warlock

Hi Folks, Long time no visit but I know you'll be able to help. The pump that empties the shower out has gone wonky. Can I use a normal water pump or does it have to be special to deal with grey water? Personally I don't see why a normal fresh water pump can't be used but then I'm a bit daft. What do you think? Thanks, Warlock.

WEll I'm now not so sure about the swap factor anymore. This only came up while chatting to the guy on the phone about it. If it really is as bare on the inside that I think I'm gonna need a lot of bread to throw at it. I reckon I can get 2k more for my boat than he wants for his so having that in the bank will go a long way towards making it habitable. I think I'm gonna tell him he'll have to wait until I've sold mine or he'll have to throw a few quid in my pocket to sweeten the deal. It's taken me 3 years to get mine cosy and there wasn't anything wrong with it's interior! We shall see tho..somehow it will be mine!

Hang on a minute..I don't want to star in some kind of Diet Coke advert! I couldn't cope with a wooden boat, I can't cut straight!

Brilliant..I've got skinny girl arms and I need to 'butch up'.

Oh lordy!! A big job has broke out! (As we used to say on building sites) Right, you're on. Just a thought, as it's a 'real' boat rather than a luxury clonecraft will it make me more manly and attractive to the opposite sex?

Oh sweet lord!!! I assume you had a survey etc. What's the interior like? Is it a fixer-upper? And you're right about treating it as a sale..that's what I intend to do.

I dunno how lumpy water capable it is. It's just dawned on me that it's 80 years old!!! How worried should I be?

The bank manager need never know!

Obviously a GOOD look will be had, and more than a peruse over the last survey. I think all old boats are unfinished aren't they? I mean, Colin ain't that old but I've still got a list as long as my arm of jobs I'd like to do! But if it's just interior and cosmetic stuff then I'm with Carl, I need a boat to keep me out of the pub when I'm skint and shouldn't be there! I'll be honest, she ain't the prettiest but as a live-a-board she'd be great...when she's finished! But calm down Warlock..You've not seen her yet.

This is what I did...thanks for the advice folks.

Hello Folks, Subject to a few small things (ie can I make it liveable) I'm very tempted to do a boat swap. Mine is a quite nicely fitted out narrow boat. The swapper is a 1930s dutch barge that needs a lot of work doing on it by the sounds. It's also had a bit of over plating on the hull although I'm not sure how much. It's got an 18 month old survey and was recently blacked and new annodes. So my question is would you take it on? it's got no shoreline mains, bathroom and not much of a kitchen so I'm not holding up much hope for the rest of it. But what do you think the kind of problems would be with a boat of this age? It's an old but lovely boat and I've been told by the owner when it's finished it'll be worth twice what it is now. The way I see it is like this, as long as I can quickly find a corner of the boat and make it liveable and get the bathroom sorted asap I could live with the rest and slowly do it up but would the other FMs consider such a swap? Discuss...Cheers, Rob.

Hi All, I wonder if anyone can help. I've fitted a new stove, all sealed round the collar with rope and fire cement, all lovely. But where the flue goes up through the roof there's a bit of a gap, what do I seal that with? Will fire cement do or should I use fire mastic? Thanks in advance, Rob.

My neighbour has one and the local canoe club won't let him join!

D'OH!!!! I think I'll try and lay my hands on an angle grinder...I'm far too lazy for a hacksaw! Cheers Matt.

Hi Folks, I'm fitting a new stove but How do I remove the flue from the old one? Do I just smash it up? I'm not keen on that idea as it'll mess the place up. How can I do it cleanly? Cheers Warlock.