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3 minutes ago, Thomas C King said:
So, it's not for you to apply the rules, it's the CRT...
And in general, social norms are for everyone to apply.
Sorry did I not explain that properly or did I say it in Swahili? "As the master of my vessel it is for me to apply the rules, not you or any of the cuckoos who pop out of their side hatch!" So its my vessel and it is my responsibility to apply the rules laid down by the CRT. If CRT dont like what I am doing they will tell me I am doing it wrong not the numpties! Clear enough?
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44 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:
The one I ran into a lot was the Golden Nook mooring at the top of the Shroppie, which must be well over a mile now, and I would slow to about 2mph for it. The other end of the Shroppie is nearly as bad. If someone chooses to moor along such a stretch I don't think it's too much to ask that they use a couple of springs and do it properly. Almost none do.
Tickover is probably half a mile an hour, and I rarely go past anyone that slow, as the steering goes to pot, especially in a wind.
I've been there and done that. That's when I finally decided that tick-over was not really feasible!
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12 minutes ago, Thomas C King said:
When I knew less than I do now I was overly concerned at going at tick-over, and I got a proper bollocking for not going fast enough (the wind pushed me into another boat). Now, I wouldn't go as far as Maffi to say that it's up to the individual to apply the rules, that's not really how rules work, but there is something to be said about there just being far too many variables for such a blanket rule to be of any use. I'm still a newbie, but these days I try to apply common sense.
I think the key is to learn to be a bit calmer about people not doing things exactly as you would. Some people go faster than me, some people bump my boat, and most of the time it's fine. I save my ire for drunk nutters (the most memorable being a hire boater going as fast as they could under a bridge and glancing off the bow of another hire boater).
Sorry I have to take you to task. I said, "As the master of my vessel it is for me to apply the rules, not you or any of the cuckoos who pop out of their side hatch." Now if any of the cuckoos have a problem with me and how I handle my boat they can take down my registration number, which is clearly displayed on my vessel in accordance with the terms and conditions of my licence, and report me to CRT they are the governing authority not Joe Boater.
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39 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
Its a throwback remark to before you were born when men had better manners and were respectful of the fairer sex. I always remember my mum saying how " silly " womens libbers were as she liked it when a gentleman doffed his cap to her or opened a door in a polite manner. Men and indeed boys would get up if a bus was full for a lady to sit down if there were no seats left, I have done it myself in the sixties for instance wheras today the lad with his back to front cap on would have his feet on the opposite seat. It is a throwback to a time when police women 5 feet tall weighing 8 stone were not linked arm to arm to 6ft 5 inch 20 stone men in a riot situation. A throwback to when women had babies instead of today when we hear the silly term " We " are having a baby
We are progressing very quickly in a backward manner and the list is endless.
YO! Mr Smelly how the devil are you old chap?
23 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:You are not alone in remonstrating with this inconsiderate and foul mouthed person, I know of 2 more who have had reason to ask him to slow and be considerate.
If you dont have names it didn't happen!
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3 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:
But, why not?
Its manners to not cause annoyance. What difference is there between one boat and a mile of moorings? None in my view, I slow down properly and make friends, you do not, and make enemies.
Who is right?
The rule is 'slow past moored boats'. And I do slow down. How much I slow down depends on how wide the canal is and how deep. If I am forced by width to travel close to boats I slow down more than if the canal is wide and I can travel 10/20 feet away. As the master of my vessel it is for me to apply the rules, not you or any of the cuckoos who pop out of their side hatch.
People with slack ropes who shout slow down cause annoyance! Why do people on boats get annoyed if the boat rocks? If they dont like their boat moving they have choices. Learn to tie their boat up properly or get a house. It's even easier than Rocket science!
I make plenty of friends on the canals thank you very much.
22 minutes ago, Tracy D'arth said:Is it a measured mile? How do you know if the moorings exceed a mile in length? There are not many continuous mooring sites that are over a mile long, therefore by your own admission you should always be slowing to tickover when passing moored boats at a site less than a mile long.
You are being very petty!
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On 21/03/2021 at 08:00, Parahandy said:
You are a complete Liar , I never threatened you with any Physical Violence whatsoever nor do I possess any Slow Down signs , I can only assume that was some other who was equally annoyed about your complete contempt for long established Boating Practise and indeed lack of courtesy for your fellow boaters . Sadly you are yet another of these Blogging Types new to the Canal who feels an entitlement to condescendingly lecture the rest of us . Tell me something , is that wig something you have recently obtained and how is it best affixed when piloting your speeding Boat ? I did notice it remained relatively stable though to be fair you did place your hand on your head . At nearly sixty and suffering from thinning locks I am keen to hear your reply .
