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24 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Yer but - nothing will happen if you do it, who's going to catch and prosecute you -  so -  just do as many do and just ignore the waterways laws.

 

 

Well if I saw someone doing it. I'd frown upon them....

 

 

Oh....!

 

 

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Swiftly slice the stern line with ones sword cane before returning the blade to the walking stick and hobbling off down the towing path like an old codger. 

Grey beard needed. And a hat. 

I say! Your line seems to have parted. How wafully shocking.

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36 minutes ago, magnetman said:

Swiftly slice the stern line with ones sword cane before returning the blade to the walking stick and hobbling off down the towing path like an old codger. 

Grey beard needed. And a hat. 

I say! Your line seems to have parted. How wafully shocking.

The street kid would spray expanding foam up the exhaust under the cover of darkness. Same result possibly.🤭

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On 25/01/2023 at 14:33, Jon57 said:

The street kid would spray expanding foam up the exhaust under the cover of darkness. Same result possibly.🤭

 

Modern technology eh. 

 

When I was a kid it was a potato hammered up the exhaust. 😂 

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Little update on the work…

 

Glad I have started stripping out the bedroom as it’s apparent there was damp behind some layers of panels and insulation, it is more than a bit of condensation.

 

Really bad for your health with black spores and white mould everywhere. Previous couple had been sleeping right next to this!

 

Believe it’s coming from the thread from a tunnel light… Possibly from where a tv aerial was mounted too. Might make out the square recessed light in the pic.  
 

Also there was defo a bow thruster and also think a bilge pump behind there which has been disconnected and just left, have started to sort that out. 

 

Any damp or rotten wood has started to come out and I’m leaving it to dry out with a dehumidifier.
 

Will let it dry out as much as possible while tackling the source from outside. And should help find any new wet patches.

 

Anyone with any similar experience of damp and mould? 


Had few guys come look at it from the workshop. They all think it’s leaking as mentioned above, not from the hull.
 

As it was so buried it wouldn’t been picked up in a survey they say. And have given few pointers on the refit. 
 

Would like to (gingerly) hear your thoughts!

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On 24/01/2023 at 20:30, Owls Den said:

Will need to paint the saloon at some point but it’s further down the list.

 

Currently got glittery wallpaper up 🙊

Is anyone old enuff to remember the felt wallpaper in Indian restaurants?

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57 minutes ago, Stilllearning said:

Our one before last boat had about 1000 litre water tank, and we were always glad it was there. An extra tonne of ballast, and autonomy for at least a month. We never bothered with filters or bleach though.

 

Nor do most boaters I'd suggest.

 

Which explains a lot about boaters :D

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, MtB said:

 

Nor do most boaters I'd suggest.

 

Which explains a lot about boaters :D

 

 

 

My cousin taught me about boating in the late 80s, and if I had asked him about a water filter he would have had a bloody good laugh at my expense.

Ditto, for flushing loos, holding tanks, etc.

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