Momac

I have a TV license at home. My boat TV works off a battery so I don't need an extra license.

I got quite large sum off this years house insurance too. Or more accurately avoided being over charged. Simply by completing a form online as a new customer with the same insurer I received a lower premium. I have done this several times over the years and only had one year when an acceptable renewal premium was offered. Good to hear that . I am a long way off that age. Not everything - some stuff like computers are no more than they were 20 years ago

There is that risk. I can easily rustle up alternative plans a swell as or instead of taking our own boat For example - Chartering boats in France or the med , or wherever. Our friends who chartered with us last year are in the process of buying a yacht and may need a hand with sailing that .

That’s interesting. I have an ambition to do the Netherlands and through France to the med at some time. But not while at the same time being in full time employment. The chief officer and my pension adviser both, quite correctly , expect to be better off if I keep working.

My insurance renewal , almost due, went up 20% compared to last year but when I shopped around I only found one cheaper. And that , with Saga, was only by a couple of quid so I am sticking with my present insurer this time . It seems I had a good deal from my present insurer last year. What I did find by shopping around was significant variations in prices. I will not say what I am paying as it includes UK coastal so not fair to compare with the great majority on this forum who are inland waterways only. However it is quite clear to me the premium is calculated on the value of the boat (and not its length) with consideration also given to where the boat is usually kept and the cruising range. I do think premiums for boat insurance have gone up greater than inflation and quite a lot more than some other insurances.

It is full of salt .

I believe the gravel barges stopped in 2013 ?.......... although I am sure there was some minor activity slightly more recently than that. We often seemed to meet gravel barges on a bend or at a bridge, which was unfortunate as they needed all the available space. There was of course no option but to give them right of way. On one occasion we passed a gravel barge firmly aground at Laneham. This , ever since, being my least favourite spot on the river. The game of ‘’keeping out of the way of ships’’ these days starts below Keadby.

What the chart doesn’t tell you, of course is the tide times. Consider the tide times on the dates you intend to travel and bear in mind some of the biggest tides of the year will be on springs in March. The tide times will dictate when you will travel. Your pilot will know all this.

Good.

The chart is essential for people who don't know the river.

After having traveled up and down the tidal trent quite a few times without any serious issues I would still say the journey requires careful planning. If done correctly with respect to the tides it can be made to seem easy. On the tidal river I still have the chart open and the chief officer reminds me which feature is coming up next. https://kildalemarine.co.uk/products/the-boating-association-trent-chart-no-2-tidal

The weather has been bitunusuall recently , has it not ? A bit of sunshine is not unknown in other months May 2018 June 2017 July 2018

Which it may well be if it has not received any charge but has been run flat by using the thruster.

I don't know about 25 degrees but it was very comfortably warm this afternoon and may have made it up to 17 degrees according to my car. However the clear skies and time of year meant the temperature dropped off and there may well be a frost tonight. Next weeks forecast is much more normal with daytime temperatures in single figures.

Is the same not true on a canal?

Pontoons or other moorings along the river are not all owned / managed by C&RT . I can think of many on the R. Trent and also at York May I just go and moor on one of those and not paya penny nor expect to be asked to leave?

Since you seem to have all of the answers what was the purpose of your original post ?

If there is current flowing via the VSR it presumably going to the bow thruster battery? However it should be noted this current will flow only when the main battery bank feeding the VSR has received sufficient charge. If the main battery bank is in poor condition or only partially charged it is possible the bow thruster battery is not receiving much charge. Alternatively the bow thruster battery could be faulty? A starter battery is the best type for a bow thruster. Is there a high current relay for the bow thruster such as made by Albright that has damaged/burned contacts? If the high current relay is damaged it could have the same effect on the bow thruster as a weak battery. If you have battery isolator switches, and I assume you do, these should be checked as they can became faulty and create increased electrical resistance.

Her brother received a longer sentence. .

If you lie to the police or to the courts about the who was driving a car when an offence is committed its called perverting the course of justice for which a prison sentence was recently imposed . Would the same not apply to a boat? All a bit over the top for not paying a parking fee. Is it not simply easier to pay the fee or go and park where it is free. just like you might in a road vehicle.

Some years ago I purchased an empty cylinder locally (off bay) to use as a spare/ trade in for a refill.

It is very probably cheaper to buy a boat that has heating already installed. However i am sure heating could be fitted. There are Russian made heaters from 'Planar' and even cheaper from China which make Eberspacher and Webasto look very expensive. Even so the cost of professional installation will be much the same regardless of the price of the heater. My first boat did not have heating . However my chief officer insisted its replacement had heating !

I am sure the same regulations apply in France. I expect the French have the plant to burn it properly and also to filter the flue gas .

Are all of the other batteries in good condition and fully charged and receiving a charge with the engine running? How do you know the VSR is working?