RichM

Many thanks for sharing your experience

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Thanks all and special thanks to everyone who has come forward and also to those who have provided feedback & suggestions. Much appreciated, Just a quick reminder; the closing date for applications is Sunday 9th April, 2023 as to give everyone an opportunity to apply should they wish. Everyone will receive a reply by PM and successful applicants will be contacted again shortly after the closing date. If you haven't applied and wish to do so, feel free to come forward and drop me a PM. Don't worry, we're not expecting an essay or any kind of formal application - just a short paragraph outlining your interest in the role and anything you feel that may be relevant. Thanks again and wishing everyone a great Easter weekend. Cheers Rich

Without seeing the message headers, hard to say with 100% certainty but I checked the link and although it doesn't look very professional, it does appear to be genuine. It would take a fair amount of development time & resource to create a custom survey. Using one of the free or paid for ones like Survey Monkey or Snap Surveys enables them to put out a survey in very little time at little cost, ideal for an organisation such as the CRT.

I can relate to that. - Many many moons ago, my English teacher once told me "you're too literal!". What I write often seems quite direct/blunt even when it's not intended to be. 🙃 I did run a poll re allowing the use of Gifs which can be great for expressing tone and sentiment but that idea did not go down very well, so it never came to fruition. That aside, it doesn't necessarily need to hold you back from putting yourself forward. Thanks for the suggestion, that is a good idea. I guess I created this topic as to give everyone a fair chance but each method has its pros and cons. Perhaps we can do both! Dan is quite busy outside of CWDF at present but I will put that idea to him, sounds like it's something we've done before. If you're still keen on the idea, feel free to put yourself forward. -- Just to add as well, all applications will be shared with Dan & the team. Any questions or suggestions, do let us know

It is the same version but the key distinction is that it is designed to appear differently depending on your screen resolution as to make the best use of screen space. It works using clever HTML5 and CSS. It used to be that there were two separate themes or versions, one for mobile devices and another for desktops and they were entirely separate in that they were developed independently of each other, thus they were "two versions". They were optimised for a typical mobile resolution & a typical desktop resolution respectively and did not automatically scale for anything in-between. - What we have today is all maintained within the same stylesheet or version of the theme. If there were two "versions" by technical design/definition, I'd have to maintain the both - but I don't. I only have to maintain one version whenever we do any site updates. Perhaps we are splitting hairs over the definition of "version". In the literal sense of the word, sure - it can be perceived as being two versions but technically all the code is contained with one stylesheet irrespective of the fact that it will look different depending on the type of device you're using.

Just to reiterate, there is not a mobile version per se. It will appear differently if scaled down to a lower resolution in that the positioning of elements will change and the menu/icons will change to suit a device with a lower screen resolution and/or screen size. You can imitate this also by making a browser window smaller as shown in the attached screenshot but just to be clear, there is no "mobile version" as such. - The theme will just automatically adapt to whatever resolution and/or screen size you're using.

We don't specify a minimum amount of time to commit to the site as we fully appreciate everyone has commitments outside of CWDF. As you mention though, there's a couple who have been inactive for an extended period of time. Myself and Daniel are aware of this and we will reach out to the individuals concerned shortly. It would not be appropriate to comment on specific individuals but we appreciate the feedback.

There isn't a mobile version per se, the theme is automatically scaled depending on the device type. This has been the case since around 2017.

800L water tank sounds reasonable. My nb. had a 600 litre water tank which would last me about a week as a solo liveaboard. I was not exactly frugal with my water usage either with a 10-15 minute long shower every morning!

Ultimately you need to replenish whatever you take out of the battery. Running the engine for a couple hours is unlikely to suffice if you're using electronic devices which have significant drain on the battery. Electronics that generate any kind of heat were an absolute nono on my boat except when on shore-power. (I did not have a gennie or a solar set up) I replaced my leisure batteries before they reached 3 years old. They can last longer if you have a proper battery management setup/regime. All that stuff is beyond me (hence why mine lasted less than 3 years) but is well documented on this site.

Moderator Vacancy Closing date: Sunday 9th April, 2023 Canal World is looking to recruit an additional volunteer moderator to join our team over next few weeks to volunteer alongside our existing team. We're particularly keen to hear from existing members who visit the forum regularly. The duties associated with this role are designed to fit around your normal forum activity. The role requires sound judgement, a proficient level of computer literacy and a thorough understanding of the Forum Rules & Guidelines. The ability and willingness to work as part of a wider team is also key. The successful applicant will join the current site staff in front-line voluntary role after a short introductory period. Typical tasks will include: Maintaining the site content and promoting healthy discussion Engaging with and assisting members with general enquiries Moving and merging duplicated topics, posts and removing spam etc Reviewing posts submitted for Moderator approval (Mod-queue) Removing inappropriate content and/or exercise disciplinary action where appropriate in accordance with the FR&G Escalating serious or repeat incidents to forum administrators If you are interested and are able to contribute some of your time to help maintain our site, feel free to drop me a PM. This will be shared with the wider team. Please include a short note outlining your interest for the role along with any prior or current experience, knowledge or skills you can offer. Canal World is owned by DHutch as a non-profit online community and is operated by a Team of Volunteers who kindly provide their time to help maintain the site. We are extremely grateful to those who help make Canal World what it is today for the benefit of its members and guests alike. If you have any questions or would like to know more about the role, feel free to send me a message or reply to this topic. Thank you RichM

My boat had some plant pots filled with concrete in the engine bay to help keep it level. Didn't look like much but without them, it would rock far more easily to the point where the fridge door would spring open! I replaced them with old dumbbell weights as they took up less space and looked neater.

