Tim Doran

ciggy sockets are rubbish and will fall out of when you are halfway through the Archers. Grrrr. 5A round pins are much better. I got mine from screwfix. Tim

I think so, but then again I know diddly squat about galvanic isolation Welcome to the forum

funny how some companies can be very helpful whilst others are the oposite. Good luck and keep us posted

I would have thought that the fire would have warped the boats, but you never know. There is a good website for such ventures. http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/

Glad to hear that. I thought it looked like he was cutting the ice.

The cover I had cost £425 from Mastawerks of Bristol. My cratch is under 4ft, if it was over then it was an aditional £50 per foot. THey were very professional and prompt in both visiting to quote and to fit. All done in under 2 weeks. I made my own cratch boat at a friends work shop out of oak and it looks nice. You could very easily make a cratch board out of ply and a plank, which is all that is required. Here is a pic Tim

I cant quite work out what you are doing stood on the ice? Tim

Whats wrong with a picture of a man playing with his... hang on he has got no clothes on.

I think that the Environment Agency used to like to hear about it. Now populations are at more healty levels then it is not as important. I work for the EA and there are dead otter maps and otters are still post mortemed. Tim

I like that question that asks what you normally do when you vist the canal, there is no option for boating.

I should think that would be fine indoors. The screw on the nob is steel and reacts with the oak cratch and door liners, producing a horrible black stain. Yes those look good. I will just have to pluck up the courage to buy 6, I am scared of POA. mmmm tool porn, the bolts they sell are too small though.

On the cratch and doors I have bolts to secure them closed. They are the ones from Screwfix. Although they look like solid brass they are not, and are rather flimsy. Here is a picture of the ones I currently have Can anyone recommend a good supplier of brass or stainless bolts.

Ther only seems to be 3 choices arranged in different word orders. Funny that.

but meese sound so good

That is a good image I shall propose it to the committee.

I am also a member of the K&A long plank club. Anyone else want to join, I think T-shirts would be amusing. Tim

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You might have a point. I have shelves at one end of the bed, but if I lowered the bed, I could have cupboards as well. Getting stuff in and out from under the bed is a pain. The only problem with putting a mattress across the entire width of the boat is that I would have to get out of bed at the very top corner into the very narrow corridor, this would be easier if it was lower.

Yippe more stoage space, the GF will be pleased because at the mo the kayaking gear lives next to the sofa. Im going to go for it tonight. Even with the cradle I think it would be worth it. Tim

I was told that the red ones are for NON potable water as they do not have a lining and are therefore cheaper. The blue ones have a liner and should be used for the cold drinking water feed. I did not bother with one until I fitted the gas boiler. The surging water was making the gas light and go out and light and go out, and it was not hot enough. Fitting is simple, but I would visit a plumbers merchant or Screwfix (you will get 10x the amount req from screwfix but for the same price). You will need 1x t compression or pushfit fitting 1x 3/4inch tap connector about 300mm long(the armoured flexi type) a bit of ply or wood to make a bracket to fix the accumulator on to.

GF says she likes the sleeping bag idea, and suggested a rolling pin could be used to tenderise me if required. Great thanks MJG, that looks good and it easier than fitting hinges etc. Does it stay in place by the weight of the rest of the mattress? Nice looking fitout as well, is it your own work? Tim

Last night I noticed that there is about 200mm(!) under the bath that is sealed off, just like a tomb. Should I open it up and use the space or is it going to be a massive time waste? The bath is in this possition so I could open it from either the bathroom but the bath is panelled with some tongue and grove panells and would be a PITA to remove neatly. Or get at the space from the galley. If it was from the galley I could store stuff not related to the bathroom. I think that DeanS's ideas are rubbin off on me.

I told my GF to man up and she punched me, so I am moving on to plan B. Both good KISS ideas. I was thinking of a hinged section that folded down or up from the side of the bed, but a slide out idea is simpler. Do you have any condensation problems with the ply under the mattress. Also do you have any pics? We both get on fine during the day, then at night I turn into octopus man and dont give her any peace. Imagine a horror film where the woman is being chased slowly but with determination across a bed only to find herself pinned against the cold wall with the drooling monster still aproaching... This coupled with her light sleeping and my deep sleeping means that she does not sleep well. On her boat the mattress is much bigger and we dont have any problems, I even keep to my side of the bed!

My current mattress takes up all the bed space. So yes maybe a slide across or fold down section would allow a larger mattress. If I dropped the bed down I could then fit a larger mattress but would lose the space underneath.