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Phoenix_V

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  1. Re cratch cover (where did battery covers infiltrate this thread) If you want to keep it simple use the type of pvc sold for lorry tarpaulins a straight forward cratch cover shouldnt need any joints and the seams can easilly be welded with a hot air gun (and practice) hardware such as turn buckles and the like are readily available on the internet. Do make a template, a sheet of polythene will do fine.
  2. If you join the historic narrowboat club they keep (or at least used to keep) a regularly updated (lock walls do move) list of thé tight ones.
  3. Re the suitability of Vetus engines the main problem complained about on here over the years is the gearbox (and drive plate) not the engine at all which is probably Mitsubishi. Apparently the gearboxes dont like being run in neutral (as when charging) and are very clunky - but then the op will know that. Also at one time there was no air filter fitted which seems a bit cheapskate
  4. If you do go after ABC a main plank of your argument will be that they deliberately hid the problem. Make sure you have some evidence of that.
  5. We had similar on our previous (30 foot) narrowboat, small 24" shower tray with a lid on, bathroom was about 3.5' by 2'
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  7. As you are in Oxford according to your profile https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-culture/libraries/reference-online/z-list
  8. afaik the 15 mm (or any other water pipe is not likely to meet the thickness (of the pipe wall requirements) of the ISO/RCD wheras the imperial sizes (as sold for refrigeration) are available in the required thickness. As far as BSS goes how would they know?
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  10. For anyone looking for a small 12v compressor fridge these have appeared on Amazon; obviously a Chinese compressor but then Danfoss are made in China now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shield-Autocare-Campervan-Compressor-Refrigerator/dp/B0CCF532XP/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
  11. As far as I could tell in the Belgian ones which use the original system, there is a combination of letting water out of the top tank (as seen in my photos) and a there is also a pump between the rams.
  12. we are talking cuts to services to towpath walkers here
  13. The lifts on the Historic Centre Canal in Belgium were designed by the same guy as Anderton but have been refurbished to the original design, each basin counterbalances the other. and as all the weight is taken on the ram the supporting structure is much lighter and "delicate" as Anderton was originally.
  14. Isn't this a very good way of forceably drawing to the attention of non boaters and local authorities the current funding issue.
  15. did you change the gearbox at the same time or was that ok?
  16. Available here with a better head https://www.spirafix.com/products/30mm-ground-anchors/anchor---spirafix-30mm-b-type/?Page_ID=3610&refpid=118741&id=900962. We have these and they are very good, you hammer them in and they rotate as you hammer, the only problem is that the head tends to get damaged by the process of hammering them in.
  17. Really they are so short of money that they are fleecing boaters for licence fees - already the highest in the world - until the pips squeak. They are threatening to close canals. Yet they can afford this Unbelievable.
  18. Really they are so short of money that they are fleecing boaters for licence fees - already the highest in the world - until the pips squeak. They are threatening to close canals. Yet they can afford this Unbelievable.
  19. At least the AI posts are sometimes amusing this is just f ing annoying
  20. Section 9 here https://refleks-olieovne.dk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gbmontny.pdf
  21. We had 2 Shoreline fridges fail due to loss of refrigerant. You cannot deal with the leak as pipes are buried inside the fridge. Regassing lasts a few days until it has all leaked out again. For the 3rd one we bought a cheap mains fridge and run off the inverter. All good so far, you need an inverter that draws low current when fridge is not powered. Alternatively this or similar is another option https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alpicool-Refrigerator-Portable-Campervan-Electric/dp/B091KYMC5G/ref=asc_df_B091KYMC5G/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=534912619392&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14564681097908294048&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006598&hvtargid=pla-1394919885969&th=1
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  23. This is what it says, that is all I know; "There is currently a mandatory 50% council tax discount for dwellings that consist of a pitch occupied by a caravan, or a mooring occupied by a boat where they are not a person’s sole or main residence."
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