Jen-in-Wellies

On this day in 2012 Turnover bridge 36 on the Trent and Mersey. Got it lined up. Will I hit a side, both sides, no sides?

Congratulations on owning such a nice looking boat. @johnnywalker has only ever made two posts on CWDF, both in this topic back in 2015, so isn't a regular contributor. However, he last logged in during May this year, so there is a chance that he will see this at some point. Fingers crossed. Jen

Two assumptions there that could be unwarranted. That the existing collar is angled correctly and that the distance around the arc of the roof is the same in the new location as it is in the old, either to port, or starboard.

The man in a shed can be quite hard to get hold of. He is usually too busy making stoves to answer the phone. Email seems to get answered eventually.

On this day in 2012. Alrewas.

The regs are in the British Standard BS 8511:2010, which is handily summarised in the solfitec link that @Ray T provides in an earlier reply. The only checking is in the Boat Safety Scheme examination and this is extremely simple. Basically, no signs of scorching to any woodwork around the stove, no visble gaps around flues and in the stove and the stove must be fixed down. Jen

Are you planning to install a stove yourselves, or pay some one to fit it?

By the doors is a popular location, but not the best location. Somewhere near the middle is much superior as others have said. Aside from the Squirrel, another good stove is the Boatman. Cheaper too!

On this day in 2012. Hopton Wood. One of my favourite sections of canal. Approaching Fazeley Junction from the B&F side. Fazeley Junction. Time to turn left! To go here. Fradley Junction.

Alternatively, my approach is to tone down the annoying LED with a bit of insulating tape, leaving just a tiny corner exposed. You can still see it is on if you look carefully, but is no longer bathing the cabin in an eerie green, blue, or blinking light. Insulating tape is available in many colours, so coordination with the gadget case is possible to some extent. I don't go that far though. Doesn't help the few milliamps the pointless LED is consuming though. Jen

When using cheaper nominal 12V equipment that doesn't have surge protection I'll fit a metal oxide varistor like this across the 12 to 14V input. Any voltage spike more than 18V will be dumped through the device, clamping the voltage that the gadget experiences. Has worked OK so far with various 5V Arduino based projects that are driven by cheap 5V converter circuits similar to what you'd see in a USB socket. Proper automotive, or marine equipment like the ones @frangar recommends will have suitable protection built in. Jen

Must be a better class of rubbish as you get near that London! 😃 There is water weed and water weed. The stuff that stops you boating is fine hair like and forms a ball around the prop shaft, just ahead of the prop. This ball of weed prevents the prop getting any bite on the water, yet doesn't get in to the prop to be chopped. It is rare, needing a lot of sunshine and little navigation. Only three or four places I've ever come across it, but all are notorious for it. Daw End Branch on the BCN, The Chesterfield, The River Witham and the adjacent Sleaford Navigation. If you've not yet experienced this stuff it is hard to believe just how much it can prevent you making any progress. Here is a pic of some of it removed when on the Sleaford Nav.

Most towns of appreciable size are likely to have somewhere that can repair/replace the solonoid for you for a lot less than a new motor. Done this for various cars and friends boats. Look for places that specialise in auto electrical alternators and starter motor repair. First though, see @Tony Brooks post above. Other things may be causing what you are seeing, which could be even cheaper to fix! Jen

Yup, as I edited my post to say while you were replying, careful use of the prop can minimise it. Actual water weed, like I found on the Daw End Branch will gum up a prop regardless.

The something wrong is taking a boat on the BCN, and the waterways around Manchester for rubbish, or the Chesterfield Canal and River Witham for actual weed. I'd never opened up the weed hatch in anger till the first time I took the boat up the Ashton flight. I got a reel of thick wire wrapped round the prop shaft. The boat behind had to deal with an entire mattress! You can minimise the trips by using only gentle revs on the prop, particularly for slowing down as you go in to locks to avoid stirring the rubbish up. This doesn't eliminate the problem and is ineffective on actual water weed.

On this day in 2012. Cambrian Wharf British Waterways (as still was) services. Farmers Bridge flight. Salford Junction Birmingham & Fazeley Curdworth.