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Could it be a drain hole for a calorifier PRV?
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Ditchdabbler
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Because boats have got shallower?
Canal near here hasn't got any deeper!
Tim
The profile of the canal bed has changed since the 'old days' due to different usage patterns. Apparently it is now more 'saucer' shaped rather than the 'vee' shape which heavily loaded deep drafted traffic would cause. Not my deduction, although I agree with it, it came from a BW lengthsman.
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Ditchdabbler
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Anyone tried plumbers mait?
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Ditchdabbler
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"He (the owner) came down to get some food but the swan neck tiller got caught in the lock"
Is autopiloting your boat through a lock while you buy a sandwich likely to affect your insurance?
It does sound like a case of over-confidence does it not?
I know that OC has caught me out once or twice but thankfully not resulting in sinking the boat. There but for the grace of god...............................
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Ditchdabbler
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1362483958[/url]' post='1037648']
I have a cruiser stern
I found a poncho very good on my cruiser stern but my present boat is a trad and I find a poncho to be a right pain. I have found a wind proof brolly less hassle.
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Charles introduced this device because he saw a market for a device that could be fitted by the average spanner wielding boat owner.
AFAIK it works by depressing the battery voltage "seen" by the alternator - fooling it into producing a higher current.
I can't understand how that can be done without considerable ? power losses.
Obviously it works - as many folks have said.
To my mind it's a case of "If I were going there, I wouldn't start from here".
It's (often) no great stretch of the imagination - or capability to open up an alternator and tap off the field wire. An alternator specialist can do it for a small fee.
I've done it - it's the first one that gets the blood flowing - and it's no big deal.
Stop and think - Would it not be better to fit a unit that is designed to charge your batteries with all the magic of float and de-sulphation gizmos buit in,
OR just a device that gets nearly there and wastes power in the process.
Yep, that's me. Very little electrical or technical knowledge required and it does what it says on the box. Cannot ask for more.
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Ditchdabbler
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What do I miss now I no longer live aboard?
Everything, from waking up in the morning to the sound of ducks and swans pecking the weed from the hull to emptying the porta potti and everything inbetween.
If I was not so fond of my landlady I know where I would be.
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Ditchdabbler
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Had one for about three years or so. Does what is says on the box. Batteries always well charged and no apparent deterioration yet.
Have used Sterling stuff on previous boat with excellent results.
Have no hesitation in recommending Sterling.
No connection with them, just a satisfied customer.
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Ditchdabbler
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About four or five years ago approaching Braunston Tunnel from the North end comes in the other direction no less a celebrity than BARRY GIBB of Bee Gee fame at the tiller of a (not obviously a hire boat) narrowboat.
I looked at him, he looked at me and he gave me a look that said 'I know you know who I am', we exchanged greetings and passed each other by. Where he went after then I do not know.
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Ditchdabbler
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1360880851[/url]' post='1026657']
Having read the article (and now feeling appreciative of intellectual nourishment of The Daily Star) I don't see anything overly controversial. Yeah, there was some misunderstanding about the transfer fee. But of course the broker/vendor can decline an offer. What am I missing?
Also this was a gem:
"[should anyone be concerned about the name. Wim is of Belgium extraction.]"
Each company will have their own criteria but Wilton marina who also have Wigrams marina will transfer a boat from Wigrams to Wilton and back again without charge.
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Ditchdabbler
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1360880050[/url]' post='1026646']
They are the same company. And they've both been fabulously helpful to me after my boat got vandalised and with helping me out with repairs when I broke down. I can't criticise the staff from either. Although the dog in the office at Milton Keynes Marina wouldn't stop barking at me!
That is not unusual, I have always found them very helpful, I intended no criticism by my observations.
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Ditchdabbler
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1360879539[/url]' post='1026640']
I'm 99% sure they are the same company.
They are both owned by Richard Goosey but are operated as separate companies.
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1360874650[/url]' post='1026596']
I think this is the "Oxford" which has been C.M-ing in a half mile stretch of Giffard Park for years. Im sure I saw it at Willowbridge recently, and something lurks in my mind that they and MK marina are linked somehow???
