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On 01/10/2023 at 12:30, magnetman said:
Another thing I have used before is sawn off wrecking/aligning bars. Used to find a lot of them with the magnet. I still have 3 or 4 nice old blacksmith forged wrecking bars. The big ones about 5ft long.
1.5m aligning bar £27. Cut the wedge orf with the angel grinder. Mind the peening though it will be sharp. Worth regularly dressing the cut end with a grinding disc.
Never tried it but I do wonder if the answer in reality is to have a triangular steel plate with three holes and a ring in the middle. Hammer three pins into the holes right down to the plate then tie boat to ring.
That way one could use shorter pins and get more grip.
There were some hammer-in ground screws but not sure if they were available here I think it was a Dutch product.
Looked quite interesting.
Spirafix that was it.
These ones are designed to be inserted using a hammer not by twisting. Removal is by twisting.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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At least the AI posts are sometimes amusing this is just f ing annoying
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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
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7 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
Presumably it is only caravans and moorings that are on residential 'moorings' that are charged council tax ?
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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It is proposed to allow councils to increase the tax on second homes by up to 100% and there is a consultation about which second homes should be exempt, probaly won't affect most of us but some may wish to make observations in particular see 5.8 exemption proposed for boats and caravan pitches;
Occupied caravan pitches and boat moorings
5.8 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. The government wants to ensure that caravans and boats that are currently eligible for this discount continue to receive the discount. As a result, the government proposes that these caravans and boats should be an exception to the council tax premium on second homes.
Question 11 – Do you agree that pitches occupied by caravans and moorings occupied by boats should be an exception to the second homes premium?
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maybe something like this would do, some drawbacks but much cheaper; https://www.amazon.co.uk/WOLTU-Portable-Compressor-Refrigerator-KUE011wsz/dp/B096ZKW7KF/ref=sr_1_13_sspa?keywords=vevor+fridge&qid=1688637328&sr=8-13-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1
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6 hours ago, Silent Flight said:
New wheelhouse / hood design installed! Folds down in couple of minutes. Kept similar look of wheelhouse for style but also practical having forward sloping windscreen for sun glare and rain. Front screen is made from Strataglass. It’s like glass but rolls up, tough with high clarity. Hood splits in half for shade in diff areas. All widows can zip out. Bug nets can be zipped in! Very happy with it. Titan boat canopies understood the assignment!
How much?
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We bought a a narrowboat some years ago that had concrete ballast. The ballast would have been from new maybe 20 years earlier.
We did some overplating of the baseplate.
The concrete above the welded area lost its grip to the steel. We know this as water could run underneath to the bilge on the other side.
The concrete above the un welded baseplate remained firmly intact to the steel and the steel was in good condition, we know this because following the replating some ballast had to be removed, it was not a pleasant job.
Not sure what to learn from this other than on balance probably not worth the (small) risks involved.
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There are some facebook groups which might be worth posting in, Lea and Stort boaters, London Boaters, probably more.
1 minute ago, M_JG said:Would they be allowed to divulge that?
I think they would need to contact him first.
I understand that they would probably not divulge but would either pass on communications or seek the individuals permission first
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If you do replace there are cheaper options out there this one for example https://www.force4.co.uk/item/Lavac/Popular-Toilet/G8Z
(though note flushing water can not be taken from the boat supply as with Vetus) there are even cheaper ones
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11 hours ago, Andyaero said:
Another one.......has anyone put a 55" tv down low in a narrowboat?
dont forget the higher power consumption of larger tvs if you are cruising
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7 hours ago, peterboat said:
We don't have enough waste oil to make HVO, most of it goes to the oil industry to be the bio additive to petrol and diesel.
The Finnish company opened a subsidiary in Singapore, which as another poster commented is on the edge of palm plantations that used to be rainforest. Unfortunately oil companies arnt know for their honesty and a fossil fuels company is the major maker of HVO. Here is a quick search plenty more on the net
This seems to be a more balanced report but who knows these days
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/bursting-the-hvo-bubble
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2 minutes ago, IanD said:
But some of them may be being economical with the truth... 😉
evidence Ian?
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4 hours ago, peterboat said:
It's not green or renewable its mostly made from Palm oil! The palm oil is obtained by destroying the rainforests which are the lungs of the world!
I bought a load when it was cheap not knowing the full story the white is nearly used up the red will take a long while to be used, thankfully it lasts 10 years allegedly
It's not green or renewable it comes from palm oil, I won't be buying anymore as it's a con!
A lot of suppliers claim no palm oil used.
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4 minutes ago, PCSB said:
Only place I've seen is Aqueduct Marina on the Middlewich branch, eye wateringly expensive though (iirc approx £2.20 ish).
cheaper than chucking your engine out and replacing with electric no?
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6 hours ago, casper ghost said:
, but I was trying to think of an easier idea with less work for me.. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be one.
This simple enough? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20L-Solar-Power-Water-Shower-Camping-Portable-Seaside-Sun-Compact-Heated-Outdoor-/175217173656?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10
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1 minute ago, MtB said:
Did you find that on April 1st?!
the principal seems plausible there are plenty of electric composters out there which turn kitchen waste to compost in a few hours so a higher temperature to deal with pathogens????
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think i might have found the solution, only available in America apparently but can only be a matter of time?
https://peoplepoweredmachines.com/biodogradablebags/biocompet.htm#
"bioCOMpet provides home gardeners with a source of rich, organic fertilizer. There is something uniquely satisfying about witnessing the entire food chain: from garden to table, to garden again.
Two Chamber System
- Add waste any time to the upper chamber, when full, transfer to the lower chamber and start over again. The lower chamber keeps curing.
- Internal temperature: 160 degrees F.
- Produce fresh compost in just 2 weeks. Automatic mixing, heating, air pump, and air filter technology. Can Process up to 5 lbs of food or pet waste per day with a 4 gallon weekly capacity.
- Can Process up to 5 lbs. of food or pet waste per day with a 4 gallon weekly capacity.
- Double reinforced, metal motor gears to help grind waste more efficiently and an internal release mechanism for jams.
- Accepts, meat, fish, dairy, food remains, pet waste and bioDOGradable compostable pet waste bags.
Get Started Immediately
- Control panel with 3 power settings: High, Medium, and Low.
- Comes assembled with everything you need to get started with including power supply, baking soda, and 3 pound box of sawdust pellets.
- Food Guide and Quick Guide to help you learn about the composting process.
Energy-Efficient Construction
- Made 1mm recycled & recyclable materials stamped with the “5” triangle recycling symbol.
- Energy efficient.
- Compatible to run with battery or solar panel."
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they all work on nice new clean steel, the issue is how well they work when there is a load of rust on the other side !
Beta 43 with 5000 hrs
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did you change the gearbox at the same time or was that ok?