mross Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Does no one bother to read any of the thread before they chip in? Edited March 7, 2017 by mross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, mross said: Does no one bother to read any of the thread before they chip in? Is that aimed at anyone in particular? Answering for myself. No,I often chip in without having read a whole thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 It was not aimed at anyone in particular. Certainly not you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 minute ago, mross said: It was not aimed at anyone in particular. Certainly not you. Ahh, it must be one of those rhetorical questions I've heard about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) If you read the damn thread it would be evident who I was talking to! It's meant to be a discussion forum not a twitter/facebok stream of consciousness thing! Edited March 7, 2017 by mross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Lola Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 People are imperfect and miss things. I prefer to remain on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 16 minutes ago, mross said: If you read the damn thread it would be evident who I was talking to! It's meant to be a discussion forum not a twitter/facebok stream of consciousness thing! I have now read the thread and still non the wiser. Perhaps I am a bit thick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, rusty69 said: I have now read the thread and still non the wiser. Perhaps I am a bit thick! It often happens on here that someone has misread or misinterpreted a post and it causes annoyance, I can't see what Mross is referring to either but there may be a simple explanation if he would care to elaborate..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, Neil2 said: It often happens on here that someone has misread or misinterpreted a post and it causes annoyance, I can't see what Mross is referring to either but there may be a simple explanation if he would care to elaborate..? Perhaps I need those spare glasses he mentioned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmck Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Conspiracy Theory... Mross is from the N.E, as was a previous prolific poster, now absent. Or is he? Bet that gets me in the Dog House! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Someone added items to the shopping list that were already on it - that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 minute ago, mross said: Someone added items to the shopping list that were already on it - that's all Which items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 not teling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 minute ago, mross said: not teling! mmmmmm thought not,but suspect I know the answer.Perhaps I don't need those glasses after all eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 Bio washing liquid gel for the dump through holding tank. We started. Using it months ago. As good as, if not better than the expensive additives that we had been forking out for. martyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, mross said: not teling! I know, I know, pick me sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col_T Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 I've seen a couple of threads that speak of mooring chains. How are these used when mooring? Presumably you don't just try and tie a knot in the things!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 You thread them through the Armco on the edge of the bank and they then link together using a pair of metal loops or rings, one of which is on each end of the chain. You then thread your mooring rope though the large hole which you've created, and tie it back on to the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col_T Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Thanks for that, Athy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil2 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 The key feature of "goat rings" (anyone know why they are often so called?) is one ring is smaller than the other so it slips through the bigger one to create a loop, you then attach your mooring line to the smaller ring. To avoid the indignity of scrabbling around on all fours, take your boat hook in one hand and nonchalantly lower the chain through the orifice behind the armco or whatever. You can then capture the lower ring with the hook from a standing position, no more wet knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Neil2 said: The key feature of "goat rings" (anyone know why they are often so called?) is one ring is smaller than the other so it slips through the bigger one to create a loop, you then attach your mooring line to the smaller ring. To avoid the indignity of scrabbling around on all fours, take your boat hook in one hand and nonchalantly lower the chain through the orifice behind the armco or whatever. You can then capture the lower ring with the hook from a standing position, no more wet knees. Yes - if they weren't, then one rring would not pass through the other to create the "big hole". