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21 minutes ago, BoatinglifeupNorth said:
If I lived in London and had that much money to spend, I’d buy a remote place in Northumberland for a third of the price and never go to back to London again.
I went to England for the first time in 2 years last week for a few days. I ain't going again in a hurry. Saw one of grandsons tiny over priced terraced house in Hampshire and braved the traffic. Very pleased to get back to my much cheaper detached house in beautiful west Wales.
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6 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:
We use a Moleskine Daily Diary which the Captain fills in at the end of each day with cruise details (start and end mooring location, locks, rough distance and times, anything of note that happened/was seen/what or where we ate). Habit acquired from the shareboat days where most kept a log.
When i remember, i run an app on the phone called Nebo, which often loses GPS signal when i go to the loo with my phone in my pocket. I do this just for fun and because it drives the Captain mad
I don't pay the subscription so i think it wipes the details after a month.
My missus started keeping a daily diary in 89 when we moved onboard. I have bought her a day to a page diary every year since including this year. All in the loft, every few years we dig one out and have a giggle reading it. Lots of daft electronic formats come and indeed gone in all those years but the good old paper diary still reads instantly.
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3 hours ago, Peugeot 106 said:
Agreed a month. (Teddington to Lechlade) was a dawdle to say the least
Nice to see a proper old fashioned cannot go wrong method of keeping track of where you have been etc etc. It will last for a hundred years, the batteries will never go flat and can be read instantly. Much better than modern nonsense methods and hope you have leccy, hope the format hasnt changed, hope whoever set the doobrey up on line hasnt switched it off etc etc etc
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47 minutes ago, Ds03 said:
Hi, i saw your video on youtube of naughty-cal going under the bridges through Lincoln, just wondering what your air draught is/was (you sold her now?) with the canopy up
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On 08/01/2024 at 08:20, Naartjie said:
Being very new to the NB world. I was really shocked to see how easily things can turn into a tragedy. Is there a great risk associated with being moored in a flood prone area?
I did some online rummaging I came across this Flood Map
Should one be really mindful of the possibility of flooding or is this tragedy an unfortunate but isolated event.
Different places flood at different times over the years. My lads pub is closed with river in the kitchen as of yesterday, he is river side on the Avon. It's never flooded in his pub for donkeys years. Shit happens.
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5 minutes ago, Amphibian Man said:
Oh dear. It seems I am appearing to be rude, lazy minded, ignorant. I don’t expect anything really. I only hope for some advice willingly given.
The batteries were new in 2015. So maybe that is old as batteries go. I shall isolate each one and take readings then connect them up and take readings again.
If they are standard cheap 12 volt so called leisure batteries? Then they will be beyond knackered at eight plus years old especially if not mollicodled all the time
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1 hour ago, Bee said:
These are big decisions. They didn't used to be as many, many things have changed. It was actually possible to nearly swap a nice boat for a house needing work, this was back in the early '70's. It is not like that now because house prices are so very high. It was also possible to live very cheaply on a boat and save money, it is not so easy now as living on a boat is certainly not cheap any more. I think you have to have a wider 'Plan for life' that considers not just restricting your choices to the UK but includes the UK canals and then maybe living abroad. For many people earning a less than brilliant wage I seriously doubt if is really possible to do what used to be possible and live on a boat and travel on the canals and then look at buying a house, especially if it includes kids and so on. But who knows what the future holds.
Indeed so. In a nutshell, I think people have missed the boat so to speak. You only have to listen to morons like the bank boss on 700k a year yesterday who said it isnt hard to buy a house to understand how bad the housing market is for real people.
