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  1. Thanks for the link - and for the subsequent explanation of how to navigate there through the menus.
  2. Is there a list of forum rules and posting guidelines? I can find a link in only first post on the “Guest and new members” sub-forum but following it just brings me back to the same post. I haven’t been able to find a link anywhere else so would appreciate if someone would point me in the right direction.
  3. Pah! Back in my day, we moored a thousand abreast at the Hellespont. Don’t have any photos but you you can check with Herodotus (if he’s still around - haven’t seen him post in a while.) I must admit the first attempt didn’t go well as we hadn’t asked permission. And even after we had successfully tied up, the intended picnic on the other side was a disaster.
  4. Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I suspect that he'll have a lot of the necessary tools and know where to source materials as he is used to fitting out kitchens and renovating houses. But these are all good suggestions and there may well be some sources he's not aware of. Thanks for this suggestion IanD. I think he has done a lot of research but don't know if he has come across this link. (And I certainly hadn't
  5. I live a bit far away to be able to help out, which is probably just as well as I suspect I’d be more of a hindrance than of assistance! I have been very helpful in suggesting names though (most of which, if used, would probably result in his license being revoked. Or worse.)
  6. Thanks for this - that’s the sort of comment on the Calder book that I was looking for. (Also useful comments on the Narrow Boat Builders book.)
  7. Thanks very much Tony - that link looks very useful and I’ll forward it to him. He definitely does have internet access, so no need to take you up on your kind offer. Thanks for the suggestion. I’ve had a look but will probably pass as it looks like it might be somewhat out of date.
  8. Oops, sorry, double post. Mods, please feel free to delete this one! I know someone who is fitting out a new narrowboat, or at least will be once it’s finally delivered (many delays due to Covid, etc.) I’d thought of buying him a copy of “Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual: Repair and Improve Your Boat’s Essential Systems” by Nigel Calder. I haven’t seen the book myself* so I’m not sure how useful it would be, especially as the boat he’s getting is a serial hybrid. I think it’ll be coming with electric engine installed but I don’t know whether the generator will be and I don’t think the solar panels will be. Any thoughts as to whether this book could still be of use or interest? Any other recommendations? * OK, even if I had seen a copy firsthand it wouldn’t mean much to me. He on the contrary is very handy.
  9. I know someone who is fitting out a new narrowboat, or at least will be once it’s finally delivered (many delays due to Covid, etc.) I’d thought of buying him a copy of “Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual: Repair and Improve Your Boat’s Essential Systems” by Nigel Calder. I haven’t seen the book myself* so I’m not sure how useful it would be, especially as the boat he’s getting is a serial hybrid. I think it’ll be coming with electric engine installed but I don’t know whether the generator will be and I don’t think the solar panels will be. Any thoughts as to whether this book could still be of use or interest? Any other recommendations? * OK, even if I had seen a copy firsthand it wouldn’t mean much to me. He on the contrary is very handy.
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