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Just a random question - how close are you allowed to get to the millennium wheel new years eve and if there is any groups of you out there that make the trip could we tag along?
Interesting idea.
The only problem is that boating on the TT (Tidal Thames) doesn't sit well with alcohol.
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Yet presumably you're happy to talk about "a plethora", which is actually the plural of the Greek word "plethos"
I am.
Like "data", plethora is a full English word, with a meaning quite distinct from that of the original word. It is correct in English to say "The data is" because "data", in English, is a collective noun (like milk). "Plethora", in English, means a great many, like the colloquial meaning of the Hindi word "lakhs".
I realise that "media" is becoming a distinct English word, but during this transitional period I prefer to use the word correctly in the probably forlorn hope that the tide of ignorance might be turned.
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It was under £1,000 fully fitted including VAT. As they say always negotiate. It has even in these autumn days saved me 4 hours of engine running time a day, yes on some days I have had to top up with 1 hour engine running, at this rate and taking into account longer days in the summer I should save about £350 a year on diesel, that by my reckoning is about 35% return on investment. Hopefully it should also help when I come to sell the boat.
If you are happy with a return on investment of 35%, please invest £100,000 with me, and I will give you back £35,000.
What you meant to say was that the rate of return was 35%, but unless you know how long you will be getting a return, it's a totally meaningless figure.
If the array lasts two years, your return will be £700, or 70%, so you will have made a loss. If it lasts 20 years and needs no maintenance your return will be £6,000 or 600%.
Might be wise to reckon on ten years, in which case it will prove to have been a good deal. Furthermore you omitted to count the cost of generator repairs or replacement, not to mention the hassle, noise, danger, and inconvenience.
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Thank you, and I trust that it won't be written in Latin...
Nero
No, but there will perhaps be some addenda.
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There's a saying on the K&A:
"Where there's a bridge, there's a wide-beam."
Bridges seem to attract wide-beams like bees to honey.
I suspect it's all a clever ploy to get racers to slow down near moored boats.
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I'm not saying anyone is wrong, but I can find as many boat owners that say the same thing about epoxy in that it falls off in sheets as water gets behind it in which case it needs stripping, whereas it's possible to patch in or touch up more common blacking finishes.
Who's right, who's wrong...? The person who has found what works for them. If you ask me, its all about the preparation...both finishes are probably fine if applied correctly at the correct intervals.....
The question is...does epoxy protect you from galvanic corrosion then...??
Yes.
If water can't get at the hull, there can be no galvanic corrosion. Or rust. 2-pack epoxy will protect the hull much better than ordinary blacking - provided, as you say, that it is applied properly onto dry, bare, metal.
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That would be the same year that my Dad didn't sit his Latin O-level.
You mean he did sit it in every other year?
Shows persistence, but if he had worked harder, he might only have had to take it once.
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Well I'm not going to get into the whole 2 pack epoxy vs bitumen based as that seems to bring up arguments both for and against as it is. I've seen as many people knock the virtues of Comastic as I have Intertuf bitumen for example....but I do agree with the science of the Galvanic transformer over the isolator....it's finding one that's suitable.
One gives you a superbly strong, hard-wearing, impermeable layer, and the other starts dropping off as soon as you leave the marina.
Is the entire world shipping industry wrong? Because that is what you are suggesting.
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Absolutely.
Mine was 1963, nearer to when Latin was a living language.
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know nothing about electrics.............I have 4 x 100w solar panels and even on a dull day I do not need to charge my 4 x 135 batteries and I use a lot of electrics, fridge, computer and TV.
Just interested in whether you used a standard controller or MPT.
Looks good and I guess you gain 20/25% with the ability to angle the panels; Probably justifies the expense?
Doesn't look like MPPT.
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There are three stumbing blocks, if you want to match diesel in terms of range and torque. They are weight and size of batteries, the problem of charging, and the cost (both initial and ongoing). The only thing which isn't a problem is the motor. Modern motors, like the Lynch, are very efficient, small, light, and have great torque.
Unless battery technology improves massively (which I think is unlikely), it's a non-starter.
Shirley a bit more like the gas versus Wallas debate?
No. There is no debate. Just a need for explanations.
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Yes, indeed. And the correct plural of "medium" is "a whole bunch of ****ing charlatans".
You mean charlatani. It's from Italian.
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I don't disagree with anything that you have quoted.
I simply ask that you think it through.
If "referendum" means "the thing to be referred", then referenda means "the things to be referred", which would make it an entirely appropriate term for a single ballot paper posing two questions, but not for two distinct ballot papers asking a single question each.
I thank you for offering "Agenda" as a case in point.
An agenda is a list of items to be discusssed at a single meeting, and the little used form "Agendum" would mean a single item from an agenda.
