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Caddisfly larvae? They cover themselves in river gunk and lumber about looking for food.

I could never find a happy tick over speed,the sr3 always seemed to run too fast, especially past moored boats, so I was constantly knocking it in and out of gear. I dropped the tick over speed, but in weather like this it would stall when hot. Brought it back up again a little bit and all was good.

possibly inadequate wiring pulling the voltage down below the low V threshold for the inverter. Get a multimeter on the batteries when the alarm sounds. turn off the inverter, wait a couple of mins and then take another reading. Let us know what you find.

Launderettes aren't so bad. Once you know the quiet and busy periods it doesn't take long to drop stuff off, get the the shopping and other missions done and pick it up again. Loads are often bigger than domestic stuff and service washes marginally more expensive than DIY. Or buy a washing machine, fit a generator/suitable shoreline connection and bigger water tank. Domestic washing machines are one of those items you have to design the boat's electrical/water system around. Not plug and play alas!

Simplest option is to use an HDMI splitter at the TV nearest the pi to create another hdmi cable run to the tv furthest from the pi. Audio wise you could take the outputs from the amp and put them into a speaker splitter. £45 for an 8.5amp supply. Way more han necessay for the small space on a boat.https://www.maplin.co.uk/p/15-24v-laptop-car-adapter-85a-with-9-charging-tips-a33hu I used a 3amp supply and it was fine. Cost about £15.

IIRC that's the point. CaRT cut down the supply of moorings online when marinas have spaces, as marinas become full they make them available. I think the supply is controlled to some extent by the price, length etc of moorings. E.g. Near us they refused to negotiate on mooring length despite people needing moorings. There's an official doc out there in google land that explains this in official speak. Not sure where though.

A Raspberry pi with an installation of kodi and a external USB drive is not a very difficult setup; there are plenty of step by step guides online. Have a look on eBay for T class amps as these can be run from a 12v supply. I used a 3amp 12v variable voltage step up convertor (cigarette socket plug) to drive mine, though the amp will give about 200w if matched with the right speakers and current source. You could also use a normal car amp. If you use a 3/4g WiFi dongle you can control the Pi using your phone/tablet, though this can be done without a dongle. Initial setup of the pi is easiest with the pi connected to the TV and a keyboard. Not as tricky as it seems!

This might help Max beam, draft, length won't affect your ability to cross the channel. It will however place some restrictions on where you can take a boat this side of the channel. With 400k to throw at it you might as well get one built for the job. Plenty of builders both sides of the channel will help you design the right boat.

https://www.makeitshipshape.co.uk/listing/473070136/licence-holder No vested interest btw.

google: sweet home 3d. It's a good place to start for general layout.

Just another boaty family here to add to the voices saying you'll be fine. We've got a 14 month old onboard. She's been brought up on the boat. First words were duck, bird and quack. And she had no fear of swans. We're reluctantly moving to a house soon, but only temporarily till we get a bigger boat; we've another little one due in summer and we haven't got space to put another bedroom in. Everything Tom and Becky says above is true. Just make the most of it, and when people try to tell you how dangerous it is for kids on boats just tell them that at least yours wont fall down stairs or stick their fingers in a plug socket!

It's unclear whether you put the offer in before or after you found out that the barge required more work on the hull or whether the offer is subject to survey to find out the extent of the work but.... In terms of extending the 'working life'...these barges are beyond working life. CC'ing or tied up, they are not working hard. Depending on the draft and state of the canals the barge might scrape the bottom regularly and rivets may work loose. Overplating can help prevent the rivets being knocked. Weeping rivets are a pain if the interior doesn't give good access to the hull sides and bilges. A decent survey should reveal rivet repairs, and extensive welding/Frenching of rivets can be sign of underlying problems. £30k up front to overplate an entire hull might seem a lot, but if you are keeping the barge for 20+ years, it might be more economical than several trips to the yard to get patches here and there covered over. Depending on the interior and what needs doing it may be more economical to rip out some of the interior and have sections of the hull re-plated instead. You need to find out why the recent overplating occurred and the state of the hull before the overplating. If the corrosion was from the inside then this needs addressing if not done so already. If the existing overplating is corroding then this can be taken off and new sheets put in providing the existing (old) hull is strong enough to take it. I would recommend a surveyor experienced in Dutch barges (there are several in the UK) or old riveted hulls.

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Aye, sparking from the inside. There's a definite whiff of burnt electrics, and something inside looks charred. I'm OK with getting a new one

I've a ca560ir alternator on a Lister sr3. It's been fine since we bought the boat ten years ago. This morning it started sparking and smoking whilst I had to the engine running. Nothing out of the ordinary though I had the vacuum going and the plastic twin tub was going (1kw inverter). I've done this before though.i can get a straight replacement, but I'm open to suggestions for other models. Also.....I haven't got a warning light fitted (took it out about 6 years ago), just a voltmeter as part of the solar installation. The alternator is a bit pap at charging. Here's a pic of the back! A good bit of stinky smoke is always good to get the heart racing in the morning!

Run the flue pipe back from the stove and up through the bathroom? We have 2x12v PC fans that pull hot air from above the range into the bathroom and then into the bedroom. They are attached to a pipestat, so come on when the back boiler is up to temp. Does a good job over a few hours in the evening.

It's further down the Trent. (Somewhere before Newark...what's the lock as part of an island? Got a weir running parallel). At least it was last autumn.

Here's the other half! http://www.alanpease.co.uk/boats/taurusstern.html