57ft NB Dutch Barge

[Alan de Enfield]

Just now, haggis said:

Oh, how cynical ! 

 

 

I was just saving @MtB the bother as that is his 'stock reply' to everything from the RCR to the 1995 Act

[MtB]

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....!

 

 

[magnetman]

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.

[Jon57]

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.🤭

[Steilsteven]

On 22/01/2023 at 10:15, Owls Den said:

And that is.. Guessing what your signature says about it not being a Dutch barge?

Correct

[Steilsteven]

On 22/01/2023 at 21:27, Owls Den said:

Take it Martin and Mike often don’t see eye to eye ?

Pots and kettles

[Alan de Enfield]

31 minutes ago, Steilsteven said:

Pots and kettles

 

But 'Black Lives Matter', irrespective of you being a pot or a kettle.

[cuthound]

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. 😂 

[Jon57]

Just now, cuthound said:

 

Modern technology eh. 

 

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

Ok on a car. No good on a boat or genny 🤭

[Silent Flight]

On 27/01/2023 at 18:27, cuthound said:

 

Modern technology eh. 

 

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

Or if your camping in France on holiday for it was baguettes 😅

[Silent Flight]

On 27/01/2023 at 15:19, Steilsteven said:

Correct

I see furrynuff! And your German car built in Slovakia takes home your Swedish flat pack made in Poland while eating your American burger made in Slough while wearing designer shades made in China, I presume ?😉

[system 4-50]

On 27/01/2023 at 18:27, cuthound said:

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

A potato! You had it good. When I was kid we had to use bulbs stolen from council parks.

[magnetman]

1 minute ago, system 4-50 said:

A potato! You had it good. When I was kid we had to use bulbs stolen from council parks.

How did you climb the lamp posts?

[system 4-50]

1 minute ago, magnetman said:

How did you climb the lamp posts?

Lamp posts?  we had to rub two sticks together and carry the embers around!

[Silent Flight]

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!

[LadyG]

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?

Edited January 31, 2023 by LadyG

[Ken X]

Blimey. Flock wallpaper. Now theres a blast from the past.😄  Loved poking it as a kid.  Not seen any for yonks.

[ditchcrawler]

1 minute ago, Ken X said:

Blimey. Flock wallpaper. Now theres a blast from the past.😄  Loved poking it as a kid.  Not seen any for yonks.

Had it in the lounge when I first married about 100 years ago.

[Peanut]

You will need to use a bleach solution to kill the mould spores.

[Silent Flight]

Water water everywhere… And not a drop to drink 
 

Cleaned the water tank out holds an astonishing 1000L.

 

Forgot to take picture of stuff put in to clean but basically chlorine. 
 

Flushed the tank couple times after.

 

Then fitted a filter tap and ‘Aqua Filter’ 

[Stilllearning]

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.

[MtB]

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

 

 

 

[Stilllearning]

1 hour ago, MtB said:

 

Nor do most boaters I'd suggest.

 

Which explains a lot about boaters

 

 

 

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.

[MtB]

1 hour ago, Stilllearning said:

Ditto, for flushing loos, holding tanks, etc.

 

Dishwashers, central heating, 240Vac mains electricity too! 

[IanD]

3 minutes ago, MtB said:

 

Dishwashers, central heating, 240Vac mains electricity too! 

And internet access... 😉