Could be wrong though, but if not, why not view it there??
Dan
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guess im not wrong!!
You are correct, it has been around for sometime. I saw this boat on Apollo Duck, it said the owner is going abroad to work. I was not impressed with the photo of the engine bay, it looked a bit of rusty s***e hole. Not surprised replanting required.
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Re model boats being fineable, I think it is the owner/operator who will be fined, not the boat.
The regulation came in I think to ban boats powered by 'glow-plug' engines fuelled by methanol and lubricated by castor oil. It is illegal I understand to allow these to enter the watercourses.
Strangely, petrol two stroke motors are allowed.
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Ditchdabbler
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1360572364[/url]' post='1024268']
am i right in thinking bio clothes washing powder/liquid still have lots of chemicals that won't biodegrade quickly? We try to use ecover and ecover-style products so whilst tempted to use a cheap bio washing powder, i wonder if ecover or eco-friendly powder would work? Anyone used it?
Do ecover make a bio product? I think it is the bio bit that does the job. We do not empty our toilets into the canal so it has no environmental impact on our waterways. The water companies tell us their treatment plants deal with stuff such as bio so no worries there then!
Ditchdabbler
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I have no idea how the chemistry using bio washing liquid works. I do know that all the solids including paper are reduced to liquid and there is no nasty niff, just the smell of washing liquid. After emptying and rinsing the cassette is spotlessly clean.
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we use biological washing powder in our thetford, the cheapest we found is at morrisons for 89p.
Used it for a couple of years now and cannot fault it. It is dirt cheap but that is not why we use it, we use it because it works and is not carcinogenic like Blue.
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Ditchdabbler
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When I bought my Squirrel stove back in year 2001, I was specifically told by the vendor not to run Excel lest it damage the grate and other internals. The reason gave was that Excel is a petrochemical product rather than 'coal'. The instructions and guarantee also said the guarantee would be invalid if such products were used. I used and still use Taybright, having tried others I find it works best for me.
Ditchdabbler
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Why bother with a pump? Thermosyphon on 22mm pipe will work well, be totally silent and will not require electricity.
Just make sure the hot from the boiler runs high, perhaps under the gunnell and the cold (return) runs no higher than the input to the boiler.
I have used this system on my previous boat and it worked brilliantly. As long as there was heat in the (squirrell) Stove we had central heating.
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LPG will slowly disperse/diffuse into the surrounding air, and the more air movement there is at low level the better for getting rid of it.
Tim
I suppose we shouldn't refer to it as LPG once it's out of the bottle, but ...
A good argument for making sure the floor also has adequate ventilation methinks. I doubt many boats do though.
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Ditchdabbler
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LPG is heavier than air and sinks to the bottom. It also, from posts above, seems to be able to find its way through very small gaps. I doubt most floors are gas-tight and therefore any spilled gas will find its way int to the bilge. Eventually, if the rate of gas going into the bilge is greater than the rate at which the gas degrades, if it does, the bilge will be full of gas. There is no outlet for the gas it being at the lowest level and once full the bilge-gas will overflow the floor. At this point any floor level ignition source will ignite it. Sop what is the point of low level ventilation as it cannot disperse any gas. Low level ventilation is usually the bottom of front and/or rear doors which are way higher than the bilge or floor.
Or have I missed something?
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Ditchdabbler
p.s. I understand that carbon monoxide is lighter than air and therefore low level ventilation will help disperse it but we are discussing heavier than air LPG
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I had the same problem a while ago, it turned out to be a matter of adjustment of the stop solenoid.
PDF file here on Marine Engine Services website: http://www.marineeng...%20Solenoid.pdf
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Ditchdabbler
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Also looking at the photo one of the bolts attaching the coupling to the gearbox looks to be broken the remains and the nut looks to be in the oil tray under the engines. it is at the bottom left corner of the gearbox
Misaligned motor?
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Ditchdabbler
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Can you not use the exisitng ferrule with a new olive? Or have I misunderstood?
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Ditchdabbler
Morso Squirrel Glass retaining screws
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Some on eBay http://www.ebay.co.u...150993829984%26
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Ditchdabbler