holy crap......we just brought a boat.......ahhhhhhhh scary

[PD1964]

8 minutes ago, 70liveaboard said:

'Bespoke'  that made me smile..

OK then, made to order to the customer requirements, unlike the "off the shelf" basic Mike Christians.

[Dr Bob]

47 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

Eco-smartgauges? 

No, Matt&Jo have already got a ecofan on order - so they are well clued in. No mention yet of a battery monitor. I think the most important issue is what solid fuel to order. Given MrSmelly's barby predictions and the awful weather we have had for the last 12 months (well maybe 3?), there is now a countrywide shortage of coal which will result in huge undersupply come next September. It will be really important to put in your orders for fuel for next winter in the next 2 weeks otherwise there will be none available for you in 4 months time. I know. I have.

[WotEver]

1 hour ago, rusty69 said:

Eco-smartgauges? 

No, let’s worry about where to get 10W30 api cc oil from...

[Alan de Enfield]

11 minutes ago, WotEver said:

No, let’s worry about where to get 10W30 api cc oil from...

Wots to worry about.

 

Hundreds of suppliers - just one example :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MILLERS-SUPERFLEET-SD-10W30-5-L-LITRE-FOUR-4-STROKE-ENGINE-OIL-API-CC-SE-5447GB/262375065143?epid=653689035&hash=item3d16c5c637:g:vaoAAOSwkoNTzaRu

 

But as my engines each use 23 litres I tend to buy in larger drums and use this one

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10w-30-Mineral-Engine-Oil-Universal-20-Litre-20L/301499343543?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D50545%26meid%3Da8f4aadb13aa448d9d2981617f732a87%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D122894044346%26itm%3D301499343543&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

[WotEver]

13 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Wots to worry about.

 

Hundreds of suppliers - just one example :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MILLERS-SUPERFLEET-SD-10W30-5-L-LITRE-FOUR-4-STROKE-ENGINE-OIL-API-CC-SE-5447GB/262375065143?epid=653689035&hash=item3d16c5c637:g:vaoAAOSwkoNTzaRu

 

But as my engines each use 23 litres I tend to buy in larger drums and use this one

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10w-30-Mineral-Engine-Oil-Universal-20-Litre-20L/301499343543?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D50545%26meid%3Da8f4aadb13aa448d9d2981617f732a87%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D122894044346%26itm%3D301499343543&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

Oh drat. So what can we worry about NOW?

[MtB]

5 minutes ago, WotEver said:

Oh drat. So what can we worry about NOW?

 

Phat bote launches outnumbering thin bote lunches?

 

Paradoxically, phat botes might turn out to be the saviours of our waterways. SO many thousands of people will live on them in fifteen years, it will cost the gov't too dear to close the canals, make them all homeless and give them council houses. 

[MHS]

I would recommend Dave Freeman for your inspection / bss. He is close to Great Haywood and I’m sure will be happy to oblige. We used him this year for our bss. 

 

http://www.boatsafetyschemeexaminations.co.uk/

[Matt&Jo]

So i have got a surveyor and just awiting a date for things to all start happening

Whats this about a coal shortage.....im gunna get ordering it now...?

[Richard10002]

18 minutes ago, Matt&Jo said:

So i have got a surveyor and just awiting a date for things to all start happening

Whats this about a coal shortage.....im gunna get ordering it now...?

Who have you got?

[WotEver]

1 hour ago, Richard10002 said:

Who have you got?

For coal?

[system 4-50]

Is there any information on the shape of a typical canal bottom?  I'm thinking of getting my next boat built with a sloped "false" bottom so that it can sit comfortably on the mud when C&RT can no longer afford to keep water in the canals. It will also have the benefit of my EcoFan not sliding off the stove.

[Lily Rose]

1 hour ago, system 4-50 said:

Is there any information on the shape of a typical canal bottom?  I'm thinking of getting my next boat built with a sloped "false" bottom so that it can sit comfortably on the mud when C&RT can no longer afford to keep water in the canals. It will also have the benefit of my EcoFan not sliding off the stove.

