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I know the requirement for a metal, not plastic drain plug on fuel filters for BSS purposes has been mentioned here before (although I can't find it), and I know that metal drain plugs are easily obtained, but my problem is that my CAV type inline filter housing has a drain cap, not a plug, i.e. female thread, not male. My boatyard had never seen this before. Has anyone else got this arrangement, and knows where to get a metal cap, or will I have to fit a complete new filter housing? A small thing, but essential, apparently.
Thanks
Mac
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I can get to http://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/ and I click on the picture (or text) where it says "Caledonian Canal" and my browser just sits there until a few minutes later I get a website timeout reply. Everywhere else on the internet works fine!
Is it just me?
No, it's not just you. None of the links on that site work for me - I'm accessing it from a public library
Mac
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From the shadows*, the water is level in the lock .........
Erm...... I sort of assumed that!
Mac
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I've just received that extremely rare thing, an unsolicited but interesting e-mail. This site associated with Middlesex University has some seriously weird stuff for sale - modern materials, electronic equipment, recycled money(!), tools, etc, etc, etc. The sort of place you could waste hours in. Thought it might appeal to the technophiles here.
Mac
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In the end I've gone a different route and cut a ring shaped piece of steel sheet from a bean can to close the annular gap between the chimney inner and outer. I've sealed that in place with red 300C silicone, leaving a small hole for pressure equalisation of the cavity formed. The idea is to stop flue gasses getting into the space between the inner and outer. On my chimney the inner doesn't really seal to the chimmney boss and flue gasses get in there and condense on the outer and then run down into the roof. Condensation on the inner is no problem as it will go back down the chimney. I'll try and post a photo here in the next day or two, and report back on effectiveness when I've tried it.
PJ, how do you find that the foam works in practice, when it gets hot?
MP.
On the same principle, I've stuffed loosely crumpled aluminium foil between the inner and outer. When the chimney is pushed onto the chimney boss, it is compressed to form a reasonable but not perfect seal, which persists on removal and replacement of the chimney as long as it is replaced in the same position, i.e. not rotated. I reckon it's reduced the tar leakage by 90%
Mac
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I've just been using Google earth and exploring around the Hebden Bridge area and I've come accross this pic?
Is someone in trouble?
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?t=h&hl=e...001092&z=19
Hope this link works? but if not, no doubt someone will advise me!
Nipper
It's Lobb Mill lock east of Todmorden, and there's a boat diagonally across it, with the lock about to fill, I think, although I find it difficult to see which is the pointy end. I can see why it may appear to be hung up, but I think it's just a result of the angle of the image and light. Doesn't look like a satellite image at that magnification, but you can still zoom out to a wide area like normal satellite images.
Mac
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I asked them [Newton Crum] for a quote, they referred me directly to Nautical Insurance Services. They quoted me £160.35 plus tax and admin fee [probably Newton Crums commision] for my NB with a £200 exccess.
I've been with Nautical Insurance Services since I bought the boat 3 years ago. This year I noticed the £20 'Administration Fee', and thought I'd shop around. Saga gave me a quote almost identical, but minus the £20. Unless the reason for a charge is clear, there's no way I'm willing to pay it.
Mac
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hi there all
Chris
tried the number and its unobtainable
any ideas!!!
please if anyone can help it be great
col
They have a website here They belong to the Aga group. No phone number on the Rangemaster page, but the Aga page gives 0870789 6110
I had a look for 12v stuff, as I might be interested, but couldn't see anything.
Mac
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Hi
I working on a project for the Queens Head Inn in Nassington which is adjacent to the River Nene. The Inn has some moorings available for overnight stays but these appear to very underused. As a landlubber what I want to know from people who use the Nene or rivers and canals is what services you expect and so on from an overnight mooring place and the current overnight prices out there?
If anyone has moored at the Queens Head before then I would be pleased to hear about your experience.
Any advice help you can give me to help to get the product right for the customer would be greatly appreciated.
