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Having things to do in Europe before Brexit I'm off to France for an extended Busman's Holiday. Taking my family for a change, the kids love boating in the UK, we will see about Europe.
Its been better on here now that I ignore all the tall penis waving poppies and the miserable trolls that think they know it all but get everything wrong.
So, to all on this forum, have a good summer picking on one another. May be back in November, briefly.
I'll leave you in the safe hands of Sam.
Is Lady G really also "socks" "moderator" and "BellEnd" and possibly several more?
Hider abroad.
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2 hours ago, peterboat said:
If you have nothing good to say say nothing it stops you looking like a right idiot, for the record my widebeam is 57 x 12 foot and because I have an electric motor I can tell you that 3000 watts will move it at 3 mph 3000 watts equals 3 and 3/4 HP so I am sure 8 HP will move Emilys boat
No, To criticise me is unfair, I answered the question as it was asked. What I replied is factually correct.
I have no problems with females, only stroppy males and females on the forum.
I just don't support idiots especially when they ask daft questions that no one can answer fully.
You need to acquire a sense of humour.
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Unless you fasten it to a boat, it will sink. Its a stinking petrol engine, usually a grey colour, with a propeller on the bottom end.
Not enough room for 2 adults, 1 will fall off.
#Well, asking a daft question what did you expect?
Its the boat that controls speed, capacity etc. Without that info its an impossible question
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4 minutes ago, peterboat said:
On this thread it has been pointed out that wide boats traded on the canal after its locks were modified so whats the problems?
And it proved to be a mistake, they went back to narrow boats.
Any surviving wide boats off these "widened" canals?
Plenty of narrow ones still running around.
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5 minutes ago, peterboat said:
Just because you think narrowboats are right doesnt mean you are right, widebeams can only be on canals and rivers that have locks and bridges that are big enough for them, and believe me there are lots of canals built for proper size boats and not the toy ones that you like so much. You are another blinkered narrow minded person on a narrow canal............that might have been built for a proper sized boat
Sorry to get that from you, but its utter rubbish. The canals that had wide boats were built for those boats, but these idiots want to put wide boats on canals that were built for pairs of narrowboats that could be singled out when need be.
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1 hour ago, Peter X said:
Lingy says it sounds like Tony is talking a lot of sense. We've had the ends off the gearbox heat exchanger and removed some stuff, but only a trickle of water is getting through. There seems to be a blockage in the main heat exchanger; we've had one end off it and cleaned it up but the other end is hard to remove. Planning to try running without a thermostat. Limped down last 20 locks of HNC today stopping often to deal with overheating, we know we had a leak.
Finally you tell us the problem, insufficient water flow through the main heat exchanger.
Get that end cap off, clean it out.
If it is not throwing water out of the cap because it is over pressurising the cooling system or emitting clouds of steam from the exhaust the head gasket is most likely OK.
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Don't get me started on share boats!
Some of the most pleasant and considerate boaters are hirers I have found recently, whereas over the years the others, owners and shares have become evil or hateful.
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LadyG is like a dirty Elsan point, best ignored. If you encourage her she will go on and on and on and on and..............................................................
Others on here have her permanently on ignore this member list, its the best way.
It really is not that bad emptying a cassette/potty/pump out in a C&RT Elsan point. thousands manage it easily every week without all the daft gear or being a drama queen.
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1 hour ago, Graham Davis said:
They are perfectly suited to the relevant BRITISH canals.
Would you care to list all the relevant British canals where you could moor one and get 2 others to pass one another in the same place?
It will be an amazingly short list.
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8 minutes ago, Johny London said:
I'll need a short fly lead to connect my shunt resistor (on the -ve of the domestic battery bank) and it sets me wondering whether I should connect just the DC loads through the shunt, or the inverter feed as well. I already know whats going on with the ac thanks to a meter I have on that side of things. Can't quite envisage how I'll get best use out of the dc ammeter - wondering how others have wired up in these circumstances?
Also - anywhere online to order a thick patch lead for this (I've forgotten the ratings since I last mucked around with this sort of thing... 90mm2?)
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The inverter is also a DC load so it has to go through the shunt.
What else did you think it was?
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Get the daft beggar through the bridge then rebuild it for narrow boats so he can't get back in to the proper canal made for proper size boats.
Preferably let these barge skips sail all the way to the coasts, out to sea and then not let them back in.
Bugger off to the Continent with the stupid boats.
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No grease will cure a worn shaft or bearing or even make it leak less.
