Bojangles
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I'm miles away from any narrowboats, so I can't go and measure any of their windows.
Would somebody please tell me the normal/standard height of narrowboat windows. The ones with a top hopper. I guess it's 21" or 24", but please tell me.
Info appreciated
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Did for 30yrs.
Now lived ashore for 4 years and we don't like it.
Looking forward to next Spring when we'll be back on the water again.
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Just be firm when negotiating.
I have recently ordered a hull and paid £500 deposit. The remainder to be paid when the hull is complete and I am satisfied etc.
I have negotiated for it to be fitted out by another Company. I've paid a £500 deposit and I've agreed to make stage payments after the work has been carried out and ownership of all fitted items has been passed to me.
Both Companies have been established for many years and fairly well known etc. If both of these reputable Companies go down the pan ( unlikely) I'll lose a grand max; I accept that risk.
Reputable boat builders understand a customers caution in parting with money on the basis of promises and possible 'flying pigs'. If, as a purchaser, you are proven to have the funds available and also be a serious and reliable a reputable boat builder does not want to lose your business and throw away potential profits. They will therefore negotiate terms with you.
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Sorry forget to put the link in, but that's the one.
Been withdrawn now
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On Ebay and currently £10.50 at 15:30 on 22nd Oct.
I noticed this and thought someone might get a bargain?
I have nothing to do with the seller or the boat.
Seller says HAD and engine and gearbox which runs etc. I wonder where the engine is now?
Perhaps it's fallen thru the baseplate.
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Bring back the stocks!
Try asking Father Xmas for some
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I'm dreaming of Christmas. I've arranged to be with friends who live in the British Virgins. Enjoying their golden beaches, blue skies and seas. Snorkelling then laying back in the shade under the palm trees and drinking rum & coke with ice chinking in the glass.
Sorry if this upsets you, everyone to their own and I do hope you enjoy your Xmas.
May I be the first one to wish you a very MERRY XMAS
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Sounds like the 'first mate' guides to me?
very basic homemade books, but excellent value considering the detail
That's the one Scotty. Thanks for your quick reply with the link. I'll now tell people what I want for Xmas
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A friend has told me that there are guides produced, written by a boater, listing shops and services near the canals. He thinks there is sketch maps in the guides. Perhaps they are called something like 'Living on the canals'. He feels sure these guides are kept up to date because the writer cruises the canals.
I've done the searches here and google etc. But, I'm obviously not entering the correct criteria.
Does anybody know of these guides and where I can get them?
Your reply appreciated. Thanks
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The 1500 watt puresine unit that Kotek make and sell (badged mainly by Sinergex) is also a brilliant inverter. Internally it's almost identical to the Rich Electric one. Only the case and front panel is really different............
Gibbo
Anybody know where I can get the Sinergex 1500 watt puresine unit at a reasonable price?
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From previous posts I know I need a 3000w pure sine wave inverter for the washing machine.
I wondered whether it's economic to use this large size inverter to run the gogglebox or should I buy a seperate small inverter for the TV, which will be a 15" flat screen.
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Hi there,
Your comments have been appreciated. Just to let you know I have decided to fit the Morco. Partly due to spare parts being readily available and the initial buying price is reasonable.
Thankyou
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Thanks everybody for your comments which are appreciated.
I have decided I should install the 3kw Sterling
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Perhaps they just meant that the spin speed will not exceed the 1500w output of the inverter and they weren't directly relating rpm with watts - mind you I'd have thought it was the heating of the water that required maximum watts, not the spin - or does the candy have a hot water inlet?
I understand it's a cold water fill only.
I thought the heater element would be the deciding inverter size factor, not the spin speed. I understand the heater to be 1300w, but what it all needs on start up I don't know. I'd luv to hear from somebody who's got this set up working
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Hi
I messaged MC asking if a Sterling 1500 pure sine wave inverter would run a Candy 1000 washing machine. I understood MC used to sell these items as a package, although Candy say their machine needs a 3kw inverter. I was interested if MC had any user complaints etc.
This is their email reply:-
Your 1500w pure sine inverter will be able to run the candy washing machine as its a 1000 spin
Lee Churm
Branch Manager,Midland Chandlers Ltd, Penkridge. 01785 712437
I don't understand the link between the spin and the inverter size needed?
Please will somebody help me and either catagorically deny or confirm that a 1500w Sterling will run the 1000 Candy. . I have read thru many pages on the forum regarding this subject, but I still seem unclear
Your replies appreciated
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I wish to install an instant gas water heater. I used to like the Paloma but they don't seem to be available now.
