Phil Ambrose
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The use of steel conduit seemed to be almost universal in older properties, I can remember assisting my Bro in law rewiring such properties and getting the modern twin and earth in and through the conduit was a real PITA. Power sockets were also a mare as invariably power distribution was hit and miss by means of radial wiring, no such thing as ring mains.
As for the question of where the power came from, well DC was not uncommon so the use of dynamo may well have been the choice of some.
My secondary school in the late 50s was in fact run on a DC system.
Looking back it is terrifying what people did, I still have the image in my head of my Nan plugging her iron into an adapter which was plugged into the lightbulb holder. I can also remember as a teenager going to parties at houses with no power at all only gaslighting. Fortunately for us battery powered record players existed
Phil
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11 minutes ago, Detling said:
interestingly the Thames speed limit is speed over the ground not through the water so tickover downstream can be mighty close to speeding and flat out upstream you can be well under the speed limit.
Speed over ground is almost universal, not sure how you would measure speed through water. ( I know how it's done)
For boaters convenience the Broads Authority have 1/4 mile posts to time yourself, likewise on the River Great Ouse.
Phil
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11 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:
How can you both ....
1) Fill your stern gland with grease2) Not know where it s
Surely it will still be where it was when you filled it with grease?
Assuming you have found it, is water visibly coming out of it, yes or no?I thought he meant he had found and filled his greaser which may well be quite remote from the stern gland, must admit I thought as you did till I gave it a bit more thought.
Phil (I am not a troll)
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1 minute ago, dmr said:
Ah yes, I forgot, I think you are a Thunderboat supporter ?.
The only trolls that I have identified here been thunderboaters, but then I have not identified enough for statistical significance.
I have my own personal reasons for been very suspicious of thunderboat but am not going to discuss that here.
More importantly I have thought about the original post a bit more and although there is some troll characteristics I am pretty sure that the op is genuine and so I apologise to him.
So, to the op, keep mopping out the water every day and see if it stops, old towels are good for this and every boat should have a stash of these. Antifreeze usually has a spectacularly bitter taste so is easy to identify. Maybe you could wring the towels out into a bucket to get a measure of how much you have, there is often a whole let less than you think. Lots of boats have a bit of water in the bottom, especially in winter.
................Dave
You are perfectly correct that I am a member of TB as I am a member here and have been for 10 years I have nothing to hide or be ashamed of the same applies to the many other .members of Thunderboat who are also members here.
Not sure what the problem is but can assure you that trolling is not even on my list of things to do and I feel fairly confident that other TB members such as Dyertribe, Bearwood Boater, BFG, Patty Ann, Metanoia etc etc likewise have no truck with Trolling
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24 minutes ago, dmr said:
I'm pretty grown up but and not as gullible as some on here.
We have quite a lot of Trolling on this forum, some of which comes from Thunderboat.
Its not everyday that somebody buys a 1920's Dutch barge with zero experience of boating, why should I not be just a little bit suspicious???Or are you concerned that I said some posters here know very little about boats....in that case why don't you re-read the thread?????
.............Dave
It was your assertion that the OP is a Troll and likely to come from Thunderboat that gave me cause to make my comment. All you do by making such comments is to inadvertently stir the pot, there was no need to reference Thunderboat it would have been sufficient for you to suggest the OP was a Troll if you really felt that to be the case.
Your assertion has no grounds and while I don't know if the OP is a Troll I have even less knowledge of where the supposed Troll comes from.
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3 hours ago, dmr said:
If you have just purchased a 1920's dutch barge and have almost zero knowledge of boats then you or either very brave or just very reckless.
Did the survey point out anything that might explain your current problem? You did get a survey?
I suspect you are here as a Troll to wind up the forum, but if you are genuine you really need to find somebody who knows about boats to spend some time with you and teach you the basics. You might need to pay for this.
You will get mixed advice from this forum, there are some experienced boaty people here, but also some people who enjoy talking on forums but don't have a boat or know very much about boats. You need some basic knowledge so you can at least decide which advice to believe.
I suspect you are a troll from Chunderboat so that you can have a laugh at those people here who know little about boats but still give advice. ?
...............Dave
Grow up Dave.
Phil
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32 minutes ago, NigelMoore said:
Archimedes? Nope, never heard of him – but he sounds all very technical and mathematical, so anything he posted here would doubtless be all Greek to me; I only know that I can float in that bath through experiencing it.
I suspect I replied to the wrong post – my apologies, I know your emphasis was on water usage, whereas I was addressing the perceived problem of having a good soak in a small bath, which was a requirement of the lady owner. Of course you use a fair bit of water – but that is not a problem for this narrowboat, nor is the hot water supply (from reasonable sized calorifier kept at a very hot temperature, so needs mixing with cold).
Personally, I agree with the benefits of a shower, but see no reason why alternative tastes cannot be accommodated if relevant supplies can be arranged. No need to forego desired luxuries in my opinion.
Absolutely, living aboard does not mean camping..
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If you have the space ie the width go for a full size machine but seek out one which is shallow as in the depth or how far it sticks out.
