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3 hours ago, rusty69 said:
Not all boats are subject to the BSS
Is this a five minute argument or the full half hour?
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34 minutes ago, rusty69 said:
Nah, they're not in a closed box
BSS fail
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Many people on here use the Huawei B535 router:
and an unlimited data sim from Smarty, which has a 28 day rolling contract (you only pay for the months that you actually will be using it).
Many people use a Poynting aerial, but I've found that the router is particularly sensitive and the external aerial makes little or no difference.
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I use a pneumatic switch like Alan d’E suggests, but I’ve found it needs a 12v relay in the circuit, or the contacts don’t last long on 12volts.
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17.25 Pennines, the Backbone of Britain
”A group of friends go boating through the formidable Standedge Tunnel”
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Hi
We've just done the Leicester ring, from North Kilworth Marina!, but went anti-clockwise, the thinking being to get the hardest part over first!
ie Leicester itself, with big heavy locks and some unsavoury areas. We went from Kilby Bridge to Birstall in a day, but with hindsight we could have stopped over in Leicester at either Castle Gardens or the newer moorings at Friars Mill, and set off early next day to avoid the lowlife at Limekiln.
Other than that it is a great trip, especially on the Soar, and we really enjoyed it- you will too especially if you have time to take it easy.
Cheers
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Aye, just come past us near Barby. First thought, apart from the different steering experience, was that it is an excellent use of narrowboat limited space.
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On sale at Screwfix - British General USB C/A sockets £9.99p
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From today's Boater's Update:
"And for those who’ve seen online chatter about the moorings in Llangollen Basin, we are currently reviewing a range of options for the moorings at Llangollen, to improve them for visiting boaters and better reflect increasing costs. More information will be released in the next couple of weeks, and we’d welcome the views of boaters and other users."
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In the picture of the alternator pulley, the belt looks really slack to me....
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41 minutes ago, Goliath said:
Ok, same artist a little less obvious and probably still on the Reagent's Canal but 🤷♀️
Chemical works?
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In MTB's photo with the red arrow, the blue stuff below the arrow tip looks like some sort of repair paste, which has also got onto the adjacent silver pipe?
Maybe it's a known fault with a bodge applied?
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56 minutes ago, roland elsdon said:
i get a buzz when i check the oil, crank the lister and push the start button.
check your electrics
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On 15/09/2022 at 20:39, Tracy D'arth said:
Do you really need a new air filter? Many boats have never had one, Isuzu engines usually never had one. The main advantage on a boat is to quieten inlet noise which any sort of plastic pan scrub wrapped around a sleeve of perforated metal do.
My boat engine is a Sole diesel. I got sick of paying the manufacturer price for air filters, almost as big a markup as Vetus.
For the past 15 years or so, I have used a stainless-steel pan scourer stuffed into the air filter holder. Making sure it's the type that doesn't shred, and none of it can get past the inlet hole. Engine now done 6000 hrs, no ill effects. I change the filter/scourer as per service schedule, dam sight cheaper than OEM.
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15 hours ago, Ronaldo47 said:
Funnily enough, at lunchtime today we got round to talking about TV programmes that wouldn't be made today, like "Billy Bunter" , featuring a rather over-weight public schoolboy (with a minor character pupil from a wealthy Indian family whose catchphrase was "The xxxxx is terrific", where xxxxx was whatever they were talking about)
“Hurree Jamset Ram Singh” was the character’s name, and he would say “ the xxxxxfulness is terrific”.
hth
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If you’re going to replace the switch, you might as well try squirting some contact cleaner (Servisol) down the keyhole.
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1 hour ago, MartynG said:
(i) It's easy to print a license if you have easy access to a printer. But a pain if you don't have a printer.
Twice my license has been emailed whilst out cruising. Each time I called in the nearest boatyard and they happily printed them out for me. One charged me a pound, the other did it for nowt.
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On 07/06/2022 at 16:20, LadyG said:
On the Leeds and Liverpool: swing bridges from Skipton towards Keighley all done for me by enthusiastic day boaters!
The bright sun and dark tree tunnel canopies were magical.
Now moored up, all is quiet.
You Alien fiend! What have you done with the real LadyG??!!
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10 hours ago, Slow and Steady said:
I've wondered if I could plumb my webasto for direct hot water as I don't use it for heating. There must be a way and it's pretty darn quick. Possibly rather uncontrollable though and a bit slow to start up and stop.
OK, yes, that was a stupid idea.
Not as stupid as my idea to use the Paloma for central heating 😬
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Opposite opinion:
we visited the secret bunker a few years back - all four of us agreed it was very good.
Don't know if it's been altered since then, but we plan to go again next time we chug that way.
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My boat has a dump-through toilet and a (plastic) holding tank as per the OP.
We've found that Odorlos, which used to be very effective, is now useless. I suspect the formulation was changed a few years back.
We now use bio washing liquid, or nothing.
After a thorough clean (jet-washer down the hole, with old towel to prevent splashback 🤢), we've had no issues with smells.
Don't listen to the cassette brigade, your toilet is simple and easy to deal with.
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16 hours ago, robtheplod said:
Looking around I've found two ends of the spectrum with regards to price. Specs look very similar so just wanted to see if one of these is any better than the other. All will physically fit in the cradle. I thought also it would be better to get ones a little bigger (130ah rather than 105ah) if/when replaced - any issues with this?
12V 130AH 130 AH Leisure Battery DEEP CYCLE for Motorhome / Caravan / Campervan£ | eBay
Hi robtheplod
I bought 4x135Ah Probat batteries from a different eBay seller in February 2019. They are still giving good service, with no noticeable degradation.
I don't mollycoddle the batteries, apart from not letting them go below 50% SOC (according to my SmartGauge). They are charged from 500w solar, and a single 70amp alternator. They run a 240v full size fridge via a 1500W inverter, and an Eberspacher; they are the main loads.
I fully expected them to need replacing by now, but so far so good.
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My domestic solar panels were installed in Feb 2012. The output over their lifetime to date is 35952 KWh, so thats about 3720 KWh per annum.
(West Yorkshire, grid tied 3.6 KW inverter, 4.0 KW of panels)
HTH
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Spotted today by bridge 36 on the Ashby.
Why would anybody do this?
Cheap data
in Boat Equipment
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Yup - offer now unavailable.