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  1. having mer Orph Mable a few times, I can't understand how he came to be involved with that site. He is a sensible chap and it is worth listening to what he says. I think his articles are the only bit of that site worth bothering about haggis
    3 points
  2. You're very welcome. Pleased to have been of some help. Any chance of a picture of yours? I might know LOADS about them.... MtB
    2 points
  3. Initially a complete denial that they've ever run the article. Followed by 30 minutes of silence Then a strongly worded accusation that you've plagarised their article A further wait of a day Then a boasting article that they knew this boat was going to be stolen, that they have narks working for Leicestershire Police whom had 'a wire' on the crims all the time. a further day's delay A finger-pointing rant, with six by four photographs, accusing the new owners of the boat of over-staying whilst carrying out repairs, and how the Narrow-Lobotomy Team have saved the boating world from certain extinction with over-population of bank-side dwellers (as foretold by Alice's Restaurant)
    2 points
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  5. Gone and got a dog, this pm – 10 months old, looks like a Sheltie. Already discovered he loves people and dogs (made sure of that before adopting), hates cats, may never have seen a car before and is not house trained (bu****) and he has a touch of the runs. That will teach me to turn on more lights - first time thought something had fallen on floor and went to pick it up, second time - new pair of slippers required. Why did I not get vinyl instead of carpet. Found as a stray. So playful and inquisitive. Training required! But he is so sweet – will not leave my side. Currently stuck in Ellesmere (not a bad place to be stuck) for two weeks getting (hopefully) a crown replaced.
    1 point
  6. Hi all, I've had loads of help from the forum and feel I should be giving back as much as I can. You'll see from the picture how small our boat is (Its work in progress) but to give some extra storage space (I'd hate storing coal on the roof, it looks messy) and to find a better way of attaching down the solar panels I made this, using the solar panels as the lid. All padlocked down, and filled up with coal and other things I used to store on the roof. Not the best photo in the world, But it is two tongue and groove floorboards, plywood with canvass stapled around it, and the panels on top. Thought it may help anyone who is thinking of getting panels.
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  8. £3000 for a cast iron stand pipe is MoD pricing! The cast iron type could be copied or a similar item produced in self coloured resinous (probably recycled) fibrous plastic material, designed to be Regs compliant and self insulating for considerably less csot whilst being more pleasing to the eye, functional and less attractive to the scrap metal thieves. That stainless item is utter arse! Public toilet or kebab house chic, with little insulation, poor functionality and greater injury potential. Ignoring the (slightly suspect) water regs argument, surely the question should be why? Just do what one of the richest charities in the country does and ignore the situation until forced, when they get someone else to do something for them as a gift!
    1 point
  9. To do an oil change. 1000x easier than getting the bolt out the sump and draining it into a container. Ours is positioned so you can get a 5l oil container under it (if the acoustic enclosure wasn't in the way....)
    1 point
  10. It's the suction pump to empty the sump of oil. Regards Pete
    1 point
  11. I'm not sure what you mean by "the difference", but yes I do agree. We all treat people in certain ways depending on how they look and their overall demeanour - anyone who says they don't is either dishonest or deluded. I came into a Severn lock single-handed a couple of weeks ago (can’t remember which one), and there were a group of 5 or 6 youths, at the other end with one fishing rod between them. They were messing about chucking things into the other end of the lock, throwing things into the river, smoking dope and generally acting like they didn't care what anyone else thought. I asked the only other bloke there who was watching me go through the lock if he wouldn't mind waiting around until I had exited and I nodded towards the youths. He knew exactly what I was talking about. I said to him, I don't like pre-judging people but they don't really help themselves by looking and acting the way they do. If I dress up as a vicar and stand around a church, it’s likely I will be treated as vicar by passersby who may ask me about the history of the building, etc. If I dress up as a policeman and walk down the road I wouldn't be surprised if members of the public responded to me as if I were a policeman - be that positive or negative. I could wear a white coat and carry a stethoscope through a hospital and someone would probably treat me as if I were a doctor. My point is that I wouldn’t blame those who were fooled by my attire for making those mistakes. Likewise if people dress up as a chavs or a gangstas it’s generally because that’s the way they wish to be perceived. They may not be overtly seeking violence, but I’m afraid the idea is often to intimidate others. If people don't want to be judged negatively then perhaps they should think about how they look and the way they behave, rather than blaming others for what are perfectly natural perceptions and reactions.
    1 point
  12. Then you should moan at everyone else who wants it all and wants it now. It's a finite resource for you to expect to use it in an infinite manner simply unrealistic. I don't where people get these attitudes from, 10 years ago you'd have bitten someone's hand off to have the kinds of access we have now, and what do people do? moan. Moan, moan moan. I think it's brilliant, liberating and it's revolutionised my life in a way i used to dream about. As I am fond of repeating "it's not amazing it goes wrong (slow), it's amazing it works at all"
    1 point
  13. I was once attacked by an Anglia 105E. It ran over my foot. Someone else had brought it into the workshop for valve clearance adjustment, ''they always needed that'' and left it in gear with the brake off. To jog the engine round I pressed the button on the starter solenoid under the bonnet which stuck in and it started chugging forward over my Daisy-roots, luckily they had steel toecaps.
    1 point
  14. Dominic, who posts on this forum has this on his site: http://rugbyboats.co.uk/Boating-Advice/boat-advice-canal-and-river-advice-technical-boating-matters.html Useful information when starting out.
    1 point
  15. the usual fuel tank built into the stern is a poor design usually without adequate drain off, time to get builders to up their game, an insulated (to stop condensation), v bottomed stainless tank with drain would be better. No need to ever polish then.
    1 point
  16. Training is vital and make sure he learns not to chase cats or any livestock. Your dogs behaviour is your responsibility, remember not every body likes dogs and if your dog causes problems for others then that can only lead to more dislike of dogs.
    1 point
  17. I had a nearly full bottle of very nice red wine thrown at me once when I said hello to a passing day boat. It would seem that they had had enough of being told to slow down and the thrower was very apologetic as he wasn't expecting a friendly greeting. Fortunately I caught it cleanly so no apology was necessary (I didn't think they were going that fast either).
    1 point
  18. Hi Yes this was the same for us when we bought & sold our last (only boat we have had) boat through a broker, I no you pay top dollar but you do have some degree of protection in that the funds/ money isn't released until survey, paperworkI have been sorted. Sue ( Avalon from York)
    1 point
  19. Cheers wullie Just finishing touches now, rain is holding me up at the moment, was planning to fit our Iroko stern seats and finish off some painting. I'll get the BSS sorted in a couple of weeks, I have a small engine to fit for power generation and the Outback controller & solar panels and that's it basically, just a matter of organizing crane lorry and somewhere to put the boat in LOL In fact I might make some enquiries now.
    1 point
  20. Thanks for everyone's comments. I would firstly like to say for anyone reading this that is considering getting a boat that incidents such as these are very very rare. I am now in my 8th year of Continuous Cruising and this is the first incident that I have had and I still consider myself a very lucky person to live this lifestyle.
    1 point
  21. Try the system I use: get on with my own life and not worry about how others live live their lives. They would be left in peace if people just stop concerning themselves with what they are doing.
    1 point
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