 

Too risky!

 

I tried that and look what happened to my boat, it nearly fell over when CRT trialled lower levels to save money.

 

 

[system 4-50]

9 hours ago, Lily Rose said:

 

Too risky!

 

I tried that and look what happened to my boat, it nearly fell over when CRT trialled lower levels to save money.

 

 

no I don't mean a V hull.  I mean a hull that is 5ft at one side (The channel side) and 2.5ft on the bank side.

[Lily Rose]

8 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

no I don't mean a V hull.  I mean a hull that is 5ft at one side (The channel side) and 2.5ft on the bank side.

8 minutes ago, system 4-50 said:

 

I'm not sure you've fully thought this through?

 

Firstly you will only be able to moor up where the water depth is 5ft at 7ft from the bank.

 

Secondly you will need to moor up on the offside 50% of the time unless your boat is only, say, 25ft long so you can turn just about anywhere. 

 

Back to the drawing board.

Edited May 9, 2018 by Lily Rose

[system 4-50]

11 minutes ago, Lily Rose said:

I'm not sure you've fully thought this through?

 

Firstly you will only be able to moor up where the water depth is 5ft at 7ft from the bank.

 

Secondly you will need to moor up on the offside 50% of the time unless your boat is only, say, 25ft long so you can turn just about anywhere. 

 

Back to the drawing board.

I agree that there are a few issues, and the numbers I gave were a bit arbitrary, but I've consulted the EcoFan support helpline and they say it is definitely possible. 

[Dr Bob]

Of course its possible to consult the Ecofan support helpline. You have said yourself you have done it.?

[rusty69]

12 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:

Of course its possible to consult the Ecofan support helpline. You have said yourself you have done it.?

There's a helpline? Mine hasn't been w̶o̶r̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ going round  for the past week, any thoughts before i give them a call? 

Edited May 9, 2018 by rusty69

[Dr Bob]

Just now, rusty69 said:

There's a helpline? Mine hasn't been working for the past week, any thoughts before i give them a call? 

It wont work now. Its summer. Try turning it on again in 4 months.....or maybe this weekend.

 

Hang on.......if its not been working for the past week, does that mean it was working the week before? If so a MAJOR success. Mr Smelly will be happy.

[rusty69]

7 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:

It wont work now. Its summer. Try turning it on again in 4 months.....or maybe this weekend.

 

Hang on.......if its not been working for the past week, does that mean it was working the week before? If so a MAJOR success. Mr Smelly will be happy.

My mistake. Of course it hasn't been working. I have corrected my post. 

[Dr Bob]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

My mistake. Of course it hasn't been working. I have corrected my post. 

Was it working the week before that?

[tree monkey]

9 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:

It wont work now. Its summer. Try turning it on again in 4 months.....or maybe this weekend.

 

Hang on.......if its not been working for the past week, does that mean it was working the week before? If so a MAJOR success. Mr Smelly will be happy.

MrSmelly is busy calling his own helpline, apparently

[rusty69]

9 minutes ago, Dr Bob said:

Was it working the week before that?

No. It has never worked! 

10 minutes ago, tree monkey said:

MrSmelly is busy calling his own helpline, apparently

Is that the eco fan one, or the propulsion fan hotline? 

[Dr Bob]

1 minute ago, rusty69 said:

No. It has never worked! 

 

Oh dear! I wonder if others have had the same problem. Maybe starting a thread on it may be useful to get some pointers?

[rusty69]

1 minute ago, Dr Bob said:

Oh dear! I wonder if others have had the same problem. Maybe starting a thread on it may be useful to get some pointers?

That would upset Mr Putin, and some others me thinks

[Dr Bob]

2 minutes ago, rusty69 said:

That would upset Mr Putin, and some others me thinks

Oh, I'd forgotten about Mr Putin!?