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jonathanA

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  • Birthday 16/05/1962

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    Lancashire
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    IT/Telecoms
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    Ivys lot
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    Parbold

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  1. just bear in mind that if you go to a scrapyard/recyclers they can't pay you in cash any more unless you are one of those charming romany folk so will either give you a cheque or do a bacs transfer into your account. ETA - don't think matters what the metal is - I've taken several mixed loads of copper, batteries, brass, ferrous and its all been paid by BACS.
  2. Actually I took it in to good starter alternator place, a chap who specialises in CAV, he tried the starter and it did nothing at all, he reckoned it wasn't unusual for something I can't remember to disintegrate and it's cheaper to replace rhe whole unit he said. At the time, a good few years ago he quoted me about 90 quid for a replacement. One day I may get around to taking it to bits to see what's up with it....
  3. Here's a picture of my old lpsw4 starter. Sadly a knacker but if yours is like this then the solenoid is part of it. This for a standard earth return marine build 47. I'm sure a search using the part numbers will throw up lots of suppliers at lots of prices...
  4. I think its a mix but probably aimed at folks in the market for a new build. Last year there was stand offering some sort of remote monitoring system for boats. It was quite good but expensive and basically a few off the shelf bits on a box. When I questioned the bod on the stand he said yeah were selling to people too stupid to do it themselves.... just saying...
  5. Suspect the starter and solenoid are a combined unit, you won't be able to buy the solenoid on its own. It's a fairly standard "denso" unit. I would check all your connections especially the high current ones on the starter. I had a similar issue which turned out to be a loose connection on the starter battery lead. It's easy for a shaved gorilla to over tighten the nut and strip the thread. Resulting in an intermittent connection. Depending on the which build you have there might be a plastic box on the side of the engine with some relays in and a multiway connector on the side which can work loose and cause problems.
  6. yes most of the network operators are switching off 3G as quickly as possible largely to reduce their (huge) electricity bills and no doubt reduce other running costs / free up spectrum I've been surprised where I've picked up 5G outside big cities.
  7. i can only echo what others have said, if you have never been on a narrowboat, then hire one for a holiday. If your plan is to live on one eventually, try living in your kitchen for a week that will be a good equivalent experience. its very similar to caravanning or motorhomes. I often refer to my boat as the floating caravan (when i'm pee'd off with it 🙂 ) . there are many similarities in terms of fittings and use of space. its tricky because 9 grand looks cheap and you are probably thinking that your partner can do all the work so it will be cheap.... it won't - you have to factor in the 'marine' premium, which is essentially add a nought to the cost any non marine equivalent. and you just cant avoid having to buy things like water pumps , battery chargers etc that have to be right for the job... don't be put off, but do go in with your eyes wide open and if you realistically budget all the costs you may find its better to find a good useable secondhand boat. for instance 2 years of rent at the hard standing is nearly 2 grand..... add in £2-300 for the 'cheap crane in', travel to/from every weekend and the cost soon adds up...
  8. Looks like a fairly generic A127 type derivitive to me. I have one very similar in my spares box will see if there are any markings on it for you. Here you go it could be a lucas Obviously its a lucas and not a A127 having a senior moment there.
  9. a friend of mine even has to be hetas registered to sweep chimneys - (registered for sweeping chimneys not for fitting stoves i should add). personally I would just get on with it and find a secondhand Squirrel or little wenlock (not the AGA versions made in china). The short length of flue from the top of my stove at home needs replacing and I won't be involving hetas in that
  10. It's got to get worse before it gets better ... . In terms of 'Regs' it's the BSS boat safety scheme that you need to meet. Make sure you look at the private boat version. Using domestic T&E isn't a fail but not recommended. Its awful stuff to use on a boat anyway.
  11. it seems to be up today - I've just looked and its there, I see the charge has gone up to £15/Night From 1 April 2024, the following charges will apply: The first 7 nights are charged at £15 per night After 7 nights, any further nights are charged at £27 per night feels like quite a hike from nothing for a long time to £10 and now £15. Still good value I would say, but i think I would stay for less time now....
  12. presumably the survey scared the OP off as he's not been back for two months...
  13. there are a few other marinas and a couple of clubs (sale, Watch tower ? ) on the bridgewater so i'm not sure its a bad as some are making out.... although I've never tried to find a mooring (other than overnight ones !) although as Alan says depends on where you want/need to be and how far the net can be cast....
  14. just noticed the flooring in your pictures. - that might be worth keeping because it looks like expensive decent solid wood flooring - German I think - can't remember the name. might only be fit for the stove, but if its the stuff I'm thinking of, you could sand that and oil or varnish it and it could be lovely. it looked like there was a fair bit in reasonable condition - just a thought. Good luck and keep posting !
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