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  1. I couldn't find them on their website, so have emailed images and asked.
  2. There was but it wouldn't accept it for some reason. Should be there now.
  3. Hi All, Does anyone know where I can find this type of window catch? The place I used to get them seems to have vanished.
  4. https://www.tidetimes.org.uk/ https://www.tidetimes.org.uk/humber-bridge-tide-times
  5. Just collecting ammunition, going to see if I can get anything fired up. A bit of name and shame as a last resort might achieve something.
  6. Glad about that, it cost enough But they did put a lot of paint on 5 coats in all.
  7. We were planning to moor at Maiden Mead Moorings North Newton. It is up for sale, if the waterway was suitable we were going to buy it, but that doesn't look likely after our visit.
  8. This was in the transfer document when control was passed to CRT from BW: 7.1 The British Waterways Board (‘British Waterways’) is a public corporation with a statutory responsibility for operating and maintaining those waterways, docks and harbours in Great Britain that were transferred to it in 1963 as one of the successors to the British Transport Commission under the Transport Act 1962 together with waterways and docks acquired or restored since then. British Waterways is required by statute to maintain the majority of the waterways in a suitable condition for the craft which use them. British Waterways’ 2,200-mile network of historic canals, rivers and docks is visited by 13 million people a year and delivers an annual £500m in benefits to the nation, from amenity, flood relief and employment to green infrastructure, neighbourhood renewal and wildlife corridors. There is also a post on this forum discussing licensing of a boat (see section below in blue) http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=78861&page=64 Where CRT state: "The Claimant believes that unless it is granted an Injunction against the Defendant, . . . . . . . . . . the Defendant will simply move or tow the Boat to another mooring on the Canal or another canal or inland waterway controlled by the Claimant such that these proceedings will not have achieved their objective and will not enable CRT to comply with it's statutory duty to ensure that the inland waterways controlled by CRT are safe, well-managed and properly conserved." This to me is an admission that they have a legal duty to do maintain the waterways. Otherwise they can't use it as an argument against anyone else.
  9. Thanks for the info. We went and had a look on Sunday, some sections are full of weeds and silted up leaving a draft of 15" to 18". According to the CRT's official figures for the canal, it should be: Bridgwater & Taunton Canal Barge Lock to Firepool Lock - Higher Maunsel Length: 16.8m - 55.12ft Beam: 3.8m - 12.47ft Draught: 1.36m - 4.46ft Headroom: 2.2m - 7.22ft Which if true would be OK. Don't the CRT have a legal duty to maintain the canals to the given specification?
  10. I realise this is an old topic, but just thought I'd mention that I had a 55' x 12' Replica Dutch barge built as a live aboard in 2003, HMRC designated it a qualifying vessel. I paid no VAT on the build. Each time I have had work done since, HMRC was re-consulted and still designated it a qualifying vessel. I just had it completely repainted and sign-written, again no VAT. I should say that I have no other property (house or boat) this may have some bearing on their decision.
  11. We have a standard sky dish mounted just above the roof. We have no problem setting it up when we move the boat, and no problem with signal loss due to the small amount of boat movement. But then again ours is 55ft x 12ft and weighs 30 tons. . . The boat that is, not the dish
  12. I have a 660Ah battery bank 6 x 120Ah and a 2.5KW Inverter, I have to do some really drastic loading to get my batteries down below 11V. Even switching on a 2KW kettle only gets it down to 11.5 towards the end of the boil. You could, of course fit a smaller dedicated battery that can be charged by the regular charging system/s, but can only be drawn on by the heating useing a blocking diode, as used in wind turbine generator feeds to prevent back feed, as these are high current but fairly inexpensive. That way the heating battery would be voltage independant to the main bank.
  13. http://www.itrheat.com/Hurricane.html is a proper heater. They are a bit pricey but they just Work & work & work & work & work & work & work. . . . . Also servicing is a doddle!
  14. Hi, Our hull is painted with Leigh's Epigrip L524 Epoxy http://the-iron-dutchess.com/iron-dutchess/TL524.pdf It's been on for over 4 years now with no sign of rust at the water line, just the odd scrape above the water, none of which has gone through. It's very tough against abrasion and can be applied with a roller or airless spraying. I think they use it on oil platforms. Chris
  15. Contacted some more fuel suppliers, below is a reply from one of them, the rest are similar. _________________________________________________ Many thanks for your enquiry to Bayford Direct. Red diesel (gas oil) is the same as road diesel (derv) but it is not a taxable product as it is reserved for use off road. It is therefore slightly cheaper in price Red diesel is used primarily for farming equipment and other off-road machinery so is therefore a non-taxable commodity. Red diesel could be used in a diesel fired boiler aboard a boat. If you have any further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact us. __________________________________________________
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