Bojangles

Best boat engine? The one that works

Hi, From a previous posting on this forum see HERE the part number is 211-70510/02 This seems to be available for £6.85 inc vat HERE Hope this helps and I've managed to put the links in correctly.

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

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.

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

I think it's what I refer to as polypropylene but some manufactures refer to as " welded plastic" SEE HERE

Still trying to sort out some of the choices for my new N/b. I'd like to know the pro's and con's of each type of water tank. Let's hope this question doesn't finish up the same way as my ' pump out/cassette' question Your replies and advice appreciated - be gentle please

Wow - how did it get to this? I only wanted to know the advantages of cassette v pump out ! I have rec'd very helpful answers and some useful info via PM's. Thankyou. Lets all chill out , have a wine or beer etc and shake hands; please. I'd better not ask another question

Hi David & Julie, Your system sounds like a good idea. My concern is when both tanks in the bows are full does it not pull the bows down too much? We are planning a 55ft N/b, what size is yours; boat of course ? . Which is the best tank gauge and where do you buy it please? Thanks Mr Bojangles

Thankyou all for your very diverse, informative and often amusing comments. They have helped us make up our minds. I think for us WJM clarified our situation. We hope not to get frozen in etc. Our three months ' not at home' we hope to be winter sunning it. I also agree, unfortunately being impetuous was many moons ago. As any weather gets really bad etc we'll probably head towards a marina'. Considering all your comments we've decided to go for a pump out, probably accessed from either side. Perhaps a porta-potti as well, just in case we feel like playing at being young tearaways. Thankyou all for your help.

I've been lurking the forum for some time and got lots of useful info; thanks everybody. We have now decided to have a narrowboat boat built for next Spring. We plan to live on it 9 months a year. I can't make up my mind whether we should have a cassette toilet that needs carrying regularly, to dispose of the contents; we are both 65+. Or would it be better to have a pump out lu? What do you think?