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Your question cannot be answered there are too many variables in life. For myself and the missus, we bought a boat basicaly on the spur of the moment to live on in 89 financed by sale of house so no debt. We lived onboard on a total of 8 boats for the next 32 years until my health forced us to buy a poxy house, neither of us ever wanted to downgrade back to a house but hey ho. We bought a few houses on and off as holiday jaunts over the years but for the period 2007 until moving off in 21 didnt own any property, however we kept a few quid back that enabled us in 21 to be cash buyers of our present house. EVERYONE is different but for us the move aboard was best decision of our lives. We were mid 30s when we moved on and now 70 and nearing 70 with bad health. One thing for sure is you are dead a hell of a long time and if you dont do it soon your choice will be gone as you will be dead. So we jumped, but we were young. Would we do it again? Hell YES we would. The best times are long gone and forget u tube just make a decision, walk along to some boats and talk to some real people to get a better idea and go for it if fit.
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1 hour ago, magnetman said:
Indeed it is, I sold that to another forum member quite a few years ago now. It resides in that there hovel known as London. He has a pukka mooring there.
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21 hours ago, magnetman said:
Worth being aware that there is quite a lot of the Northern canal system which is impossible to access with a 68ft Boat.
I don't know all of them or exact details but you won t be able to do the Leeds to Liverpool canal, the Rochdale or the Aire and Calder. There may be a few others.
I had a 55ft narrow Boat for 12 yars and got around but ironically never made it to the shorter ones anyway. Got as far as Chester and the Welsh canal then returned back south.
It depends what you want to do.
57-59ft is generally regarded as a 'go everywhere' size.
You certainly can do the Aire and Calder in a tiny 68 footer with several others at the same time in the locks. Max length is iirc stated as 200 foot boat by about 20 foot beam. The locks are much longer than that in the main but the boat size is kept at only 200 feet due to skew bridge at Knottla.
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1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:
God forbid, but I wonder how "modified stove" would affect a fire based insurance claim?
Indeed. Any, as in any excuse and all that!!
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Lots of possibilities. If its not leaves my first check would be the prop for something on it.
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5 minutes ago, Jerra said:
Our last house was built in 1752 and had such walls. The central heating was from a stove. We were away for a fortnight skiing over Christmas and the New Year. A friend went in to light the fire the day before we got back. He said our house was warmer than his more recent build. The thickness of the walls seemed to help delay heat loss.
Could well be, its not a cold house but the upheavel alone isnt worth the hassle and I like my rads hot. ASHP would not keep my house at a minimum of 21 throughout. The whole shebang is free here at present, lots of English blokes staying in local B and B pubs fitting free everything to several houses.
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7 minutes ago, peterboat said:
The problem is Tim, Grant's are available for heat pumps, at one point large ones, the heating engineers in our yard are fitting systems all the time but they know what they are doing and use the grant system to good effect.
Indeed they are. At the moment here in Wales and several are taking them up including a drinking buddy, if you have an income of less than 31k you can have an entire system fitted including solar panels and heating etc etc. I aint doing it, no ASHP going in here and the solar panels would only save me twenty quid a week at best so the mess and redecorating aint happening. Plenty are doing it but I aint spoiling my lovely old house to save peanuts.
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1 minute ago, Mike Tee said:
Is that because of running costs or just not efficient enough? (Our yet to be built 'retirement' flat is planned to have these so just collecting info!)
I would think that your not yet built flat may well be fine?? It will be purpose built with todays equipment taken into account. Probably under floor heating and insulated etc etc. The ones I am talking about are places such as mine built like a tank with thick solid stone walls without a cavity and lovely high ceilings. A local friend of mine is distraught with hers its a 50s built council property and the council stuck ASHP in loads of them. She gets massive and I mean massive bills to remain cold. A local to me house has just had theirs taken out and oil back in. There are one or two others nearby and one, a very recent instalation is far from quiet. I havnt googled but I dont think you can get the radiaters hot enough if you just try to so called update an older system? My rads with oil boiler will burn your hand if I want and remain extremely hot throughout the house and from start up that takes minutes. A friend next street has just had big company out and she is having electric heaters fitted in each room, not ASHP as she was told they wouldnt work without other vast cost. The leccy heaters are not cheap mind. My system was a complete new system I had fitted two years ago, the big busy company told me that ASHP would cost me many thousands more and be far less efficient, they fit all manner of heating systems so I listened. I am very happy with my oil system.