My reply is contempt. You did threaten me. You were the only person who spoke to me out of all the boats I passed so no one else thought I was speeding.
I just assumed because you were a moaner that you had those dumb 'TICK-OVER signs. My bad!
The established boating practice is to slow down past moored boats, this I did, but apparently not to your satisfaction Mein Heir.
Yes you are right I am new to the canal I have only been on my boat 15 years although I have been blogging for 17 yearsAnd my 'wig' is actually real hair its going a bit thin on top these days, but it is all mine. You should feel honoured you have seen it, I usually wear a hat. And thinking on it that was mid December. I was probably wearing a hat.
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On 20/03/2021 at 16:32, matty40s said:
Guilty M'lud, all our local moorers have old blacking tins to collect ash in. When full, they are dropped by our guillotine gate and used to seal it on every docking.
We also pay to dredge our own marina and frontage.
I have lived next to Tooley's dry dock for over a year now and they dont use ash for their dry dock. Given it probably the oldest dock on the system they must be doing something right!
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5 minutes ago, Heartland said:
If I recall, boiler ash was put down on some canal company towpaths. Hecla might confirm that a local waterways manager adopted this a few years ago on the BCN to replicate previous practice.
You are quite right but what has that to do with people dumping their ash. Modern Smokeless ash is not the same as proper old ash
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13 minutes ago, Thomas C King said:
I have no idea who is right, but little things like this make me chuckle.
He didn't say I was speeding. He said I didn't slow down. I did slow down, but not as much as he deemed necessary. I do not do tick-over when there is a mile or more of moored boats.
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On 21/03/2021 at 23:03, Arthur Marshall said:
I can't really see that bit of ash in the hedge is going to do much damage to the canal environment, compared to decomposing bags of dog crap, the detritus fishermen leave behind, bikes (both human and variously motor powered) churning up the paths, single use barbecues, general litter, bits of old boat lying about, endless generator noise, coal smoke, bilge pumps and diesel fumes.
Still, I suppose it's something new to complain about. It's very important that someone else is doing something wrong.
'a bit of ash' My local supplier sells 11 tons of coal every three weeks through the winter. If only one ton of that is ash that works out to a lot of ash over the year and that's only from one supplier. So it's not 'a bit of ash' is it?
And with regards to the list you supplied I personally removed about 14 tons of rubbish over the last 10 years. Ash is just another step along the path I travel.
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1 minute ago, The Happy Nomad said:
I think somebody (not me I hasten to add) possibly took exception at you calling somebody a 'gobby t**t'. As that post seems to have gone, however it's still there in another post as it was quoted by the person you were name calling.
Ah I remember that! Thank you.
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30 minutes ago, matty40s said:
Looks like your post is still here, it must have dropped off the bottom whilst you were hard cruising.?
For me it appears just as the two buckets. I have to press a button to see that which I wrote.
Apparently "biological swearing" was the reason. EDIT It was something I said to another poster who tried to hijack my post! I called him a Go**y t**t, which he was! -
20 hours ago, Phoenix_V said:
coal ash - proper coal- is fine for improving the surface of towpaths not bad pracice at all, smokeless does'nt work however.
ash used to be used for sealing leaky lock gates I suspect smokeless doesn't work here either, has anyone tried it?
Given that most fuel sold on the canal is smokeless what was the point of your comment?
19 hours ago, Tracy D'arth said:I often spread the ash from my anthracite burner onto the piles of dog faeces left on the grass towpath by inconsiderate, lazy, dirty dog walkers.
I do this in the hope that somebody will not get faeces on their shoes and walk it into my or anyone else's boat.
I will continue to do this as long as the towpath outside my boat is fouled.
Yes I do that too. But never an ashpan full!
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On 20/03/2021 at 01:24, Maffi said:
Everywhere I go I see piles and piles of ash dumped along the hedgerow, Even in Braunston, where the towpath is narrow in places, lazy itinerant boaters dump their ash. Ash is two of three things. If its coal based ash it is TOXIC waste! and fly-tipping. Nothing grows through it. If it is wood based ash it is rubbish and constitutes fly-tipping. Yes I know wood ash is good for the garden and in your own garden you can do what you like. Either way all ash should be disposed of properly, that is to say cooled, bagged, and binned.
