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  3. I am glad everyone is OK and the boat too. It is scary when this sort of thing happens. We are all so used to spending a quiet 5-10 mins waiting for a lock to empty or fill but when it goes wrong it does so all too and scarily quickly! Good job you all had your wits about you and were able to correct the problem.
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  6. It would look good, almost as good as when we tied fireworks to a mates bike wheel and he went off down the street only to meet the village copper.
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  7. Thanks for the update re pics. I think the rear skirt is so distinctive that it would have been covered up by a tarp, otherwise disguised or even removed by now. I feel the pics of the window/hatch layout are more useful as they too are quite unusual. I am fairly certain that superficially the boat will look quite different by now so one would need to use a little imagination regarding possible sightings. Ken
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  13. Safer to get plastered in Paris.
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  14. When our little canal society acquired a boat which had been sunk a few times, we had to strip everything out of it. Plaster board had been used and it had acted like a sponge and weighed a ton!. With boats, there is always the risk of water coming in contact with things it shouldn't (leaking widows, roof vents, water system leak) and I don't think it would be wise to use something which is not water resistant. Also, as someone said, when the boat comes to be sold, will the new owners be told what is behind the wall and roof surfaces? haggis
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  15. if you spoon feed us with facts, whilst asking for a definitive answer up front, then you are sowing the seeds of confusion. why don't you provide a full specification of the boat (size, weight, etc), the battery and charging facilities, the typical pattern of intended use, and the mechanism by which the boat will be stopped in an emergency? on the other hand (even though some of us have first hand experience of electric outboards and their capabilities and limitations) if you know better then don't ask the question to which you already have all answers. .................. oh, by the way, the answer to your original question in its simplest form - no, those electric outboards are not a practical means of powering a typical narrowboat.
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  16. If the boat will never move out of the marina, wouldn't it be better and a lot cheaper to simply buy a large static caravan instead?
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  17. NOW you're being realistic. This condition is brought on by feeding them white bread. Allegedly.
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  19. Cons Poor structural strength, so is likely to get damaged in the narrow confines of a boat Absorbs water Weight Richard
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  22. I would expect the props to be cavitating all the time, and even if you did get up to any speed, stopping would be too slow to be safe. You can power a narrowboat with electricity but you need at least 10hp available and a decent size prop.
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  23. Personally I have found just as many private boat speeders as hire boat speeders. At least when you hire a boat you get some instruction, not so if you go out and buy a boat.
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  24. Yes, page 55 mentions the Sibleys had EDGEWARE & PURLEY. Mr. & Mrs. Albert Sibley stayed on the butty, while Eily & Molly went on the motor. It's almost certain this is the same EDGEWARE.
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  28. I've used a 913, and noticed it 'goes around' even when others don't. I'd definately use it again. However, I think its probably worth you thinking about solar as well, I have a pretty low electrical need (and heating need if other threads are to go by) and found the wind fine, but clevett swears by both - I would be inclined to agree. I wonder whether an eco fan can be used to generate electricity to charge batteries?!
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