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Foggy66

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  1. Our boat was coated in the same and prove to be pretty bullet proof. Several miles of ice breaking on different occasions didn’t leave a mark. It’s since been re-coated twice with different epoxy products none of which have been as good, although having said that I wouldn’t hesitate to go ice breaking with any epoxy coating assuming its been applied correctly.
  2. You know you can go off people very quickly 🤣🤣
  3. I remember it well, I bought my first house around that time. My point was that the current generation of over 65s are enjoying pensions that seem to be a thing of the past. Basically having the same income in retirement as when working. I know a few boat owners who retired in their 50s and have enjoyed a generous income ever since. I’m only jealous because I’ll have to work into my 70s to maintain anything like my current standard of living.
  4. I guess it’s just a reflection of society as whole. The baby boomer generation has guilt edged pensions and lots of disposable income whereas the younger generation are struggling to make ends meet with rising mortgage cost etc.
  5. Can anyone shed any light on this boat I spotted whilst out walking today https://share.icloud.com/photos/0e1t0ef0At0kuUOgROSP_vBFA
  6. I have 23 copies of the inland waterways heritage magazine Narrowboat for sale plus a sample copy. They’re dated from 2013 through to 2019 £20 for the lot. I’m based near Northwich, Cheshire
  7. I guess that depends on your definition of strong tea. My work colleagues would have you believe that a strong brew is anything that slightly taints milk. 🤢
  8. £14.50 😳that’s a bit steep. Last November my local coal merchant was charging £12.70 and delivery is free of charge. I checked just before Christmas and the price had increased to £13.60 but even at that £14.50 is still expensive.
  9. I have said coal inserts in our Morso and they work a treat. I can keep the fire ticking over by adding just 8-10 brikettes
  10. We used it on a regular basis until moving out of the area a couple of years ago.
  11. Will be of particular interest to anyone familiar with Wigan and surrounding area.
  12. We have a Heritage Uno range on our boat which provides all our cooking, heating and hot water needs. It’s been very reliable for the last 8 years but in the last few days it’s developed a fault. Our usual engineer isn’t available anymore so can anyone recommend someone in the Cheshire area? We’re based near Northwich and would be willing to cover the travel costs for a reliable engineer from further afield. Thanks in advance
  13. We always head up the Llangollen in the depths of winter. It’s wonderful. Can’t beat an early start on a crisp winters morning, back cabin stove keeping me warm and endless cups of tea.
  14. Problem is it’s right next to a busy road.
  15. I’m looking to buy an aerial to work with a Huawei B535. There seems to be a big variation in price for the different omnidirectional aerials. My research has been inconclusive as to which will be my best option. I’m happy to spend more for the best suited to my needs. We use the WiFi for general internet browsing and streaming from Amazon prime, YouTube etc. Any help from those wiser than myself would be much appreciated.
  16. I know it well as it’s on my regular walking route from our mooring. It’s a great location. The asking price isn’t too bad compared with other properties in the area.
  17. Doesn’t look like I’ll be heading to bugsworth next week then 🙄
  18. Yes i thought that would be the case. My old panels were wired in series but i wanted to mitigate for any partial shading.
  19. If I wire the panels in parallel would 16amp be adequate? If memory serves me right the open circuit current of the 3 panels I intend to fit is about 5.8 amps.
  20. So basically I’m upgrading to new panels on an existing system. The + cable is fused between batteries and controller and I considered fitting a circuit breaker between panels and controller however as I’ll be retaining the MC4 connectors I guess that will be adequate for removing the load from the controller.
  21. When installing a solar system is it necessary/desirable to fit a switchable circuit breaker between the panels and charge controller?
  22. I will shortly be mounting solar panels on my roof using tilting brackets and I want to be able to easily remove the brackets for future painting. I have 3 methods of fixing in mind. 1- bolts screwed directly into the roof 2- grub screws/studs screwed into the roof and brackets secured with nuts 3- rivnuts fixed into the roof and brackets bolted into those. I’m leaning towards rivnuts as it would give a deeper thread and removal would be simple. What are people’s thoughts/experiences?
  23. Ahhh the curse of the boat vloggers 🙈
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