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Some people use a paint roller (without the roller) to hook the end of the chain. Handy if you have creaky knees! But I just delegate to my manager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 Boating Perquisites - Version 3,429.5 Alarm, crew summoning ding-dong Anchor with associated chain and rope. Antifreeze Anti-vandal key & spare Armco hooks (like nappy pins but simpler) Baby wipes - loads Basic toolkit Batteries for LED torches & spares Beer Beer money Binoculars for seeing what is happening on the lock ahead Bio washing liquid for use in Dump Throughs - where applicable Bread knife Boat hook Boat license stickers Boat sudden evacuation grab bag Bottle opener BSS stuff Bucket Burgee (optional) BW key & spare Camera Carbon Monoxide alarm [CO Alarm] Cat o' nine tails to keep the crew in order (& some soft rope) Chair Chocolate biscuits - loads Clock (for tunnels) Clothes & footwear & spares (note all may be needed in a single day) For cold weather For wet weather For warm weather For hot weather Cash - loads Coffee Compass Cooking Stove & fuel for it Corkscrew Cup-a-soups Cutters for use in weed hatch Depth/draft gauge Diesel Dipstick for diesel tank Dogs - minimum 2 max ~ 12 Duvet - Tog dependent on boat heating system (or lack of) Electric Blanket Emergencies Action Plan Fan belt(s) - spare Fenders (for sleeping) - various , to taste Firelighters, box of, & spare First aid kit Floats for keys Fuses, spare Gang plank (for mutinous crew) Gas bottle spanner (must be reverse thread) Gas lighter thingy for lighting stove zip lighter blocks Glasses (optical) as needed & spares Gloves, nitrile, for dealing with weed hatch material which can be sharp. Goat chains 2 Grease - stern gland Guides - eg Pearson's, Nicholson's, Waterscape Hammers 2 - sledge/lump Headlamp & spare bulbs Heating system & fuel for it Horn Indoor games kit (for prolonged bad weather, contents according to taste) Jubilee clips, Stainless Steel, spare, in a range of sizes Jump lead - used on your domestic batteries if for some reason your starter battery dies Jump rope - rope with loop at 1 end & nappy pin at the other. For quick securing to Armco. Kart tyres on a few metres of rope as fenders (For Shroppie 15" - 17") Kettle "Keys", eg for water filler toilet pump out diesel filler Keys to everything & 2nd spare set (with keys individually identifiable) Leatherman/Swiss army knife Lifejackets (primarily for rivers) Lock key longthrow with roller handle & spare Lock key shortthrow with roller handle & spare Loupe & tweezers for splinters Machete, for quick release of trapped ropes Magnet with string already attached or on rod Maps Mirror Mobile phone & charging system Nappy pins 4 Nappies, disposable, for engine bilge cleaning Nail scissors Oil, spare, engine Optimism - large size Padlocks - spare Paper & pencil Pins 4 (2 extra long) Pole, barge (Must be comfortable with spending long periods of time on the roof) Quaker's Porridge Oats - for use as a temporary adhesive/sealant only RCR membership or similar (where appropriate) Ropes, at least 3 (bow, stern, centre) but 4 (2x centre) makes life easier for some Sacks, plastic, black, for the storage of all manner of thing including Smokeless Fuel & Rubbish Salt (pinch of) for treating expert advice & traditional wisdom Saw Scaffolding pole, 8ft, preferably heavy gauge aluminium Scissors Slippers Sponge Stationary wallet, plastic, to keep paper stuff dry. Sticky Tape - sellotape, duct tape, easy-off tape, double-sided tape. Sun glasses & spare Sun hat & spare Tea Thermos flask Tiller bar and pin (& padlock, depending on neighbourhood) Tin opener Tinned food - loads (for emergency use) Tissue - loads Toilet paper - loads Torches (LED) & spare Towel (for travelling around the Galaxy) Two-it (must be round) Umbrellas - 1 large 1 small VHF radio & certificate Vinegar for chips and wasp stings Walkie-talkies, pair Water Waterscape Boaters Guide - print Water hose & adapters (2) Wellies (aka Wellington Boots) Wire - spare, electrical Wok plus two large wooden spoons (ramming speed) Working toilet with more than adequate capacity Zip ties Zip (or other) fire lighter blocks Note 1 - Boats under 12ft in length may have difficulty