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Tracy D'arth

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  1. Scrap battery prices are on the web. I get £13 for a 110ah battery at present. Top them up before you weigh them in!
  2. It may be a bad idea to fit a stop tap on the boat end of a water hose, they are not intended to withstand high mains pressure which can be up to 10 bar in places.
  3. For peace of mind, get it welded. Or even a small patch welded all round.
  4. Turn the boat over before you take the photos? Its probably your camera orientation. Looking better, especially as you show that Celotex will bend happily without cracking. Have you found any of that square tube bracing rusted through? We used to have trouble with it rusting from the inside due to condensation.
  5. I did not assume the batteries were sealed, I gave both voltages for correct charging. H2S will smell of bad eggs but it is an insidious gas as exposure to very low levels will cause the sense of smell over time to lessen so that eventually you cannot smell it. Worry not, its the last time I will respond to any post of yours if you want to get so snotty when I give you the benefit of my experience and advice for free.
  6. Its lovely and needs visitors. See if you can get to the end!
  7. As the batteries produced H2S which is not normal, the charging regime is obviously wrong, end of.
  8. Yippee! A happy boater! Better than all the moaning ones! Thank you for coming back on.
  9. Please don't get annoyed, wind your neck in a bit, folk are only trying to be helpful. You are having difficulties understanding why your tank will not take water and you are there. We are on the end of the internet. cannot see your tank, don't know what it is, where it is, how big it is, or how you know you have a problem. Being unpleasant is not going to help, its more frustrating for us than it is for you.
  10. The inverter I referred to is the Travelpower box, it is an inverter inside, not your inverter which uses your cabin battery as a power source.
  11. But sealed lead acid batteries should be charged at 14.4 volts, open cells at 14.8 volts Maximum! Charging at 15 volts will boil the cells, create hydrogen sulphide and result in water loss and destroyed batteries.
  12. As many will already know, I do have a sick mind as you put it, brain tumors actually. I find your comment offensive and will report you.
  13. The belt is on the alternator? Are all the wires connected and the connector is not burnt out? Where is the green light? Beta Marine installed lots of these, is it on a Beta engine? They may be able to help.Try them first. If the alternator is faulty then Lancashire Rotating Electrics can fix it. If the Electronics in the inverter box is faulty then Selweb may be able to help.
  14. A perfect shot then, you should be in the army! #My doctor has told me that suicide by drowning is one of the most peaceful deaths as there is no pain and asphyxiation is rapid once the lungs fill with water preceded very quickly by unconsciousness.#
  15. As I understand it from farmers, they get used to a poison very quickly. If they can find maise they eat it as an antidote. They breed at such an astounding rate that control has to be constant. The poisons are very weak as farm dogs eat it regularly and it does them no obvious harm. I have seen ratters with terriers in farm buildings killing 30 to 40 rats per building, some are monsters. There is a story that if you have mice you do not have rats, don't know if its true.
  16. That is a very nasty thing to assume, it was not intended to trigger any row at all. I don't enjoy killing anything but rats will take over if you do not control the population. And they are a serious health risk to boaters. So you think inflicting injury with an air rifle is acceptable? Can you guarantee a clean kill every time? I think not.
  17. You have been very lucky to survive. It ain't hydrogen mate but toxic hydrogen sulphide gas which is a cumulative poison. Even low level exposure can do you serious damage.
  18. That is one heck of a key ring!
  19. Don't let me catch you sleeping..................................................
  20. See the latest C&RT update today. Makes one wonder how they ever dug the canal in the first place.......................
  21. No worries now for the farmer. He is to make a fortune providing access for a 300m roadway to the slip site. He will pocket many thousands of pounds from this and the canal will be closed for at least another 2 months.
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