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  2. Size matters?

    in General Boating

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

    How much time do you intend spending in Yorkshire? and crossing the penines? Our first liveaboard was 56 feet thinking it was what was needed, now we live on a 68 and have had a 70, the difference between my 68 foot liveaboard and a 57 footer is huge and no way would I go back for something as short as 60 feet as full time liveaboard.

    Thank for your reply, we intend to spend a lot of time in Yorkshire "ti's wier I wa born lad" and we also want to be able to do the whole of the system. 

  5. Size matters?

    in General Boating

    Posted

    We are looking at 57 ft for then New she'll we wish to have built, but before we fully commit to 57ft what are the pros and cons of going to 60ft.

    We know we will be able to do just about all the canal system in 57 but has anyone found any restrictions in 60.

    As this is going to be our final home we would like to get it right first time, well we HAVE to get it right first time, an extra 3ft can give us considerable more space, but is it worth it.. 

    We would greatly appreciate the voices of experience. 

    Thanks in advance, Rachel. 

  6. Interpreting the Law

    in Living Afloat

    Posted

    7 hours ago, LadyG said:

    I don't think that a virus which is human host will replicate in a mask, it's not a great idea to re use without washing, but it will happen, the mask is to prevent the spread, outwards and inwards ie stop you infecting others and vice versa, we are not talking about perfect hygeine, hospital grade , just reasonabe common sense.

    Sorry but it doesn’t quit work like that, one of many studies 

    https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577

    21 hours ago, Sir Nibble said:

    Bacteria thrive in damp conditions but a virus can only reproduce by infecting a living, functioning cell; from a susceptible species (like us). So covid will not reproduce outside the body. We'd be stuffed if it could.

    From Wiki:

    "A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism."

    Must be true if it’s on wiki!

    https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577

  7. Where to fit out?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    2 hours ago, garibaldi said:

    You can hire a 20ft shipping container at Debdale so you could hire a container for the first couple of months until the bulky stuff is out the way.  Debdale is about the cheapest I have found so far - £0.52 per foot per week for hard standing.

     

    Also worth checking out this channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Uo6bTN0zEppL_vBX5Kdbw Christine Anne the Buoys - currently fitting out at Debdale.
     

    Narrowboat Skills Centre at Debdale do some 2 day fit-out courses.  Each course covers either electrics, plumbing or woodwork.

     

    out of interest who are you buying your shell from?  Trying to decide which one to go for...

    Thanks for that, it looks really promising coild be just what we want. 

  8. Interpreting the Law

    in Living Afloat

    Posted

    5 hours ago, The Happy Nomad said:

    We were not discussing Carbon Monoxide though? We were discussing Covid.

     

    So why is it not an indicator in the issue we were actually discussing?

     

    (My son in law spent weeks in ICU with Covid and the team caring for him were constantly very conscious of what his Oxygen levels were, are you saying they were wrong to do so?).

    No they were not wrong to do so, but when we take a admission to critical care under this kind of situation, a arterial line would have been inserted, usually in the wrist near the artial pulse, that would allow regular blood gas samples to be taken showing the amount of oxygen his cells are carrying, along with other indicators.. I assume he was ventilated. 

  9. Interpreting the Law

    in Living Afloat

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, Jerra said:

    Do people who wear homemade masks not change them and wash them frequently making them in effect a new mask each time?

     

    Equally why does the government say anyface covering will do, as I am sure the few I have seen with scarves etc do not make any attempt at cleaning them after each use.

    Simply... No people do not wash them regularly. With regard to the government ????

  10. Interpreting the Law

    in Living Afloat

    Posted

    Getting back to the topic of wearing masks, I would like to see studies Don in the community about people wearing homemade cloth masks.. 

    I believe that by wearing a cloth mask you are in fact wearing a petri dish of infection, a cloth mask is a excellent moist medium for growing covid.. 

    There are many studies showing this to be the case, or simply ask yourself the question, "why do theatre staff over the past75 years not just wear cloth masks instead of single use disposable" 

    I have been in theatre and witnessed masks being changed by staff several times in lengthy procedures. 

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  12. Interpreting the Law

    in Living Afloat

    Posted

    11 hours ago, The Happy Nomad said:

    Now that is a very very bold statement.......very.

