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  1. firstboat
    Paid the selling fee, sold the boat, everyone is happy.
  2. firstboat
    I'm not sure if I have a contract, it just seems every time I walk through the door they ask me for £100, I want to sit down and discuss the services I have already paid for but not received and negotiate a refund or reduction in final costs. Really not sure how it is going to go. They have blocked my boat in now they know I am selling it.
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    Hello I am seeking advice in regards to some charges my marina has charged me £100 bringing HGV on site to deliver boat - however HGV was not met by anyone other than myself. £50 set up fee - nothing was set up when the HGV arrived and I was told to put in on the grass or find blocks of wood myself laying about the marina. 3 months rent - understandable and now selling fee. If I sell the boat on the marina I have to pay £100 despite the marina having no involvement in the sale at all. is this normal? Can I refuse to pay the marina any money after I make the sale?
  4. firstboat
    I have a waterbug, I think the tiller was custom made, it slots straight into the outboard, I can send you dimensions/photos if you like. it is constructed of 2 small plates and a bent piece of pipe, welded together. Interested in learning more about this steering wheel set up.
  5. firstboat
    Depends on your budget, be aware that transportation can either cost a lot of money or a lot of time.
  6. firstboat
    Thanks for your input, the bit I'm actually thinking about doing is only a couple of patch repair jobs above the water line and welding on my own anodes though its interesting to hear the responses for the whole picture. The boat is 1988 mild steel originally 4mm thick but down to small holes near the gas locker as someone added a shelf to the gas locker in the past and it has collected water and not done the joint to the hull any favours.
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    Which type of welding is best suited to boats? I have been looking at some boats on the walk down the canal home and it would appear that some have concave welds and some convex, will MIG welding be ok for over plating below and above the water line? how bigger plate should I use? what type of machine should I use? is there any process used in over plating to attach the plates other than the welds all the way round? Thanks.
  8. firstboat
    ..Now the site of the Lowry hotel, named after L.S Lowry the hotel and bridge is designed to look like a cruise ship. Here is an article about the flooding of that area in 2015, I've never personally seen the water get that high, I always thought it was barely a foot or two. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3375633/Unprecedented-levels-rain-leaves-beach-Manchester-five-star-Lowry-Hotel.html
  9. firstboat
    My springer is with insure4boats, I also took out war cover for an extra £5 a year but there is something in the wording that it does not include certain countries at war including the UK, so not quite sure what I am covered for.
  10. firstboat
    I have a copy of "replacing you boats electrical system" by Mike Westin It is very clear and well illustrated but a little ahead of where my project is at the moment. Thanks for your contributions I have been googling them all.
  11. firstboat
    Right now, I think I lack patience (and skill) to be honest, I have a fairly good understanding of what good looks like, but then for some reason I just grab a screw and hey presto! job done. I'm also quite new to this and only learning my errors after I've attempted the job, i.e.. putting a backing board behind tongue and groove. also as I'm quite new I don't own many tools and they are proving expensive which I could have put the money in to someone else doing a much better job, though then I would lose out on the learning experience.
  12. firstboat
    What should a new boat DIYer read whilst working on their project?
  13. firstboat
    Yes i did, I don't really like talking about money, and I didn't want to set a cost that was too high or too low. The reality is that I need it done as cheap as possible! all solid oak and brass obviously
  14. firstboat
    ...or if anybody could recommend any good books?
  15. firstboat
    I was wondering if going to a local carpenter is a good idea or not?
  16. firstboat
    Some viewers may find this upsetting. All 35 passengers were accounted for. 15th June 2013 Feel free to post your views / experiences in what you would do in a man overboard situation. Stay Safe, Happy Boating. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h7aMdwdZukU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  17. firstboat
    Be careful using spray foam above head height, especially the cheaper DIY stuff, The excess gasses can quickly fall downwards over your face and it can be very irritating to the eyes, even when the foam itself is some distance away.
  18. firstboat
    Thanks all for your input I will update once more work has been done.
  19. firstboat
    Good evening, Here are some pics of my bilge after scraping and applying Kurust to turn the rust into something else? from bow to stern each section gets worse, the front 3 sections seem good to acceptable but the last section I lifted a good Kilogram of rusted debris, when I put the rust inhibitor down it poured into a hole never to be seen again! Which leads to me to the idea, can I put a plate over it? is that an acceptable fix? is it necessary? and affordable? (will be done by welder) (it is already over plated on the outside) will it need a support strut or would a plate alone suffice?
  20. firstboat

    water tank

    firstboat replied to Nati's topic in Build Blogs

    I can possibbly sell you mine, It looks in pretty good nick and I don't really need that much water. , could use the space too.
  21. firstboat
    According to the CRT website, it is advised that you don't run a generator after 8pm as not to make a nuisance and disturb the neighbours?
  22. firstboat
    I'm with you black rose, why is there two base plate measurements? I am assuming he's done one for the original plate accessible through the inside and one for the exterior over plate. There are a lot of contradictions in the report and I was tempted to call him out on it, but he is the expert and I am the newbie. And as all experts will tell you "springers are terrible!"
  23. firstboat
    No, I am well prepared for him.
  24. firstboat
    Fully comp insurance is not on the agenda right now, but it would be nice to know it would be ok in the water for a couple of years? sorry I have worded this question badly and should have been more specific. I assume insurers start worrying about thickness at 4mm? and they require a survey every five years? so would it be fair to assume that a thickness of 4mm is good for five years???
  25. firstboat
    Is there a formula out there that can determine the rate of decay of 3mm mild steel in cold water?
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