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75 pence per litre at Nantwich Marine today.
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RDCOs' responsibilities
If you supply red diesel to private pleasure craft, you will be required to charge the purchaser the full rate of duty on fuel used for propulsion and pay the duty to us. This is a new requirement for fuel suppliers.
You are not responsible for ascertaining whether the fuel you sell to an individual is for propulsion of a private pleasure craft, although, if you suspect that is the case, you should remind the purchaser of their legal obligation to make a declaration and pay the full rate of duty. You are not responsible if the user fails to make a declaration or makes a false declaration.
John
The above states "supply red diesel to private pleasure craft" How will this work if you buy red diesel in containers from a garage forecourt that is many miles away from any canal ?? will agricultural users and construction firms who buy red diesel in this way have to make the same declarations.??? interesting.
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My 3 thingy is driving me NUTS.
I have a contract with Vodafone for my internet but quite often infact majority of time can only get a 2g signal and most of the time this is ok for me. When checking networks on my Vodafone I noticed that at most places 3 was showing a 3g signal so went to 3 shop and purchased a pay as you go 3 broadband thingy. Well it goes great for a while and says I am receiving a 3 - 3g signal then sudenly it will change to 3 HSPDA and I can no longer open internet pages. Anyone else had this problem??
John
Same with me and my 3 often drops off line all together but I usually get a signal in most places. Also the speed is quite slow even though a pop up box appears when the connection is made saying "connected at 3.6mbs" the actual speed is normally around 150Kbs. The max I have ever seen using the speed checker 1.5mbs (last night) but that speed is unusual. Having said that even the slower speed is fine for e-mails etc, it's the dropping off line that annoys me most. tosher
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Can't help with youtube but are these what you're after.
You'll have to sort through the various languages though!
http://www.rmsconsult.co.uk/berlingo/files...op%20manual.pdf
http://www.rmsconsult.co.uk/berlingo/files...nstallation.pdf
http://www.rmsconsult.co.uk/berlingo/files...ooting_Tree.pdf
http://www.rmsconsult.co.uk/berlingo/files/webasto/Parts.pdf
Many thanks for this info "Greybeard". I'm sure it will be very helpful when I service mine. tosher
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Any one know of a similar video (or workshop manual) for a Webasto Thermo Top C ???
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Thnaks for norton info do you use another package now if so what and is it any better?
I have used "F-Secure" internet security for 4 years now and find it very good. Never had a virus problem. Remember that any anti virus program worth it's salt will slow down your computer. I also use a 3 dongle and every time it connects to the internet a message appears saying "Connection established at 3.6mbs". Don't believe it! It avarages between 120 & 500Kbs and in 3 months use travelling around the Shroppie & T&M have never had a connection over 1mps. Having said that the speeds attained are perfectly ok for e-mails & not to serious serving. Also noticed that of the three USB ports on my laptop, connecting the dongle to one particular one always gives a much faster speed than the other two. Any one else noticed this ??????? tosher
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If you buy a boat from this broker, watch out for re-launch charges. The cost last year for a one way lift, just lifting in, for a 57 footer was £280!!!! And that was after buying the boat from him.
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I have a friend who is a fully trained and licienced chain saw operator and he will not cut anything or even start his machine without he is fully kitted up in proper protective clothing. He has witnessed many nasty injuries in his time with these machines. To any novice user he always says --- Remember that the best lubricant for a chain saw is BLOOD! tosher.
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Ours is about an inch wide but only 2-3mm thick and made of some kind of closed cell foam plastic. It's very soft and deforms easily to accommodate the undulations in the weedhatch cover plate. I always check the weedhatch clamp at the same time as I turn the stern greaser to make sure it hasn't loosened during the day. There's sometimes a few drips, but nothing to worry about.
Sounds about like mine, I also smear the joint with a thin film of grease when replacing it and it has never leaked a drop. Strange though that on the occasions I have removed the hatch cover I have had a bit of a struggle to break the seal, neading a couple of screw driver blades to lever it open? tosher
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Yes the best solution would be to pay for a pump out at a marina so as not to subject other boaters to this discusting habit of self pump out!!!
