Mr Who

There are some games you can play that generate quite a lot of heat. You could try them in a morning?

I appreciate what your saying about light but I`ve been in quite a few with 15inch portholes andthey look bright enough inside to me, I just thought that since all your worldly goods will be on board it might be a good idea to have 15 inch portholes so that if a thief smashes them at leaste he cant get in. Might be a bugger if you locked your keys inside though

Well whats your thoughts on this .....windows portholes or a mixture of both on your new boat? I thought perhaps portholes may be better because of the security situation, your thoughts as always... appreciated

Very SORRY every one for being wrong.... Sorry to you Big Col too It dont even look the same What on earth was I thinking about I hope I can be forgiven by all?

I think you are confused, Red Diesel is Gas Oil and yes to the layman they are basically the same untill it comes to customs. There are summer and winter grades, as in cold conditions Derv and Gas wax, well the summer grade does. Summer grade in the freeze would be troublesome. You can read the fancy numbers as much as you like, what I`m saying is you wont notice the difference of decent Red (Gasoil) or white. Kerosene is thinner as stated above it`s 28sec (Gas and derv are 35sec) Kerosene is basically Parafin, however there are different grades of this even, I wonder if you could tell the difference between these grades? I know some folk who have stoves that should burn red but they mix kerosene in it or even use Kerosene alone, and others that should use Kerosene but use red because they reckon it burns slower because it`s thicker, I guess it depends on types of stoves and quality of fuel, you`d only need one bad lot of bad fuel to think its bad all the time. Another trick is to add Kerosene to stop Derv or Gas waxing in the winter, Remember that train crash a while ago where it went on fire, they said the fuel was 1/2 and 1/2 Kero/Gas. I agree that there are some types of stove ie/ the ones that use a wick for starters, these smoke badly with Red or Derv I would sugest you use the type that works best for you. Thought I`d better add, Derv is often different coulors it varies from champaign colour Blue or somtimes its yellow, still we call it white. Also Kerosene is different now with the EU reg`s it used to be clear it`s yellow now and stinks to high heaven, so theres lots of variations, it`s confuseing

No abuse here Rayman, your absolutely right ....it`s the same or at leaste it should be. I repeat if it smokes its full of crap. I`m afraid its so easy to hide the crap in the red, because lets face it, it`s usaully for farmers or builders who dont give a toss so long as it runs there vehicles. There are reasons I wont go into why its possible to become contaminated easily, without even the knowledge of depots, due mainly to laziness............ Becareful where you buy it?

[quote name='rayman' date='Oct 11 2005, 10:39 PM' post='34569'] I have said this before, and will now repeat my self, white diesel, red diesel are EXACTLY the same, apart from the dye, for tax reasons, i have been done by Cand E , if you know different please, will someone share this with us all? Your right theres no diference except, ........I can tell you that any problems at any of the local oil depots with unscrupulous dealers ...and bang into the red goes the crap........why? ....coz it cant be found. (Or less likely to be) Usually its the same in fact it should be dearer as it has the chemical added as well. It smells different a (bit sweeter) but it`s the same. Some people say it smokes more..........can you imagine the green folk if this were true? If it smokes its usually coz it`s full of crap Ie/ kerosene or anything else thats left over for various reasons and dumped in it. You have got to remember it`s too expensive to chuck away. I work in the Oil industry

So far I have worked on the principle that if I keep the tank and supply reasonably clean then the body will cope with the rest. If the water tasets OK then it will be OK. If you are worried about a bit of flavour If only life were so simple............. it`s not the taste so much that worries me ..............it`s drinking potentialy lethal oderless and tasteless bactria

Yes these are excellent, at home I wouldnt be without one, however this guys had a light in it to kill off bacteria as it was for water from a storage tank, I`m sure???

Yeah but cant find the one he used though dam it, I`ll have to play it back and see if I can catch the name of it cheers

Any ideas what type and where to purchase a good water filter system, Like the one the guy had whos restoring Dover on discovery channell?

I`m a little confused does anybody know if it`s possible to get onto the Norfolk Broads from the canal system? On some maps it seems you can and on others it doesnt look as though you can, I`ve only looked at maps online. I would like to know the best maps to purchase for canal use and also where to get them. I have chosen my builder and my boat will be ready for next spring...Cant wait. Although we have a permanent residential mooring it is our intention to see the system, or at leaste as much as we can in a summer, of course maps would be a help. cheers

Your right there matey but Manchester's a small town and people like to sleep sound dont they? 33430[/snapback] Ah haa...... yes a good point

[quote=anhar,Sep 30 2005, 11:27 AM] As an unboated lurker considering seriously getting a narrowboat, I wonder if I'll fit in with the community. Three points in particular worry me somewhat: 1 I don't have a dog 2 I don't have a beard (and no, I'm not female) 3 I don't like real ale. But do yoy have a hat?

What if you threw a water pistol or plastic gun onto the bank near them, they`re sure to pick it up hehe heh hehhe tell the cops you think they`re armed? That should get a good responce hey?