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The literal meanings of 'Survey' and 'Failure' - Lets not start picking peanuts out of poo............
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What filler should I use on a fibreglass boat?
Any polyester filler would be ok for minor imperfections such as Isopon p38.
Be warned though if the gel coat has suffered 'star' cracking it won't be a permanent repair. The damage will need grinding out and repaired with new GRP mat and resin.
Just to add above or below the waterline? Most fillers are hydroscopic.
('Filler' topics merged)
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Broad canal - Twice the load but not twice the effort?
The Grand Contour Canal - ok never built but would have been the best thing since sliced bread!
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From a GTECH advert:
"The built-in safety switch of the Gtech HT04 prevents accidental starting and the unit stops instantly when you take one hand off".
Made me chuckle when I read it in the national press. Seems the latest adverts have the tool added at the end of the sentence!
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Line your paint trays with silverfoil then throw the foil away saves buying new trays
Now that is an excellent idea - have a greeny
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You talk about the mechanical and electrical stuff in your post - a lot of what's installed in narrowboats in the way of engines and utilities is very similar to what can be found in river cruisers etc., so you may have a few places you can look and learn nearer home.
And remember most narrow boat engines are marine versions of industrial units which are also installed in heavy plant equipment.
If you can do a basic service on a car engine, modern narrow boat engines are not much different to be honest.
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Seems that they are all the rage at the moment there even selling them in sainsburys!
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Where on earth has this boat been for the past 4 years? A marina full of acid? Four years ago the surveyor recommended that the bottom was doubled with 4mm plate and signed the work off as satisfactory The same surveyor/broker, now acting for a potential buyer rather than an owner, now recommends that the original doubling is redone plus (presumably up to the waterline) some of the side with 5mm plate. It is not good practice to put doubling on top of doubling - is he recommending that the bottom is now replated with 5mm - i.e. the bottom removed and replaced with new? Your posts do not make this clear -the terms replating and overplating/doubling have different meanings.
There is something rather suspect about all of this, I have to say. I have no personal knowledge of the broker or what surveyor they apparently use, but I would always want to commission my own surveyor to avoid any possible bias.
As others have said, I can't see anything catastophically wrong with the bottom which was doubled 4 years ago being slightly under 4mm now. Someone would be bound to snap the boat up assuming you are not asking ridiculous money for it. You may not make a great profit, but I don't see why you would lose your all.
Tam
You quite right, 4 years is not a long time unless the remedial work was substandard. I smell a rat.
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Topics merged and moved to 'Boat Building and Maintenance'
Welcome to the forum nyima77
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Buddha is not a God. I 'm pretty sure he was a real person at one time.
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Ours is looking bit limp at the moment must admit.
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Try and go for a recognised make - Bristan, Pegler Triton etc
Don't buy 'cheap' un named sanitary fittings they are exactly that - cheap and nasty.
Look for expensive reputable makes but massively reduced by and you can't go wrong.
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I would be interested in the location of this dispute.
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How does a galvanic isolator actually work? Not looked up to be fair
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Might as well go the whole hog reintroduce dog licences
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Not quite.
My surname
My address . House number, road and post code.
My mobile number
Car reg
All on one side.
On the other
'Scan me I'm chipped' and vets number on the other.
Properly etched on an oval tag about 1.75cm by 1cm. Cost me about three quid from memory.
My last two for our current dog came from here.
Never had an issue with durability.
Cheers MJG I'm going to order an 'agility' model should fit her harness perfectly. The problem I found is the normal type just got caught up on stuff and got ripped off .
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As a dog owner are you saying you were not aware of the most basic requirement of them needing the wear a tag, even before chipping them became a requirement?
I was aware that a tag is requirement but thought that was the whole idea of the chip was that a tag was no longer mandatory. Ill have to look for a tag that is bit more durable.
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Control of Dogs Order 1992
Dogs must have collar and ID tag. Tag must show owners name and full address to be compliant.
8.5 million dogs in UK. 16 convictions in 2013 for incorrect or missing tag.
Cricky, my dogs chipped but got fed up with replacing the tag - forever getting ripped off her harness.
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Thank you I shall pass this on. I understand that although the contractors have marked the line, no fence has yet gone up. It is unlikely that the mooring site will be lost completely, but just the amenity he has enjoyed for so long. The big issue is whether CRT should so easily give up on assets which no doubt they claimed they owned when the numbers were being crunched in the lead-up to Trust status.
Seems that CRT's organisation of paper work has got a lot to be desired.
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The OP said this
"Recently the (in the scheme of things, relatively new) landowner has claimed, and produced land registry plans to show the land right up to the edge belongs to him, and has done so since the land was first registered about 75 years ago. "
It would not surprise me, but then again land registry is not infallible proof - I think that half the problem. I bet if you looked it up in the original canal documentation from when the canal was built it likely to be there somewhere.
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I can't work out why the chap has put the fence 1.5 mt from the canal edge if he owns it all. Why didn't he fence the lot off and charge £1000 a year for each boat to moor there.
Existing ransom strip perhaps? I'm pretty sure CRT owns or at least a way leave in place a certain distance from the waters edge to allow access for maintenance.
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On here? Ebay? HNBC newsletter?
I'd be interested in seeing your knobs.
Nowhere has 's' been more important!
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IF CRT believe they own the land then they can of course pursue the 'landowner', but it seems they have chosen not to do so. That being the case, the boater concerned has occupied the land himself, outside his mooring agreement, in addition to renting the adjacent mooring from BW/CRT. So the boater may have a case for title against the 'landowner' on the basis of his 10+ years of occupation, which is nothing to do with CRT.
To quote the OP: "My friend was given a map by them last year showing the land boundary". assuming that this drawing includes the 4 meter of bank or so and was used as a basis to calculate the value of the lease then I think the onus is on CRT to sort out the problem on behalf of the tenant. If CRT is unable to find an agreeable solution then obviously some sort of compensation should be on the cards.
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I think the long and the short is the OPs friend purchased the mooring lease based on the understanding that it included a 4 meter strip of bank (as documented in a 'official' CRT drawing). Surely that is some sort of breach of contract?
If so then the OPS friend should be entitled to some sort of recompense from CRT to reflect the loss of enjoyment?
Very muddled legal situation - as boundary disputes generally are.
Survey failure - worthless boat- any advice?
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