Bones

you're the ma'an - fancy a laphroaig... (oops we're not in the pub are we!)

but you can drive them if you don't have a car license only a bike one!

what about a wife [ducks]

I am thick - I don't need an ultrasound to prove it.....

we love you gaggle.... Having struggled with endless searches I am delighted to have Paula ask the question - at least I can look in one place! I am a huge fan of the eco fan (no pun intended), but for my 53ft I don't think I need one - it seems warm all the way through - except the engine room, but I am happy with that. I walk up and down the boat quite a lot so that could be the reason - in which case any fan will do.

thats hilarious! It really would make boat living for the continuous cruiser very easy! - although I suppose you have to be careful where you moor as you can't go up the tow path in it (or not all of them at least). A small motorbike still seems the best way of combating the 'needing to get somewhere once moored' scenario. I guess, if you put your sports car on it you would probably open yourself up to a lot of vandelism and abuse from boaters, and onlookers. I'd rather like to sit in it while you did it though - the side car of the boating world perhaps!

and crocs in the cotswolds!!!!! can we eat them? [ducks(as in action rather than species)]

Phew - I have been trying to work out the same!!! My instructions told me to place it in xyz but not abc and then if it was to be on a table top it had to be no more than 3ft but if it was on the ceiling that was fine.... so confusing.....!!!

Anyone got any pictures of these?! Sounds fabulous.... the only thing that ventures on my roof is soot, although a heron did strut up the pontoon the other day and stare intently in the hedge - I was almost tempted to go and join it!

I searched everywhere for the kite mark and couldn't find it - this could be because I am blind, or there isn't one. Anyway, it was a choice of two at B&Q so I bought the one that seemed to make everything else on that shelf. Shame they are so boring in shape. I was hoping to find a space rocket or perhaps a carburettor one. At least it has a 'dim light' button to press when there is little light to read the display by. I wonder if this means I need to install neon arrow lights directing me to the detector itself when its dark so I can press the button to read the value!

Yep. It certainly wasn't liveable with. I am going to get a CO detector though - you just never know, and its better to be safe than sorry. Some people aren't particularly pro these devices, but I certainly am. Although the smoke alarm is a little annoying when I am cooking - its not so much detecting smoke as audible laughing and suggesting I get lessons!

Has anyone found a solid cooker for their boat with FFD on the hob. I have looked in the chandlery but the vanette seems a bit flimsy to me. I love the Baumatics but it seems they don't have FFD on the hob. Nothing wrong with flimsy, but something I love about cooking is a good solid door. Cast Iron hob bits is even better - but that might be asking too much! Tom and Sophie - what did you end up getting?

I took mine to a tame local marine maintenance place and they did it for free. try your local garage or something.

Paul, The wind generator on the boat I was on before my current one was secured this way: The wind generator shorter pole was inserted into the top of a scaffold pole (8ft) and secured with a bolt going through it. Then, on the roof of the boat were 2 L shaped solid peices of metal. The bottom bit of the L was bolted to the roof, and the side bit of the L was quite high (a foot maybe if that), with holes in (a bit like a piece of meccano) and the scaffold pole was secured to the L's on either side of it with a bolt going through the L's and the Pole. There were I think 2 of these I higher up and one lower down to secure it. This was done in such a way that the scaffold pole could now fold down onto the boat when cruising or be put up when not. There was a tripod of very strong wire to hold the boat. Two were fixed firmly, and the third could be undone to lower the pole when cruising or pulled up to bolt to the roof of the boat when not. Thats how its done. I have seen some generators put up which don't have the height and thus don't seem to be as efficient. Does that make sense? I see - its all sorted! Excellent!!!! Well done.

John - what are you trying to say?

I've just got back from the dealers, and they re-fitted the door seal (which apparently was the wrong one!) and all is now well. There are no leaks and the smoke alarm hasn't gone off - nor has the boat filled with smoke - superb! A simple solution which was quickly solved. Now I am thinking about an ecofan for it.