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That is what it is, a licance. Far better than the fading paper ones you get today. Firesprite In the wilds of Fens

Unlike pins they don`t pull out, But dig in. If you intend to buy get the 3/4" size. Can also be used for dealing with `never do wells` who are trying to nick your brass. Firesprite

You can buy them online at Norfolk Marine Firesprite In the peace of the Fens

None over the passed 25 years, The `Gods` have smiled on me. Firesprite Batten down in the teeth of a Fenland Gale

My liverpool sailway cost £17.500 in 2001 and had only a engine and a empty cabin. You need about £20000-£25000 to finish it off. Firesprite

I been using rond anchors for over 30 years Firesprite

Your prop may be off balance, As a matter of course when I take the boat out of the water for blacking, I remove prop and take it in to be balanced (£40 last time). Just google prop repairs to find one near you. With my system over 9000 hours have been logged under way with little wear to the shaft. Firesprite In the wild of the Fens

Could have been driving car. Loon`s like this often are the ones with a driving ban and cycle the way they drive. In other words badly. Firesprite

I`ve used that system since the mid 1980`s and yet to run out of water or fuel. As for your beer would it not be cheaper to buy by the keg? Fresprite In the Fens

That will be the `Five Bells` Bridge at at Outwell Where many boater has lost a chimney, The other being `NordDelph` bridge. The water levels around here have been around normal levels even low we are in a drought according Defra since June. As to the water tank level, paint a\white line on the bow marking the point where the tank is half full(Do so well the tank is nearly empty). So that a quick look at the bow, will show if the tank needs to be filled(When the line breaks the surface of the water). I do the same thing with the fuel (When the top of the rudder breaks the surface, I known that I have 1/4 tank remaining) Firesprite In the Fens

Living in a area that drought conditions had be declared some months ago, Defra Statement One the thing that we are not short of round here is water. River levels are normal, if not a little above. Firesprite In the Fens

The Stone water bottle (2pints) that I use is still warm the next morning. Being in Melbourne, You could nip out and get yourself a hot `floater` to warm yourself up. Firesprite

No that`s the formula used by mp`s for their expenses claims Firesprite

Get yourself a stone hot water bottle, Fill with boiling water and pop in the bed at about 8pm and when you retire at around 10.30pm, The bed is heated right through. Firesprite

Chip basket taped to the end of a pole and run through the mud where you dropped the bangle, That`s how i recovered a watch. Firesprite

I go one better than that, Early this year I popped in to local motor factor (Taz Motors, Station Road, March), Just as I was going in, The owner of one of the local chandlers was coming out with a box full of bits. Picked up my normal oil filter (Flam PH3917) which was only £4.50 The chandler was charging £13 for the same item. Taz motors is a good shop, If you call in before noon and the item you need is not in stock, He have it in by 4pm. Firesprite

The people who rant about this subject, Never work the locks themselves, They are always at the helm bellowing orders at the little woman and telling her to get a move on. Often wearing a silly hat. Learn to handle your boat better. Often the damage is done by the boat being hard up against one side as the lock is entered or exited. Firesprite

True they are not same,one floats and moves the other is fixed. Yet the same basic rule apply, namely to hook the buyer in, So that they will bring in a surveyor. As this boat(Not Firesprite) was refitted for resale. It was designed for the average buyer requirements, the target market. Get it right you get the best price and a quick sale. Good research is the key to a good fit out. Many people who have brought boats are total clueless when it come to diy (7/10 people are unable to wire a plug) they watched programs or read papers that tell them its cheap to live on boat. So they buy one (These are the ones to watch out for on the cut)often with out a survey. And away they go speeding down the cut. I remember one about 4 years back, Boat craned in to the cut, No checks, off he went all head full down the left side of the cut , I passed him a mile later, He had smoke pouring out of the engine bay, He had wrecked the engine (No oil). As I would like to get the best price and quick sale, I believe in good research. A good layout and build sells. Hence a large bathroom (7`*4`) with a large shower and a good size basin (A common comment about hire boats is how small the shower and bathroom is). Add it all together it adds up, You may like living in a cabin space painted pink with black spots with a mix of fittings, but you be hard pushed to find a buyer, That why the most common colour used for painting the inside of a house is a `creamy white`. It also has to be neat and tidy with no smell to put off the buyer. Unless the buyer is looking for a fixer-upper, You are looking at a fit out which needs little change before moving on to for use. If changes are need, the buyer will try to knock the price down. There are boats that have been on the market for years and have not sold, simply due to poor layout and fittings. Hence the poll to find the current tap trend. Firesprite Back in the Office

Never sold a house than? You can lose a sale on just a small thing like that. That why odd designs either sell for knock down price or never sell and end up be ripped apart for the bits. I had to repaint the house and change the bathroom fittings to the current trend before it sold (The house for the record was not my). Many people just want something, That they can just move on to. Not everyone is up to DIY, Do you have any idea how much you can be charged for just changing a tap fitting. Get the Boat or House right and it will sale quickly for the price you want. Firesprite In the peace of the Fens

Its called research, I am thinking of resale price (The right fittings count)as I plan to get Dutch Barge next. I could go round looking in through peoples windows, Is that what you would do?. Firesprite In the peace of the Fens

Having just built the cupboard for the counter top basin. I am now searching for the taps to go with the basin. looking in Ebay I found some odd designs. So which type would you fit or have fitted? Time for a poll Firesprite In the peace of the Fens

Rope side fenders (Thick type) so they can climb out. Firesprite