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Are you aware you will need to use the Ribble Link and what that involves?

The original question in 2022 was about licence increases and affordability. It's moved on. The physics is interesting but is it relevant to who should pay for using the canals? At length we have had good arguments that the size or weight of the boat isn't a factor re. water use and locks. Even if this wasnt the case, given a lot of fatties sit in marinas or only travel occasionally, would it be a major issue anyway? Is the extra licence surcharge just because they are living in a larger vessel on c&rt's water (similar to paying more council tax for a larger house)?

I'll let Alice work that out.

It's an interesting discussion but we seem to have fallen down a rabbit hole here.

Another factor could be that the relative amounts displaced by different boats are pretty irrelevant compared to the frequency the particular lock is worked.

I don't understand why you say that's not the point then straight away go on to make exactly the same point.

3% loss through displacement is probably negligible compared to the loss from gates between boats using them.

@Mangina is this poster a Bot as initially suggested in their other post. This second topic has got to 3 pages without a similar question. The recent replies either suggest a bot or an interesting human response pattern.

I think it would burn fine with air from below, but probably better/quicker than required. Not needed and wasting fuel.

Sounds like a multifuel rather than a pur log burner. Log burners can have a bottom air control to help the fire start but once in the control is usually from the top air control. Multifuel fires are usually controlled by the bottom air control. The upper air control (where there is one) helps with secondary combustion and increases efficiency whilst reducing carbon on the stove glass. The grate ledge also suggests its a multifuel stove.

We had the same thoughts after our whippet died. Even though we are relatively young we might not be that sprightly as our dog might need us to be in 15 years time. We ended up eventually with an almost 11 years old rescue Yorkshire Terrier who is still very sprightly and settling in great. If we can give him a few great years then that's good for us and him.

It's back. Phone restarted, os and apps up to date, cache cleared etc. Perhaps I just have to live with it until it sorts itself. The main problem is it often looks like a post has been submitted by a different member, which can be interesting but awkward when replying or quoting. It's also bloody annoying.

Access to anything you need to do at the bow - tie off, access gas locker/ fill a water tank. Emergency exit at the bow if there is a fire or problem in a lock. There's a recent ongoing thread related to this.

The original post seemed to link to an engine he was selling but, as previously mentioned, the lack of punctuation, amongst other things, made the post completely incomprehensible, at least to me. I'm not sure what I would be buying for £5k.

Restarted the phone and cleared everything. Now good.

Thanks.

I'm having problems viewing threads on my android. Screenshot below it just started today. Anybody else having the same problem or any suggestions.

Already asked that but not as succinctly as you

I just had a look at my multifuel stove at home. From the pictures of the OPs stove I'd guess it's a woodburner. The depth of the ashpan doesn't look anywhere near what would would be needed to cope with the ash and clinker from smokeless fuel.

I did see that. I was staying in a cottage last week that had a Charnwood (I think) woodburner that had top and bottom air controls. The ashpan here looks a bit low in height for a smokeless fuel stove and I can't see a fitting on the front to attach the tool you would usually use to pull the ashpan out.

That answer might not be answering your question @ditchcrawler It depends what the OP defines as a grate. Is there a completely solid platform at the base of the stove that the fuel sits on? Or does the stove have a raised base for the fuel to sit on, with air gaps in it, above an ash pan. Sorry if I'm being too simplistic, I'm just trying to rule out its not a wood only stove.

Carpet tiles can be basic or high quality. Basic are cheap. Easy to fit and you can keep spares to replace areas that get trashed more quickly.

I tagged Arthur so please don't attribute anything I said to him. @Arthur Marshall