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Derek R.

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  1. 7 hours ago, SLC said:

    We went back to the boat yesterday and again found water on the floor that had entered from the mushroom vents following heavy thunderstorms. Mushroom vents are quite impractical if you cannot screw them right down, which I understand of course they are designed to prevent this from happening.

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     Kiwidad's suggestion of a terracotta pot sounds ideal. With some silicone daubed around the rim contacting the cabin rood, no damage will be caused to roof paint, and the hole in the bottom of the pot (now above the mushroom dome) will still allow necessary venting to take place, while preventing any rain bounce and splash-up. Give the man a cigar!

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  2. Thanks for the correction Mike, it had to be an area.

    A few more. From our 1988 visit.

     

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    There is a fascination of derelict mills similar to that of derelict railways.

     

    So many voices saying: "We were here, we worked there - lived there . . . in a former life."

     

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     A water outlet?

     

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  3. I recognise Slater's Terrace in there, and what I believe is the Weavers's Triangle sheds over the towpath. Pluto might correct me if wrong!

     

    1988:

     

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    Slater's Terrace 1988.jpg

  4. 10 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said:


    Yes. But no difference for cruising licences which means that there is no direct precedence for what CRT may be about to introduce.

    Yes, my reference was to 'back then'. As to what is coming down the 'pipe' today (in so many walks of life) will likely be unpalatable.

  5. I think you will find there is a difference between yearly mooring licences for -

    NON residential as for over 50' £12 a year,

    Residential over 50' - £38. (It's on Page 27).

     

    What is not clear, is whether having acquired a residential licence, it covers for cruising as well. Though I fancy it would have covered cruising under the residential category.

  6. 9 hours ago, TheBiscuits said:

     

    It probably was seen that way when they filmed it too!  Have you watched it?

    Most likely it was,  and yes, I did watch most but skipped through a lot. Too tedious for words. I guess they had fun in making it. The lockside conversations with various folk were most curious. Broad Lancashire and Yorkshire mixed with Oxford English, and African accents, what could possibly go wrong!

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  7. 9 hours ago, Tim Lewis said:

     

    Having now wasted an hour of my life watching it I would not call it a classic, it was a joke that could have been done in 5 minutes!

     

    The BBC must have had a L & L fix in 1972, a much better one from Ian Nairn:

     

    BBC iPlayer - Nairn Across Britain - 2. Trans-Pennine Canal

    Ian Nairn did some wonderful transport documentaries

     

    The worst of the 'Carry On' films was far better than 'Black Safari'. Today it would be seen as a protest film against 'white supremacy'.

  8. CRT claiming 'This is ours'. What a pointless waste. Although it was probably easier to lean over the parapet with some adhesive, than actually clean the original and apply some paint. That would have taken a complete canal closure and several weeks of work for a team of men and scaffolding. False economies.

  9. ACC, GUCCC, Royalty, Wood or steel, precise measurements will be determined by the carpenter on the job. It's not like someone is going to cut his timber off site, then expect everything to fit when they get to the hull and cabin, chances are it won't. As it stands, that diagram gives sufficient layout of all the relevant items for anyone with the woodworking skills to reproduce in any full size cabin. I doubt any cabin furniture was built to exactly the same dimensions. You cut the wood to fit the space. If I can reproduce a four foot long back cabin of a butty out of raw materials just on the knowledge of having lived in one, what need is there of detailed plans?

     

    As I said on posting said plan - "Does this help?" I did not suggest 'These are the dimensions you need to build by'. If anyone can come up with something better - please feel free.

     

    ETA:  A grey interior. Bet that would have gone down well . . .

  10. 19 hours ago, Machpoint005 said:

     

    I presume there's another bridge somewhere close by, but as for the towrope, the crew could simply walk across the lock gates with it?

    No, the bridge carries the main road, and the basins (both sides) prevent continuous towage. Nor does the 'horse/pedestrian' bridge have a facility for continuous towage.

    But as Pluto says, pulling or poling a boat out of a lock will give sufficient momentum for a line to be passed either up onto the bridge or tow path to attach to horse or tractor.

  11. 7 hours ago, BEngo said:

    If you can find it, Amway Metal Cleaner is excellent stuff for taking off really heavy tarnish.  Water based paste, apply it, wait, wash off.  Rub  if you are in a hurry.  I think the active ingredient is oxalic acid.  It gets brass clean, not shiny.  You need to follow it with a polish, and the most important factor- Elbow Grease.

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    That is also good stuff, much like Shiny Sinks. I did the Amway thing decades ago.

    6 hours ago, Mike Tee said:

    whatever product is your choice, use it with '0000' wire wool, fetches the tarnish off and doesn't scratch - great for cleaning the fire glass too.

    I use stainless pot scrubbers on our fire glass dry. Works well. When cold, a little white vinegar helps break the carbon down. Not to be used when hot!

  12. Until I found Solvol Autosol (paste) I used to use Duraglit to polish alloy on the bikes (going back a bit). Peek is good.

    Brasso is messy, and will 'settle' needing a few nuts in the tin and a lot of shaking. Don't use too big a nuts though, as the tin is thin and may puncture if shaken vigorously. There are liquids available, Shiny Sinks is one and Bar Keeps Friend, the latter also comes in powder form. Both can be used on wet brass, needs rinsing off. (Washes off hands easy too). Both contain oxalic acid which eats away the crud without eating your hands. And both will wash out of rags easily. Even so, I have always found Brasso and Duraglit to give the best finish. Bar Keeps Friend in powder form doesn't leave such a shine, but good for getting the worst of tarnish off.

     

    ETA: 'Tug' Wilson down at Cassio used to swear by brick dust and lemon juice. A bit coarse is that.

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  13. On 29/04/2023 at 07:13, davidwheeler said:

    On reflection, it seems I have misjudged the interest in this subject so I will stop here. No harm done, I hope.

     

    David, if your "misjudgement" of interest has been gauged by the piece of iconic nonsense that passes for a 'post count' in the lower left corner of your (or anyone elses icon), then IGNORE IT. The majority of people who comment here see no relevance to it and would wish it removed completely. (There's a whole thread on that.)

     

    Moderators/webmaster please NOTE!

     

    Your posts have been entertaining and interesting. If you have the will, please continue.

  14. "The weight's too high".

    I look at the cross channel ferries and cruise ships of today, and that thought is predominant.

     

    'No harm done' - None whatsoever. Not a fan of 'lumpy' water, though it has always held a fascination, but even less so tidal rivers - they give me the shivers! Especially the Trent. It's been an instructive and interesting recounting. Thank you.

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