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  1. 7 minutes ago, manxmike said:

    A clean, painted engine, not only looks good, it's easier to work on without getting covered in centuries old oil and grime

    I agree 

    Also if kept clean , which in many cases is not really very challenging, its easier to spot any developing fluid leaks. 

     

  2. The data below from Renology states 100W from a 1.062m x 0.53m panel. That comes to 177W per square metre while the Renology 200W panel is almost exactly 1 square metre .

     A domestic solar installer on the internet claimed more like 150W per square metre which may be more of a real life expectation.

     

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  3. 1 hour ago, peterboat said:

    I have to have a survey on my new boat which goes against the grain for me, but for full insurance I will have to do it

    The OP may think you are talking about a new boat. I think you are probably talking about an old boat which you bought recently?

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  4. Skin fittings on boats  may often be close to the waterline or even below the waterline . I don;t have a picture of skin fittings below the waterline but I do have three on my boat and there is nothing unusual about that.

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    What is important is what happens to the hose  attached to the skin fittings inside the boat. The hose or the item inside the boat has to extend sufficiently far above the waterline to prevent sinking .

    On a lumpy water boat this has to consider the boat heeled over as in when sailing, when a powerful motorboat is in a turn, or the effects of waves .

    On a canal boat  somewhat less of a risk, perhaps  but still there can be waves even if on a modest scale.

     

     

     

     

     

  5.  

    I recently did  a wash while the boat was  ashore with assistance from various brushes , a mop and microfibre  cloths .

    I also used some  Demon Foam  mixed with plenty of water  which worked very well at dissolving muck from being ashore near trees . Brushing into the slip resistant surfaces  was necessary but the foam had done it work and the dirt lifted easily.

    Some folks may worry about the  foam in the aquatic environment in which case the cleaning product may be used sparingly.

     

    If you use  a jet wash then be prepared to clean the adjacent boats in the marina of all the muck that you may blast onto them. 

     

     

  6. 45 minutes ago, Onewheeler said:

    Found it! I hadn't realised that I'd had it done about six weeks before the due date (and the examiner didn't post date it to the due date as he should have done 😠)

    As you have found the  surveyors details perhaps you could  ask the surveyor to amend the expiry date. 

    Assuming you do have the previous certificate of course.

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  7. 40 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

    Go searching in your mail system, you should have had an email with the details 

    Good suggestion. 

    The surveyor should have emailed the certificate to the OP

  8. 1 hour ago, Mad Harold said:

    Also you could get your boating "fix" rather cheaper with a small,trailerable sailing boat or dingy on inland lakes and reservoirs.

    Don't know what club membership fees are, but Probably a lot less than £15K.

     

    Yes there are multiple options whether boaty or otherwise .

    17 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

     

     

    I fear that we either pay up or canals will close

    If paying up means £15k a year as suggested  it is  obvious that folks will look elsewhere .

    It is already possible to make a donation of £15k a year if individuals  wish to do so but I doubt most boaters feel obliged to donate when they are already paying fees. It does seem a historical under charging of licence fees is being blamed on the present situation while the real problem is that government doesn't appreciate that the canals are a national asset that deserves to be  maintained.

    4 minutes ago, Bobbybass said:

    It worries me.....if they start to close some canals, can you imagine the pressure on the rest of the system with all those displaced boaters ?

    That could be an issue but not a reason to avoid closing canals to navigation as an option. Let say its done initially on a phased/trial basis so the impacts  can be monitored. 

     

     

     

  9. 1 hour ago, MtB said:

     

    Go on then, list a few! 

    Conventional holidaying in hotels/ b&b'sh/package holidays abroad

    Cruises 

    Camping/caravan/motorhome holidays

    Inland waterways boat hire holidays abroad 

    Owning and keeping a boat  in the EU (eg Netherlands /Belgium /France)

    Coastal boating in the UK

    Owning a holiday home abroad eg France /Spain

     

     

     

     

     

  10. 5 minutes ago, MtB said:

     

    If boaters stopped being such tightwads and paid for their licences what it actually costs to keep the canals running (i.e £15k a year each - the same as rent on a three bed house), most of the canals could stay open. 

    There is no way that would work as other options/activities  would become much more financially attractive . 

     

  11. 20 minutes ago, MtB said:

     

     

    Hardly. Nobody other than boaters cares about that. Provided the unused canals still have 6" of water in them and a towpath, the saving in money from closing them to boats will have been worth it. 

     

    Just playing Devil's Advocaat....

    I dare say  nature will fairly quickly take over  canals that are not used by boats . But that doesn't necessarily prevent the canal from being restored in the future.

     

    Giving the Grantham canal as an example  there  have been very low bridges built over it and at the R.Trent end the canal was built  over. completely , cutting off the connection to the river . This sort of thing shouldn't  be allowed  but most of the general public don't understand that and don't care .

     

    Unfortunately the  end of some canals as navigable waterways may well be in sight.

     

     

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