in passing under low bridges when carrying the full inventory. Note 2 - Possession of these items may become mandatory in a future edition of the BSS regulations. List updated 08/03/2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ray T Posted March 8, 2017 Report Share Posted March 8, 2017 2 hours ago, system 4-50 said: Boating Perquisites - Version 3,429.5 Alarm, crew summoning ding-dong Anchor with associated chain and rope. Antifreeze Anti-vandal key & spare Armco hooks (like nappy pins but simpler) Baby wipes - loads Basic toolkit Batteries for LED torches & spares Beer Beer money Binoculars for seeing what is happening on the lock ahead Bio washing liquid for use in Dump Throughs - where applicable Bread knife Boat hook Boat license stickers Boat sudden evacuation grab bag Bottle opener BSS stuff Bucket Burgee (optional) BW key & spare Camera Carbon Monoxide alarm [CO Alarm] Cat o' nine tails to keep the crew in order (& some soft rope) Chair Chocolate biscuits - loads Clock (for tunnels) Clothes & footwear & spares (note all may be needed in a single day) For cold weather For wet weather For warm weather For hot weather Cash - loads Coffee Compass Cooking Stove & fuel for it Corkscrew Cup-a-soups Cutters for use in weed hatch Depth/draft gauge Diesel Dipstick for diesel tank Dogs - minimum 2 max ~ 12 Duvet - Tog dependent on boat heating system (or lack of) Electric Blanket Emergencies Action Plan Fan belt(s) - spare Fenders (for sleeping) - various , to taste Firelighters, box of, & spare First aid kit Floats for keys Fuses, spare Gang plank (for mutinous crew) Gas bottle spanner (must be reverse thread) Gas lighter thingy for lighting stove zip lighter blocks Glasses (optical) as needed & spares Gloves, nitrile, for dealing with weed hatch material which can be sharp. Goat chains 2 Grease - stern gland Guides - eg Pearson's, Nicholson's, Waterscape Hammers 2 - sledge/lump Headlamp & spare bulbs Heating system & fuel for it Horn Indoor games kit (for prolonged bad weather, contents according to taste) Jubilee clips, Stainless Steel, spare, in a range of sizes Jump lead - used on your domestic batteries if for some reason your starter battery dies Jump rope - rope with loop at 1 end & nappy pin at the other. For quick securing to Armco. Kart tyres on a few metres of rope as fenders (For Shroppie 15" - 17") Kettle "Keys", eg for water filler toilet pump out diesel filler Keys to everything & 2nd spare set (with keys individually identifiable) Leatherman/Swiss army knife Lifejackets (primarily for rivers) Lock key longthrow with roller handle & spare Lock key shortthrow with roller handle & spare Loupe & tweezers for splinters Machete, for quick release of trapped ropes Magnet with string already attached or on rod Maps Mirror Mobile phone & charging system Nappy pins 4 Nappies, disposable, for engine bilge cleaning Nail scissors Oil, spare, engine Optimism - large size Padlocks - spare Paper & pencil Pins 4 (2 extra long) Pole, barge (Must be comfortable with spending long periods of time on the roof) Quaker's Porridge Oats - for use as a temporary adhesive/sealant only RCR membership or similar (where appropriate) Ropes, at least 3 (bow, stern, centre) but 4 (2x centre) makes life easier for some Sacks, plastic, black, for the storage of all manner of thing including Smokeless Fuel & Rubbish Salt (pinch of) for treating expert advice & traditional wisdom Saw Scaffolding pole, 8ft, preferably heavy gauge aluminium Scissors Slippers Sponge Stationary wallet, plastic, to keep paper stuff dry. Sticky Tape - sellotape, duct tape, easy-off tape, double-sided tape. Sun glasses & spare Sun hat & spare Tea Thermos flask Tiller bar and pin (& padlock, depending on neighbourhood) Tin opener Tinned food - loads (for emergency use) Tissue - loads Toilet paper - loads Torches (LED) & spare Towel (for travelling around the Galaxy) Two-it (must be round) Umbrellas - 1 large 1 small VHF radio & certificate Vinegar for chips and wasp stings Walkie-talkies, pair Water Waterscape Boaters Guide - print Water hose & adapters (2) Wellies (aka Wellington Boots) Wire - spare, electrical Wok plus two large wooden spoons (ramming speed) Working toilet with more than adequate capacity Zip ties Zip (or other) fire lighter blocks Note 1 - Boats under 12ft in length may have difficulty in passing under low bridges when carrying the full inventory. Note 2 - Possession of these items may become mandatory in a future edition of the BSS regulations. List updated 08/03/2017 Without at least half of this list how on earth did the working narrow boat manage? Rhetorical question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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