system 4-50

Bowthruster failure or barge pole snapped I expect.

I put 2 x 400L plastic tanks (the ones with the 8" lids) under my fixed 140 x 200cm fixed bed in my narrowboat. It made the bed slightly higher than usual so positions 473 and 892 were no longer possible due the relatively slightly lower ceiling. It left a narrow but workable side passage, and the tanks were nearly central on the boat's axis. A very slight list was detectable between absolutely full and totally empty if you knew to look for it. I insulated it with 1" Celotex underneath, all round, and on top, and had no problems with condensation. I never got around to changing the initial single 15mm supply system (which was also throttled by a cheap electric valve) to something bigger which meant it took about 1hr 20m for a complete refill. No way I would have wanted to try to exist on 300L even on my own. I had a WMC and shower, and no bath. And an aversion to built-in tanks with coated interiors.

My interests change over the years. First bellringing. Then electronics, then narrowboat fitout, and now machining & metalworking, each for many years. Each required more space than the previous option. If I had gone fulltime liveaboard (on a narrowboat) at any point then my ability to change my activity would have been limited by the lack of space. Even a fatty would have been limiting, I could fill several with my tools and my offcuts that-will-be-just-what-I-need-one-day. So I never went liveaboard for this reason. But further reasons existed. My partner was not keen but could have been pursuaded, but could not be relied upon to stay amenable, and hey, partners can need to be replaced and a new one might be less so. And then there is the canal system. I fear that I could exhaust its ability to interest. Travelling around the Shroppie four times was about as many times as I wanted to do that bit. I suspect my fear is not well-founded but it is still there. Now that I'm old and have to look after my back in particular, and am super-sensitive to cold, I am glad that resisted the temptation to go for liveaboard. I always had a property to fall back to, but I'm glad I never went for renting it out, one of my sons has rented a property out and it has been hard work.

yes, it only affects their indicators.

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