WB Merseybeat

Ha, yes, god bless autocorrect!

It’s pretty normal wheel house and lower than the one on the pic. We cruise with the Bimini down so should be fine fingers crossed.

Yep it’s Turkey’s and hopefully combing out at Blackthorn at the end of September. Feel free to fly the drone!

Thank you, what I was hoping to hear in terms of navigation. We did the Oundle bridge last year so we can squeeze under that with the satellite dome removed and rear canvas folded.

Hi All, I will try to be concise as I can be before getting to questions. My wife and I are planing a year out cruising to celebrate our 50th birthdays, starting in July. We are currently on the Nene and will do that and the mid levels and Great Ouse before craning out from Northampton to the GU at Weedon. We have lived aboard for two years and I have done boating and been around canal boats since I was a child (painfully long ago!) so we know our way around most boat management and locks etc. We are having an extensive solar array fitted in April (thank you Malone Electrical!) We aim to go up to Leamington Spa for a few weeks before heading down to the Thames and up to Oxford, then reversing our route, dropping on to the Kennet and Avon and heading to Bath and Bristol. So… to the question… 1. We are on a 10ft wide by 60ft baby Eurocruiser. Will it fit and is it ‘doable’? (We are aware we will need to book tunnel access) 2. What advice would you give to us going in? 3. Who do we need to wave at/say hello to? Thank you in advance for the hive mind wisdom J

Ha. Thanks for the advice all. Have ordered a thetford tonight and will keep an eye on levels after pump out tomorrow. don’t let that beer get warm!!! J

It should go green amber red the sensor has idrosystem on it. green - go amber - 3/4 red - full red joined the party on Saturday, well ahead of amber. Can’t see any access into the tank from inside the boat

For reference. Holding tank measures approximately 100cm x 60 x 40. Adjusting for removing a bit for foam insulation.

It’s a macerator and yes we use a short flush every time so far. Can’t find in any of the documentation - which is extensive - how big the tank is, but looking under the bead it isn’t small.

Bit of a thread resurrection! We have lived aboard a 2015 Collingwood wide beam for just over a week. Have lived aboard before so not a total newb, but first time I’ve owned a boat with a pump out. This evening the little lights have lit up (it was green for a few days, then green and red and tonight’s the amber has joined in too!) We have both been very conservative with our use, but full in a week seems very quick compared to most responses on this thread. Needless to say, finding time to get it emptied is a challenge now as we both work. So... questions... 1. Do i trust the sensors? 2. Is there any other way of finding how full it really is? 3. If the sensors aren’t playing up and we continue to use it what is the likely outcome? Boat is immaculate and previous owners - lately of this parish - emptied the tanks prior to us taking her on. Any help would be gratefully received. J