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THE BATCHWORTH BOAT RALLY, RICKMANSWORTH May 17
THE BATCHWORTH BOAT RALLY, RICKMANSWORTH

This rally was started in 2024 when at very short notice the huge Rickmansworth Festival was cancelled. The Waterspace team decided to keep the boat gathering but as a much smaller event. With some enthusiastic parters it was a huge success in 2024.

So Next year as an appropriate "Theme" for the times we are Calling all GUCCCo, FMC, Severn & Canal boats.particularly those built in 1935 as next year the Batchworth Boat Rally would like to see them all gathering at Batchworth in Rickmansworth to celebrate their 90 years.
The rally will take place on 17/18th May, two weeks after the cavalcade at Little Venice.
Please put the date in your calendar for next year and drop us an email then we will make sure to include you on the mailing list when bookings open in January.
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Help please, New boat with Isuzu 42 HP .....
Help please, New boat with Isuzu 42 HP .....

LadyG replied to Gypsey_Kings's topic in Boat Equipment

If you need a manual, you might need an engineer! My Isuzu LB33 is nicely run in at 4400 hours! I think the first full service it had was when I used a hire centre, the guy did quite a bit more than an oil change. Check list provided. As as a novice, I had assumed it was like getting a car serviced back in the day when there was a mechanic in every garage. Previous casual people changed the oil, took tbe money and were never seen again
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CHACELY aka NORA EASTING for sale
CHACELY aka NORA EASTING for sale

MtB replied to MPR's topic in General Boating

You're right, but the pics of the boat in various places tell is it still gets around. I'm not entirely sure its suitable for coastal cruising with 50% of its length now missing. (Not sure why I think this, other than that it now looks ungainly.) OTOH they have clearly put a massive amount of time and money into the interior re-fit to make it into a very comfortable house boat. £270k seems an ambitious price all the same.
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Google Earth Canal & River Map. (Canalmaponline)
Google Earth Canal & River Map. (Canalmaponline)

the grinch replied to Chris Lowe's topic in History & Heritage

i've walked what I can of the 3 canals but the Southampton sections have all now disappeared, the last remaining bit was at Millbrook where a small indent by the station was the last part to disappear. the Romsey, Andover & Timsbury Canal to give it it's full name is still visible beside the road between Lee and Romsey, the toll house is still existent and the canal is there behind the Plaza Theatre up towards Timsbury, some remains are there on the Salisbury at West Dean including one of the locks, as for the Southampton Tunnel its filled with concrete as the railway tunnel was falling into it in the 70/80s it was on the side of the rail tunnel approx 10 ft lower and about 5ft further south. it is also believed that Woodmill Tide lock is still there buried under the road this was the entrance lock to the Itchen Navigation which is largely traceable all the way to Winchester. the 2nd lock site has been cleared, and most of the locks are now converted to weirs, Allbrook is very visible from the road which passes over its tail
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Winter protection
Winter protection

PeterF replied to Dunworkin's topic in New to Boating?

If you have a Victron Multiplus then when shorepower is connected, the default settings mean that all ac loads are supplied by shorepower and the ac loads are only supplied by the inverter if shorepower fails. If the setting is on then if shorepower fails you could quickly drain your batteries, which is why I use charger only. You can do extra programming of a Multiplus so the ac loads are supplied by inverting dc and the shorepower is only used if the battery voltage/SOC falls below a chosen level to run the ac loads and recharge the battery. A dicey game if you have lead acid batteries, not so bad with lithium if you end up with discharged batteries and failed shorepower. I still fully drain down the water system, taps, shower mixer etc even with the heaters. I have found that marina shorepower is not 100% reliable.
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Ange replied to blackrose's topic in Political & Current Affairs

Exactly. It's the seemingly powerless ridiculous protests that so often gain traction until one day everyone wants to claim they were part of it. Anyone whose life has been saved by the NHS should think twice before they ridicule "lefties"
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Mooring ambiguity
Mooring ambiguity

nealeST replied to nealeST's topic in General Boating

Yes I clocked that. Interesting…
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Winter protection

Dunworkin replied to Dunworkin's topic in New to Boating?

I was wondering about that, should I leave the inverter set to on, or just charger only. So presumably the answer is charger only….🍷🍷
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Winter protection
Winter protection

PeterF replied to Dunworkin's topic in New to Boating?

I should have said, we have a reverse layout, one heater goes between the galley and dinette and the other between the toilet and bedroom. We only have 700W of solar, nowhere near enough so I have the inverter/charger set to charge only so the heaters are powered direct from shorepower.
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