Rob Smith
Generally speaking I would not look for any facilities for an overnight mooring outside a pub except the pub itself, but then I would not expect to pay, either. Having said that I have moored on river moorings which charge £5 per night when other moorings are difficult to find (Fotheringhay springs to mind), and at pub moorings which charge a similar amount, but free to pub patrons, which seems to be the norm. I have never paid to moor outside a pub on any canal.
Mac
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The Chesterfield is very nice - maybe only to Retford.
Aire and Calder - but you must remember to buy a stick.
Alex
All of the Chesterfield is nice, if you can manage to ignore Worksop.
And why would you need a stick on the Aire and Calder? The locals are very nice, despite appearances. You'll need something of the sort on the Calder & Hebble, though I've never bought one in the years I've been here. As for butchers, well the beer round here is so good that I live on that.
Mac
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On the same chimney leaking topic, I recently installed my stove and used fire cement between the flue and collar.
Is fire cement water soluble when dry? I ask as when I returned in the morning, even though it was stiff/hard when I left, it had rained overnight and gone mushy and also leaked down the chimney.
Is this just because I didn't give it long enough to dry out or because it's not suitable?
Fire cement is not a sealant, any more than ordinary cement is. It is neither watertight nor gas tight. In fact I have come to the conclusion that the only thing it is good for is sticking firebricks in. It is also best heated straight after use.
What is better for the flue/collar seal is the red plumba-flue (spelling?) stuff which judging by the smell is based on acetic/proprionic acid, and requires 24 hours curing before use (although I have allowed much less, successfully). If the gap is more than 3-4mm, then pack it with stove rope beforehand (nowadays this is based on fibreglass rather than asbestos).
Mac
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You are not allowed to use that image extension on this board. A valid format is: http://www.domain.com/picture.gif, an invalid format is: http://www.domain.com/picture.one.gif is the error message now received.
I didn't see a direct link line. Failed
The message is as below
http://s588.photobucket.com/albums/ss325/sueb12/ I have taken out the img at the begining and end as it won't let me post this
I have been given this new handmade quilt to raise money for wrg. Size is 250cm x 208cm or 98" x 82". The background colour is cream/pale yellow.
I would like offers or suggestions on the best way of raising money for this.
Many thanks Sue
Sorry if I have failed the idiots test
What I did in this case was simply copy the code including the [ img ] bits from your photobucket link, and pasted it here, without going through the 'insert image' process in the forum. In fact I think I might do this always in future. It's a lot simpler than overcoming the obstacles that Vista puts in my way. Quite surprised I was let into your Photobucket account, though, but perhaps I'm misunderstanding the nature of Photobucket accounts.
Mac
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I agree with Allan. If you choose the 'for forums' option for links in Photobucket, it will produce the [ img ] when it is superfluous. You could I think choose one of the other options, but I simply remove the extra
Mac
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I am having problems with a leaking chimney flue. Corrosive liquid leaked down the side of the boat so I sealed the chimney to the collar. Since this time the amount of liquid had decreased outside, but the liquid is now leaking inside the cabin. I have tried to seal inside the collar with heat proof mastic. This stopped the leaks for a few weeks, but now the leaks have started again. The liquid is dark and sticky and smells foul.
Has anyone else had this problem? Your help is much appreciated.
You may want to look at
this topic which discussed the tar question at length (and indeed still is)
Mac
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Chickens? No problem, I should think, compared to this. The pony was allowed to graze the towpath when moored, then hitched to the cart, which was kept on the roof, for transport to the pub.
Mac
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........peadophiles, knife crimes ,rapes and all the crap that this country accepts as part and parcel of life in the uk these days.the pornography you accept in your daily papers , and the foul language you accept on tv ,then look to yourselves.
Of course I am not aquainted with your sunbathing gentleman, so don't know which if any of these appalling acts he is guilty, but our very own 'Naked Rambler' seems to be a perfectly innocuous type, only insisting on his right to stride the highways and byways without clothes (except for boots and a hat).
