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jocave

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  1. Yeah why not ,number two and a shower at the same time, it saves a lot of time
  2. I'll give you a wave I'm moored up just down stream
  3. I have managed to get another 3 inches after removing the step since that picture was taken Headroom is about 5,8 now
  4. Anyone passing in the future can be assured its now clear of junk, passed through earlier today and heard a clatter and engine stalled, after clearing the tunnel and mooring up I chucked a magnet in and pulled out this sign
  5. Same in my Viking ,the shower is lined in the pvc panels that were cut to size,water is supplied from a paloma , the drain is taken care of by a whale gulper, head room is a bit of an issue but its fine for the shorter person (the wife) but its better than no shower, i did remove the step the toilet sat on to make more room,you do have to remember to remove the loo roll first though, pretty sure I have a picture, I'll try and dig it out.
  6. Cheers Richard sent you a pm to explain the situation, really appriciate the offer though, gutted that we had to leave the Lancaster as the bits we had managed to visit were truly stunning, hopefully we will be back one day .
  7. Unfortunately not, pretty dissapointed that we didn't spend more time up there but the wife's health meant that we needed to move it closer to home, cheers for the offer and sorry I didn't get back to you to update you on the situation , it took almost 4 months to get a bss test ,after a disastrous failure and unable to get the guy back to check it again after the work was done..
  8. Polycarbonate or acrylic then ?? Want to get something ordered for the new year so I can make a start?
  9. Great thanks for that, now I know what to order..
  10. My viking has a four piece folding windscreen, two of the four sections have gone cloudy and crazed in certain areas, I did try and polish these when I bought the boat and then did come up pretty good but now they are looking worse than before, what is the best thing to replace them with ? Heard about Lexan, perspex, acrylic , is lexan another name for perspex? aparantly one is better and more resistant to weathering but unsure if its acrylic or perspex ??
  11. Only casualty was the smoke alarm and the co alarm that fell off and destroyed themselves, these were on my winter to do list anyway and cheap enough to replace, no idea how old the originals were so due a change anyway
  12. Just an update, marina bridge has plenty of clearance, lift bridges are tight but doable if I'm carefull , found an easier way to drop the canopy as long as nobody is sitting in the cockpit so should be fine in the tunnels , I'll find out for sure tomorrow, rather do it now whilst its quiet out there..
  13. Gulp hope nothing falls off it on the M6
  14. Glad to see you both back and are now looking for a new boat, I like the sound of your ideas and I hope you can achieve your dreams but as time is obviously precious to you I have to agree with the above post, can you not purchase something like a narrow beam Viking and just get out and enjoy the waterways then maybe buy something similar that you can have on hard standing and can work on and convert over time , best of both worlds then, something you can just turn up and use whenever you want even if its just a day or two cruising up and down , then the second one can be worked on whenever you have the time/cash/enthusiasm and no big rush to get it in the water, you could spend time researching the best equipment/batteries or other systems you may want whilst still being able to be onboard something that is usable for now, my boat is a work in progress but we are still able to use and enjoy it for now, in the future we will need to look at wheel chair adaptions or even a different boat but as time is ticking at least the wife can still enjoy the canals ..
  15. I'm there in the morning if I can help in any way..
  16. Following this as I'm looking for a similar unit to fit to my viking,,keep us updated to which one you chose
  17. OK thanks ,anything I can do as a temporary measure over the winter or am I worrying about nothing, worried about moisture getting in and freezing and making the damage worse..
  18. A few months back I had a slow speed collision with a bridge that jumped out on me , apart from losing a fender I didn't really pay much attention to it, just visited the boat to winterize it and now that its gone a bit green and mouldy I can see that the gel coat has cracked and has crazing around the impact area, what is the best way to repair this?? Not the best pic but if you zoom in you can see the damage just below the cleat and above the ball fender
  19. I will drop the canopy for the tunnels, just rather keep it up if I'm only going out for a few hours to take the father out for a bit of fishing, its a proper stupid design and takes ages to take off
  20. A touch less than eight foot,which other bridges are lower??, excuse the ignorance but it was a bit of a last minute decision to move it here and we have not really researched it too much despite it being pretty close to home..
  21. Anybody moor at Blackwater Meadow ,Ellesmere?? Just wondering about the height of the bridge at the entrance to the marina, I'm moving my boat there in the next few weeks and was wondering if I could fit through with the canopy up, its a proper faff to take it down so hoping I can get it through when its up,
  22. Mike when you eventually get it finished I can recommend Andrew from Brazel narrowboats to do the Bsc he is only 10 minutes up the road from the marina https://www.brayzelnarrowboats.com He is coming back to recheck mine this weekend after it failed spectacularly on the first attempt..
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