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Are... are you equating entropy with climate change? Certainly the first time I've heard that take..

Is there of anything of use in this or is it more jobsworth excitement over kafkaesque bureaucracy?

Recently repacked mine in the water. Easy peasy, not a drip of water.

You do get the feeling that while well-meaning, there is some real incompetence at CRT. They run a youtube channel (great idea for publicity) but it's extremely inconsistent. They hover around 500 views per video with the odd one breaking out into a few thousand (and a few with a decent amount). Kind of embarrassing... with some well thought out, consistent content they could achieve so much more.

So 1% of the cost? I was talking to a CRT guy at braunston the weekend just gone. They want to get 100k people signed up (and paying) as friends of the trust. The concept is that (ontop of some income) they can go to the government and say... look how many people care enough to give money. You should give us some more! I suppose that this is a similar tactic.

I've been told that a lot of places make a profit off moorer's electricity. And that "it's not worth fighting it, you won't win"

50p/kWh is how much my mooring charges 😭must be a good money earner for the owner

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/Zn56E9by?utm_campaign=sharemodal&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink It seems CRT are now doing crowdfunding campaigns. Possibly more of a marketing stunt than an actual solution? I can't imagine £10k puts much of a dent in these kinds of works. Regardless, I think it's worth contributing to. Unfortunately this kind of thing might be more common as time goes on.

Danish oil is largely linseed oil I believe. So a real world example - good to know! More of a problem than I had heard, clearly. What were the environmental conditions?

Can anyone point to any actual fires caused by linseed oil rags? Because afaik it's a massively over hyped problem and needs a very specific set of circumstances to actually combust. Still worth being cautious as the cost of being cautious is very low.

Let's not turn this forum into facebook....

When my prop was swapped, it was seated so well that, even with the nut off and a puller put on it, it would not budge. It required a gas torch on it to get it to shift. Somehow the particularities of the orientation of a split pin doesn't seem like a big deal to me. If it's on and won't obviously wiggle loose.... seems fine. On an aircraft, sure... if that prop comes off it's a bit worse!

All that happens is the compressor just continually runs. Probably not ideal for the long term health but I don't think it'll kill it. I've taken to turning mine down (up?) to give it more of a chance to reach it's set point temp and turn off for a rest.

As it should have been. They are an absolutely gorgeous pair. I am curious as to who the less than gracious defeat was, certainly more than one potential name comes to mind 🤭

Are they? I just bought two 455w panels that are mono-facial for £70 each. I just googled for bi-facial and I get very little in the way of results from the typical boat suppliers (bimble etc)

I was under the impression that this is a *new* problem, so it's unlikely that the washing machine has had a change of heart... However, it is always worth testing these things if you can, as it eliminates a variable as the problem.

I'd take it off. Only to upgrade it with spikes! Ultimate yoghurt pot sinking machine!!!

I'd be tempted by that if I hadn't taken a pledge of "no more stupid vehicles"

the biggest crime that has definitely been committed is the crime of cringe. Who enjoys this?

Yes, I agree that it's not quite as good as a squirrel. But a new squirrel back boiler costs the same as the entire boatman's stove... And although a squirrel you can buy new parts if you need, if it's the plates you need, it's prohibitively expensive. If the boatman needs major repairs, in contrast, you can just weld it.... Not so on a cast iron stove... I think as the OP wants something cheap that will do the job, it's about as good as you will get for the price.

Might as well burn wood at that point 😂 good tip though thanks! I have started burning newburn recently though, it burns really well.

The only thing of concern I can think of would be if its there to catch water bubbling out due to a blown head gasket - just look in the header tank when the engine is running and if there is a lot of bubbling then it's blown. But it's probably not that. A blown head gasket is not a deal breaker, but it's a big-ish job, so something to negotiate the price over.

Slightly corrosive? When I was burning excel I was going through a swindlers chimney each winter!

Realistically the only accurate way to know is to run them entirely down. But that doesn't solve your problem. The half power thing is a red herring, inverters HATE when electronics use diodes to run at half power. Do you have access to a multimeter? It could be worth probing to see what the AC output is reading for frequency and voltage. You're looking for reading 50hz 230-250v and consistency. Also worth seeing what the battery voltage is when the washing machine is on.

Air flow will make a massive difference to evaporation, so setting up a fan or two in the areas can help a lot