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jonathanA

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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 !
  15. I know BSP has some mobility issues, but agree grind/chisel off the old ones and replace with bought hinges. I don't think they need to be SS, there are quite a few hinges designed for welding on, which have no predrilled holes. I've done something similar on a side hatch hinge that failed and then used countersunk machine screws (in stainless) to fix them in place, painted up they are fine. I originally did it that way intending to weld it up when i could get a big enough generator to run my welder, but i've never bothered. (also saved any issues with welding heat)
  16. the obvious thing is can you not simply move the router amid-ships ? if not I would be tempted to run an ethernet cable from the router to a wireless access point further forward. (like the one Ian linked to above for £23 quid. ) I have in the past re-purposed crappy leftover broadband routers from home as an AP - just ignore all the DSL/broadband stuff, but for the cost its not worth messing about. I had a different version of the TP-link in my garage on ethernet, at home to give extended coverage and it was fine. I'd run it straight off 12v on the boat.
  17. a friend of mine worked for the local water company as an electrician and when ever asked he always said he worked with the 'dirty stuff' - you mean sewage ?- no potable water..... it doesn't pay to look too closely into water mains, holding tanks and such like.
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  19. for a quick, rough fix whilst you decide what to do, take the handle and bump stop off and drive over it with your car, i've 'repaired' a few landrover back doors like that- although on a landie its considered 'character' 🙂
  20. what was i thinking.... 🙂🤣 that said a mate of mine who is a diesel fitter has bought two houses and a brand new defender off the money he has made out of cross rail and HS2 ... so if he has made that much (admittedly by sleeping in his van and working shifts).... - so maybe some social good and a tiny bit of wealth re-distribution. I can only imagine (dream) how much the big boys have trousered out of HS2💸
  21. complete waste of money always was. for me the travel time to london by west coast mainline is 2hr 9mins. Its actually perfectly fine, cutting 30 or 40 mins off that would be a disadvantage as it wouldn't be worth me trying to get anything done on train. As for capacity there's plenty of capacity as most of the 1st class carriages are empty as no 'ordinary' folk can afford the nearly £500 return fare. the super rich who can afford it aren't going to travel by train anyway.... the billions would have been much better spent on improving the capacity of the existing, upgrading east-west links and making travel by train more attractive than car or flying (i.e reducing ticket prices)
  22. my diagram ? top right is the engine, two alternators (AS /AL) shunt is not marked but has the 'load' connected to the top or right and is in the neg ?, S is starter batt and L is leisure. Earth symbol hull bond.
  23. as opposed to having no income from the empty berths and therefore having to charge the existing bertholders more.... I guess the risk is that the CCer did actually turn up and then you would have a problem if they stayed for months on a peanut rate compared to the other berthholders.... and even if you had an agreement that they would never actually turenup (or could do for only so many nights) then i don't see how thats fraud, might not be in the spirit of what CRT are trying to do, but thats a different debate altogether. I struggling to see where the fraud is. It would be fraudulent if someone took money from say 100 CCers, when they only had berths (occupied or otherwise) for say 50.... I could see the CCer being more at risk that actually a 'real' person wants a berth (at full rate) so the operator 'turfs out' the CCer - perfectly within the rights of most if not all operators, even then The CCer is all right until their next renewal so still possibly a good deal for them. Although back to the earlier point, this is all hypothetical and a waste of time whilst the CCer surcharge is small .
  24. to be fair I'd assumed the CC surcharge would make it worthwhile, but if its as you say, buttons, it would not be worth the effort quite agree. i do wish people would read previous posts properly before diving in.... no where did i suggest 'over selling' in fact I was very careful to use the words 'spare Capacity' and the conversation with MTB even referred to CRT knowing how many spaces/total length was available at each location. just to be clear I was merely postulating it as something that could be done, but MTB has shown its probably not financially worthwhile. although if the surcharge become significant then it could be for some. finally its not my plan so I don't need your approval or good luck - but thanks anyway.
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