[No water from the taps!]

If you have an inline filter attached to the water pump it may be worth unscrewing the the top and checking it for grit etc

[Orchard Marina - what's happening?]

Just passed an hour ago..id guestimate about 6 inches from being full

[What is a Wigwag and why does it take 3 months to install one?]

Is it someone who wears a hairpiece at a really jaunty angle

[User name]

My name isnt actually STABLE MABLE..its MICHEAL RECYCLE..or is it STEVEN UNEVEN..no its FORUM DECORUM

[Orchard Marina & Boatbuilders Ltd]

Still the same

[Orchard Marina & Boatbuilders Ltd]

Still the same

[Comedy stoppage on the L&L]

DUCKING CRT

 

[£45 FOR A BOTTLE OF 13 KG PROPANE...]

BLIMEY THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME...

[Hard standing Bridgewater]

Hesford Marine just before lymm..they have a website

[Boat Mail Recommendations]

I spoke to my bank about this and they said why dont you use our address for all your bank mail..i said great thats  brilliant i just need to find an address for my internet contract now and they said why dont  you use our address....so i have done for years..its the bank with the horse 

[More canalside art!]

Or a Banksidey

[SAW AN ADDER ON THE WEAVER]

Met my first adder on the towpath by the wooden bridges near winsford and i couldnt believe how vivid its colours were...i was transfixed.. a collie had seen him in the hedgerow and had a right old bark up..so he headed right on to the middle of  the towpath ..he went a few metres toward the dog then stopped then headed back a few feet towards me then stopped then set off into the weaver.....brilliant

[Hard Standing Needed]

Hesford Marine at lymm ..there is a web site and it will probably be the cheapest 

[Boatwoman Bonnet]

Shouldnt this be in the fetish section

[ANYONE KNOW WHERE THIS IS OR WHO ITS BY]

15 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

My initial thoughts was Chester, but I can't say why. Possibly the length between the city walls and the first lock up towards Christleton (Hoole Lane?) - the house may have gone, given how old the city centre is a lot has changed by the canal.

 

That's only a hunch - but it gives everyone else something to disprove

Thanks..

[ANYONE KNOW WHERE THIS IS OR WHO ITS BY]

1 minute ago, philjw said:

I think the signature says C. Drake.  There is a modern artist of that name but the styles are not similar.

Yes..thats what it looks like to me..

[ANYONE KNOW WHERE THIS IS OR WHO ITS BY]

12 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

I'm guessing the answer is "no" but I'm replying to bump it up. 

The tall house on the right must be reasonably distinctive

Any clues on either the paints or the material it's painted on? 

There is a signature on the left but I can't read it

Its a watercolour on paper ..like you said the house is fairly distinctive so i thought someone may recognise it..i bought it from a charity shop in chester if thats any help

[ANYONE KNOW WHERE THIS IS OR WHO ITS BY]

[3 pin round plug/240 v cable]

4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

You could always return it (or sell it on Gumtree, Ebay etc) and buy one that works from 12v DC.

It was only a fiver from a charity shop so its no big loss..il just re-donate back to the same shop

[3 pin round plug/240 v cable]

22 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Wot @Alan de Enfield said. It is mains input only. Do you have mains on your boat, via an inverter at all? If not, then a very small inverter, just to power the radio may be the thing. The inverter can be plugged in to the 12V socket, then the radio plugged in to the mains output from the inverter.

I

I was hoping to avoid the inverter so i thought id ask the forum..i didnt think it would be a goer but it was worth a try

32 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

The owners manual says 100 / 230v AC 50-60Hz only

 

So, No, 12v will not work.

Thanks for your help

[3 pin round plug/240 v cable]

12 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

What is the make and model of the new DAB radio?

its a LOGIK LHF DAB 14

[3 pin round plug/240 v cable]

3 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

Slowly we get there! If the output from the power brick is a nominal 12V, then you might get away with putting a 12V round pin plug on instead. As @Tony Brooks said, getting the polarity right is important. Get it wrong and the magic smoke escapes and your radio is scrap. Also, boat 12V can be higher than 12V, with even higher voltage spikes. Some electronics can cope with this, some can't and you won't know which unless you know it has been designed to work in things like cars, motorhomes 12V supplies.There are 12V to 12V voltage stabilisers you can buy, which would be a good approach for this application.

Given the questions you are asking, I am guessing that your level of electrical knowledge isn't high and there is a good chance you could make an expensive mistake trying any of this.

Jen

Sorry..the power brick is on the old radio..the new one has just a normal 240 v plug on

[3 pin round plug/240 v cable]

37 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:

 

Certainly worth asking but what you describe is rare. Did the 240V one have a plug top  or brick in the lead AC to DC converter like my TV did. If it did the input to the radio was 12V DC even though the lead that provided it at the radio end was plugged into 240V AC.

 

When altering these things its normally vital to observed polarity and be aware that there is always a possibility the boats "up to near 15V plus voltage surges" can upset the radio electronics.

Yes it has the brick top similar to a laptop lead

[3 pin round plug/240 v cable]

Thanks.. my old one has a round inlet that you can plug either a 12 volt or a 240v lead in and on the 12 volt lead there doesnt seem to be any kind of inverter/converter type gubbins its just a lead with a cigarette lighter socket on it so i thought i was worth asking the question

 

[3 pin round plug/240 v cable]

12 volt..