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2 hours ago, Mac of Cygnet said:
The link still doesn't work for me, although Facebook links normally do.
Same for me, (on both counts).
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2 hours ago, hoopdriver said:
Does anyone know why or how it sank?
1 hour ago, MtB said:Its a bit weird isn't it? Narrowboats don't normally sink mid-canal-channel whilst cruising along. It's usually in a lock, or when long term moored up or in rough river conditions I'd have thought.
Failure to replace weed hatch, (either properly or at all) is one of the possible causes of a sinking mid channel. Not that common, but we have personally encountered at least two sinkings where this was the case.
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From memory our anchors are roundabout the weight being discussed - I'd not be too keen on boating with one swinging around randomly from the ceiling.
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4 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:
CRT are aware but haven't issued a stoppage notice so I guess there is room to get round it, but it looks tight .
Unless the picture is misleading it looks more than a challenge. Even if there is sufficient gap width-wise, I can be very certain that boats with draughts like or pair couldn't possibly float whichever of the gaps they tried.
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5 hours ago, Ewan123 said:
I'm looking into the best way to suspend something (approx 15kg) from the celling inside our steel narrowboat.
Oh please don't keep us guessing!
What (approx) 15Kg weight would you choose to hang from the roof, (presumably on a fairly permanent basis.)
I think you need to consider what may happen if your progress is brought to a sudden halt by grounding on something or collision with something, (such as with a lock gate say, if you suddenly loose reverse because of a major prop foul.)15Kg of something unexpectedly swinging in all directions could possibly be quite dangerous.
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So is it the Coventry or is it the Oxford?
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On 15/02/2025 at 08:40, Ray T said:
The associated blurb does suggest it is brass and is ornamental.
"A rate opportunity to acquire a limited edition,ornamental brass windlass.A|ll of which would make it a very dubious purchase.
You can't be sure you could actively use it without it bending, snapping, or otherwise failing.Used only as an ornamental piece, it is not a copy of anything that might have been actively used "in the day".
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I'm trying to work out why there is fairly good definition for all their faces, but their hands and legs are highly pixelated.
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13 hours ago, magnetman said:
One idly wonders if the new owner tried to put it down the Aylesbury while getting from the Stort to the GU on the way to Northampton.
Is it wide. GU towns can be a bit wide.
Well BOGNOR wouldn't need to worry about the Aylesbury arm.
The "narrow" locks on the arm are remarkably wide. Probably good for 7' 6" or even more. Certainly more than any very spread Town class.-
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It appears to have a bow thruster (or at least the possibility of one). Not something you find on the average Large Woolwich!
It passed through Berkhamsted, heading North, a few days ago.
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31 minutes ago, koukouvagia said:
Does anyone remember the Bulbourne Open Weekends?
Bulbourne Open Day 1999.
Yes, I remember the open days, but not at the time as a boat owner. We had yet to acquire "Chalice".
I wish I had pictures, but don't think I have. We went on a trip from Bulbourne to the Tringford pumping station on one of the decked over ex GUCCCo tugs. I'm fairly certain that it was Renton rather than Sickle. I think they had erected some crude stanchions to support ropes to reduce risk of the general public falling overboard. I think the arrangements would not have been considered safe in the modern age. Certainly I doubt the BW skippers would have held Boatmaster certifications!
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This uses to be a thing in the South East.
Not for quite a few years though, as they sold it off.
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No way can you beat a black Lab. We took Odin on at the same age as yours, then subsequently acquired a black Lab cross (Max) when Cath's mother died suddenly.
We love them to bits, but with Odin not far off 13 years, and with Max well over that age a number of health scares have left us having to accept that the end for either of them may not now be far away.
Make the very most of him - hopefully he will prove to be everything you want him to be, (and more!)-
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16 hours ago, Ltvel said:
Alright thanks a lot for your detailed explanation.
I just have one question following your advice, which part did you mean when you said. "close the top of the box near the cover that you have taken off"? Which part do you want me to close, or do you mean the flywheel opening where the starter usually goes?
I agree with others that the box has distinct similarities to some manufactured by Parsons.
However, after a bit of time searching, I have not been able to turn up anything that is in any way close to a match, so don't think I an help any further. -
8 minutes ago, IanD said:
So how did it ever get BSS/RCR (or whatever, don't nitpick...) safety approval?
I don't think BSS makes any judgment on such matters.
Whether RCD is in any way relevant depends on age of boat. I may have missed it, but don't recall us having been told that. -
So if the uxter plate is genuinely at least 4" below water, and by some estimations upb o 6" below water, what is the situation if you take the weed hatch cover off?
If the shell has been designed for a certain draught, but is now loaded to between 4 and 6 inches lower, unless the weed hatch has been extended upwards it would be fair to assume there will nor be a big enough difference between the water level and the lip round the top of the weed hatch.In fact I think I would loosen it first, and check that nothing flows in before out and out removal - just in case!
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It is usually not at all hard for even a novice to spot overplating. I thought OP said they could see no evidence of it.
I'm not convinced you can say how much the uxter might be below any guard(s) that are present. I would have thought this varies from boat to boat, but admit it is not something I have thought about much until now.
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1 minute ago, MtB said:
The photo is in the OP.
This? It is not obvious to me that you can conclude anything relating to the uxter from this photo.
I must be missing something, I guess but cannot see what that something is.
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13 hours ago, MtB said:
It looks that way doesn't it?
Given how far underwater the uxter plate is...
40 minutes ago, MtB said:My guess would be that the sureveyor saw a freshly blacked boat, so he actually had no idea where the actual waterline was. He took it to be the uxter plate which is normal, but in your photo is shown to be 4" under water.
I'm sorry, despite trying to read though the thread multiple times, I am failing to see any image that gives an idea as to where the uxter plate is sitting in the water.
Could somebody please direct me to the exact post that shows this detail.
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Yes, the missing information is "what's on the inside of those vents.
What engine does the boat have, or, at the least, is it air or water cooled?
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2 hours ago, MtB said:
4kG an hour though! What's it for? A blacksmith's forge??!!!
Two, maybe?
Indeed!
A brand new full cylinder would give up the ghost in not that much over 3 hours.
But the OP seemed to want a 4Kg regulator, even if it seem way beyond any normal requirement on a boat.
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You don't say why you need a very specific make and model of regulator.
BES turns up this....
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I think that £58K sounds a very optimistic price for a boat based on a 17 year old Liverpool Boats shell.
I'd want a big discount on that, I think.
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1 hour ago, Derek R. said:
Speaking of 'rolling', I was told that TYCHO at some time had baulks of timber bolted to the hull sides externally so that when 'rolling/rocking' the boat, the baulks of timber (fixed just above the water line) would help smash the ice and widen the broken path for better steering.
Beneath the cross bed there were indeed bolts that filled the holes for such baulks, and they were quite long. I'm sure they got the chop when on dock at Stockton for steelwork in the early 2000's). This must have been quite a palava to fit and remove, so whether they were actually used in anger might be questionable.
That 'V' bottom:
I wonder by what possible bit of inventiveness Laurence Hogg thought he could claim the copyright on this drawing.
I believe it to be one of the many drawings originating from the builders original plans, and held at the National Waterways Archive. There always was a bit of a problem with Laurence attaching his own ownership to situations where it seemed highly dodgy!-
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Well one of ours must be "wrong" then, whereas the other must be "right".
I do admit to making a few errors if I have to switch between boats!