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I was told and have done set it to about half the cut off pressure, worked well for me.

We have an Evo model which connected via WBus to the useless Webasto controller, it is now controlled by a Nest unit via a relay.

We last stopped there June 22 and had a really decent pub meal, nothing fancy but well cooked.

Totally unnecessary duplication, just why ?

Martin Thinking back to the Serven, we obviously did a number of locks (Stourport to Tewksbury) but as we were to enter Diglis lock a patrol boat with three spotters (yes three) came out, this was confirmed by the lockie as spotters. So it was probably them who spotted me. As others have said why on Earth don’t the river sighting get added to the record, dead easy and cost cart nothing to do. this probably is the reason why a few years ago I got a letter about overstaying a mooring, even though we’d been down the Severn in the period and were recorded at every lock.

Only had our current boat since the start of the year, but we’ve been out for about 8 weeks in total, many places. we have two sightings, one at the marina and one on the Servern by a Lockie. I’m certain that we have been logged on at least two other occasions, but no reference to them.

When we sold Bluemoon the surveyor just cleaned the surface with a scrapper and used his ultrasound tester. interestingly on the other boat he was surveying he got his battery grinder to clear off some normal blacking when he had some suspicious readings only to find filler underneath filling some deep pitting.

So CRT produces a white laminated sign, then a corrugated blue one with exactly the same words but don’t think to remove the old white one. To be honest, leave the white one and don’t waste money on the blue one.

We fitted a cheapo colour changing / selectable led strip years ago, wired to the 12v circuit. No problems at all. At the end of the day it was a few quid.

Our top drop back section of Worcester Marine Windows (long gone) shattered after I believe someone fell against the window, fitted a Perspex temporary panel, ok it lasted about 4 years before it went very dull. Local glass company made me a replacement with hole in toughened glass for £35.

Looking at insurance for my next boat, GJW and Newton Crumb both seem reasonable, Towergate 50% more expensive

Had Bluemoon repainted nearly five years ago by Pinders, taken back to bare metal and painted in two pack. Basic washing not waxed and it looks like the day it was painted. The red shows no appreciable fading between open to the sun and generally covered by the semi trad stern cover.

We have three cassettes and need them all occasionally, any fewer elsans and I might need four. Now where would I store it 🤔

There used to be an Elsan at Kings Norton junction that went about 10 years ago.

There used to be a boat called River Dance that moored there under the balcony, not a traditional narrowboat from memory, but it hasn’t been there for many many years.