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I'd deffo look for a valve, we had the opposite problem with our MV Hydro 5-S where we got hot water but rads were stone cold.
Turned out to be a closed valve that we didn't notice as the big red wheel had been removed
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3 minutes ago, tree monkey said:
What you actually saw was the mattress controlling the kids to enable it to enter its aquatic breeding phase, I guarantee the kids will have absolutely no memory of the incident.
You sir are a very lucky man being able to observe this wonder of nature
They do flollop and vollue beautifully when the mating rituals are in effect, although the mournful globbering of those that don't find a mate can bring a tear to the eye
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5 minutes ago, MtB said:
True.
And curiously, doing a bit of pop philosophy reading up on why Occam's Razor is not as much help as one might first expect regarding whether God exists, or not, It came up with almost exactly the starter motor scenario we've been discussing!!
"But some caution is needed. If Ockham’s razor is used properly it can be a very helpful tool, but if used incorrectly it can become a dangerous instrument. First, consider a scenario where Ockham’s razor works. Suppose your car won’t start. Two possible explanations are a) that the battery is faulty and b) that the starter motor is faulty. You call a mechanic who quickly determines that there is indeed a problem with the battery. Since this would explain why the car didn’t start, there is no longer any reason to think that there is a problem with the starter motor. Ockham’s razor removes the need for the further explanation. Or to put it another way, the truth of the faulty battery hypothesis has explained away the faulty starter motor hypothesis. Of course, it is possible that there is a problem with both the battery and the starter motor. That cannot be ruled out until the car starts, but it would be really unlucky; based on the evidence so far and the application of Ockham’s razor, one explanation is sufficient."
https://philosophynow.org/issues/115/Science_Ockhams_Razor_and_God
P.S. Ockham and Occam are interchangeable spellings apparently, for the village near Guildford where the chap lived.
Surely at that point Sod's Law comes into play?
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Possibly refused planning due to all the blue Pagoda's, willow tree planting and little bridges you can't get a boat under
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1 minute ago, Puffling said:
Comment from bystander Matthew Fell with typos corrected. Jeez, the Hudds Examiner used to have better writing than this when I bought it as a paper...
Because most of the "stories" are skimmed from Facebook groups these days, and written by trainee "journalists" in an office in Manchester. Not worth wrapping yer chips in now.
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https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/police-cordon-slaithwaite-live-cops-28983123
From what i gather from the local Facebook groups, a boater with mental health and drink issues has attacked another boater with an axe
Apologies for the Reach Group link
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34 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Are you sure is was the Cyrils ?
Our mooring is under some Oak trees, and when they are 'ripe' the tree 'projectile vomits' its acorns with a sould like a muffled shotgun. They don't half hurt if they hit you in full flight.
Apparently its natures way of ensuring the new oak tress will far enough away from the mother tree to give them a good chance of survival.
Yes, as i could see Tufty and his mates in the branches above me.
Bingley squirrels are obviously not as sophisticated as the ones in Huddersfield. Our frequent visitors at home, Squizzy Rascal and Nicholas Twitchell, come and tap on the living room window when they want some food
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Years ago at Bridge 100 on the Shroppie after leaving Ye Olde Barbridge Inn, approx half a loaf of sliced bread that was so mouldy it emitted a cloud of dust when it hit the roof, hatch and foot of the stairs on the shareboat. Bloke got quite angry when we shouted at him, said he was trying to feed the ducks. Who feeds ducks mouldy bread??
Mooned by some kids at Hinckley on the Ashby on that big bend by some flats.
Acorns dropped by squirrels on the L&L, happened a couple of times so i reckon the fuzzy little beggars were doing it on purpose
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Sure i remember a thread about this, beggared if i can find it, something about a fake porthole being added to the back.
Afraid you'll need someone with a better memory than me
Found it!
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They should sort out that Rainbow Bridge at Foxton whilst they're at it, bloody lethal in the wet.
Mother-in-law and a pair of walkers nearly broke their necks on it when we were there in March.
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2 hours ago, Rob-M said:
When we used to hire we often hired a boat that had no hire company details on it so looked like a private boat and I found we got a different reception at locks to when we hired something that had a company name on it. With the unmarked boat people would be happy to slate hire boaters, but I then liked to point out we were hiring.
Had the same thing with the shareboat (ex-Ownerships, paint nice and dull) in a lock queue, J was helping up at the lock and i was holding the centre line, bloke on a private boat behind sidled up and started a rant about hirers slowing things down. Once i told him we were a shareboat and if he found it so slow he could send some of his crew up to help out rather than standing about he suddenly found something very interesting on his stern deck.
Mind you, i've also been on the receiving end of unwarranted abuse in the car when my hair wasn't tied up, some bloke came marching up from the car behind at some traffic lights, "YOU STUPID BIT....... Oh, sorry mate, i didn't see you" and off he went.
