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frahkn

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  1. The guy who replaced my batteries last month told me that he would take the old ones to the scrappy but that he now got very little for them because he had to pay a "hazardous waste" levy which covered most of the receipt. I can't really be bothered to research this but was he lying?
  2. The late Bruce, once a regular contributor here, posted that if you had never read War and Peace, filling at Fradley was the ideal opportunity to do so. But hunger is more urgent than culture so it's your decision.
  3. I only know one forum member and I have not knowingly met any. So, no not forum members particularly. Indeed they are only people and some are not helped by being celebrities but some (or perhaps more the circumstances of the encounter) will be interesting. Possibly, meeting as a landlord should be excluded.
  4. There was a thread today that wandered off topic (as threads often do) into an (to me) interesting area. Basically "who would you/have you had a pint with"? Having spent the odd hour or two in various pubs over the last 54 years or so; I would be interested to hear of any interesting encounters which fellow members might have had. If there is any response I will mention one or two of my own.
  5. Well they get a mooring, in a marina or on line, obviously! They have no choice as they cannot honestly say they are continuously cruising, can they?
  6. Seconded, I only met him once (in Castlefield basin). I was aware of his reputation so I too, was surprised.
  7. There was water last time I was there, but best to use it early in the morning or late at night because you have to run your hose over the service road, which is always busy in the day.
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  10. At each renewal my insurance company asks me to make a choice between a) the insurance covers me for any boat (subject to limitations) and b) the insurance covers the boat but any competent person can be in charge of it I always pick (b) as my daughter and her partner sometimes use the boat. I suspect that I could have both for an extra premium.
  11. I'll have you know that I've never spoken a bad word about Apelles or any other Greek painter.
  12. Of course you can, why not? A potentially more successful argument might be "they were alien demons about to take over the world". If you are going for an insanity defence you may as well make it a bold one.
  13. Are they there to mark the spring and the estuary?
  14. My point was that judging by your photo, your stove is not using 0.33 l/hour. Are you sure your consumption figures are correct?
  15. I use about a third of a litre per hour but I am aware that mine is not adjusted correctly; yours looks better adjusted than mine. Is there any possibility that you have got your consumption figures wrong?
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  17. Yes, I have no idea why it was done this way and I cannot see the advantage of my system.
  18. I plan to fit a car radio on the boat but I have never owned a car radio so would like help with two points please. Any advice on which radio to pick? How do I wire it in? I imagine it will expect a "negative earth" connection, how do I get round this? For the curious, I have always owned motorcycles so only have experience of the very occasional hire van.
  19. Don't know - I'm going to have to think about it. Most long Orions and some Hudsons use this system though.
  20. My Orion is a 70' tug with the water tank below the tug deck. It has 2 water pumps which take cold water (via two pressure vessel thingys) down each side of the boat. One pump runs when cold water taps are used, the other when hot is demanded. I haven't really thought about how the calorifier is involved.
  21. I will second Rugby boats from personal experience buying through them - albeit ten years ago when Dominic still had the brokerage. I would always use a broker for a purchase of £130k, if only for the peace of mind.
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