Radiomariner

Wow! How did you know I had a Great Aunt Grotty from Rickmansworth! I agree with your point exactly. More meaningful conversation can result. Edited to add:- As a boat examiner I get lots of conversation!

If you don't have it sorted out, have a look at the connections behind the panel. There is a common supply source, which is usually in the form of links between switches. If one has a bad connection (ie the push on connector has fallen off, or there is a dry soldering joint, only the circuits that follow that 'break' will be affected. Now, these links do not always follow a straight line from switch to switch but instead have two or three wires originating from a common point going to alternate switches. ie seperate 'spurs'' running to two or three switches each. This practice enables the size of the wiring to be reduced to something easier to wire up in such a small space. A bad connection will only affect the switches (In your case, they are indeed switched rocker style 'breakers' rather than fuses) will create a situation such as yours, where only one or two circuits are disconnected in a seemingly random fashion. Let us know how you get along. Edited for typo

I agree with Alan F. It is nice to see traditional signage especially on traditional boats. However, I also appreciate the very common practice of mooring, or even the home locations being displayed. It generates "Interest" beyond just the name and number.

Slightly but regarding housing benefits and the so called "bedroom tax". The situation is that if you have an extra room beyond your estimated requirements, your benefit gets cut. However, in the contrary case, if you are living in accommodation with too few rooms, would you get an increase in benefit to compensate, I don't think so. You would most likely just be told that you can be re-housed when available. This is not "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" as the government would at a pinch, like us to believe, but simply "Robbing Peter" and increasing the waiting list of "Paul's"

At sea, with large heavy fuel oil burning engines, we used to inject about half a kilo of crushed walnut shell into each turbo-blower every day to clean the deposits off the blades. Very effective, very cheap. The shells are an otherwise unwanted side product

Thanks for the links Peterboat. Projects my understanding of the situation precisely ! The home owners on the now flooding Thames areas must be really gratified to know that their sacrificial floodinge is enabeling Londoners to get to work without getting their feet wet. Yes,a bit too cyinical, I know flooding in the city would be catastrophic probably with horrendous loss of life.

I have been listening to the radio (BBC 2) and am pissed off with the "Who is to blame" culture we seem to have in this country. What is done is done, what has happened has happened, we should accept that and ask "What can we do about it?" If it is necessary, as some people believe, to blame somebody, it should take place AFTER the problems have been sorted and with the added benefit and clarity of 20-20 hindsight.

No. If the river bed is below sea level, dredging it deeper will make no difference to the flow, Raising the banks will, providing they are raised to a height above sea level, allow the level of the river to be higher and increase the river capacity and flow I believe dredging could help in some areas and make things worse in other areas. It neets clever people indeed to work out what to do and where The truth of this whole problem is the phenominal amount of rain, wind direction rising seasonal high tides (sea level) even higher, modern ideas on building drainage farming etc., and nobody realising what would happen when all this accumulated. Where was the "Visionary" we needed? Ah yes, I remember his plans now,. "Build a big Ark"

I once sailed on a ship called "British Freedom", bit big for Inland Waterways though

I do not charge for a return visit to boats in my local area. (If there is signicicant travel I must charge). I feel this is good for business as it assures boaters that they are not being "failed" for financial gain. The examination or "test" is the same for all, it is just a fact of nature that some examiners may appear more thorough than others. If more than thrree months elapses between the failed exam and the re-examination then the full exam will have to be carried out again, and charged for. Having recently examined the boat I personally would negotiate a reduced charge this depends very much on circumstances, time elapsed, and owner co-operation. Confirm. BSS examination taken in the two months before the old certificate can be forward dated to expire ffour years from the expiry date of the old certificate.

"Even Lost" What was he imprisoned for, Boat theft?

Explains a lot. The IT team on crack!

I got same error short while ago when trying to use "QUOTE"

That is so touching. One of my stupid springer spaniels saw a cat run through a gap in a hedge about 8 years ago, He checks out that gap every time he passes, then gives me a look that says, "Remember that ginger tom that was here in 2006?"

Do you have call to make many gaskets on aircraft in flight? Extremely different environment How do I get the flange of say a 20 foot length of 3 foot inside diameter on to the scanner? Your method is good only for small items methinks. You'd also have to ensure that the printed copy was of exact dimensions. i have seen older scanners where the paper feed speed did not correctly match the scan speed resulting in longitudinal distortion, may be ok for some gaskets, but absolutely useless for corrections to navigation charts! (That's another story from my sea going days)

Thank you both for that. I am sure others will be interested.

When a girl you befriended at school get's expelled and names six possible fathers for her child, would you be pleased or upset that you were not mentioned. Were you forgotten or favourably remembered?

The last one found extensively in ship's engine rooms/workshops used for punching required holes in gaskets. They come in sets both metric and imperial. Essential for flanged pipes. Even today. Edited to add "Even today"

I notice that the discount is for the electric motor being the vessel's sole means of propulsion. Now, were a boat to be diesel-electric, i.e. a diesel generator set, driving an electric propulsion motor..... Surely the electric motor would be the sole means of propulsion? Has anyone with a diesel electric boat received such discount? I somehow feel that should someone with such a boat actually claim this discount, CRT would find a way to "discount" the claim.

The ditch just got wider and wider, and it was such a nice day! Who cares! Was probably his thoughts as he guzzled his wine and petted the dogs

Interesting point! My gas and electric bills have discount's for paying by direct debit.