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Fruity

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  • Birthday 24/01/1953

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    Narrow Escape

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  1. Well, being truthful has paid off... NFU Mutual have come good for me with a competitive quote and what appears to be far better cover than other policies I've looked at. Mind you, the proof of the pudding is in the claim, and I hope I never have to!!!! Thank you for all your help guys, even the doom merchants
  2. UPDATE: Swinton Insurance went to AXA who refused to quote as I live on a narrowboat. If I lived in a brick thing it would have been acceptable to have a different address. My boat insurer (Collidge & Partners) do not do car insurance. Towergate Mardon have a number of categories for specialist car insurance but nothing for 'ordinary' cars. Most insurers state a quoting assumption that you live at the address.... as it's a Boatmail address I plainly don't. Any more ideas would be gratefully received.... I'm getting desperate now!
  3. Some interesting thoughts here guys.... thank you :-) I haven't been DECLINED or REFUSED insurance, thankfully. The e-mail says... "we are unable to continue cover with your existing underwriter and therefore, your policy will be cancelled on 01/07/2016" I'll research some more companies and fess up that I'm not surrounded by bricks right from the start Cheers
  4. I live on a narrowboat based at a marina in Cheshire. I have a Boatmail address (Bedfordshire) for my official mail, e.g. driving licence, bank, pensions, etc. I recently took out car insurance cover with Hastings Direct giving the Cheshire address, as that's where I live. They subsequently requested Proof of NCD and driving license copies. Having discovered that my Driving License address (Boatmail) and insured address are different they requested a utility bill. I've just called them to say that I live on a narrowboat based at a marina in Cheshire and they have immediately given me 7 days notice of policy cancellation, saying they cannot help me because I don't live in a brick thing. Do you know of any half decent car insurer who 'tolerates' liveaboards? Thanks guys, Kim
  5. I'm with you IDS and I'd already ruled out a sight tube in a post above due to inaccessibility...
  6. I love the simplicity of that idea Bizzard but I'd really like to see how much water is in the tank at any time, at a glance. Something like a sight tube would be great but the area is not easily accessible because of the bed. The tank is already vented by'eck - good thought though. Perhaps I need a resin based way to seal the hole as it's a plastic tank? Sylglass sounds interesting Bee... I'll investigate that avenue. As the gauge really needs to be remote I guess I'll have to go for some proprietary system. Thanks for all your input guys... helpful as always. That sounds ideal IDS. Thanks for that recommendation, much appreciated.
  7. I have a grey plastic water tank situated under my front deck. I discovered a very slow leak in a joint in the plastic pipework coming from the pump in that area and that's now completely sorted out. However, I've noticed that the cupboard which houses the tank is still wet. On further investigation I've discovered that there is a small hole right on the top edge of the tank from which water squirts a fine spray when the tank is filled/full. Obviously I need to fix this PDQ. I can't get to actually see where the leak is coming from but I know roughly where the squirt comes out. I was thinking of using Fernox LX sealant, with perhaps a piece of right angled plastic profile over the area bonded on with the Fernox. Is there a better solution, bearing in mind that this water is used for drinking? I'd also really like a water gauge to see how full the tank is. Any recommendations here would also be very welcome. Many thanks for reading this whether or not you have any solutions!
  8. I recently discovered a slow leak, from a water pipe on the flow from the pump, up the sharp end. I've fixed the leak but it's plainly been happening over a sustained period as there has been a significant amount of water under the floor. I'm pumping this out every day through a hole near the rear bulkhead. I have drilled 70mm holes in the floor: up by the water tank, by the rear bulkhead and also behind the fridge to encourage air-flow. The brick ballast is saturated throughout. The bricks are packed in tightly and inhibiting the flow of water from the front to the lower back. What would be the best way to dry this all out? Thanks in advance to my helpful heroes...
  9. Clever! Were you in marketing perchance By'eck? :-D Only joking! This is actually really useful info. Cheers
  10. Crikey! Excellent prices....who is the supplier by'eck?!?!?!?!
  11. Thank you for all your response guys. This thread has been sooo useful... Very much appreciated.
  12. What a great link Bottle - just what I needed - Thanks a million
  13. I'd like to purchase a generator I can run off one of my normal boat 13kg propane gas cylinders. Around 2KVA should be plenty. One of its tasks will be to power a grinder / sander for stripping paint, etc., so automatic load control would be good, ie. the engine speeds up when it's under load and drops back to idle on no load. Something nice and quiet would be good too! Do you have experience of any makes and models please? A good place to buy would also be really helpful. Cheers.
  14. Excellent! Now it all makes sense. Thanks Mattey.
  15. I requested my local chandler to supply a couple of brass rubbing strips for sliding the hatch (currently steel to steel). They have sourced a kit from Aquafax which includes two 1.8m brass strips... ideal for what I want. However, the kit also comes with four brass cylinders, each 1.5" long x 1" diameter. These have a slot machined out for half their length and a threaded hole through the rest of the length. A stainless setscrew is supplied for each cylinder. Neither I nor the chandler have any idea of what these cylinders are for or how they can be used. Any ideas? Cheers guys
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