     

    Can you please support that with some very very clear clinical evidence.

     

    (After you have clarified what carbon monoxide has got to do with the discussion of course).

     

     

    How about a Msc in advanced nursing studies along with a 1st in epidemiology and many years on critical care,  and with regard to the carbon monoxide, I used that as an example. You cannot just stick a pulse oxy on someones finger and say that they are fine, because blood gas analysis can give you a true picture of what is going on. 

    Hope that will clarify it for you. 

  13. Where to fit out?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    2 hours ago, garibaldi said:

    Colin Jaques (YouTuber) was from the southwest and fitted his out at Debdale Marina.  I’ve thought about the back garden but I suspect the crane costs would be costly.  With farmers yards or industrial yards you will have crane costs and rent.

     

    If you are working on the boat onLy on weekends- a farmers yard might be the better (and cheaper) option because it may take a couple of years.  If fitting out the boat full-time and assuming it takes 6 to 9 months - Debdale May be the more cost effective option. 

    Hi thanks, we are going to be working on the boat full time so we want to avoid unnecessary costs with crane and transportation.. 

  14. Interpreting the Law

    in Living Afloat

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Loddon said:

    There was an interesting experiment I saw a report of a while back, several asthmatics agreed to wear masks and have their blood oxygen levels monitored. Guess what, they all stayed above 95% so masks do not deprive people of oxygen, its all in the mind !

    That kind of experiment is totally meaningless, for it to get correct results the participants would need to have artirial lines inserted so that blood analysis can be done to check what is happening to there bicarb etc. 

    That would then show whether acidosis is starting to take place along with other changes to their bases. 

    Sticking a pulse oximetry on their finger can be very misleading, red blood cells can be totally full of carbon monoxide but pulse oximetry would show that you are oxygenating 100%......but you would be about to die. 

     

  16. Where to fit out?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    57 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

    Now you are talking - you mean a 'steel sewer tube' !!!!

     

    Are you planning to build to the RCD ? (I presume you are aware of the 2017 RCD changes for a 'sailaway')

    Yes I am still aware of them, I've been reading up on them, got mixed feelings about it, but I think it might be best to follow the regs even though we plan this to be our last home, to the point I'll be coming off it in a box feet first, but you never know how the future can turn out.. 

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  17. Where to fit out?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

     

    Yes - folk really do underestimate how long a fit -out can take, and, in reality, a boat is never 'finished'.

    Hi I know exactly what you mean, I happen to be a retired steel and alloy boat builder and while I still have all the kit to actually build from scratch I don't really want to take a Hull build on. 

    My gear is also in france now so getting it back to the UK along with the hassle of trying to find somewhere to build is I bit more then we want to take on. That being said the Hull build is only a small part in the time scale, they can be put together very quickly, especially a narrow boat as they are basically slab sided. 

  19. Where to fit out?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, WotEver said:

    How big is your garden? A neighbour of ours fitted out his narrowboat over a couple of years in his back garden.  It did involve a very large crane to lift it over the house twice though (no access to the rear).

    We live on a 45 ft sailing boat at the moment, but my garden would be my first choice as it would be free. 

    Regards Rachel 

  21. Where to fit out?

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    I have done a search but not able to find answers, we are going to get a 55ft shell made but of course the first part is to find where we can keep her to do the fit out. 

    We are trying to find somewhere as near to the southwest as possible, but beggers can't be choosers so we are open to suggestions we also would ideally be able to live on site. Any suggestions would be great fully received. Thanks in advance. 

  23. Hello

    in New to Boating?

    Posted

    Hi, our boat is a 45 ft center cockpit Ketch, she has 12ft 6inch beam so she is quite big. 

    We think that our narrow boat I would think will be about the same accommodation. 

    We are looking at a 55ft trad but we also fancy 55ft with a 9ft beam but not sure if 9ft will restrict where we can go. 

    Rach. 

  24. Hello

    in New to Boating?

    Posted

    Hi everyone, we would like to say hello and introduce ourselves, we are rachel and Sally. 

    We aren't exactly new to boating we live on our sailboat but are selling her and wish to live out our days on a narrow boat. 

    Regards to you all, 

    Rachel and Sally. 

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