I fully look forward to being treat like the numpty i am in a month or so when the boat paint is finished
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1 hour ago, PeterScott said:
You sure that second pic is Hillmorton?
I don't recognise the building and the paddle gear looks wrong?
In fact i'll take a stab at it being Calcutt top lock.
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On 30/03/2024 at 20:19, Slim said:
Assuming that you intend to lacquer the end result the only advice I would give is to steer clear of a (very expensive) product that claims to be "many times harder" than diamond (can't remember it's name). Despite following the instructions faithfully it never hardened properly.
Good luck.
Yes, we intend to use lacquer, not going through all this on a regular basis. Taken all weekend to get the old lacquer off four mushrooms
None of the lacquers i've seen so far claim the hardness you saw in their description, but Rylard's Brass Lacquer in rattle can form seems to be the most expensive so wondering if it was that?
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1 hour ago, IanD said:
Maybe you need a quieter boat?... 😉
Or maybe a bit mutton jeff with mild tinnitus like me?
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54 minutes ago, robtheplod said:thats good that its obviously not personal (!!!), but i'll get a reputation as the miserable git!
Just wait until the club tshirts arrive
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42 minutes ago, robtheplod said:
now moored in gas street... by eck its a tad windy!
once again a forum member chatted whilst passing at brum for me to totally ignore them - my wife caught they are a forum member and thats it..... if it was you im so sorry!!!!!!
Wasn’t me this time
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4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:
How small is the tank ?
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I'm with @MtB, i reckon it would stress the join with the increased leverage.
What was the reason for a longer handle rather than a longer bar and standard length handle?
That said, i've seen quite a few cruiser sterns where the controls are out of reach with shorter tillers, bad design.
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The Motor Museum in Llangollen is worth a look, but it may not be open when you're there as a quick look at the website says they now only open 1st-7th of the month since Covid
A trip on the steam train from Llangollen is also good, or a walk from the basin up to Horseshoe Falls where the canal begins is a good appetite enhancer before the evening meal (don't expect something like Niagara
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44 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
That is why at least one of us is always ashore in the lock. I have had Volockies say get back on the boat, but I just say I'm fine ta. The worst one was going down Bunbury Stair Case locks, with another boat wo said "O good, a volunteer I don't need to do anything" The said volunteer then opened the paddles walked over to his chair in the sun facing away from the lock and read his news paper. Diana was ashore on my side
One was ashore, in fact two as J's mum had come along to "help"
J had just shut the gate behind me when the paddles went up before i could even say good morning to them. They'd opened one bottom gate as they saw us approaching and then gone back to their conversation. And no, i didn't say anything to them afterwards, seemed little point. Nobody died and i knew we'd be working the rest of the locks by ourselves in a way we saw fit.
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This advice all becomes irrelevant if you enter a manned-by-volunteers double lock and they whack both ground paddles up as soon as you're in (i'm looking at you Braunston bottom) and then proceed to chat to dog walkers and ignore you
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32 minutes ago, robtheplod said:
The cutting below Tyrley on the Shroppie is like a slalom course!
Was ever thus, especially if you came across that bloke in his rowing boat
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41 minutes ago, Dunclig said:
Hi only got the boat two days ago so not sure yet but we are thinking of getting a cassette toilet as it might be easier.
thanks.Get at least one spare cassette, cheapest way used to be buying a "freshen up kit" which contains a spare loo seat as well which invariably won't fit your loo
you can then either eBay these or give them away.
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16 minutes ago, Pluto said:
It took BW about three weeks to sort this out at Keighley Golf Club:
I hope the skipper of that boat was wearing his brown trousers 😬
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Tiller tube
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I fettled a longer one for the shareboat as a few of us wanted it long enough to stand inside the doors.
This assumes you still have the old one to measure from.
I measured the original tiller bar for first hole and drilled a pilot hole then enlarged it (don't go too big too soon, i tried to jump from pilot hole to full size bit in one go and it kept grabbing the bit, step up in sizes or get one of those conical step drill bits). I also made a U-shaped box to hold the tiller bar in whilst i drilled to keep it straight as i didn't have access to a vice when on the boat, wedged in with some shims to stop it rotating.
Once i had the first hole done, I placed in situ and aligned using the tiller pin, then drilled the next pilot hole straight through whilst on the bar, then continued to enlarge to correct size.
The hardest part was getting the new handle in the new bar, both came from Midland Chandlers and were allegedly the correct size. Even after copious sanding the fit was so tight i didn't need to use the wedge. That handle is never coming off, ever
Pretty much as @ditchcrawler has said above.
I also had to make a new step-side bracket to hold both the old and new tiller bar as some owners wanted it as was, but that's another story and the joy of shared ownership