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Ben Jameson

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    Song of the Waterways, Hagley & Roama
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  1. Yes! We made it up to the first pool on the Challenge in 1999 on Calisto (hire boat) and then found the wire rope and fallen tree: The attempt in 2022 with Oates ended at the narrows before the pools due to lack of depth: It'd be quite nice to go and have a decent look at the pools! Ben.
  2. My first thought on seeing that the finish was at Hawne Basin was that we must take Oates next year.... I hope you are going to arrange a suitable spoon dredger to take along as a butty so we can have another crack at Titford Pools as well? (actually, that may well be better than it was back in 2022). Ben.
  3. Thanks both, I did find Aquafax but for some reason I thought that they were trade-only. Fitting an external pressure switch to the deck-wash pump is a cunning idea. Step-up is an interesting option as well.
  4. We have a Johnson WPS 5.2 water pump on our boat which has, up until recently, served us well. Unfortunately it seems to have developed an internal leak on the low pressure side. My original plan was to get a second identical pump and try to fix the leaking one to act as a spare (I suspect that one of the gaskets needs renewing). As far as I can see though, the availability of these pumps in the UK isn't all that good. They certainly don't seem to be stocked by many chandlers (ASAP have the 24V version but not the 12V in stock, the 12V being on a five week lead time by the look of it). There are a few on eBay but in at least one case the photos supplied make me suspicious that the pump in question also has an internal leak. Taking a look at alternatives, one of the Jabsco pumps seems like a good option in terms of common availability at least. The Par-Max HD4 looks like the most obvious direct replacement as it is also a 12V, 40PSI pump. However, the delivery rate is 15LPM whereas the WPS 5.2 seems to be rated at 20LPM. I can't really see that reduction being an issue in practice.... So, any opinions on the best option to replace the WPS 5.2 with?
  5. Sherborne are open 9am-12pm at the moment (or at least that was the case when we came through a week or so ago), you need to phone the mobile number on the building by the Roundhouse to get someone to come over. Apparently doing pump-outs when the pub is open isn't too popular, so mornings it is! Can't comment on their current price for pump-outs I'm afraid, I had to get diesel from them and they were decent enough to point out at the offset that I might only want to only put a small amount in as it was expensive due to them having bought it a number of months ago before prices started to drop. Ben.
  6. I've been contemplating using a Pi as a system to monitor a boat whilst away. Haven't done anything yet but did find this project which looked interesting: https://github.com/gregcope/piboatmon Ben.
  7. Matt Parrott's Historic Boats site appears to have some photos (and a new address!) Ben.
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