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PaulD

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  1. I had a pint with Omar Sharif at a bar in Palermo. Didn’t know who he was until someone told me later. I stood next to Bob Hawke in the gents urinal. Does that count ?
  2. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/27325-ripley-main-road-cromford-canal Great news !
  3. I hope you are not going to mone about it being too expensive.
  4. According to the marina t&cs you need a CRT licence, valid BSS and insurance.
  5. Gas pipework to boiler has soldered joints. Next BSS will be interesting.
  6. A few BSS fails? The fire extinguishers could be in the cupboard.
  7. Recent new bottom and survey. Good broadband available in the area. What could possibly go wrong. 1 bedroom park home for sale in 9 Old Mill Street, Manchester, M4 (rightmove.co.uk)
  8. First line is “We’re having to carry out an urgent repair at Branston lock 8.”
  9. Now Branston lock on T&M needs urgent repair to a blocked culvert. Boats having to wait a considerable amount of time due to slow filling. Scheduled for 11 & 12 October.
  10. Only 10 days since the next upstream Colwick (Cowpat) lock was out of action. Fixed quickly. Pity the same contractors can’t fix Woodend lock.
  11. Anyone been in the queue ? How long is it? Was planning to go through there next week.
  12. If you use vehicle wiring products they will crimp your cables. Just give them a list with length, csa, colour. Once fitted out you might never use the crimper again.
  13. I have shared locks with GRP boats. Best to get the steel boat in first and the the GRP out first if possible i.e. if all the gates can open fully.
  14. We do weekends and weeks out. 12v only. 4 x 110ah domestic batteries plus starter battery. 3 domestic would do. Fridge, LPG cooker, lights, tv and a couple of 12v sockets. Two solar panels keep the fridge running in summer and can keep the domestics at 100% in winter. Was still a biggish installation with a lot of wiring, isolator switches, bus bars and fuse boxes. You do need to study the BSS before you start as you will have a 4 year inspection.
  15. Everybody will want to know if it is weekend boat or live aboard. If live aboard how will you charge the battery in winter ? 300w inverter and one battery is a bit basic. Have you studied the BSS requirements ? I fitted my electrics but it took many weeks. Went to vehicle wiring products for a lot of stuff - they are very good. Good luck.
  16. Maybe when towpaths are upgraded to cycle paths there should be speed bumps installed like on the roads. Where possible strategically located on a bend so the idiots don’t see them and it tips them into the canal.
  17. PETROL SCOOTERS Designed and manufactured using state of the art techniques, making them superior to all others on the market, get the need for speed with a petrol scooter. Leave the competition in the background as you fly by, no one will see you coming with one of these bad boys! Great for adults & older children. From the FUN:BIKES website.
  18. Was moored at Fazeley on Sunday opposite the old BW office. Motorbike passed twice at 30 mph in a cloud of dust. An idiot on a motor scooter then went past several times at 15 - 20 mph. We have a photo of this idiot. There were kids playing on the towpath and the usual dog walkers. Mindless.
  19. Are your photos before or after sorting out the electrics ?
  20. Last time I filled up at Sawley Marina it was a self service pump and pay with card. You needed to register first with a card from the office. It was two or three years ago so may have changed.
  21. There are two sets of stop planks in the photo. The short ones are for the marina entrance. The longer ones are for the canal downstream of the entrance and presumably belong to CRT.
  22. The 12v negative should be connected to the hull in a single point. Whether this is the correct place is difficult to judge from the photo.
  23. I am a chartered engineer with 50 years experience in mines, oil refineries and power stations. All I know about boat engines and 12v electrics is down to Tony Brooks and his excellent course that I attended when I started boating. Please keep posting Tony - we need you.
  24. It will be near the golden rivet.
  25. Both works were originally planned to be done in winter but have been delayed.
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