rubblequeen

Brilliant will give Milliput a go.. Thanks everyone for posting advice.

I have a couple of deep scratches in the white shower tray is there anything I can do to rectify this. Thanks for any advice.

Thanks Dave P

How about the other kind that go through and twist to fasten. No idea what they call them but need to get some. Thanks if you can help and sorry to Mike for nicking the post but you seem to have got the info you wanted.

Interesting views expressed thanks. Have only just moved to this marina as it seemed a good location for exploring the midlands, came up from K&A. Therefore, have not really met any of the other boaters. Just moored up, winterised and headed for home in Lincolnshire. I like to move marinas every couple of years and explore the area.

Hi is anyone here due to be going to Barby Moorings soonish. After winterising the boat I planned to seal off the flue pipe - which I might have done but have doubts now whether I did actually did it. Did I turn the cooker off syndrome. Just wondered if anyone could walk past and put my mind at rest please. Rubble Queen 2nd from end near the metal bridge exit. Thanks

There are winter moorings at Bardney, Lincs on the River Witham. I live at the next village Southrey and wondered what the response might be from CRT if I asked if there could be a winter mooring at Southrey. Good visitor moorings there and quite infrequently used. I have a marina mooring in the midlands which I would keep and happy to pay the winter mooring fees as this would allow me to do some internal refurb without hours of driving during the bad weather.

Growing up in Grimsby only posh people from London ate crumpets (I found out later) We have just opened a tea room in Lincoln and I want pikelets on the menu but BH and daughter brought up down south insist on crumpets. And why am I telling you this? Because I'm bored sat in a hotel room after finding Rod Stewart has cancelled tonight due to sore throat and we didn't get an email. So will pick an argument with my wife over pikelets and crumpets to help pass the time.

Do you think a simple advisory sign telling boaters to only lock one boat at a time, would help?

Several bells ringing here, resale after only two years, no survey, accepting lower offer with full asking on the table but most of all "visa running out" I think you are well out of it or are they setting you up? I feel purchasing a narrow boat all the angles need to be right. Good luck

OK guys thanks for all the advice and I have taken on board to remove the tank and do it right as described above. I don't have a leak, the rain gets in when the cratch cover is off and we are cruising. Tried all ways to minimise it but doesn't seem to take much before the area is full despite pumping it out all the time with a small hand drill pump attachment. There are no drain holes as the decking is below the water line and no room for a bilge pump. Early spring job me thinks.

I have plastic water tank under the front decking in a well which fills with water in a good downpour. Obviously I pump the water out but doubt if it is ever fully dry. My concern is that this area is probably rusting badly. Can I just pour some sort of metal paint down the side of the tank and hope for the best that it spreads out over the bottom. The sides I can paint with a small roller. Do you think this would work? If so what product do you recommend? Thanks for any help

I have just fitted a shower after considering a bath and the reason I took that route was less water is required, less space required. However, the shower curtain is a pain and to get the height I need I don't have a waste hole just the tray therefore I have to use a whale gulper to pump the water out which is a bit of a pain when you get towards the point when all the water is nearly out of the tray. I also had to have the tray custom made without the waste hole and to fit the space available.

Don't know but why not buy an el cheapo from B&Q and give it a shot, so to speak. Can always use as a picture frame if no good.

Hi, I'm sure I'm not alone but now at an age were I can't find things after I've put them down. Either while on the boat or at home. Lost the ignition keys for about 3 hours so moored up for half the day instead of cruising. OK on Amazon there are endless tags etc to attach to things does anyone have experience of these things and how good are they. Are there any small ones for glasses for when I've have the keys but can't see where I'm going. Would like something not through the mobile phone because that is always lost or flat. Has life got harder with technology or is it all passing me by? Thanks for any help Tony

Ok the pic is of Charlie Wright goalkeeper played for Grimsby (The Mariners) and transferred to the Addicks in '66. Great character and goal keeper

Apart from feeding the grubs with insects do wasps contribute anything else positive to the eco system? By the way I live very close to Wasps Nest in Lincolnshire. No idea why I put that last sentence in but hey ho.

As a dog owner the cruiser works well for us especially as your new dog won't have grown up on board. With cruiser we found it easy to block off the openings and also easier for the mut to get in and out of the cabin. That's our doggy perspective. Ps did you used to play fr the Mariners?

Hi Tony many thanks for your reply, sorry it as taken so long. No internet on board! Tony

I have old wooden planks on the floor previously stained with - who knows. There are patches of bare wood showing. I want to repaint/stain it preferably with something anti slip if possible. Any suggestions what to use please.

Hi, I have the usual 12v fridge powered by the leisure batteries. I have also the regular power sockets for when I am plugged into the land line in the marina. There is an inverter for powering the regular sockets from the leisure batteries. When not cruising the fridge quickly lowers the voltage in the batteries. I want to know is there some way of powering the fridge while in the marina from the mains lead. Hope this makes sense

Thanks Bills much appreciated

Hi Heading out from Newbury for 4 days going Bath direction, don't expect to get much beyond Devizes. Looking for a stopping place with a railway station to return to Newbury. Appreciate any help.