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48ft long. The exaxt quote from the survey is "UTM readings were limited, but possible ranging from 4.7mm to 5.4mm thicknesses but were not considered as reliable readings given the internal corrosion. Minor corrosive pitting of up to 1.2mm in isolated areas were found requiring no action at this time and were of little concern." I am planning to live online it full time, and I have spent as little as possible due to this exact reason 😂 It wasn't phrased as a 'caveat', its definitely more of a 'stop sign, do not progress'. Im not sure of either plate depths or nominal thickness for the baseplate in particular, for the hull in general its: 5.0mm to 5.2mm nominal thickness with a 3.0mm to 4.0mm cabin

A few of my windows leak, so possibly some water in the cabin under the floor, however since I've been here the amount isnt extraordinary. He mentioned using rust inhibitor as well, so probably something down there, but he indicated that it was pretty much the entire baseplate that needs checking, so also could very well be pieces of ballast as suggested above. I agree that i should get a few traps, but i would rather install these in a few discreet places down the road rather than from scratch. Boat is a 1980s (i think), springer. So maybe I should just look into another surveyor for the baseplate in general 🤔 what you guys are saying makes sense to me. The original surveyor has put that an inspection is needed from the inside on the report though, so hopefully won't be an issue for insurance purposes? This guy seems more of a reliable source than my neighbour 😂 you can see why i needed to fact check 😂

The hight of the raise is a good point - mine is rather low up so could be difficult 🤔 Youre asking the wrong person 😂 there was tons of scale on the baseplate in general that I had to clean, so possibly because of that? Or maybe he's just guessing. - I havent seen any floortraps, but I'll have a look He did actually! The same surveyor told him that he needed overplating. He instead drilled the holes and found he was fine. This neighbour isnt the most reliable person though, so all insight is considered 😂 Sorry, I used the wrong word. During the percussive testing he heard scale. He did use ultrasound, but because of the scale doesn't trust the results I know the model he used, is there anything in particular thats a red/green flag? I was working at the time so wasn't outside, but the was a hammer-like sound 😂

Hi everyone, Recently I bought a narrowboat, but didn't have a survey beforehand (i know). The boat is currently on the hard, and I've had a surveyor come round. Pretty much everything was okay, including the baseplate thickness. Issue is, during the auditory tests, he could hear a lot of scale as well, meaning the measurements could be off. He has said to complete his inspections the measurements must be taken from the inside. The thought of removing the tiles, floorboards, ballast, and everything else (and then having to put it all back again) fills my heart with woe. I was explaining this to one of my neighbours, and they reccomend drilling into the boat to take the measurements, and then having a welder plug up the holes afterwards. I've never heard of this before, and after searching the forums I've found that it's what used to be done, before the technological advances. Does anyone know of a surveyor who would still do measurements this way, preferably in the london/surrey area? What are your thoughts of doing things this way? Obviously putting any holes in a boat is generally not a good idea, but removing everything seems like a fate that i want to avoid. I'd rather have a surveyor do it for insurance purposes.

You would be shocked with my discoveries over the months 😂 im going to be booking a bss exam soon, just to see whats not up to scratch in general

Im not sure if the top vent is only for aesthetic purposes, but it doesn't move. Ive burnt fingers trying to get it to move before 😂 Ill try to find some other coal as well 🤔 Thats what I'm thinking as well, and I will probably have to replace the stove while I'm at it

Its an alor stove I think, baffle is V shaped if I recall correctly

Supertherm is what they stock here, I'll look into other suppliers as well. Its not worth the convince it seems 😂 5 guys here I come 😂

I have around 2.5 bricks in there currently, just around the perimeter of the space 🤔 i can get a decent amount of coals in there imo

The insulation is horrid, leaky gunwhales, ceiling, etc (with the dehumidifier running 24/7). Im not sure what it is specifically though Ill try to shovel out all the ash in the morning when it cools down a bit I do not! The previously owners dismantled it i think, I'll look into a digital one because CO2 poisoning is not on my list of ways I want to go out

I believe the flue extends about a forearms length above the boat, would that bee too long? It doesnt stand out from any of the other boats here

Excuse the ash on the floor, but this is it currently. A log has just turned into embers after burning for around an hour, and coal below it. Ashtray is virtually empty. I dont think there is much ash I can poke through the grate at the moment. See also the temperature on my fans, and my flue (which really might be the cause as it doesnt seem perfectly sealed, and rain falls through as well)

The air immediately surrounding the stove is warm (with the door open), everywhere else is freezing

Ill try adding more coal, but then there doesn't leave a lot of space for the logs 🥲 I keep all the fuel inside the boat, nothing has been wet when I've put it in. The marina stores it in a shed

Judging by the state that the previous owners left the stove in general, my guess is that this hasnt been done in a very long time! I do have a baffle though, so will need to investigate how to get it down Logs, and I believe that the brand of coal is "Supertherm"