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Its quite likely to increase the public's awareness of the waterways in general, and possibly the value of your boat indirectly. I have found lately that people when they learn you have/live on a boat immediately mention TBTGB. In terms of size and breadth of audience, this has got to be the best PR exercise to have ever benefitted the inland waterways!

I had a similar problem with my Vetus Bow Thruster after sucking in weeds which initially jammed the impellor and cause the fuse to blow. After removing the Bow Thruster weed hatch and removing weeds, the motor would operate but would only produce thrust intermittently because the impellor nut was loose. Having tightened the nut and here's where it gets interesting, it would only produce thrust in one direction. A very helpful technical bod said that there's no electrical reason why the thruster should only work in one direction and suggested that this problem could be related to the air seal around the Bow Thruster Weed Hatch cover. The boat was a new build and the builder had made a perfect seal around the hatch with mastic. The theory is that when I removed the hatch I'd disturbed the seal and whilst in one direction the bow thruster was pumping water, in the other direction instead of sucking water, the bow thruster was sucking air through the weed hatch. Having made and fitted a weed hatch seal from cork, the Bow Thruster worked perfectly. Sorry to be so long winded but hope this helps.

Contrary to some opinions i did not purchase Bosun because because i am an aggresive person, nothing could be further from the truth. I just happen to like Bullmastiffs, very good natured with all people and most other dogs, just a big cuddly toy if you like, yet happen to have a very protective nature towards both their owner and domain. Hopefully this photo goes someway to showing his softer side and my previous posts were in no way intended to make either him or me appear to be 'best avoided', they were just a response to show my feelings towards people who choose to damage or steal others property. The guy in the pic is another boater btw who was welcomed onboard and therefore was not seen as a threat, yet i sleep well at night knowing he is there and can leave the boat unattended with him onboard for a few hours without worry.

Maybe the Beeb should commission a series on High Horses... and those who mount them. Tone

Don't worry folks. I have heard through the grapevine that there will be two more series to follow: Series 2 will be titled *The BSC that Guy nearly got* Series 3 will be titled *The Boat that Guy never quite finished building* It is fascinating to see how the projects completed each week are not to be seen the following week. What happened to the steam powered shower pump? I am expecting that the alarm clock bell would have been returned to a canalside church bell tower before next Wednesday. The final programme of series 3 should be the most authentic: Guy finally manages to steer a straight course to the pump-out with some of the red oxide and zinc phosphate primer applied in series 2 still intact.

It's a positive vote, for a post (the green button in the corner).

Why do you post such nasty word stuff? Any of us could do that. Do you think it is helpful or funny? I doubt many others do. There was no malice in my post, just mild humour, along the same lines as MJG's semaphore image, which you posted a laughter smiley, in response. I think that might demonstrate a petty vindictiveness, aimed specifically at me. For what it's worth I passed my first VHF certificate, in the 80s, retaking it when DSC was introduced.

Feeling is mutual i assure you..... Too many do gooders and Human rights activists are making this country unbearable. Why should i not take steps to protect my property from intruders? If that involves someone breaking in while the dog is present then that is their misfortune. Also, in reply to an earlier comment regarding dogs not being much of a threat i agree a lot of dogs would back down from a threat but not so a Bullmastiff, that is their temperament, to protect owner and property, that is why they were bred as game keepers dogs to catch poachers and have an inbuilt instinct to refrain any individual.