Last Sunday as we walked across the main road bridge, in Braunston to the car, we saw flames and palls of smoke coming out of the hedgerow at the back of Vegas Racing. This will be the third time I have witnessed a fire in that short line of trees, and a lazy itinerant boater is to blame. I am sure it has happened more times than that. Fortunately another boater was arriving on the scene to deal with it. I wonder how many small creatures get baked alive in these circumstances.
There are those who suggest putting it in the puddles on the tow path, stupid idea, fine ash and water mixed together makes gooey sludge!
What is so hard about bagging it an binning it? There is no reason to dump your ash. When using coal, at the end of a 25 kg bag of coal, you have an empty bag and its FREE! Put your ash in that! You will bin the bags anyway. Now I know some here will talk about hot ash in plastic bags and they are almost right, but you can alleviate that problem. Try one of these Clarke CHT848 12 Litre Stainless Steel Bucket With Lid - Machine Mart - Machine Mart £19.19 is nice shiney Stainless Steel and will last for ever, ( there is a 16 litre size) If you cant afford one of these you could try one of these Draper 12L Galvanised Steel Bucket - Machine Mart - Machine Mart £7.98. it's Galvanised so not so shiney, and should last 6/7 years or more. I have one on my roof. It stands on an old piece or Hexboard to stop it damaging the paint work. I burn solid fuel from September to May so there is always a plentiful supply of bags.
Place ash into the bucket to cool and when cool empty into the plastic bag. If you are not sure its cool put some water in it, it will soon tell you. (mind your eyes).
Fly-tipping is a despicable thing to do. It damages the environment. and kills wildlife. We as boaters should be looking after the environment we live in not
burning it down!
Word of warning, if you do get a bucket please do not store hot ash on your front/rear decks. Until the heat is gone the ashes will still be producing Carbon gasses that could get in through your ventilators. I leave mine on the tow path!
It would seem some one has complained about my post and the post has been hidden. Apparently I said something offensive. I have looked but I didn't even say f**k. Come on own up what was offensive and who complained? If you are going to complain you have to own it. Fess up!
19 hours ago, matty40s said:It is very good for sealing dock gates.
I have seen tons of the stuff between Banbury and Gayton and there are only half a dozen docks! ?
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14 hours ago, mrsmelly said:
?They need to do something about these liveaboard boaters!! Shouldnt be legal realy should it ?
Too right they do Unwashed and jobless! ?? ??
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6 hours ago, Tonka said:
And what do you use when you are in a dry dock and the gates have a slight leak. You drop ash into the canal which gets drawn in and blocks the leak.
Is this now classed as fly tipping
With the leaks so big and the ash so small I would doubt has any effect!
9 hours ago, Jon57 said:Give the Ash and empty coal bags to them with composting toilets. I'm sure they would find it useful. ?
They have their own supply of ash?
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8 hours ago, Mike Todd said:
Perhaps we could also start a thread about the iniquities of boaters who leave their 'stuff' out on the towpath . . .
Well that was my next post!
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Everywhere I go I see piles and piles of ash dumped along the hedgerow, Even in Braunston, where the towpath is narrow in places, lazy itinerant boaters dump their ash. Ash is two of three things. If its coal based ash it is TOXIC waste! and fly-tipping. Nothing grows through it. If it is wood based ash it is rubbish and constitutes fly-tipping. Yes I know wood ash is good for the garden and in your own garden you can do what you like. Either way all ash should be disposed of properly, that is to say cooled, bagged, and binned.
Last Sunday as we walked across the main road bridge, in Braunston to the car, we saw flames and palls of smoke coming out of the hedgerow at the back of Vegas Racing. This will be the third time I have witnessed a fire in that short line of trees, and a lazy itinerant boater is to blame. I am sure it has happened more times than that. Fortunately another boater was arriving on the scene to deal with it. I wonder how many small creatures get baked alive in these circumstances.
There are those who suggest putting it in the puddles on the tow path, stupid idea, fine ash and water mixed together makes gooey sludge!
What is so hard about bagging it an binning it? There is no reason to dump your ash. When using coal, at the end of a 25 kg bag of coal, you have an empty bag and its FREE! Put your ash in that! You will bin the bags anyway. Now I know some here will talk about hot ash in plastic bags and they are almost right, but you can alleviate that problem. Try one of these Clarke CHT848 12 Litre Stainless Steel Bucket With Lid - Machine Mart - Machine Mart £19.19 is nice shiney Stainless Steel and will last for ever, ( there is a 16 litre size) If you cant afford one of these you could try one of these Draper 12L Galvanised Steel Bucket - Machine Mart - Machine Mart £7.98. it's Galvanised so not so shiney, and should last 6/7 years or more. I have one on my roof. It stands on an old piece or Hexboard to stop it damaging the paint work. I burn solid fuel from September to May so there is always a plentiful supply of bags.
