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1 hour ago, nicknorman said:
I don’t really agree with all the old fossils on here telling the OP he must pretend to be something he isn’t. That is what caused the problem in the first place. We have from time to time flown a rainbow flag and it has never been an issue. As to the name, the average homophobic grunt is barely literate and probably doesn’t understand the difference between gazing and gayzing.
His sexuality is obviously important to the OP so he should be able to declare it if he wishes and not have to hide it in a closet to keep a bunch of dinosaurs happy.
And before you croak out “Yes but WE don’t need to declare our sexuality” I would remind you that the world is full of heterosexuality declarations, you just don’t notice them. If I had a quid for every time some presumptuous numpty asked me how my (nonexistent) wife and kids were, I’d be very rich. It is quite irritating.
Presumably if we have a black or Asian boater, the advice will be to put on white foundation makeup and have those big lips / slitty eyes surgically altered to look “english” for fear of some racism.
Now you are just being ridiculous and over compensating. My comment was well meant, not judgemental like yours.
I expected better of you, my tolerance is normal, your remarks are extreme. My orientation is nothing to do with dinosaurs. I spend a large portion of my life in the far east, Thailand and the Philippines where a different sexual orientation is looked upon as a blessing.
This is not the attitude that prevails in the UK.
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11 hours ago, RollingFoggy said:
I completely agree,
Kitchen, bed, shower would have to be re-done and i'd probably remove the fire and fit a back boilered one for radiators or a diesel back boiler type.
Mostly though for escapism from the rat race.
I needs a boat .
You may need a boat.
The question is " Do I need This boat?
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1 minute ago, MartynG said:
A plan certain to fail, if not end in disaster
The 100ft steel barge was trotting in quite nicely with the flow. It's not on a canal its the River Trent.I think you misjudge the energy involved.
I think , in the circumstances , the persons physical reaction in the video clip was quite understandable
I thought he was just taking a photo with his phone, two handed.
Who was the dayglow figure or was it an apparition?
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Not worth the personal risk, let it go its own way.
Even if you got a line on a boat that size you would do nothing with it unless you had a proper big bollard to check it on.
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About your new boat name.
As you are OK displaying your sexuality I hope that you do not get too many homophobic remarks.
You have been away for some considerable time, consider please.
This is not Thailand where sexual orientation is an open book, Britain is still populated with folk who may take exception to GayZing and the rainbow. And act accordingly towards you.
Why put yourself up as an Aunt Sally?
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Remember it needs to be adaptable to Propane ( or Butane if you still use ) not all domestics will.
Many will have mains clocks, ignition, oven fans etc, Not intended for 12v.
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My 100w panel keeps my 500 Ah stack alive 4 months in winter no problem.
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1 minute ago, doratheexplorer said:
I'm also gonna defend the W&E. It's not just ok, I actually really like it. Lots of variety, really nice places to stop, Sneyd, Pelsall (and all up the extension), Along the Anglesea branch is good for mooring too, and the Rushall section is full of good mooring spots (and some interesting pubs). When I was bimbling around there for a few weeks last year, the only issue I had was with weed growth, and that would be solved by more boats visiting.
Exactly, what all canals need, Bill and Ben then there would be Little Weed.
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Years ago we had the use of a CTS 70' with an Ailsa Craig RF4 lump in the middle. Far and away too big to be sensible, impossible for spares.
A lovely free swimming boat, did 2mph as soon it was in gear at tickover, cruised at 180 RPM and was a nightmare to use at times.
Could never run it hard enough to clear the carbon, threw red hot carbon clinkers into your face all day.
Eventually on the Bridgewater it started to knock, due to carbon build up. Ended up being towed back to its mooring for repair.
Accommodation wise climbing around the flywheel to get through the boat was difficult, impossible when underway.
Convinced me that as a live aboard I needed an engine under the floor not sat where the bedroom should be.
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1 hour ago, dor said:
Flexible braided tails tend to be quite small bore.
In one boat where I had a calorifier in a very confined space I used flexible copper pipes. 30cm long ( I think) and most of the pipe was corrugated and so could be formed into quite an intricate curve. Standard 22mm on either end.
This is the stuff, in various configurations sizes and end fittings. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Flexible-Copper-Plumbing-pipes-4Sticks-15-mm-x-15Mm-x-300mm-UK/274164806048?hash=item3fd57ef1a0:g:nLYAAOSwy3hdglhQ
Its a good idea if a bit pricey. I use it for making hot rod cylinder converters.
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I use zip ties.
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But with a concession they are not disadvantaged, they are better off than the rest who are paying for their advantage.