Can you move the shaft in or out about half an inch to put the gland packing on a fresh unworn section?
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Bridgewater boats are incapable of going slowly, many have told us exactly that " I'm going as slow as I can" when they have rocketed past us on the Middlewich branch with the throttles open.
It must be something in the water that Peel Holdings have kept a secret for years that causes zero drag on hulls and winds tickover screws in to increase the revs.
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And what difference will having coolant (antifreeze) instead of plain water make to your problems do you think?
It may increase the boiling point by a few degrees but it will not sort an overheating engine out.
Just what is the problem you are having? Is it overheating or what?
Have you taken the end caps off the Bowman heat exchanger to remove the rubbish yet?
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2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said:
That would have been Hider Sam, presumably!!!
No, Sam is dad, won't post one here again, at least not often as some bastard on the forum keeps trying to break his password as I explained before. I'm hiding from a completely different set of idiots.
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If you turned a lock that was set for the boat coming in the opposite direction, you stole the lock. End of.
Wardle canal junction is confusing if the boat waiting to come up is hiding around the corner on the T&M instead of being on the lock mooring immediately below Wardle lock.
May be simpler now that the water point is not there.
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I know people who are old enough to remember when there was a 2.5% discount for immediate cash payment on most invoices.
Just saying, not condoning.
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3 hours ago, Johny London said:
No - oil based paint is rubbish - it stinks, takes an age to dry and eventually peels and flakes. When was the last time you saw a car with peeling paint?
!968, Ford Silver Fox and Blue Mink and they were water based primers at the time.
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22 hours ago, Cheshire cat said:
You was lucky. RCR charged £1500 for a replacement 260 box.
I would guess that the 260 box referred to was a "rebuilt" from Key Engineering. And the best of luck with it.
A brand new 280 which is the current production from a main stockist of PRM, Lancing Marine, was bought by me last year for £1434 inc VAT delivered.
No further comment.
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Bus bar side, nothing between the shunt and the battery.
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If you take it off, and I think you will have to as no one would want to cut and weld 25mm bar in situ, try the local blacksmiths. Here is a list from Google your friend.
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6 minutes ago, Carl.b said:
Hi Dave, I think the lever moves like say another 10mm more with the cable off... That mechanic said it didnt make a difference... Although I may beg to differ... I shall change the oil and try get into the back of the controller tomorrow am... I'm at Tixall wide, so not far from home (Shardlow) but would hope I can sort myself without paying 500 quid...
Forgot to mention the cable on the gearbox end is extended to its maximum.... Will need to make any adjustments on the lever end
The lever on the gearbox has 3 definite detent positions, forward, neutral and reverse. It directs hydraulic pressure to the clutches.
It needs to move fully to these positions for positive engagement of the clutches.
Take the cable off the lever and you will be able to feel the 3 positions, the cable needs to connect without having to move the lever from its proper detent in all 3 positions. You can try running the engine and check for positive engagement by moving the lever by hand without the cable connected.
Do make sure the cable is not about to snap, they often do.
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Check the travel on the gearbox lever is correct when you engage gear with the hand control, it may not be getting full travel due to wear, bad adjustment or a gear cable that is about to snap.
If you disconnect the cable at the gearbox, and move hand lever to reverse. move gear lever on the box to the reverse position, the cable should fit straight in without moving either lever.
If the box is warn, a repair with new clutch is not expensive but consider a new PRM 280 current model, its a straight drop in swap and I bought one last year for less than £1400 delivered.
The 160 has fibre clutch plates, later models, 260 and 280 have bronze clutches, all will interchange. If there is water in a 160 box it ruins the clutches.
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31 minutes ago, 70liveaboard said:
Can the builder not get to the counter plate, it would be much better to put ballast on there. With such a large beam the counter should be a fairly large area. Plus you can alter if required in the future. Also is there access to the area below the bow deck if you have a deck, where the water tank is located, usually there is space to add ballast there too.
Just a thought.
Also on another topic, have you thought about a generator perhaps, gives you power when needed, plus there are some nice quieter models around now.
Seems to be a reverse layout with galley at stern,
Bonjour from a sunny Var
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A quick update from over the channel.
Channel crossing was not a lot of fun, wet and cold. Miss the hovercraft.
Reports indicate that the weather in the UK has still not settled into a pleasant summer. Down here on the Var near Nice its been sunny for days, warm but not too hot, just good boating weather.
With the £ being in the doldrums, boy, is it expensive. Can't afford to eat in Cannes!
Back sometime after Brexit, regards to all, Hider.