As for plumbing we just teed off the existing supply in the galley and the drain was plumbed into the sink waste on one of our boats and on the other the waste was fitted to a dedicated skin fitting..
We have always used a tumble dryer for all the 40 years we've been married and did so for the 20 years we lived aboard. All fine when on shore power and when not a inverter genny coped OK, we use a 1.2kw IMPAX from Screwfix . We found a compact 4kg load dryer was just right for the two of us
Never had wet washing hanging around the house and failed to see why we should do so on a boat
The bonus of using a dryer is that all the condensation is vented outside and the clothes don't need ironing, just fold and put away.
Good luck with your project and enjoy the adventure
Phil
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So it seems that the consensus is rip it out and go for a Thetford, should be a relatively easy job (provided you empty the tank first of course)
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To give us a bit more of a clue, it appears from the pic that part of the tank on the left hand side actually passes through the bulkhead and only one pipe is visible.
It may well be a sort of "L" shaped tank with who knows what in the other side of the bulkhead.
I agree that the amount of rust looks too much for condensation.
I would look at insulating the tank if you end up keeping it in situ but for me I would launch it and get a Thetford.
Phil
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4 hours ago, LadyG said:
Is it nice over there, no back-stabbing for example?
Well yes actually, it is nice and as far as back stabbing is concerned there is very little, peer pressure is a wonderful way of keeping things on an even keel.
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On 24/12/2018 at 23:32, Chewbacka said:
So why didn’t he join tb?
He DID
Phil
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11 hours ago, Athy said:
Not any time soon. The BBC forecast shows that maximum temperatures will be 45 degrees or higher every day from now until the 6th of January.
I hope that's not centigrade.
Happy Xmas Athy
Phil
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On 12/12/2018 at 22:30, dor said:
In the days when I was involved with selling boats through a brokerage, we went to a lot of trouble to establish ownership and the right to sell before we took a boat on. Even so we very nearly got caught out. One was a new boat from an established well-respected business. We had actually sold the boat, and sent the cheque to the vendor. The night before the new owner collected the boat we had an email from another party claiming that the vendor did not have the right to sell the boat. We managed to stop the cheque but it took quite a bit of sorting out. Another case, in fact more than one, resulted where a couple had split up and one party wanted to sell the boat. They had quite reasonable documentation to show they apparently owned the boat, but didn't let on that their ex-partner was a co-owner.
On EA waters or at least here in the Fens you cannot have joint owners when registering a boat, they will only accept one name. Hence our boat being owned by Chrissy (she's not daft)
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On 12/12/2018 at 17:12, MHS said:
A good start might be copies of the licence & insurance renewals, some service bills for the boat showing the licence number and home address of the seller. If they have a photo driving licence with the same address you can certainly be more confident.
That's the secret, get the seller to provide a paper trail.
When selling my boats that's what I did, provide a paper trail which included original invoice for boat, past mooring invoices etc etc
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Hi to you both and welcome aboard . I can't help you out as I'm out in the Fens but someone will be along shortly who may be able to offer assistance.
Unfortunately this is the wrong time of year as many are preoccupied with Xmas but keep checking back here as answers do come back rapidly
Be prepared for a bit of flack as we get requests such as yours all the time but hang on in there and don't be put of by the odd grumpy reply.
Phil
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1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:
I thought the BA were the only ones with a totally off grid electric boat Ra and that costs an arm and a leg to keep going plus its now consigned to Whitlingham broad. They have the Eel but I think like most broads electric boats its charged from the mains overnight
Perfectly correct Brian, however the point I was trying to make was that electric drive is not new in anyway and it is perfectly suited for use, ie not some sort of gimmick.
It's rather like solar panels, when I first fitted 5 x 100 watt panels about 15 years ago I was constantly being told they don't work, a waste of money etc and if you look around there are still plenty who poo-poo PV arrays .
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16 minutes ago, LadyG said:
oooh, does the ignore block pm s, what a good idea
With respect LadyG perhaps you really should brush up on how the Forum works ?
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I have just realised why I couldn't PM Mike this morning, he has me on ignore which is a pity because not only did he not see my words of support but he also failed to see my comment endorsed by another 2 T Boaters, Dyertribe and Peterboat however he also failed to see the "laugh" by Senor Chris who apparently found Mike's story as a source of amusement.
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7 minutes ago, cereal tiller said:
Have been involved with Electric Launches for Decades the only decent heating I have seen on them is Solid Fuel Stove or a Diesel Heater.Just curious to know what the current (sorry)Solutions are?
Rather like a NB then ?
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1 minute ago, matty40s said:
Quote..... It is only practical during fine summer weather, ?
Peter might disagree
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It's 10 years since I left the Broads but even then there were shed loads of electric powered boats both private and trip boats so what Peter has done is just followed BUT he has made great improvements to what had gone before and his version is far superior so the sceptics and neersayers had been proved wrong many years ago.
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Hi Mike, just tried and failed to send you a message (it said you could not receive messages)
Just wanted to offer my support.
Regards, Phil
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As the title, what happened to Winn?
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Sincerely hope you do get back on track and normal service resumed.
Regards, Phil