MtB

Absolutely yes! Most often the family member is a lawyer or accountant by training and director of a much larger firm. And as such has no particular expertise in the business of the youngster but a great deal of expertise in the administration, financing and operation of large companies, often PLCs. This is the way the family knowledge in how to make (and keep) money gets passed on down the generations. And yes if there are say five people working in the company, they will be claiming another decade of experience on the "About" page every two years!

I can think of at least three recent new members who turned up filled with criticism and hate but still post here!

I think you are correct! (Annoyingly )

One often finds with a largish business being run by people seeming a bit too young, there are parents or older and more experienced family members in the background bankrolling and steering the venture. And so it appears with Concept boats. Father and son venture according to their "About" page. "New Concept Boats started life as a Father and Son family business" https://www.newconceptboats.co.uk/about

Probably yes! Then your chosen bod can re-assemble it all quickly and to his satisfaction and sign it orf. But if you only need it commissioned (as you state) in the most narrow sense (i.e. following the commissioning instructions in the manual), I think any gas bod can do this. Its the signing off and registering with BC (via GSR) that we are told not to do unless we personally actually fitted it.

Back in 2020 I developed a severe cough and running nose whilst driving to work. I think it was car owner virus.

You don't comb your finest teeth then? Its not an eggcorn though. Just a cliché Nor is chester drawers, really.

Or an irritated buccaneer, in 'ere?

It was still on the duck yesterday. Not an easy boat to sell I'd suggest, with the only bed being the fold-down in the back cabin. Also, the in-yer-face "Pirate" branding painted on the side might not be a plus point to a new owner!

Unhelpfully for you, we gas safe bods have been warned by GSR we must not commission and sign off new installations carried out by non-registered installers, on pain of being deleted from The Register. I'm sure there are plenty of GSR bods who would do it but they are taking a small risk that there is something wrong they missed, and could be held to account to fix an installation fault they've overlooked. Also registering the installation with Gas Safe as their own when it wasn't, is probably an offence of some sort too!

On the other hand Tony has I think you might find, about the same degree of experience of fixing boat engines specifically. Your scepticism could well be misplaced. Tony is usually right about stuff like this.

Something to do with fortune-telling, I was imagining. All a bit mystical, innit.

I went about 15 years ago. It pished with rain so hard I had to have my van dragged out of the field with a tractor (and this was on the way IN!!) and most of the stands were nothing to do with boating. My overwhelming impression was a great show if you were wanting a new boat and were impressed with glittering baubles. Not so great if you were a proper boater (whatever that is!)

It certainly seems as though it might actually be the bleedin' obvious (to paraphrase that nice Mr Cleese). A flat battery.

True. Another way is to have good long attempt to start it then immediatly run your hands over the full length of the start motor cabling including the battery terminals and the engine earth strap, and if you burn yourself you've found the high resistance connection! Also have a good ol' sniff around and watch out for whisps of smoke.

Another suggestion is buy a DC clamp meter and measure the current flowing in the fat wire feeding the starter motor, while attempting to start it. Anything less than 300-400A suggests a failing battery or a high-resistance electrical connection in the supply cabling.

Oh, is it just ten?

A nice distinction. Is 'pontoon' actually the term for a floating jetty? So is a floating jetty actually a pontoon, and a fixed-height pontoon actually a jetty?

Nicholsons amuses me the way it describes most pubs as "selling real ale". A throwback to the 70s and 80s when pubs with manual beer pumps were becoming a rarity. Unfortunately nowadays the problem is so many pubs also sell the modern version of 'keg' beer (Neck Oil et al) and it outsells the proper ale on hand pumps which then gets old and stale/badly cellared because so few people actually buy it and the youngsters actually running the bars these days prefer the keg stuff so have little interest in the real ale. And breathe ....

There are absolutely LOADS of them, some quite delightful. Goggling finds a fair few more. My faves are: Aqua duck - for aquaduct Social leopard - for social leper Globe plugs - for glow plugs Escape goat - for scapegoat (credit Jade Goody for that one) And damp squid - obviously is the best!

Apologies. I edited my post in response to yours, but before I saw your edit. This is getting REALLY confusing!! Or maybe it was after...

You clearly didn't read the link! Toe path would be the eggcorn, as it kinda still makes sense.

Lock key/windlass Kitchen/galley Pointy bit/bow....