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You're spot on in that it is a cat & mouse game but that's not to say we shouldn't do anything about it. If we're targeted by a spam attack, we take time to look at how they circumvented the existing measures in place. Naturally we will make necessary changes to prevent a recurrence but unfortunately it's always a compromise in one form or another. You mention "Restricting functionality for bone fide members isn't the right path" but also suggest we could block entire countries such as Russia or China. - What about the legitimate individuals in China who may wish to visit Canal World to research information about a possible boating holiday? (or whatever it may be) We'd definitely be restricting their their functionality in doing that! You could argue that they are few and far between but the point remains. - Pretty much any anti-spam measures put in place involve some form of compromise to user functionality and of course it's about finding a balance. Unfortunately we don't always get that right first time. We can block IP blocks for entire countries or chunk it down into smaller subnets but we find in current times, spammers tend to either spoof their source address or use compromised servers and/or botnets to achieve their objective. The most recent attacks originated from the USA but I suspect indirectly through one of the methods mentioned. We appreciate your feedback though. When making any changes of this nature we do evaluate the impact it may have on members/guests and do review member feedback and make adjustments wherever feasible. - as we have done as a result of this very topic.

Actually, we were targeted by spam attacks in recent weeks. I'm sure some of our mods & members can attest to this while for many, it would have gone unnoticed. - Fortunately it was dealt with promptly thanks to the members submitting post reports and for the great work by the Moderators who took swift action. That said, ideally we need to prevent spam attacks in the first place and as such measures have been (and continue to be) put in place. I'm pleased to report the recent spam attacks have since tapered off, but that's not to say they won't try again. What spammers often do is send PMs knowing it will send an email to the recipient in addition to the PM itself. However, in order to send a PM, users have to meet a minimum post count requirement. (this has been the case for some time) With this in mind, if we were to make it so consecutive posts could be submitted in a very short time-frame, it will be very easy for spammers to circumvent some of the anti-spam measures in place. Some years ago, a spammer managed to send out hundreds of emails via the PM system. As a result, our mail server got blacklisted meaning that legitimate members were unable to receive emails from us for a short period (days), which is a problem if they need to reset their password or contact us for any reason + They won't be notified about any new replies to their content and this too will likely result in reduction in forum activity! Appreciate 24 hours was too long and as mentioned, we dropped the consecutive post threshold down to 1 hour as a result of member feedback. When taking into account the above, I hope it can be seen as a reasonable compromise. This is of course not the only measure to prevent spam attacks. As a former forum admin yourself, you will know that spammers constantly advance their methods. - it's a constant battle for us to keep on top of it. I had a look at your post in question and with all due respect; I see no reason why using multi-quote in a single post would not suffice. I can only apologise if you see otherwise. That aside and contrary to your post; We're not doing this "just because we can". - We're doing this to help keep the forum running in a responsible manner while also ensuring it's a safe & secure environment for all.

Was this a motor cruiser based on the G&S by any chance? I vaguely recall one, nice boat.

Great video Steve! I was chatting to my Dad about this lock only a week ago. Unfortunately he is less mobile now but thanks to you he can see it for himself! Thanks again

What is the max length for L&L?

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Is it possible to try again for me?

Following the feedback, we have reduced the automatic merging of concurrent posts from 24 hours to a 1 hour threshold. I hope this is seen to be a reasonable compromise while also allowing us to prevent circumvention of some of the anti-spam measures we have in place. Additionally, the edit window is set to 24 hours. (it was previously set at 1 hour until recently)

For me personally, I could estimate how much water was aboard by looking at the waterline at the bow. She would sit lower in the water with a full tank and vice versa. I could use this to guestimate how much water she had aboard. She would also rock side-to-side more easily with less water aboard which was a tale tale sign of needing a fill up pronto! As for gas, I just ensured that I always had a spare bottle aboard and replaced one as soon as the other had depleted. It was at worst a minor inconvenience when having to swap them over but then I only used gas for cooking. With your method, I guess there is a risk you could end up replacing it prematurely? As for ensuring you don't overstay your mooring; You could also use your phone to set a reminder as to alert you when to move on. If you have a smart phone, you could use Siri or Google Assistant to set it for you via voice command, thus negating the need to type anything. (if you prefer) edit: Just realised I wasn't replying to the OP. Whoops, long day! Edited to fit given context.