Place ash into the bucket to cool and when cool empty into the plastic bag. If you are not sure its cool put some water in it, it will soon tell you. (mind your eyes).
Fly-tipping is a despicable thing to do. It damages the environment. and kills wildlife. We as boaters should be looking after the environment we live in not
burning it down!
Word of warning, if you do get a bucket please do not store hot ash on your front/rear decks. Until the heat is gone the ashes will still be producing Carbon gasses that could get in through your ventilators. I leave mine on the tow path!
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God Lord no I have had them much longer than that.
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On 18/02/2021 at 08:21, haggis said:
Nice to see you back, Maffi.
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On 18/02/2021 at 09:45, NB Alnwick said:
I would be interested to know what brand and specification the long lived batteries were and what you chose as replacements.
In the same time frame, Alnwick, has managed to get through four sets of domestic batteries.
The first set that we purchased (to replace the HGV batteries that were on the boat when we got it) were Elecsol 115 Ah AGM Batteries very expensive and a big mistake!
After two of these failed prematurely and were replaced under guarantee, we changed to second-hand batteries purchased from a forum member at £25 each.
These were American made Delphi 105 Ah "stand-by" batteries that had previously been used to provide mains power via an inverter in windscreen repair vans.
These were more successful than the Elecsols and we purchased two sets of four. They lasted well until eventually replaced by some Bosch L4033 105 Ah (679) deep cycle batteries that, in appearance, were almost identical to the Delphi products.
Of all the batteries that we fitted - the £25 second-hand Delphi products were the best value for money and the Bosch replacements have proved to be good replacements.
I will be up your way soon we will have a chat about my batteries.
On 18/02/2021 at 06:29, alistair1537 said:I'd be interested to compare situations with others that have similar set-ups with solar - For instance, your charging regime, how and how long? As opposed to someone with a solar panel or two?
A solar panel or two might go a fair way in reducing your recharge times - esp. in the Summer.
I normally CC so dont have a problem with 'charging regimes'.
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On 18/02/2021 at 06:56, magpie patrick said:
First, welcome back Maffi! Pleasure to see your name on the forum again
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I'm intrigued by the cause and effect - what fate befell your batteries as a result?! Lest I make the same mistake
There is no fate involved. Its just if I was on my own I would have accepted the DVD player just shutting off mid film, and the toaster taking ages to pop up, you know little things that we can deal with but our ladies may have a bit of trouble. When I told her a 2200 watt hair drier was a no no I thought she was going to explode! Well I mean It would only take 9 such hair driers to power the Falkirk wheel!
On 18/02/2021 at 16:48, mrsmelly said:As a ccer you don't need solar. We don't have solar as we are plugged in at mooring at present. When not plugged in we cc like you so moving daily keeps the batteries charged. Solar is needed if moored for long periods without leccy hook up but you knew that didn't you Mafflet old boy ?
I most certainly did know that sir!
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Just now, LadyG said:
What, black bag and all?
I understood it was nice and crumbly like early season leaf mould?
Did he not read The Word from Damian?
No not the black bag.
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Last year I had to replace my batteries. I bought 4 nice new ones. So in order to ensure they went back exactly as they came out I took a photograph. As I looked at the pic I noticed I had 5 leisure batteries and had to buy one more. Getting the old ones out was not easy, but putting the new ones in was even less easy, but I managed. So I now have 5 nice new batteries that I am thinking will see me out now. The last set survived 14 years. If the new ones do as well I will be 84 by the time they need changing again. I am a bit pissed off with that because if I had not had a lady friend onboard for the summer I could have made them last 15 years!
5 X 110 AGM and before any one asks no I don't have any solar.
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Stop dumping ash!
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So you are threatening me! You people are unbelievable. Why do you have to lie. If I come through the bridge at Wallingford I use the center arch. I would be so far away from boats on either side you wouldn't know I was there. There is more to life that you cuckoos popping you head out of the side door and barking orders at people. If you have a problem with my boating take down my Reg No and report me to CRT. Doing anything else is harassment. Go and bully someone else!
There is no requirement Tim the rule says slow down. If you drop your speed from 4 to 3mph you have complied with the rule. 1000 rpm on my boat is around about 1.3mph plenty slow enough.