LoneWolf

oh, and this is bullshit too

It's not a case of guilty or innocent. YOU are making a declaration and it's up to YOU to demonstrate that it's reasonable

I believe the burden of proof lies with you. You may find it useful to read the HMRC guidelines. And the penalty (and mitigation of) regime your morals, however, are your own concern

distance between hard over tiller & gear/throttle stick?

oh dear, you must find life very stressful if flicking a switch after switching the engine on or off is considered a palaver Are you suggesting i spend money unnecessarily?! <faints>

I was having batteries v fridge problems (coupled with ignorance) & tried various methods of moving icepacks from freezer to fridge, turning the fridge down/off at night etc then i read this (from the power saving tips thread) "Fill the ice box of the fridge with ice packs, turn the thermostat up full and only power it up when on shorepower or the engine/genny is running. They seem to stay cool for about 48 hours without using any battery power. Note: You must turn the thermostat up full. Keep the fridge as full as possible and open the door as little as possible. " It works so well that i still haven't had to work out whether it's my batteries (only 2 & of uncertain health) or the fridge (very old, sounds like an unwell dolphin sometimes) that needs replacing. It's easy to get into the habit of switching it off & on at the fuse switch handily placed near the ignition key Now it's winter lockdown noncruise time the fridge is off permanently therefore extra storage space. you put the beer, hard cheese & stuff like that at the top where it gets coldest (it never has frozen yet for me) & your salad type stuff at the bottom yes, ice packs in the freezer, no need to move them to the fridge when switched off either. I also put bottles of water in cos the fuller the fridge is the better it works

It's part of the fun though, ducking & diving round the tiller & other person.

Spring offer - one hundred and fifty quid!!! Pallets can be found for free, tin of wod primer <£5, coloured paint leftovers et voila. Plastic 'tarpaulins' can be purchased cheaply for waterproofing.

hi guys, Hope it recovers You may as well give the fan a clean if you can while you've got access to it.

Thanks Alan & sue for your replies, you make a good case. I suppose i may find i need representation one day. lol: £15 + £21 = £36 = about what i spend in a month in the pub

twice so far, with a hawthorne branch. The second time wasn't really necessary but i'd been burning a lot of free (ie unseasoned) wood so just did it to check the amount of build up. I have been advised that burning a video tape (available cheaply from a charity shop) does the job but haven't tried it. I think maybe it's just the tape you're supposed to burn rather that the plastic casing as well.

What does NABO need our help for? And, if this isn't considered off topic, as a liveaboard would it benefit me to join NABO?