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Tried the Texas at Bensons, didn't like it, too firm for my liking.
Still looking around to see whats out there, also went round Ikea but again they were too firm.
I understand most sofa beds are firm due to the nature of them, but really want a nice soft one, if possible.
One answer might be to add a mattress topper, which - depending on how the folding works - stays on the bed. My parents had a rather hard sofa bed which we found very uncomfortable. So we added a mattress topper which folded up with the bed. Made all the difference. Similarly, we inherited a hard bed on our boat, added a topper. Bliss!
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Jacky,
Run over the white bits in the Vactan with a hot air gun, you'll find they will vanish. I had the same problem when I did my water tank, it is just the cold baseplate not allowing the Vactan to cure fully.
Ken
What he said.
Have used Vactan for several years on our water tank. Got the same 'white flecks' last year. Contacted the company and got the same answer re: probably not curing properly due to temperature difference. Instead of hot air gun, placed a small fan heater in the tank for a short while till the spots disappeared. As we were (obviously) going to fill the tank with water again, we left it empty as long as we could until we needed to fill it. It's been fine. Hang in there.
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This arrangement works well on the butty. On the motor I have a similar method, but the piece of wood is supported on two battens and lifts out.
OFF TOPIC......Apologies for changing the topic, but I was intrigued by this set up. Like many, I suspect, we have two canisters but only a single supply pipe which we have to unscrew and swap everytime one runs out.
How does this work? Do you only have one canister working at a time? How do you swap between canisters?
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From: https://www.waterways.org.uk/blog/historic_narrow_boat_features
A drawer below the table is known as the 'knife drawer' (and sometimes as the 'crumb drawer' due to the crumbs landing in it as the table is put away).
From: http://wcbs.org.uk/?page_id=88
Below the table flap is the knife drawer, sometimes referred to as the crumb drawer as that,s where crumbs end up if you forget to wipe the table before you put it up. Below this is the pan cupboard where pots and pans are stored.
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I trained as a designer.
I remember being told:
There's no such thing as can't.
There's always a creative solution.
Sometimes you need to turn away from the problem to find it.
Sometimes solutions come from the most unexpected quarters.
When in real difficulty, work on the bits you CAN do something about.
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How about a bicycle seat-type fitting i.e. seat attached to pole that slides through eye-type fixing on rail and sits in suitable fitting attached to counter?
Just an idea.
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From Marine Accident Investigation Bureau:
"A family were enjoying a holiday on a hired narrow boat. While attempting to moor alongside, waiting their turn for a lock, the boat struck the canal bank. The helmsman was seen to tip over the guard rail around the stern and fall into the water. The engine was stopped quickly, but the helmsman was entangled in the propeller and died from his injuries.
Action taken:
The Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents has published a Safety Flyer, circulated with the assistance of industry associations and voluntary bodies to raise awareness of the lessons learnt from this accident. A letter has also been written to the hire company highlighting safety issues to consider:
Where guard rails are fitted, that they are of adequate height to prevent people from falling overboard near the propeller."
Here's the MAIB flyer, with more details about how the tragedy occurred: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385605/Fatal_Injuries_from_Propeller_Flyer.pdf
Can't be repeated often enough: NEVER stand within the tiller arc when reversing.
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Anyone know whose narrowboat is in the picture?
Apologies for double posting. Mods, please remove!
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I really enjoy seeing parts of the system I've never seen before, and appreciate the fact that the programme doesn't edit out the 'robust' bits of the relationship. Of course one has to have a huge amount of sympathy and empathy with both of them, and dementia (whether Alzheimers or another form) is hugely challenging for all concerned. However, I do feel (and the OH won't watch the programme for this reason, having dealt with a case of early-to-end- stage dementia in her own family) that Tim is - despite the obvious love and affection, and as Bizzard commented earlier - the occasional and unnecessary bully. He knows that Pru gets nervous and uncertain at times...even doing what, under 'normal' circumstances, are relatively straighforward activities, and her 'condition' - as he keeps calling it - is, sadly, only going to deteriorate.
