Bobbybass

Well......lots of TV and newspaper coverage saying it's cheap to live on a boat. Why should the mooring owners not cash in on it ?

I briefly moored near this boat on the Way...but didn't know she was for sale. She looked quite tidy....so worth considering. Can't think she'll stay on the market long at that price point.

I had a boat survey on the Thames. I was bored and asked the surveyor what qualifications you needed to become a surveyor. He replied ...none...😳...you can just get some business cards printed and call yourself a surveyor...making sure to put the liability exclusion at the end of the report...in small writing. Can this be true ? 😳

I have been down this section several times. Because the boats can't move...they often tip their cassette toilet contents down the bank..When I complained to CART they put up a sign on the towpath. " Human excrement in bank ..please stay on footpath" ☹️

Clear now .... brilliant!

Not a total stoppage...but a caution. We have just come off the Thames... through Reading town centre and then the County Lock. Heading for Waterworks lock...105...the canal is quite low. As a result many trees have their roots exposed ...which have dried out...and the trees have either fallen over or are just about to. There are now quite a few across the canal. We managed to pass through with our narrowboat...just...but if you had a wide beam you are going to part with a lot of paint.! You are also forced to go away from the centre of the river into the shallow reed section. Over the years...I've seen many leaning trees...but there are now a lot of substantial trees in this section about to go over....so take care !

We are currently at the Cunning man pub..but won't be able to get much past Aldermaston for the next day or so. The canal...and towpath is totally closed. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/22856-kennet-and-avon-canal-300-mtrs-east-of-bridge-29-frouds-bridge

I bought two from Wilko for £5.99 each and they're excellent.... Solar power...and movement detection. My complete CCTV system was stolen and all I had was a nice photo of a hooded scrote holding up two fingers....sent to my phone. The CCTV system was the most valuable thing on the boat !!

I use a multi tool...and a stack of blades..it's like a power chisel and can undercut the bitumen.

I use a battery multi tool......and slice with the blade like a power chisel to remove the blacking. You need a lot of blades as they heat and melt the blacking. Then.....flap wheels...... Sorry....but I think you're back to square one.....

Just seen a news article....that although the UK is ok for petrol supplies, a sixth of diesel comes from Russia with suppliers running short. The government is supposedly pondering a diesel rationing system in the near weeks. I wonder how that would affect us...🤔

I didn't read the question properly...so deleted. .

Is it very old ? Thetford have a three year guarantee on much of their range. It's not a ....return to base.....they will send an engineer canal side....they did with me.

Sorry.... My phone is very limited and I didn't realise it had already been posted. Please ignore.... 😳

I've just put a link in this section...to a comprehensive article about overplating. You may like to read it....

This makes for sobering reading. https://www.iims.org.uk/the-dangers-of-overplating/?fbclid=IwAR3yy0NuKt6avkd4q1AdINCFeClXg5SwKOh95AGOevLpRZz1YTblGRBEFA0

As I said previously.....I was ok for about five week on the Thames.. couldn't feel better....but then became very ill with a helicobacter infection.... commonly caught from contaminated water. This was confirmed by hospital tests. Interesting this article just appeared: https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/food-drink/youtuber-feels-ill-after-catching-21709117

I can't be definitive about this but : last year I did a Thames run for two months. Towards the end I was getting horrible acid indigestion and reflux. It got worse and I was chewing my way through boxes of Rennies. When I left the boat the problem carried on until one night I was ambulanced to hospital with a bleeding ulcer. I stayed there for a week while it settled and tests concluded I was suffering from helicobacter pylori...a nasty but common infection often caught from contaminated water. It is the most common cause of ulcers. As I said....not definitive...but timing wise I have my suspicions. 🤔

My thoughts exactly... You don't want your engine compartment filling with carbon-me-backside. I'd put my hand over the outlet...and blow...and make sure it's sealed...

Silly I know ....but : it says charging and AC available.... I've got a manual landline switch over i left my battery charger in circuit when i was not on the landline....and turning the Inverter on...starter charging the batteries. Trouble was...I was charging them from themselves...so it read 14.2 volts....but they were dying !.