( I do go on don't I)
Is it any more disgusting than carrying a cassette full of s--t to the emptyiny point, removing the large cap and emptying the contents down an open drain with the resultant splashing of the contents in all directions. Not to mention the cleaning out of the cassette with a brush and copious ammounts of water splashing around all over the place. Bin there, done that, got the tee shirt !!!!
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What is the longest USB extension lead that is available and suitable for use with a dongle ??? I'm thinking of sticking mine on a pole to improve reception. Thanks -- tosher
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Hi, Im a little concerned, had my boat over 2 years now and ive never done a gearbox oil change (JP3+PRM260).
Whats peoples thoughts on how often this should be done? I was told leave it but check the oil level and keep it topped up, but surley there comes a point when the oil needs changeing??!!
Thanks Kristian.
When I bought my boat it had 250 hrs on the Izusu 42 & PRM150. 250 hrs is the manufactures recommended service interval and this service was carried out before purchase. After 500 hrs I serviced it myself and the old engine oil looked quite clean but the old gearbox oil was very dirty indeed, much worse than I have experienced before, I suspect the oil was not changed at the 250hr service. I flushed it through and refilled with new and have subsequently changed the oil every 200 hrs and each time the old oil looks as good as the new. So my advice would be to change all oils before the manufacturers recommended intervals not to exceed them.
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Excellent boat handling is rare and in my experience inept boat handlers usually come out with the equally inept remark that "boating is a contact sport" - in my opinion, it isn't; it is a skill that takes time practice and experience to acquire . . .
Very well put Alnwick, couldn't agree more. tosher.
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This subject reminds me of a little ditty used on the sea school training boats and worth remembering ---
Here lies the body of Michael O'Day
Who died maintaing his right of way
He was RIGHT as he sailed along
But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong!
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I think you will find that Elsans were designed for cassettes not self pump out. BW do provide pump outs (at a cost) to me the choice is tanks that need pump out and in that case use BW or marina pump outs., or cassettes that use Elsan disposal points.
My point being that every boater that buys a liecence helps to fund the cost of providing toilet emptying facilities. It would appear from the contributions on this thread that many people now have pump out tanks on thier boats so why shouldn't they have equal access to emptying facilities at equal cost. These people are in effect paying for the Elsan points that they can't use in addition to paying to have thier tanks emptied.
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Wow can't think of anything worse than a dirty toilet tank!!!!
Can't undertand the comparison between canal banks being untidy and the discusting mess left by self pumpout when I come to use the elsan that were designed for cassette toilets. I have been told by BW that they are looking at banning these at all Elsans.
Perhaps BW should provide more facilities for self pump out, after all, part of our licience fee is to provide toilet emptying facilities so why sould that be for the exclusive use of cassette users.
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Does anyone have up-to-date limits on boat lengths for winding at the ends of the caldon canal? I've done them both in a 50ft boat, but now have another 7 feet to contend with.
I.e. the winding hole just before Froghall Tunnel and the winding hole at the Leek end, after the Leek Tunnel.
Waterscape boaters guide gives 45ft for the Leek one, which I don't believe, and doesn'r even show the one before the Froghall tunnel.
Many thanks
I turned my 57 ft in the winding hole just before the tunnel a month ago. No problems
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We are first time narrowboat buyers and have just had an offer accepted on a 'perfect' boat for us. (Are we excited!) It has a Bellair Fabrications hull and a Perkins Prima 35hp engine. I'd like to know a little more about the reliability and character of the Perkins and the background of Bellair (who seem to have been building narrowboats and steel cruisers in the mid 1990s). Searching the web doesn't turn up much on either of these and a nice email to Perkins hasn't tempted any response either.
Anyone have any experience of the Perkins or Bellair?
Perkins engines are very common in sea going vessels and coupled to Hurth gearboxes are very reliable and robust units. In 25 years ocean cruising never had one die on me. About eight years ago we replaced a 25 year old Perkins with a new one and at that time the main agent for Perkins in the UK was Sabre Marine although I think they are now owned by Twinnings who also manufacture Volvo and Catapillar marine engines. ---- tosher
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It would be possible with a "normal" charger but not wth that one because of the way it works (long winded explanation avoided). I would speak to Sterling. It seems VERY odd that they now both show low output voltage. I would instantly look elsewhere but I can't think where! Maybe the genny is producing a consistently (seriously) low output voltage under load? I dunno.