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3 minutes ago, Ex Brummie said:
Edited that for you😉
Being taken out after four or five years round here as we type and replaced with oil boilers again, each and every day.
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10 hours ago, MtB said:
Not entirely correct. Vast numbers of people try to procreate plentifully in order to have someone to look after them in their dotage. Especially in poorer countries where there is no NHS, social security etc.
A bit like Bradford then?
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When I bought my new shell to fit out I bought a few gallons of Waxoyl. I heated it to thin it a little then sprayed it on the entire shell from gunwhale down and base plate. It sets ish but creeps to cover gaps. Did a great job of my shell anyway and quick to do. Dont know if its still available these days?
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7 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:
Something else will be the biggest pollution hazard ever next year. So far, I think it's been asbestos, lead in petrol, plastic in the oceans, that stuff you spray on your sofa, diesel fumes, car tyre rubber, glitter, woodburners, those nitrius cylinders, one time vapes. And cow farts.
In the meantime, those who actually have the power to change things just make life a little harder for everyone except themselves, while indulging themselves as much as they like. None of these things will finish life on earth, most will kill a few people who through circumstances beyond their control, but by no means beyond the control of those who consider themselves their betters, are forced to live close to them. Poor people die early in slums. Always have, always will.
Arthur, dont forget Nitromors!! can you remember the days when it actualy contained an ingredient that enabled it to actualy strip paint!!
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When my house was made fully residential 22 years ago the numpties took the chimney breasts out downstairs, only leaving the upstairs fires available which were blocked off
Hence I cannot have a lovely wood burner without vast expense and/or ruining the look of the house with a bolt on chimney jobby, hence the only smell I can make is from the oil central heating!! I luuuuuuuuuuurv wood burners
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You can argue boat style points forever. It's personal choice. For me though an enclosed front end is a massive no no for many reasons but others like them or think they do? To be honest going from a fairly short 57 footer to a minute below fifty foot would not be my choice. Longer boats whilst making life way more comfortable also handle much better than short. For instance my first 56 foot Swan line with fairly shallow draught blew all over the place at the other end my 70 foot very heavy Hudson was rock steady. Spread the xtra cost of the longer boat over the 12 months and take the xtra comfort in to play and the cost is relatively little. As for the hospital, the NHS is superb and will accommodate your movement whenever possible 👍
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On 23/09/2023 at 16:04, mrsmelly said:
We are making our present old girl our last one. Its sad when old folks die and their old dog ends up at the dogs home in its old age. Also whilst we have loved many years of dog ownership they are very tying if looked after properly and so a bit of freedom will be appreciated.
So, very sadly that dreadful time came this morning
Our lovely, sweet, totaly loyal labradors time came, and we had to take her for her last visit to the vets. So as we said previously, thats it for us. RIP Sandy you were a sweetie.
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6 minutes ago, Peanut said:
Sorting the property boundary out will involve a party wall surveyor, you just have to pay up and trust them. But as a lawyer she will know, you never go to law if you can possibly avoid it.
My little girl isnt a lawyer, She has the degree and masters but she didnt want to persue a job in that field. She uses her knowledge and qualifications amongst others when compiling prosecution files re her job as a HSE senior inspector in the building sector. She is well versed in court and paperwork procedures. Lets face it, the only reason any of us uses a solicitor when buying a house is because basicaly we have no choice. If house purchase was nice and straightforward like say a boat purchase without the crap, solicitors would be out of work as very few people would use one. I do appreciate that mistakes are made by all of us from time to time in all walks of life.
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The M25 was built for a reason. I havnt been inside it for over 25 years when I brought daughter out after finishing Uni. I aint ever going near it ever again!!