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The problem with these is that they are good in solid, virgin ground but most towpaths have a gravelly top layer over compacted material. Unless you excavate down to the solid stuff the top section will always be liable to bend. That bent one was in up to the hilt.

Full nav lights are a PITA in tunnels as you can't tell if the white light in front is a stern light or a boat with just a tunnel light.

I recall that there used to be signs there which were handy to tie to but they fell apart, possibly with some assistance from long term moorers.

Positioning of lights on a NB or a widebeam of similar format is difficult. You'll need to position them where they won't get knocked off when bouncing around in locks etc. As seldom needed in the UK unless you plan on doing a lot of nightime boating, my preference is to use temporary lights either magnetically attached or on a removable mast. I can think of few places in UK inland waters where you might need the size specified for boats over 12 m by CEVNI.

Finger trouble. Too big for the phone. Genetic engineer needed. Or a surgeon.

Something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164198494749 A bit bigger than a 1G patress but a little hole engineering would make a replacement for the current sockets. Lots of others of similar type available.

No, take out the existing 5 or 15 or whatever socket and see how much space is behind. It should be feasible to drill an adjacent hole to piggyback onto the socket, or take out the existing scket and mount something on a blanking plate to replace it if you don't need 12v. I think the only thing I use raw 12v on my boat for from sockets (other than powering usb adaptors) is to charge a torch and a mini vacuum cleaner.

Get some usb outlets and wire them into the 12v. Worth asking if you have any 12v devices which aren't converted to usb. Plenty of surface mount usb sockets on eBay. Make sure that they'll deliver 2A in or more. Also, check that they are 5a outlets. There are also 15 a and 2a (and a very rare and old 10 a). It's not obvious from the photo what you have.

Send photos - it might be something non standard. Is it xlr / Neutrix sockets on a standard patress plate?

If the place at Abingdon is closed, that should be Eynsham and Reading. Nothing in Oxford (on the Thames). The boatyard at Eynsham runs out fairly regularly, one might persuade the hire boat place next door to sell some, and that's it. Nothing upstream from there at all.

Noise cancelling headphones.

Worth asking Les at Osney Marina (not Osney Mill, it's different). If he's not qualified he'll know someone.

Edit: talking bx.

An observation: we are currently in France where pumpouts are fairly unknown. When I have a dump, the macerator sends a brown cloud out from the boat. The fish (mostly chub) go mad for it. There must be a business opportunity here. 'Poopybait'? Any better ideas?

Ta both! I'll take a look. Something Seamaster size would be about right as a trial.

I'm being lazy here by not doing the research. Can anyone offer suggestions of companies doing 2 or 3 day hires of small cruisers - sort of 7 to 10 metre-ish? Thames preferred. Probably not Le Boat as they look very stable. Vaguely toying with the idea of buying one for use on the mainland. I'm used to steel boats which are much more stable. The missus gets very seasick (she's only vommed twice on our NB, in the Severn estuary and on the tidal Thames, both times in rather choppy conditions). Thus, I'd like to try her out before getting to far down the process. Otherwise, I'll have to find another woman first. Martin/

Too right. I've done it in three longish days: four is more comfortable.

Ah, but we be on our other boat on t' mainland.

Coincidentally the solenoid valve on our Saniflo SN31 has just failed. Bypassed it as it serves no useful purpose and a replacement is the wrong side of£100. All flushing happily.

If you're in a shallow canal you won't need full power...