BTW, Mrs Mac for some reason has decided that she wants to explore the Midland canals this coming summer.
Mac
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gonna start carrying a catapult on roof of boat this year!!!
Thanks for the warning. I'll try to steer clear of you if I'm on the Ashby this year. (No smiley)
Mac
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For me it would be the Calder & Hebble from Shire Cruises at Sowerby Bridge.
Sowerby Bridge itself is a good spot for "proper" pubs, the Puzzle Hall is a must if you get chance. At Elland there is the Barge & Barrel or the Colliers which are both canal side. On to Brighouse there are plenty of good pubs Red Rooster, Atlas,s brewery tap (can,t remember the name of the pub) and a Spoons plus others and from there on to Dewsbury for the Leggars, West Riding Refreshment Rooms, Shepherds Rest etc. and back to Sowerby doing it all again.
Sowerby is accessible by rail or motorway plus Manchester/Leeds Bradford airports are not to far either so it should make it easier for people travelling from further afield.
I can absolutely endorse this. You can go either way from Sowerby Bridge and find lots of excellent pubs; however the Puzzle is so good that you may not want to move - as I didn't for the past three nights.......... And Shire Cruisers are one of the best hire firms around. But You've got to be fit - the locks are hard work! Having said that, I can't disagree with the Caldon either.
Mac
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well bw lads take full charge of your boat if it is towed through.
if anyone is determined not to have a scratch on the paintwork then dont do the standedge tunnel , last towed convey i was part of the whole lot came to a sudden and very noisy stop when one of the boats snagged on the wall.
given the choice i would sooner they towed me through than steer it myself.
the tunnel rats are a good crowd especially the lady who is on the tug speaking to the boaters.
Compared to 2007, when I was towed through twice, the care taken of the towed boats was much less in September 2008- fewer rubber sheets over the top, and no BW man on each boat to fend off the walls. I also had to agree to an extra disclaimer in case of damaged caused. (this was before it was decided to use Cygnet as one of the 'pioneer' boats to be driven through). I believe the aim this year is to allow the boat skipper to steer, with a BW man on board to offer guidance. This is much preferable to having BW staff steering a series of boats through which they haven't handled before.
Eventually, if all goes well, I understand that independent passage will be possible, but with quite a hefty deposit to cover the loan of extra protection and lights.
I hope it all works out - it's by far my best option for going south, especially if the Trent is in flood.
Mac
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Apologies to everyone who got hooked.
I gave up at 53.
You must be totally obsessive - Iwouldn't like to have you as an enemy.
Finally given up on 34, and I wouldn't have got nearly as far if I hadn't found a couple of 'hints and tips' sites. When I realised that I might have to print, cut out and fold things I realised it wasn't for me anymore. Very clever, though.
Mac
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Cygnet was driven through Standedge under her own diesel by Fred Carter in September, while I stood inside the front winceing at the crunches. On my first trip through, I thought I woudn't like to drive through myself, but now I feel a bit more confident. Anything better than the Rochdale (head below parapet).
Mac
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Uh oh!
now you have gorn and started something ............. stuck on 6
any hints?Edited to say
ok we got it but stuck on 10 now - must be time for bed said zebedee!
This is bloody ridiculous - I meant to go to bed two hours ago! Stopped on 15
Mac
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I see the forum is back up and running and open to all now even fuzzy i believe
Well, you have to be vetted by the boss before you are allowed on. I registered, but haven't got approval yet, so I expect they're checking to see if I'm who I say I am, which I am, so they probably won't want me.
Mac (the other one)
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I can't get past the rules page so I've obviously failed.....
Neither could I. What's going on?
CAV filters (again)
in Boat Building & Maintenance
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Just bumping this up in case anyone else sees it. I promise not to do it again. If no-one can help, then fair enough.
Mac