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  1. How far can you actually get along the Montgomery at the moment from the connected part of the system at Frankton Junction? It's something I've been thinking about exploring this year hopefully.
  2. No hand start mechanism, and not hugely different but the air filter is on the opposite end of the DM2 I've been entrusted to play with recently.
  3. Not the cheapest then. I retail Newheat for £7.70 (20kg) before any bulk buy discounts.
  4. Ack! Ignore my last comment I misread it as £38 per 50kg. If it is £9.50 per 25kg I'd be very happy with that price
  5. Still at the top end price wise but far more reasonable for 100kg than 50!
  6. Homefire is classed as a premium fuel and so will always be more expensive than Supertherm or Excel or any of the varied 10kg bags available from the supermarket. There's also, obviously a difference in price depending on the size of the bag, whether it's 10kg, 20kg or 25kg. After a quick look, Homefire seems to be in the region of £13 to £16 per 25kg bag depending on your area. Also there's Homefire and Homefire ovals which are classed as a different product too.
  7. Royalty motor Duke https://apolloduck.net/584947?fbclid=IwAR3igKSlQvhzSEAzy2gmsdQQi2gbYOrtomwK_Ax6C39GBcI241HoeI_O-k4
  8. No, both steel bottoms if I remember correctly.
  9. A lot of my customers either have a perished O sealing ring on the diesel filler cap or its missing completely. Worth checking as it could cause what's happened here.
  10. Nope, I managed to find post 94. As I've not been around in an official capacity for a couple of years I'm unaware if it's been discussed recently but has been discussed in the past and it was chosen the best way forward then. That probably still stands today.
  11. Thanks all for the (re) welcome!
  12. Liam

    Dogs

    When I was l looking I was very particular about the type of dog (size) I wanted. With spending most of my time in a back cabin or travelling between the north and the midlands on the train it had to be something on the smaller side. I didn't want a large dog hogging most of the space within the boat. I found rather a couple of the charities active on Facebook that rehome Romanian dogs in the UK were very happy with considering boaters but I felt that there were already enough dogs needing help in the UK already.
  13. Liam

    Dogs

    When I was lpoking for a four legged friend a couple of years ago a lot of places I enquiried didn't respond and a few responded in the negative when I mentioned boats. In the end I "rehomed" a puppy who was destined for a home that didn't work out at the last minute.
  14. Unusual as in "the north" Excel is usually just slightly cheaper than Superherm.
  15. Dane also went down on the northern side of Crick tunnel when it was left there for a couple of in August.
  16. I washed the boat down with something ready available from a chandlers. It did an amazing job, the boat really came up well with it. A short time after my fingers and palms started to tingle which turned into a stinging pain. Running water over my hands seemed to relieve the pain but came back immediately once I removed them. I checked the cleaning bottle, which had the various warning signs of dead fish and naked trees so promptly binned the bottle. Unfortunately I didn't make a note of the name of it. Now I go for the el-cheapo car shampoo with a similar polish to finish. The same result and less painful! Running water over my hands for am extended period seemed to work eventually so it must have washed most of the nastiness off.
  17. I once saw a new build that was in the process of being fitted out. The chimney are with a brand new flue attached below came out of the boat's roof.... right in the middle of the welded steel bracket to hold the boat poles!
  18. A friend has a boat built by Graham Parker. You do see them advertised once in a blue moon on the Internet. They seem to have a shorter than average bows which is short and upswept.
  19. He's on Facebook, as his is company. Search for... P J Barber Boatbuilder Ltd If you're not on Facebook he also has a website with a means of contact http://www.pjbarberboatbuilderltd.co.uk
  20. I suppose the auction will be more attractive to those companies who already have maintenance equipment and who work on behalf of CRT or carry out other private contract work who are looking to replace or increase their assets will block bid on items as their budget allows. But yeah I can imagine that welfare pod would fit nicely in one of the hoppers and provide 'luxurious' accommodation in the capital
  21. I find the same problem on public transport. I'm a fairly regular user of buses and trains and find that some ear phones are practically speakers. If I can hear it half way down the bus, heaven knows what damage it's causing to their hearing.
  22. I noticed this earlier via Towpath Talk, and have just spent a bit of time perusing the auction website. A couple of interesting things. I agree the tug is nice and the HR3 may be worth a second glance.
  23. Red oxide gloss, or there's the matter or satin versions if you don't want it to be shiny like gloss. A quick Internet search brings back several links to agricultural suppliers. I've used International Danboline on Ariel in the past, the right colour and very hard wearing, it's survived really well on the back deck and gunnels which I walk backwards and forwards on whilst carrying out deliveries in work boots.
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