And tell Chris W to get back here. I only have Orentas to argue with at the moment and he's rubish at it. Chris is so much better. His arguments have substance
Gibbo
I'll drink to that -- bring back chris-w, really miss his informed contributions to the forum. tosher
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My sailaway is due in couple of weeks and the first job is to install the electrics. I will need a fairly big domestic battery bank and have been looking at the systems which will give me the best performance. The system will be designed to run without shorepower, but I intend to have solar panals and wind grnerator. I will be cruising uch of the tme and so expect the engine to give good charge to the betteries, but there may be occasions when I don't move for a week or two. I have a 2500 watt generator.
From my reading of the adverts, stering systems seem to be a good price and relatively easy to fit, however two hire firms have told me that they have removed sterling gear because they are not reliable enough. Doe anyone have any advce of what I should fit. am competant at house wirng, know somethng about DC systems (nothing lke some members on here to who I bow as gods) and have a tame elecrician on hand for anything beyond my ability. Whose sytem shoulkd I install?
My boat is 18 months old and has a Sterling "Alternator to Battery" charger, a Sterling "Battery to Battery" charger, a Sterling 3KW Pure sine wave combi unit/Inverter and several remote control stations. All worked faultlessly until recently when the charger section of the combi unit would ocasionally trip spuriously when on shore power.I contacted Sterling who asked me to return it to them which I did and they immediately replaced it with a brand new one under warranty. There kit carries a 2 year warranty and is something well worth concidering when buying expensive new equipment. Hope that helps. tosher
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Thanks guys for your advice, looks like we're going to have to dig into this further, everythings only 2 years old & seems to be failing all at once. We're really having some bad luck, even the CH boiler isn't working - packed up 3 months ago now & we can't trust the incompetent tech who still hasn't sorted it after all this time to deal with any other probs. Makes us wonder if it's all related, seems coincidental when different things all go wrong @ same time, weird. Believe it or not right now the only thing working correctly out of the 3 is the battery charger itself, which, if the batteries are failing won't be much use anyway!
Have a word with Stirling, if it's only just 2 years old it may still be under warranty. They replaced mine recently, which developed a fault after 14 months, with no problems at all.
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How much longer are retaillers going to carry on with this ".9p" nonsense.
This time next year will we really be saying: "Wow, only 199.9p a litre, I must buy some before it goes up to £2?"
Edited to say that Turner's at Wheaton Aston doesn't open on Sundays, as far as I recall and last time I passed it was actually more expensive than Norbury Wharf, although it probably depends on who had the last delivery.
Filled up this afternoon at Wheaton Aston and sign outside said 70.9p/l but when it comes to paying they are actually charging 77.3p/l. Still cheaper than most other places except Norbury Junction at 76.9p/l.
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Just had word from a friend in Middlewich of a spate of thefts from boats in that area. It appears that the latest targets are diesel and brass mushroom vents. Watch out!!
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Yes you will be able to use the same address on both Computers, if Plus-Net supports IMAP (the other connection method is POP3) I would use this. Main benefits is that your email is stored on there servers (your email client usually caches it locally for speed), this means if you send/receive/delete an email on one computer, the other computer will see the same emails, in the same folders, etc.
If Plus-Net doesn't have IMAP, you can enable "don't delete emails from server when I download" option in POP3 which is a very messy way of doing it and I don't recommend it. (I would use GMail to download your email from PlusNet, and then use IMAP to connect to GMail).
See the other posts for sending emails.
Thanks for that Robbo, I understand what you say. Afraid some of the previous post went way over my head but thanks to them anyway. tosher
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I have had a Sterling 3KW Pure sinewave Combi Inverter/Charger, a Sterling 210amp Alternator to Battery Charger and a Sterling 50amp Battery to Battery Charger for 18 months now. After about 14 months the Charger part of the Combi Unit would occassionally trip out and required a manual restart to to start charging again. Sterling replaced the complete unit with a brand new one with no problems or fuss at all and the new one works fine and appears to do everything it says on the tin. That is the only problem I have had and everything else has worked faultlessly. It gets well used as we spend about 6 months a year on the boat and the batteries seem to be very healthy. Hope that helps - tosher (as Yorkie as they cum!!!)