Which of the current gas water heaters are rated as best for a n/b?
Your info appreciated.
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I'm thinking of installing a macerator or a vacuflush system.
Anybody got any personal experience of either and can tell me the advantages of each system; please?
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I love the sound of the really old engines , counting each heartbeat etc, great, fantastic. Really canally.
I also think other peoples beautiful gardens are great.
But I wouldn't like the maintenance of either. I suppose I'm really lazy
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Best boat engine? The one that works
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Hi Bo.
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No I don't want an apology from you but you must surely concede that the remark in question was made by you, never by me. ..............
Here we go, sorry folks. John seems to have a problem reading or understanding my posts. I don't wish him to get upset so I clarify my last post below.
Hi John,
My last post stated that I made the remark. see here the first line of my last post in reply to your previous post:-
"Who suggested you( that being you John) used the phrase 'ignorant newbie' - not me. I (that's me Bojangles) used this phrase based upon on your first sentence etc etc etc...."
So what is there to concede? I have already stated that I made the comment. Please let's just discuss the topic of the water tank
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Hi Bo.
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Finally if you find the phrase 'Ignorant newbie' in any of my posts over the past four years I will submit an immediate unconditional apology, if you fail to do so perhaps you would reciprocate in a similar way.
Hi,
Who suggested you used the phrase 'ignorant newbie' - not me. I used this phrase based upon on your first sentence of replying to my question. You state " A strange title to this topic which comes up on the forum again and again and again" You expect me to apologise to you because that statement obviously indicates your an old hand or founding father and I'm not. I can see you've made nearly 6,000 posts to my 7. I would hope to learn lots of information on my way way to 6,000 posts. But I also hope that I will be able to pass on this knowledge in a respectful, helpful and friendly manner.
I have been browsing recents forum posts and I now understand why there is a reticence for new members to ask questions. You demand an apology for a perfectly innocent remark. Something comes to mind about a chip on shoulder, but let's not go there. I'm looking for information regarding building my new boat. Not a debate on personal differences and who's top of the pile etc
Fortunately, you are the only one so far, who has taken this superior ' I've seen it all before' attitude.
I do not wish to enter into any further discussion regarding who should apologise to who. I will not appease your bombastic attitude by apologising to you. Neither do I expect you to apologise to me. Please, just stick to the topic and only post useful information regarding my original question; which I think you now understand. I do not regard " A strange title to this topic which comes up on the forum again and again and again" as useful information.
My last question re cassette/pump out ended in personal squabbles and the topic was closed. Let's hope this question doesn't go the same way. Or perhaps it's an indication that I should not ask questions?
Thankyou people for all for the other useful postings giving me information regarding my original topic question.
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Watertank choice - which is best?, Built-in, Polypropylene or Stainless steel.
A strange title to this topic which comes up on the forum again and again and again, the vast majority of boats on the system use none of these.
I live in the Manchester area and all our water comes from the Lake District, Ulswater I think, it passes through steel valves of all kinds and the through 150 miles of steel pipeline then another assortment of iron or steel valves. I and a million or so others drink the stuff with total confidence.
Why then should we or anyone else worry about storing our drinking water in a painted steel tank on our boats, (the painting by the way is for the protection of the tank rather than our innards). I will carry on drinking water from integral steel tanks until something carries me off and I will bet any one of you a fiver that it will not be water poisoning.
I obviously didn't ask the question sufficiently clearly for you to understand; sorry about that.
The question perhaps should be 'integral tank' rather than 'built-in'. Therefore I thought I'd covered the three most popular options for water tanks. Thank goodness it does appear that other forum members understood my question.
I don't quite understand your other comment. I'm obviously pleased that you currently get excellent drinking water via steel pipes. I don't know if you realise that waterboards are replacing their steel pipes with a form of blue inert plastic piping.
However you are obviously concerned about water poisoning, as we all are, and I assume you are therefore suggesting that I really should use stainless steel being a form of steel and the most inert of all the materials which also doesn't need to be possibly contaminated by paints etc.
I have searched this forum and others regarding this topic. However as I'm building a new boat I wanted to make sure I had the latest information available. I'm sorry if you find my question boring. I'm just another ignorant newbie.
Thanks for your input
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Eh? Welded plastic? I take it that's a plastic tank in a welded steel frame?
I think it's what I refer to as polypropylene but some manufactures refer to as " welded plastic"
Window height ?
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Thanks for your replies.
Seems perhaps it is 21" on standard/current gunwale height and perhaps 24" on the lower tug gunwale height?
So I'll work on a 21" height.
Cheers