Machpoint005
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4 minutes ago, hugh dumbarton said:
The cost of the share would seem to reflect the age of the boat would that be fair comment?
Yes.
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On 07/02/2023 at 20:19, magnetman said:
What would happen to the great wall of Tod? Will it be kept as a hysteric monument?
It'll still be needed if only to stop t'railway fallin' into t'cut.
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A boat with an engine is a boat. No legal definition is needed for something so blindingly obvious.
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1 hour ago, Midnight said:
No I use spreadsheets to light the fire
They work better if you roll 'em up first.
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I would think it's cheaper to rip out a solid fuel stove and replace it completely.
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14 minutes ago, Francis Herne said:
Most of the cost comes from maintaining them as heritage assets. If it was acceptable to treat them as the EA does on most of their waterways, with standardised steel gates etc, they would be improved for navigation at a fraction of the expense.
I've been to Bradley gate workshops recently, both the price of oak beams in the sizes required and the amount of skilled manual labour required are enormous. Add the design and admin overhead of building every gate effectively unique to the right historic design, and the much shorter lifespan.
(not that I'd like to see this happen, but that additional cost should be borne by the government or the wider spectrum of people who benefit from preserving history)
Disgusting attitude.
You can't put standardised gates on one-off structures. Every gate (or every pair) is unique in some respects, such as depth, taper or width. The lock chambers were not built to standard dimensions, or at least, not to a sufficiently precise standard.
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6 minutes ago, Ray T said:
Never had one.
Me neither.
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Thanks all - it's the one on the left.
59 minutes ago, PCSB said:The filler on mine is 18mm, the drain is 22mm - I've just checked it to be sure. HTH.
It does help, because the drain definitely ain't 22mm!
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Quick one: can anyone confirm that the oil drain plug on a PRM 150 is indeed 15mm, as stated in the current manual?
I have to admit to using a close-to-equivalent spanner, for want of a suitable metric one, but I'm wondering if my rather elderly gearbox plug is actually some weird non-metric size? I have no idea what size I have been using: the ring spanner originally came from my Grandad's toolbox so it must be at least 75 years old.
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That's what second-hand car dealers call "kerb appeal". It certainly applies to boats, too.
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...because they are charging VAT on the service, not the boat itself.
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3 minutes ago, Dave_P said:
That depends on the asking price surely?
Wherever you sell it, any boat is worth exactly what someone pays for it. Wherever you pitch the asking price, have a true price in mind. It could be the same as the asking price, or it could be the lower limit to which you are prepared to haggle.
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The hidden agenda is that the more CRT can get done for nowt, the bigger the cuts in waterways finances that can be justified in the future. The rot began when Camoron(sic) put BW into a "charitable" third sector in 2012 as part of his and Gideon's incredibly damaging austerity programme that has caused so many of the problems we now face.
If the waterways network is a national asset, why isn't it nationally financed for the benefit of all, not just boaters? CRT seems keen enough to encourage non-boaters to enjoy it.
Rant over. Breathe and pour another dram.
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2 hours ago, Mac of Cygnet said:
I've been to Twatt. I was attending the wedding of a friend who was marrying a girl called Sheila Twatt. It's a fairly common name in Orkney, but I bet she was glad to become Sheila Sinclair.
My nephew's wife had a similar problem, different name.
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Correct on all counts.
As for the device shown by Alan ... that's it. My motto is: If you can't do something properly, don't do it at all.
Mind you, bottled Guinness used to be worth drinking. It wasn't pasteurised.
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31 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
I wonder how that performs with Guinness?
They've faffed around quite enough with Guinness dispense, thank you. I've been sold a pint of so-called Draught Guinness which came in a can and was vibrated into effervescence by a contrivance of the Devil incarnate.
The mere fact that "draft beer" was being "served" in the video was enough to put me off. Now I know what it means to be a draft dodger.
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Lined glasses were unpopular with the trade long before that numpty appeared.
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3 hours ago, Cheshire cat said:
>> Northern pubs tend to use a swan neck with a tight sparkler which will produce a lot more head even if the sparkler is immersed in the beer, much to the benefit of the pub's profit margins.
The head is part of the drink, but an alternative view might be that the practice helps keep the beer less expensive in Northern pubs.
When all is said and done, you are buying a glass of beer, with a head. My stomach isn't calibrated.
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Judging by the staffing difficulties in the hospitality industry, I wouldn't think anyone in it would object to a bit of free labour!
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3 hours ago, rusty69 said:
When I was learning how to drink beer, we always used to take the empty glasses back to the bar as a matter of courtesy. <<
Like you, I was brought up in good pubs. The practice also gives you the opportunity to say "thank you".
2 hours ago, Midnight said:No they are from the sarth
Same thing.
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45 minutes ago, Bacchus said:
Very bad form to bury the spout of the pump in the beer! That's the problem. If the spout doesn't touch the glass or the beer (which it shouldn't) then there is no risk of transfer of germs.
Of course it happens a lot, especially with keg beer, as it's much easier to stop a lively keg beer from frothing up if you bury the spout, and if you're worried about risk of infection you should probably follow the bartender into the khazi to check that he/she washes their hands properly... this could lead to embarrassment depending on the combination of customer/bartender gender.
You can't get a proper head unless you use a sparkler, and you can only use a sparkler if it's immersed in the beer.
I'm a proud northerner when it comes to beer, and I dislike what my Grandad (from Barnsley) used to call "slaip ale".
A clean glass every time, please.
Some may disagree.
They are wrong.
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1 hour ago, magnetman said:
I was not suggesting anything like that.
Equally I have no reason to defend them. Never owned one never want to but just generally interested in boat subjects.
Our first NB had a Vetus engine. I wouldn't have another one, and we've now had "BMC", Lombardini and Beta in different boats. All those were fine, some better than others (like beers).
23 minutes ago, magnetman said:I avoid Italian products generally as they will always have some influence from the Mafia and I disagree with organised crime.
Pasta? Tinned tomatoes? Chianti?
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You're far better off with a well maintained 15 year old boat than a 5 year old that's been neglected. It should be less expensive too (I won't say cheap: there is no such thing as a cheap NB).
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1 hour ago, MtB said:
GFY.
(Stand for "good for you", in case you were wondering.)
1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:You asked the question how you could refill the cylinders - I explained how I do it.
Why don't you make a small investment and buy the hose and try it - you may be surprised.
You are always ready to criticise - but this time why don't you try it and then come back and say "I told you so" or, "yes I was wrong".
MtB is gas -safe. He hasn't blown anything up yet, despite his daily contact with potentially explosive systems. I know which of you I'd want to stand, moor or accidentally find myself next to.
Drill attachment options...
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Ten times, eh? Can we know where your figures come from?