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20 hours ago, WotEver said:
Not sure I understand what you're asking. Any cable which enters a screw-clamp terminal like a domestic 13A socket outlet should have a bootlaces ferrule crimped on. Otherwise the crimped terminal is selected to be suitable for whatever it's connecting to. Ring terminal for bolts, spade terminal for some fuseboards etc.
It's not in the BSC. Is it?
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20 minutes ago, Chewbacka said:
When heading South down the River Seven (fairly high water levels) where the river splits just North of Gloucester (the parting) for the first time I kept well over to the right both as it is the outside of the bend, but also in case there was anything large heading north - big mistake, the current is quite strong here and wants to take you to the right hand leg and onto the weir, lots of engine and heaving on the tiller, but it was a bit of a white knuckle moment.
It's also often very shallow on the left bank. Stick to the middle lad!
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Don't know if he's still doing it but Des Fforde (other half of the lady author) was a pilot and a fair bit cheaper than the "official" Severn pilots. He can be found via the Boat Safety Examiner web site. 01453750544
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Not quite where you are asking, but there's a nice, little used and remote quay a couple of km above Upton on the left bank.
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4 hours ago, mross said:
But most cigarette lighter sockets are not powered when ignition is off........... only when 'on' or in 'aux' position.
VW cars, or at least some of them, have an alternative position for the fuse supplying the 12V socket to enable it in an 'always connected ' state. The handbook doesn't mention that, but then it is a complete waste of paper.
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Some of the VMs near Oxford are very shallow thanks to stone from the edge falling in. Approach with caution! Aristotle Lane is a nice spot, think it is good for a week and handy for Summertown and Jericho. On the Thames the bank just upstream of the entrance to the Sheepwash channel is good, very quiet between the trees all the way up to the footbridge by Bossoms but you might need to clear some veg. 24h limit but the signs are well hidden and you would probably be OK for longer. East Street is £5 for the second night and then goes up to silly prices.
There is a new pub pontoon by the Perch about 1.5 km upstream of Osney Bridge, about 30m long.
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As you'll only need nav lights when moving there is little point in using leds other than for the longer life. LED might be better for the anchor light.
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I found Interdeck didn't stick well to a rubbed-down gloss paint, and other paints didn't adhere well to it when overpainting. I would avoid it unless on a stripped back surface.
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On our old engine (BMC 1.8 and PRM 120 but the drive arrangement, bell-housing etc is the same as our newer Beta 35) it was fairly easy to undo the bellhousing bolts and slide back the whole lot on the propshaft. Depends how much exposed shaft you have between bearings and stern gland, layout of bearings etc. whether that's feasible for you. Once pulled back it was pretty straightforward to do the necessary.
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Leave it as a feature and get on with enjoying life.
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A&D at Quedgeley used to allow DIY in their dry dock. Don't know if that's still the case. Or Sharpness Shipyard might be OK with your being lifted onto their hardstanding.
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22 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:
Thay have changed a bit then, I always thought they priced their diesel so you didnt disturb them. they were £1-10 in 2015 so dont know what they are now.
I think I paid about £1 last time there: not stunningly cheap, but much better than most of the places on the Thames (other than Reading).
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If you can get back on the Oxford Canal, College Cruisers are usually not too dear. Otherwise it's expensive all the way to Reading.
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Sounds like it might be a job for a long screwdriver held against the ear. Keep hair, gold medallions, clothes and dangly bits away from the drive belts!
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0.5" thread e.g. http://www.screwfix.com/p/swirl-bathroom-basin-tap-reviver-kit/32730 ?
Measure twice, buy once....
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It is a well known issue that hydrogen can trigger CO alarms (and other gases, including hydrogen sulphide, so don't fart near it and don't blame the dog). Google "carbon monoxide detector hydrogen interference".
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7 hours ago, Timx said:
So where is it best to moor in Oxford..?
