nigel fryer

This is why this weekend I've told Mrs Arwen to sleep in a chair as I think her hormones make her sweat more

We only get moisture on the side of the boat where the matteress touches the boat side ! I've brought the solid base back and drilled about 15 x 3" holes ! Will let you all know after the weekend how we get on. Ps if I don't post anything by Monday it means we've gone through the base and are stuck in the classic arse down and feet sticking up in the air position ! Nige

We did it via email and phone

We did the prompt payment thing and we are still waiting for our licences ! ( end of garden and canal licence ) we still haven't got them and its been about a month . I've rang them and they said don't worry so I'm not so if anyone notices my boat with an expired licence please don't report me !!!

My mate bought his wife a hosepipe one year and she wasn't happy ! The next year he bought her a barrel of real ale ! She left him lol

I've just come across this thread and its answered all my questions.I have an 850W genny and I was hoping with everything crossed that it would charge our 4 110 amp batteries through the Mastervolt inverter charger but sadly it let me down haha .When I told Mrs Arwen a Honda genny was a grand she wasn't best pleased .Now she quite happy for me to get the Hyundai .Looks good on the YouTube videos so all I need to do is find the cheapest supplier get it delivered and wrapped up for her Christmas stocking filler

Field tests ?

Two things you forgot to mention ! 1what size fuse ? 2 will it run off an inverter ?Many thanks lol

I wouldn't like to be a fly when that's spinning around !

I think LEDS would be a good idea !Surely it would make it lighter ! Puts cat out and goes to bed !

I can tell you I've seen some small horses doing Big urinations !

You will love it .One of the nicest stretches to cruise on .We moor at West Marton We might see you on the bends above Bank Newton for a beer

We have just bought the 812 Ecofan for our 56ft boat and it got the bedroom nice and warm. Fire and fan at front of boat and bedroom at rear .We sold our old boat with a 3 blade fan and this new one is 2 blades !If your only going to put 1 lump of coal on the fire I wouldn't buy one !But if you like it nice and warm like we do then its well worth it !

The the canal was very full last week and the reservoir at Foulridge was full to the brim also .

Sorry what did you say ?

God I bet they were walking funny !

The jumper is the brass part that the tap washer fits onto .Most stop taps have them and also some old taps.Good luck !

Sounds like a loose jumper in a tap or stop tap to me .Will the noise stop if you turn on the tap fully? Are your taps the screw down type and not quarter turn?

Is it an automatic self inflating cap

My wife was walking on it to bed it down onto the roof

Not back until the weekend so we will see then and will get the readings . Nige

Will give an update on state of play next week as they will have settled down by then . Cheers Nige

The wife and I did say that if it ever has to come off mike we are selling it he boat ! It sticks like Sh@t to a blanket and it was made even better by the Very sunny day we had .

The batteries are brand new 4x110amp put on a few weeks ago . The remote panel said 100% and the volt meter inside the boat read 14v or slightly over. The panel is 144w . Before fitting the panel the volt meter was reading approximately 12.5v or there abouts that's because I was using the fridge and lighting and such like the night before . All I know is that when I left they were 100% charged ( well in my mind lol )and being a thick plumber I was more than happy with the panel ! The panel is just over 5mtrs long and about 400mm wide.

Well we spent most of satuarday fitting our new solar panel onto Arwen We bought it off Bill at Solarising its the stick on type and very thin . I got the number out of the Towpath times and what a real bloke he is to deal with . The solar regulator was a Tracer 20amp with remote monitor which was bought from Midsummer energy and the same again nothing was to much trouble they even made up my battery harness complete with 30amp fuse so it was all really easy to install. On Sunday morning the batteries read about 60% and by 1pm we were at 100% . So all in all a good job done and I even had time to sit and watch Mrs Arwen cut the grass !