Where we wish to refer to the running order of a series of meetings, "Agendas" would be used.
Yes, I think you are correct.
The Latin word agenda is not the same as the English word agenda. The meaning has changed. What was a number of things to be done (plural) is now the list itself, singular.
And a similar thing has happened to referendum. What was an item (singular) to be referred has become a process of asking for views on one or more items.
In each case, we have a new English word with a Latin root and a different meaning, rather than a loan word, such as forum, which has broadly the same meaning.
And whether we use the Latin plural or not for such loan words is a matter of custom and practice. I would always use criteria, for instance, rather than criterions, but forums rather than fora.
What puts my teeth on edge is "a media". Euuurgh!
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Recommended procedure would be....??
I'd love to know the correct way, as it seems to be just black it every 2-3 years and it's protected...
2 Pack epoxy. And take it out annually to repair any abrasion damage. Should last almost forever if looked after.
I'd sooner pay £400 now for it to be properly protected than £000,s later due to the need for overplating..!! If indeed a Galvanic Transformer protects it fully regardless of other neighbouring boats stay current...
You can have either a galvanic isolator, or an isolation transformer. See the SG page for why the latter is better.
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Wow, I am confused now...!!
It seems that if you spend most of your time in a marina, connected to a shoreline 240V feed, then effectively you are dissolving your hull at a rapid rate, even with a Galvanic Isolator...??
Even if you only connect for one day a week, then inevitably your boat will corrode before your eyes....!!
I don't hold much hope for my prospective boat as I can only cruise at weekends due to work committments, and in December I work 7 days a week, so even that is compromised.....
Seriously...what can you possibly do to evade this corrosion? I thought regular blacking, anodes and a GI would do the job....
Paint it properly. God knows why narrow-boaters just cover their boats in tar.
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Having driven a couple of cruisers with joystick steering, it is really a very easy system to get the hang of. That said these were boats driven by IPS with the skyhook system so you can leave them set to a given co-ordinate and they will keep themselves there taking account of tial flow, wind etc. It is really quite good fun and they handle exceptionally well, the only downside was that the heavier flybridge boat had a habit of rolling if you made it go exactly sideways, the sideways thrust from the pods made it heel at an alarming angle. Good fun taking it sideways down a marina only just wide enough for it though.
The fuel consumption meters were slightly alarming as well. 16 litres per hour just manouvering
I have always considered steering to be a skill and a pleasure.
Why not just sit at home and watch a video?
And as for 16 litres of fuel an hour! Good grief. You can see why such boats spend their lives in marinas.
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Criteria? Millennia?
Plonka?
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I took the offending item down to the boat today for a trial fitting:-
It was 'designed' to make best use of offcuts that I had. I'm still not convinced that it wouldn't look better (in context) painted.
Tim
You are right. It's too nice a job for a barge. Shame though.
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Why does water cost more than milk?
Sue
Coz people are stoopid.
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I am saying that the OED is a book of reference which details the forms of words in use. It reflects the language, rather than prescribes it, and would not exclude a popular plural form even where the formation of that plural form is grounded in an erroneous understanding of the word in its donor language.
It isn't a question of opinion, in any case.
Referendum is NOT a neuter noun. It IS a gerundive. That is a matter of fact,
Really, Mr Mayall?
"2. Referendum may also be the gerundive (“verbal adjective”) of refero. We do
not have the gerundive form in English, but it is used in Latin. The gerundive
is “the thing needing/fit to be” done. Referendum is “the thing to be referred,”
“the thing to be carried back,” or “the thing to be judged.” Unlike the gerund,
the gerundive has a plural form: referenda. In this form, referendum is similar
to agendum (“the thing to be done”), memorandum (“the thing to be called to
mind”), and addendum (“the thing to be added”), which have as their plural
forms agenda, memoranda, and addenda, respectively."
I think we now know why there was a comma in Mr Mayall's final sentence. He was about to mention that "facts" (and especially his "facts") are sometimes not what they seem, but he fell into a pleasant reverie following luncheon, and on awakening forgot that his oeuvre was unfinished.
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Pssst, Bizz, has she gone yet? I'm fed up with sleeping in my car, and I need a change of clothes.
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I am a bit concerned that as this group is repeatedly described as being for 'ladies' that I, as a mere woman, might not be welcome...
If you describe yourself as a woman, you are probably nearer to being a lady than those who so style themselves.
It's another word lost to the language.
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I wonder what happened to these people: "Fernwood do say, though, that they’ve been contacted by a couple of clients who would have bought Whitefield had it been for sale, and were prepared to pay significantly more than a quarter of a million pounds for it."
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Why people don't buy/build proper barges instead of these floating oxymorons is a mystery.