As someone said, the moorings opposite Christchurch Meadows are full of long-term overstayers. It's usually possible to tie up a little further downstream of Folly Bridge. A fair bit further down and a long walk to town are nice moorings near Isis Farmhouse above Iffley Lock. The pub only opens Fri - Sun, and Thurs in the summer but the two pubs on the other side (the Tree Hotel and the other one) are very nice. There are limits near the lock, not sure if they apply further upstream towards the bridge.
It's certainly feasible to tie up below Osney Lock on the towpath side (other than about the first 300 m below the lock), there's deep water in a lot of places and it's safer than it looks. Seldom see boats there.
Someone mentioned the East Street moorings. They're good if you need to paint your gunwhales.
There are longer term moorings on the canal if you go up a bit beyond the 48 h moorings, but they're often full and a lot of them are very shallow. Aristotle Lane rings a bell as being 7 or 14 day and it's handy for Jericho.
I like to tie up on the towpath side above the entrance to the Sheepwash channel. There are 24 (or 48) h signs there but they're well-hidden and it's unlikely you'll be bothered. Plenty of people do overstay. You may need to clear some foliage, but then a machete is always a useful thing to have on the Thames. It's feasible intermittently all the way up to Bossom's boatyard. (Might be worth asking if you want to stay more than a few days and don't mind paying, and also trying Osney Mill marina - we moor there and there's currently a space next to us. Maybe also College Cruisers on the canal).
Edit: sorry, just seen that you meant the canal. 48 h h at the bottom end of the canal and up past the first bridge, but it's very shallow the further up you go. Above that there are intermittent 48 h, 7 day and 14 day moorings. They was plenty of space when I walked up a week ago, but they'll get more busy as the summer approaches. Can't remember all of the locations. Shallowness at the edge is a general problem, largey due to bits of the bank having fallen in.
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2 hours ago, mross said:WD-40 IS GOOD ON STICKY LABELS, PRETTY USELESS ON 'STICKY' NUTS OR BOLTS THOUGH!
Is it good for the caps lock key?
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Other favourite pubs include the White Rabbit (studenty pizza pub) and the White Horse (Broad Street ). Kings Arms is nice for drinking but we've had an awful meal there.
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3 hours ago, Quaffer said:
Agreed,that's worth a visit.
I did an extensive pub crawl around Oxford last July,taking in the usual suspects in the city centre,but my two favourites were a bit further out of town going north from the Lamb & Flag namely Gardeners Arms and Rose & Crown both charming small back street pubs with decent ale .Worth the walk IMHO.
Beware there are two Gardeners Arms very close together,the better one is NOT in the same street at the Rose& Crown
The Gardeners in Plantation Road is indeed a nice pub. Food is all veggie but fairly cheap. The landlord of the R&C (North Parade, about a mile south of South Parade) could have been the reason the French invented the word 'emmerdeur' but it's still worth the walk from town.
So many excellent drinking places...
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7 minutes ago, Old Son said:
The Henley moorings are not EA. They are on the TVM website
Only the town moorings. It's like tying to the prom at Bridlington. However the tvm payment system might well work better than the abysmal system using the car park pay points which basically didn't work a year ago (and with which the staff in the tourist information office were well dischuffed).
The moorings below the bridge are much nicer and cheaper.
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I've got a personal list of mooring places on the Thames, also pubs and restos in Oxford. Happy to pm them to you when I get home Tuesday. Remind me if I forget!
Martin
I've got a personal list of mooring places on the Thames, also pubs and restos in Oxford. Happy to pm them to you when I get home Tuesday. Remind me if I forget!
Martin
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1 hour ago, Machpoint005 said:
Beer's even worse for boat washing, but gin or vodka gets duck excrement off a treat!
How do you make the duck drink the gin or vodka?
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As a general query, is the shore-side MCB considered OK for protection for the wiring which leads onboard to the isolation transformer (or galvanic isolator) and thence to the RCCB and consumer unit? Most "blue" mains connectors are not fused (although our shore outlet uses a 13A plug with fuse in a weatherproof bankside box so we're doubly protected).
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Surprised not to find them at Screwfix, unless they call them something obscure....