another by the "earth" cable as from the supply bollard but in this case it also connects your boat's hull to all the others close by who are also using shorelines and that can cause excess corrosion. The earth line needs connecting to the hull so the RCD works but isolating from the other boats in some way, this is where the galvanic isolator or an isolation transformer comes in. If you thought you did not need one then I suggest you talk to a well regarded marine electrician because once you add inverters into the mix things are nor so straight forward. Others are welcome to comment.

    The 12/24 volt side of things is a little different because with no SINGLE point negative to hull bond the fuse/MCB will not blow/trip if a live wire shorted to the hull but that short might cause corrosion. However at 12/24 volts it will not kill you.

    There is no need to physically connect your hull to an earthing ground spike for any reason apart from when the electricity company demands it a s[art of the normal green & yellow mains earth circuit. If you do without a very good reason then under certain conditions you could well form a cell between your hull, the water, the bank so the earth bond completes  the circuit to eat away at your hull.

     

     

    Do you do an English version, it's sounds complicated.

    So if some other boat next to me had dodgy electrics then that could ROT my boat?

    I have a galvanic isolator and the banking is concrete not wobbly steel.

    So I am a bit simple when it comes to taking things in, if you were me would you put a wire from your hull to a spike stuck in the grass ?

    Thanks for your help Tony.

     

    2 hours ago, rusty69 said:

    And a lightnin conductor whilst your at it

    lt.jpeg

    Might stop the burgers robbing my solar panels, I'll look into them.

     

    Lol

    • Haha 1

  13. Rain Rushers !

    in General Boating

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

    Nah, what you want is a Mk11 depth charge - fortunately, the fitting lugs are the same, so you haven't burned your bridges whichever system you try first.  

    I'd also recommend that you look for green ones with a yellow band (high explosive) as the blue ones are dummies and will just add to his ballast. 

    Lol

  15. Rain Rushers !

    in General Boating

    Posted

    46 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

    I must admit I have to pay more attention to my speed in the rain for some reason, I know I am going to get just as wet, maybe the rain changes the perceived speed which makes me tend to go too fast. But at least it is something I am aware off and can take positive steps to prevent it happening.

    I am not innocent of rain rushing, I must admit it is deceiving the rain.

    33 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:

     

    Like your neighbour now, I too have learned nappy pins cannot be relied upon for mooring.

    I rely on them too much Mike, I keep forgetting to get off the boat to collect my chains.  3 lost this year.

  19. Waterside Moorings

    in General Boating

    Posted

    I can't see crt cutting down on any regular income that's been in place and regular for many years  from leisure moorings or offside farm moorings.

    That would be income suicide and hit the repairs budget even worse.

    As the fast show would of said : SHAMBOLIC....

  20. Small Bath Options? - People's thoughts and experiences, please?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    9 hours ago, NigelMoore said:

    You could always try building your own. I built a laminated pine bath for ‘Gilgie’, 4’x2’, deep enough to float in. You can’t see much of it for all the stuff Gilly stores in it, unfortunately. It can be used with the hand shower if a bath not wanted [high fixed mount for it, currently used as bag-hook, RHS], and has copper bar-jets as well [or as option], to match the heated towel rail opposite. Mirrored walls make everything feel more spacious [when the clobber is removed, anyway].

    Wooden bath.jpg

    Am well impressed in your wood work.

  21. Rain Rushers !

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by brassedoff

    Can't stand em, stuff every one it's pissin it down am allowed to do 12 mile an hour.

    Wunt mind he had a tick over speed Decal on the back of his boat :argue:.

    I don't rise to them now but someone did when their nappy pin fell out.

    :blink:wur is the dummy on the floor icon.

  24. London gets tough

    in General Boating

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Tumshie said:

    You have some sense of humour!

     

    :cheers::cheers::cheers:

     

    You're gonna have smilie cheers thingies all over the place now - aren't ya?

    My favourite one is the hug - :hug:

    I got a sense of humour it's the best defence against stuff that's pooyey.

    Only way 

     

    Big hug:hug:x

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