Long may they both continue to enjoy life on the cut, but there will need to be an increasing number of adjustments and compromises.
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"Didn't realise there was an F in wind" said Tigger.
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Lovely programme although, as with the previous series, the editing is a bit like Timothy's steering i.e. all over the place. But most wouldn't notice, so it doesn't really matter.
Will make an effort to have a pint in The Grapes next time I'm down that way.
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I realise that this is completely daft.....and is no way meant to diminish the awful tragedies and near misses that occur....but has anyone ever considered installing a (necessarily limited) sprinkler system?
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We've also got a vent just above our bed. Particularly bad in heavy rain when it bounces up off the roof into the cap then drops down.
Similar to the paper cup idea, we've got a small shallow plastic bowl which we hook on to the grill covering the vent hole. Works a treat.
Don't block it.
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Oh...just do it. We did. However the number of Usual Suspects and Clique Members sacrificed at the initiation ceremony remains a closely guarded secret.
BTW...from CRT website:
Change of details
The licence is specific to the boat and to you so it is important that you notify us if anything changes.
We can take change of home address information by telephone, but if you change the name of the boat, if your home mooring changes, or if you sell or give the boat to someone else you must let us know in writing. You should include details of any changed names, addresses or telephone numbers. We will record any change to the name of the boat, so that the next licence issued carries the new name. We will not issue new licence discs before the current licence expires unless you specifically request this (a £20 charge applies for the replacement).
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Fantastic find. Thank you. I live nearby, and know that area really well, and have always wondered about that 'lost' canal.
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Lots of good suggestions. Personally, for a week, I'd probably go for the Llangollen, starting at the Shroppie end. Though it would depend on when you plan to go, as it can get busy.
21 locks, but no locks after New Marton, so you can sit back and enjoy the lovely scenery, tunnels and aqueducts. The last stretch from Trefor to Llangollen is quite something, and there's a definite end point, i.e the marina at Llangollen. Whitchurch is a lovely town and Ellesmere makes a nice stop, and both have easy access and mooring points.
But that's just my opinion.
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We used Caldwells, a mixture of hoppers and sliders. Seem OK.
I will say that their customer service was excellent when we had a problem with the brass-finish glaze 'crackling' severely less than a year after they were fitted. After an email exchange with photos, one of the Directors (a Caldwell) came down from Wigan to where we were moored near Nantwich, with the chief engineer of the company who makes the frames for them. Had a thorough look, and offered to fit a whole set of new windows for free.
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How high is the stove off the floor? Since hot air rises its never going to get very warm below stove level yet people fit them, sometimes on raised plinths, at the high end of the boat! Cold feet are inevitable in some boats.
Hearth is 10cm high.
Grate is 27cm above floor level.
Current temp on floor @ 19:45hrs 20C (tested with 2x thermometers).
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And how about further back in the boat?
MtB
Not that bothered, really. More important is where we sit most of the time.
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Temporary fitting.
Mike...actually plenty of air behind the 'lighting plank' due to my imperfect workmanship! :-)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153079432142959&l=f082253996
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Blowing hot air down.
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Tried an experiment today.
We have a 40' trad, 4kw stove at the front + an Ecofan (I know, don't go there).
Bought a couple of 8cm 12v computer fans. Installed one in the ceiling (using a light fitting hole above a window) just in front of the stove.
Temperatures 1m from stove, before switching on: floor 8C head height (we're both short-arses) 24C ceiling 29C
Temperatures after switching on and leaving for an hour:
floor 18C head 23C ceiling 28C
Success....I think.
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Great idea but, as others have pointed out, a few important things missing/need amending.
1. Be useful to distinguish rivers from canals.
2. Don't you need to cross/navigate the Ribble to get to/from the Lancaster Canal?
3. I like the minimalist approach but useful to have max. lengths/widths, and key features like major tunnels, lifts etc.
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