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51 minutes ago, RonnieF1967 said:
Hi
We have a 4kg Candy Aquamatic 1042D on board, runs off our Sterling 2500 inverter without any issues, we do normally use it with the engine running and normally when we are filling up at the water point, we are liveaboard.
Has a superfast 14min wash cycle which we always use and uses about 40 ltrs of water per cycle.
Expensive compared to the normal house size washer but after year it has saved us its purchase price on launderette fees anyway.
Found mine on Ebay as a returned item small dent in front panel and got it for about £500
PS we haven't any issues with our Sterling Inverter either.
You were done! I have bought 3 Zanussi KWC 1300s for ourselves and friends for around £200 brand new graded stock.
KWC 1301 is just a model update.
Runs on the inverter fine, we normally start it after we have been running a while so that the water is hot.
Candy were a client of ours, I'm not convinced about build quality or reliability.
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17 minutes ago, starman said:
One coil is to/from engine; the other to/from Webasto.
The plastic pipe really isn't flexible enough - the cauli has to sit in a corner of the bathroom.
And yes, pulling the immersion out is another constraint!
Both pumped then, that makes life easier.
As a retired "plumber" ( a bit more than that really ) I tend to frown on braided tails, its a tradesman thing.
Could you work 15mm copper pipe close up to the cylinder, off the connections, to where you can easily connect to your plastic,?
The cylinder connections will be either 3/4" BSP or 1" BSP parallel I would think, bent tap connectors would be the easy way. In copper they would take up a lot less space.
Reducing inserts to 15mm copper then push fit copper to plastic assuming the plastic is 15mm and not 22mm.
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I would avoid using flex hose on the coil connections, the constant high heat will give them a short life. You may have trouble getting big enough bore ones too especially if this is a gravity circuit.
Is your plastic plumbing not flexible enough?
Ensure that you could change the immersion without taking it all out again!
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I hope that that ally ladder is secured to the bow...........................................................
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Honestly, who gives a damn whether its "legal" or not? If you can use it in a car, what's the big deal difference between a tin can and a 4mm thick steel boat cabin?
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So now its continuous like most warning buzzers other than some Betas, don't worry, keep cruising.
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We have used a Zanussi KWC 1300 for many years on an 1800w cheap but pure sine inverter with no problems.
The only anomaly is the washer will keep starting to spin at the end of the cycle unless I leave a lamp on to keep the inverter out of power save mode. The washer uses insufficient power as it waits to spin which allows the inverter to go to sleep.
The element will come on if the water temperature going in is lower than the wash temperature. So ours has a thermostatic blending valve set to around 45 degrees output on the hot and cold feeds and if we wash at 40 degrees the heater stays off providing there is sufficient hot water in the calorifier. Rinsing in hot water gets the clothes really clean without shrinking.
My friend had the same washer on a Victron inverter and he too had to leave a lamp on but it is not a problem then.
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4 hours ago, Tom766 said:
If the flap /vent adjuster above the stove is stuck open is this a BSS fail?
If there is a chance that it will spill products of combustion into the boat, certainly.
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4 hours ago, Dr Bob said:
Thanks Haggis,
Mrs Bob has used these in the past when we had a gas hob in the house but found they were pretty useless and made the pan on top less stable. We may go down this route if we cant find an adjustment screw.
Yes Sam, that is what I figured. I posted to see if anyone knew about this specific type of hob. I will try and pull the knob off tomorrow and have a look. There must be some sort of adjustment.
It is unlikely to be under the knob. It is usually on the side of the valve body where it clamps onto the distribution pipe.
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Use Ronseal polyurethane unless that to has gone water based junk.
The best have the highest VOC rating and stink of solvent.
If it says wash the brush in detergent and water, its hopeless.
Out here in the burning sun and uncontrolled world they use some stuff that stinks the Barangay out for a couple of days, makes you cough and your eyes water. But it lasts brilliantly. Definitely would never be allowed in Europe.
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The low flame is controlled by the bypass screw which is somewhere on the control valve. The one down the spindle is usually a thermostat setting for oven gas valves not hobs.
Unless as a cost cutting measure they have just a precision drilling and no screw but its unlikely as they use the same valves for all sizes of burner and have to have some way of setting the differering flame levels required.
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Did Tame Valley and a bit of the Walsall 4 years ago, nothing on the blade but we took 4 days to do it. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Saturday 25th January - The day has arrived for my return.
in New to Boating?
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Thank heavens for some support. I was only trying to be helpful.
I am going to stop posting on here, there are so many that just turn any innocent post into an argument.
I have so many on ignore to try to avoid them that I only get half the posts anyway.
It will be unfortunate for those boaters who seek help and who I am able and willing to help.
So farewell Canalworld.