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Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught, or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say

It has been a real treat to relive my youth by watching the earlier Dr Whos on iplayer recently. My Doctor is, and always has been Tom Baker, but it was interesting to watch some of the earlier ones. The best of the reboots for me was David Tennant, followed closely by Christopher Eccleston. I've stopped watching the new ones now because they have all become a bit silly. I have a suspicion they may be aimed at children. The real question though, is not Who is the best Who, but Who was Whos best companion. Of course, its all relative,and given enough time and space, maybe they were all great. I always thought Roger Waters might be a good Doctor.... Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day You fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain And you are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking Racing around to come up behind you again Sun is the same, in a relative way, but you're older Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time Plans that either come to naught, or half a page of scribbled lines Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way

Was that the new Dr on the left hand side that you cut from the picture?

No harm asking here, but if you have paid for a survey, I would ask the surveyor his opinion in the first instance. I have seen gas lockers with the vent lower than the water line in the past, and though not a great idea imo, seems to be a thing. The hole should be at the lowest point of the locker I would think, or near the bottom. Any chance a new locker base can be put in further up without affecting the size of gas bottle you use?

Hey. I never thought of that. Thanks biscuits, you may just have saved Mrs R's back.

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Try putting some of the characters in lifepo4 in capitals so it stands out. Summit like this lIfEpo4

That will put the opening of Warmington lock back another month. Don't panic! Don't panic.

They are on the listing, but don't match those measured by myself and BLuN. Here are the listing measurements (The height is particularily different to those measured)

This always amazes me. How different can the lock mechanisms be that they couldn't keep at least a few sets of spares on the shelf. When approaching lower Barnwell lock (Nene) last year en route for our epoxy job, we could see a number of workmen scratching their heads at the guillotine (no jokes please). I was told the lock was broken, and we couldn't proceed. When asked what the likely ETA for a fix was, I was told that it could be anytime between an hour and three weeks, depending on what was broken. Don't you keep spare parts in your van? I naively enquired. Luckily for us, it was open within an hour. The poor sods who were heading downstream to the boatyard who also encountered a broken lock were, alas, not so lucky.

These are his other e-bay offerings, but he may well have other stuff not listed. Good luck https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_ssn=recoenergy_75&store_name=recoenergy&_oac=1&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197

So. I just measured one. The dimensions are closer to what BluN suggested. Approx:- L=327mm W=173mm H=230mm. Note, not tradional posts on it either.

What, you want me to measure one? They are not quite the same as the advert, or the data sheet.

Pretty much. Don't worry though,the culprit footed the bill, and was eventually done for assault and battery.

Yep, really. Try dropping a 28Kg one on your foot and tell me it ain't heavy. Not mine though, I only just got it.

I can confirm they are heavy. When I tried picking the box up, I thought they had sent two by mistake. How I'm gonna lift it onto my sail boat, god only knows. Edit. I also notice the dimensions listed are not quite the same as those given by BLuN

Yes there is.

Good price. Are they any good?

The guy selling is open to offers on the asking price too. Just wondering if I can justify buying another one.

Either that, or just stuff another BMS, or box labelled BMS in big bold letters in series with the existing one. Sorted.

I've actually got an audible alarm connected to my smartgauge, but its obvs not triggered by the BMS. I also have a poor mans victron in the form of a Xantrex battery monitor that wouldn't be too difficult to hook up to a visual alarm. However, I draw the line at the B2B. Hell will have to freeze over before I install one of those monstrosities sir. Damn you and your two beer supping friends for even having the audacity to plant such an ill seed of thought into the head of one so young. On a more serious note, it seems I will need to install a new engine room to accommodate all these new safety devices to utilise this new technology. I'll probably just take thes easy option of hiding the Lithiums under a blanket on the day of the BSS, and make damn sure I don't mention it to anyone on an internet forum.

Yes, one suspects it won't be many BSS examinations in the future where it is no longer just friendly advice.

The Fogstars used to use the JBD BMS, probably still do. From your document....Thats me buggered then:-

Wow, you got a good memory. I haven't read any of this thread, but here is the document to which you refer, and the reply from my insurance company, should it be any help to anyone. This was last year, so may well be old info by now. Lithium-ion Safety Notice 15052d.pdf