MoominPapa

As others have said, it;s just the end of the lock farthest from the river which is deep, so going down from the river to the ML with a deep boat can be a problem. The soliution is to put the boat in backwards, so the deep stern is over the deep bit of the lock as it descends. You can turn a full length boat in the Nene before the lock, and up to 60' below the lock. Longer than that is a mile reversing to the next winding hole. It's worth explaining the situation to Tina the lock keeper when you book. She has in the past run water down into King's Dyke in advance for us to get enough depth to avoid having to reverse. MP.

Since the cow was in the river up to her shoulders, I'd have needed SCUBA gear to collect the milk....... MP.

When we moored there last, we were woken in the middle of the night by a huge wave moving the boat and splashing along. At least that's what it felt like: actually it was a cow, falling in between the boat and the bank. A long farago involving 112 and the fire brigade and very little further sleep ensued. MP.

Good advice except when there's a howling cross-wind (which is often) Getting a boat which is pinned to the side by a gale back into the middle of the channel and moving fast enough to avoid being blown back is non-trivial single-handed. MP.

For my sins, I've spent 20 years writing server code that is exposed to the jungle of the 21st century internet: https://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/doc.html Making stuff secure and at least vaguely DoS resistant is therefore fairly second-nature. It's interesting though that one day I couldn't connect: it turned out that something/someone had made multiple TCP connections and used up all the (deliberately limited) connection slots. A quick rewrite to close the oldest connection when the limit is reached, rather than refuse new ones, fixed that problem. MP.

The generator has not been used since we left lockdown at the end of March (but we did buy some juice from a hookup at the Retford and Worksop boat club last week.) I've not quite got the "power from fresh air" module in the software debugged yet. MP.

I have a Kipor IG1000 and the manual says not to use fuel containing _more_than_ 10% ethanol, so it looks like that's in the clear, for now. MP.

The algorithm I use is only little more complex, and works well. Amount removed from a cell is proportional to the difference between its voltage at termination and the voltage of the _lowest_ cell voltage. (So, if the cells are 3.56, 3.55, 3.56, 3.60, then the balance amounts would be 1Ah, 0Ah, 1Ah, 5Ah, or some similar ratio.) MP.

I'm seeing cell voltages at charge-termination in the range 3.50 to 3.58, depending on which cell and state of balance, and end current of 20-25A. That suits me fine; I agree that there's no point in pushing the last percent for the sake of it. That sounds very good. All that wasted engine run-time MP.

All looks quite familiar. I assume that C3's voltage actually drops towards the end because the charge current is dropping off? It's interesting how the same differences between the cells become evident at the very top of the charge cycle. MP.

We think we have problems..... MP.

I don't think you'll get a large enough gap to allow drainage even when first done, and by the time dust and muck have accumulated in there, you'll find it's permanently wet against the paint. The best option is probably to go for a good seal around the edge and enough sealant inside that to firmly stick it down. MP.

Having had the same problems with water pooling under flexible panels and wrecking the paint, I stuck mine down with Sikaflex, onto newly-done paint. A year on, and so far, so good. MP.

In an idea world, all Elsan points would be of the outside variety. So much more pleasant than a smelly shed. MP.

Installation and use may be it. Ours is for the tunnel light, so it has a plug in it all the time, rather than the cap. I suspect some of the water ingress is from behind the socket, which is in a condensation-prone area. Whenever we arrive at a tunnel after a reasonable time tunnel free, I have to test, and jalf the time end up disassembling and fiddling to get it to work. MP.

Noooo. The worst connector design in history. The sockets don't have springs on the contacts and rely on the springiness of the brass, which isn't. The waterproofing is crap too, if used outside. MP. ETA. I use the "Hella" 12v connectors. Not perfect, but a lot better than cigarette lighter. Originally used in WW2 german military vehicles, I understand.

I should think so. My Kipor IG1000 runs a 45A charger, just. MP.

Gt Ouse St Ives to Earith just gone yellow. MP. Curse you Matty. Phone just went again, top end also.

If it gets too high, the air draft under the road bridge over Hermitage Lock can be a problem. Of course being (very slighly) tidal can help, if you can wait for a lower state of the tide. Since the lock is not boater operated, that only works if a locky is available at the correct time. In general though, if the level is high enough to close Hermitage due to upstream flows, you probably don't want to proceed upstream anyway. The Old West below Hermitage is a controlled drainage channel and a perfectly safe and pleasant place to wait. MP.

At least the Gower Branch will see some traffic. MP.