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  1. Good Quality Flat Pack Kitchen Units Suitable for Boat Use.

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted · Edited by Marge the Barge
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    19 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:

    is information available about sizes of what they supply?  I ask because I based a rough design on units being 50cms wide - what both our last and our current boat has.  Some suppliers only seemed to supply in 60 cm widths, which may work less well, if only because doors will be wider, and hence block corridors even more if opened.

    Wickes do a paper booklet containing all the cabinet sizes which are normally dotted about the displays.

     

    Used a combination of 500mm, 400mm and 300mm wide units.

    The Belling oven fitted into a 700mm wide unit (I think) no just checked it was a 600mm wide unit

  2. Good Quality Flat Pack Kitchen Units Suitable for Boat Use.

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted · Edited by Marge the Barge
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    I took my design for NB Veto to Wickes when we were moored at Pyrford.

     

    They priced it all up and then they delivered all the flat packs to Pyrford, I built them all up on the boat myself, Chris moved them to the appropriate places

     

    PS I got discount that they were running at the time and it didn't only apply if they fitted it.

  7. Historic Boats for sale online

    in History & Heritage

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    2 minutes ago, F DRAYKE said:

    When do you intend bringing her down here, soon I hope, as Joy and me would love to come over and be nosey.

     

    Fred

    Won't be until after the Historic boat gathering at Alvecote (August Bank Holiday) as we are having some refit work done, Sarah is aiming for finishing the week before. If there is plenty of water in the Oxford Canal we will be coming down that way, so will stop at T n K overnight (find something to moor alongside).........

  19. best engine

    in Boat Equipment

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    We are currently looking to buy a liveaboard but don't know about what engine is most suitable. We would be wanting to have little trips most weekends and then a couple of good cruises during the summer. What's best for durability and fuel consumption, and best BHP. What can anyone suggest? Also, apart from looking at service reports, how do you tell how good they are?

     

    Mtia Ukrizla

     

     

    are you building new or buying second hand?

     

    if new you could consider lister or izuzu......... talk to Chris at marine engine services, uxbridge

     

    second hand lister, bmc or perkins.................. talk to same person for advice and spares

     

    but if you are mechanically minded then vintage

     

    as to how good and service reports a lot of owners don't record services!

  25. Anthony 'M'

    in General Boating

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    I was affraid that would be the response my post would get.

    I sympathise will those that where done wrong by Anthony 'M' but my enquiry is was because we are interested in a secondhand boat fitted out by the above.

    The photographs look lovely but I want to know if this was only skin deep. It is at the other end of the country to where I live so a bit of back ground knowledge would be good.

     

    Rich

    Dont be taken in by the glossy photos, there will be problems with the wiring, chimney fitting, plumbing to name but a few.

    A widebeam (which was nearly finished) when we rescued it along with our boat when he went bankrupt, had to be snagged (by a marine mortgage company) for the owners

    and having already paid out £140,000 they were going to have to spend another £60,000 rectifying all the mistakes, which the mortgage company would not give them.

    The other three had smilar problems.

     

    Lise

    Mrs Baldock (SWMBO)

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