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It is still going to be a problem using lifting bags due to it's location next to the wall and the rocky river bottom. Unless they can get a jack-up floating crane which would be the best way. The other method they could use is the L frame or telegraph pole method off the wall.

That is strange I copied the address from the site into GM and got the street view,just tried it again and it is totally different,

The address given actually backs onto the canal, making you think it is a proper add, It has to be a scam at that price

Well my guess was well wrong. The next couple of days will be interesting just to see how much it goes for.

It is going to be interesting to see how much it goes for at the end of the day, I was thinking more about £1750 well that is my enty in the sweepstake.

It would be a fun project, especially if you could not use a floating crane but could be done in a couple of days, those windows don't help plus it is tight against the wall as well.

Yes good luck Mick, and please keep us all posted on how you get on, I hope it works out for you but it is worth you taking a bit of time to find a boat that meets your requirements. Good Luck

Don't even bother thinking about it !, you will haemorrhage money on this project, he is fully aware of the costs to get it raised. ask yourself why he is not doing this, you would be better off buying a new shell and starting from scratch. I have done some underwater lifting, but not on boats, I can't see you pumping it out at 3Mtr depth, you will need airbags to lift this.

Charlie I am still at the stage of designing my boat, and I am looking at designing it to use as little electric as possible what ever is used, the equipment needs to be as efficient as possible,I would still use solar to help to charge the batteries. As has been mentioned on here. The last thing I would wan't to do is increase my electrical requirement unless I was able to make an income from the power that would be needed to make this.

It is always fantastic to see and hear these lovely planes, I am blessed to only live about 2 miles form Bigginhill Airport where they have the heritage hanger, I think Bigginhill has the largest collection of Spits and Hurricanes in the country I am lucky to see them fly over every other day or so but always admire them every time,you can even take a flight in the twin seater one if you have the money, the good news they are restoring a DH 98 Mosquito at the moment, I just wait to see that up and flying

I have a petrol Karcher jet washer. so no need to get a new one. but I have purchased a few Parkside tools and have found them ok for DIY and small jobs, but they will not be suitable for professional works, the good thing if they go wrong they will always replace or refund you the money. I think you will find that Parkside tools are Lidl's own brand.

I have purchased some Ginlong generators before.They were of good quality and made to a high standard. But then again looking at some of the Chinese trade site, some of the generators made by other manufactures looked rubbish. I would have not touched them with a bargepole,

The unit you are looking at on ebay is as stated a ceiling unit. and is designed to fit in a suspended ceiling. you would need to cut a masive hole in your roof to install it and the main control unit would be much higher that the roof which could cause you some navigation issues. The condensers are normally fitted on the roof or to an outside wall such as the front or rear bulkheads. It might be better to paint your roof white !!! or if you are still looking at AC try to get a split through wall unit.

That heat pump is a nice find Alan, thanks for posting the link, could be very useful on a boat as it provides both heating and cooling

I see they are using a motor/generator, do they give information on the efficiency of the unit. Mind you, you can get a 48v 12KW highly efficient generator/genset now

Yes those large gensets are nice, we had some large caterpillar generators rated at 4Mw each they were very nice, they were direct drive with diamond stators.we also had a 3.5 Mw Jenbbacher CHP that was total rubbish. It was forever breaking down. I have been looking at these small gensets, and it looks like some of these companies are going the DC route with the inverter. On another mater I was trying to calculate the cost per Kw for gas for cooking and heating the boat I came up with a cost of about 30p per Kw it was only a quick estimate, does anyone actually know the the correct cost for gas per Kw.

Thanks magnetman yes I have been gathering all the information off their sites, also whisperpower do them as well. The Panda one has an inverter so the PMG is a DC unit hence the smaller size and weight. The Paguru 8500 unit is just over the top, 860l x 580w x 650t and the weight is 200kg simply just to large and heavy for a NB I have been talking to my friend who is a diesel fitter, we have worked out that we can build one with a finished weight of 100kg we would need to sort out the cooling system heat exchange etc and do some other alterations. The fitting of the Axil flux pancake PMG is simple as it just bolts onto the flywheel and held in place by the engine bell housing mounting. Using the Kubota z602 engine, and the special 24v 5 or 7 kw pmg would give you lots of surplice power if ever required and very very good fuel consumption of about 350g of fuel per Kwh,, it looks very tempting but I would need to sort out a good inverter.

I was agreeing with what you said in one of your earlier posts, I would either call it a buffer tank or a reserve to get you started as soon as you turned the tap on.

I noticed the bit about the buffer tank. Mike is correct I expect you will be using that buffer tank first. Keston Boilers used to do a domestic one, they were good, but when you had used the buffer tank up they were not so good.

Yes a slight slip of the hand Lol Yes the common practice has usually been to make it in AC and then rectify it back to DC and then convert it back again to Ac via inverter it is more efficient doing it that way. My friend made one using a HV AC alternator, he rectified it back to Dc and put it into an inverter just like the travelpack you can get on the boats today. it worked very well for him.

OK I have been reading all the threads regarding generators/gen-packs. I can see that there are only about three companies that do good diesel ones . These being either 3000rpm or 15000 rpm. What I have noticed is that 1500rpm units are actually only running at about 40% of their rated power such as the Kubota Z602 max rpm of 3200. . I am fully aware that we are all tied to this as we require mains voltage at 50Hz or what ever it is. Running the engine faster will give us 60Hz. It clearly states on the engine data sheets that the best and most efficient fuel efficiency and torque is at about 2400rpm making it more efficient. If running at 1500rpm the engine will produce about 5 Kw of power but running at 2400 rpm it will produce just over 9 Kw. Yes there will be further losses from the generator as they are never 100% efficient.. So are we missing something ! Would it be better to directly generate 24v dc and put it into a larger inverter , I would still need an inverter anyway .I could still have the generator only producing 4kw at 1500rpm and if I require more I could run it at 2400 rpm and say get 7Kw. I am sorry to say the company only make these PMG's in 24v or 48v and come in 5Kw or 7Kw at 24 v. So what do you all think ? Would this be a better way, and are there any advantages. Mind you there would be a lot of amps flying around.

Latham timber do pre finished sheets of oak, but remember you can get crown cut or Qtd it depends on what cut veneer you have or look at the Woodlam (uk) limited site they manufacture the sheets, might be worth giving them a call to see who they supply. As mentioned before, getting the sheets un-finished you can stain them as required.

May be not a law but EA advisory regarding pee disposal http://natsol.co.uk/technical/building-control-environment-agency/

As mentioned before it is the nitrate that is the problem, pee is a very good fertiliser, as for dumping it on the tow-path ,this is a no no. If you have to dispose it at least take well away from the canal area, there is a law regarding this . I think a minimum of 15mtr from any watercourse. I have looked at this and the only way I can see is by evaporation into the atmosphere, you could use the boats exhaust system for this, Don't know what it would smell like, but you could add some essence to it.