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Having been involved with BBC programmes purchased from production companies, very few pay anything to participants. Not sure why people have this vision that being on tv brings money.? That's why there are so many weird dross programmes....especially on satellite channels. I've featured on some and filled up expensive tv time....and had to fight to even get a train ticket to the location. ๐ It's just for the glory and five minutes of fame ...maybe promotion for your business ๐ ๐ R.Evans.
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Ripped off caravan owners seek compensation
Bobbybass replied to blackrose's topic in Moorings & Marinas
The situation is......that if the person with the caravan is using a fake address for the 3 months that the caravan site is closed......the caravan will become classed as their main residence and council tax will be charged on it. A bit like canal boaters who live on their boats in marinas....using it as a postal address. -
Ripped off caravan owners seek compensation
Bobbybass replied to blackrose's topic in Moorings & Marinas
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Ripped off caravan owners seek compensation
Bobbybass replied to blackrose's topic in Moorings & Marinas
I was groundsman at a caravan park on the south coast for 2 years. The park was one of a chain. People that came in to buy were presented with all the information and rules but most never bothered to read it. If it's a holiday park it normally closes for around 3 months. That's because you don't pay council tax.....whereas all year round you do. If people try and get around this the site owner is in trouble. The other condition from the council.....is that the caravan is not your only residence. In many instances this is not the case. People shut up the caravan and go abroad for 3 months....using a friend or a relative as their "pretend home" In our area,councils have started sending inspectors to these addresses demanding to see the persons room....clothes etc....and charging back council tax. We only allowed our own gas as many people have little experience of handling gas correctly and that invalidated the site insurance. They also have a tendency to run 20 plug extensions onto a 13amp supply....connecting strings of heaters and wondering where the smoke comes from. I've been called out late at night and seen several fires.!! As for banning vans after 15 years, I've been responsible for removing the plywood side covers on many. The vans are built on very thin U chassis and after 15 years....theyre nothing but dust. The interiors still look lovely but they're ready to collapse. The older vans are made of the same type of cladding as Grenfell. Some sort of insulation clad in aluminium. I've seen several fires.....believe me....they go up as if covered in petrol and usually destroy or damage any other vans near. Snatching pairs of 42kg gas bottles away from those flames.....is not for the faint hearted.!! These are only my observations from my experience. Don't shoot the messenger. -
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Beta 43 (v1903) Heat exchanger - oil cooler
Bobbybass replied to rgriffiths's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
Often what happens is that the water level.in thr coolant chamber only goes half way up the tube that carries the oil. It rusts through along the top line of the coolant Common problem. Best to remove it....cap it off...and have an external cooler as suggested. -
Filling Webasto central heating for first time
Bobbybass replied to TandC's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
I put several manually operated bleed valves in my system....notably at the furthest point and one spot where the pipework had a more acute turn. I found this a great help as the heating system pumps aren't that strong to overcome air locks.. -
When CRT build a nice new fence and leave it.....is it OK to saw it up and put it on your fire?. I just ask because I've seen a few stumps of new fences left. ๐ ๐ ๐
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Well....a neighbour told me she saw someone steal my car. The good news was.........she noted the registration number!!
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Hi..... Around this time next week I'll be heading to Gloucester from Worcester. The main run takes atound 4 hours ( I'm told) and there doesn't seem to be moorings on route? When I arrive will it be easy to find a mooring there ? I don't want to get stranded and have to face another 4 hour run back. Thanks lots ๐
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Good new prog C4 @4pm, weekdays, about Living On Canal and waterways
Bobbybass replied to LEO's topic in General Boating
I thought she was overlooking several factors when ordering a standard sofa and a standard ( king size ?) bed. Narrow boat furniture needs to double up as storage. How many of us have our favourite spanners...spare ropes....water pump bits ...assorted emergency stuff that we never use but need.....under the sofa and bed ? I also notice that miss Fancy pants was starting to look a bit scruffy after a month aboard. Another few months....and she'll look as decrepit as the rest of us. ๐ ๐ ๐ -
It worries me.....if they start to close some canals, can you imagine the pressure on the rest of the system with all those displaced boaters ? A future life of tick over past continuous moored boats.
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I leave the door slightly ajar when not in use ...to avoid unnecessary flattening of the seal.
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What I did : roughened up the area and cleaned with meths. A skim.of fibreglass resin....then a patch of ordinary cooking foil worked carefully around edges so as not to rip. When dry....another skim of resin and larger cooking foil to overlap the first.... Repeated again..... I did this to a petrol tank on a mates vintage bus until he could source another tank. Still there after 19 years ๐
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I've noticed a fair few newish CRT fences cut off near the bottom ๐คจ๐
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No....you didn't let him down. I remember staying on board and how supportive you were of each other. With you working hard each day and Dave looking after the boat....you were a great team. It's not you. Time is what let's us down and we all optimistically hope for more. I know....it happened to me....but we did it. There are many that only dream. Bob
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We took our boat to Keithley. Under the road bridge and moored up. Within an hour we had stones thrown at us...abuse....and threats of violence. Then the hot hatches started up. Rather than press on....we "upped" the road bridge and then took ages reversing back to the winding hole....during the rush hour. No....I didn't like it much ๐
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They have a steam train..
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Opinions before I change my boat.... https://www.keighleynews.co.uk/features/readersviews/24019137.letter-fears-future-leeds-liverpool-canal/
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Toilet waste tanks - fittings again!
Bobbybass replied to stuart's topic in Boat Building & Maintenance
With the use of white vinegar to clean the loo....plus the acidic nature of certain " secretions".... my thick mild steel tank rotted through in 8 years. -
Mine in this boat...and my last....also used about 1 litre an hour.
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Insurance vs LiFePO4 batteries (I'm stuck)
Bobbybass replied to wakey_wake's topic in General Boating
From Practical Boat Owner: https://www.pbo.co.uk/all-latest-posts/insurance-cover-concerns-over-lithium-batteries-82249 -
London will be fine. Budget ยฃ10,000 - ยฃ20,000 a year....and still wait and wait