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Charlotte Burnett

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  1. Huh? I can stick engine parts in the dishwasher? Right, I'm definitely fitting one to Roe now!
  2. Hot Fuzz 2? A narrowboat being pursued by a helicopter? Mr JL as in johnlillie of this forum? If so, JL, please please please write to the Data Protection Officer of the relevant police force requesting a copy of the in helicopter recording - I can't wait for the giggles!
  3. Oh. Under cloth? Wooden top? Could be plenty more serious. I pull Roe's covers every 2 years to repaint/slap wet rot treatment/filler in. I Would do it every year if I could find the time.
  4. What sort of boat are we talking about? A clone craft narrowboat with a single leaky mushroom for a couple of months would probably suffer little more than a puddle on the floor, a bilge of water and a little mould. If the plywood was crappy then this might have started to delaminate in the vicinity of the leak/the low point directly above the puddle. To wreck the entire headlining 2 months assuming it's not made of silk or something equally silly would require a big hole indeed. The dutch barge I used to live on had a dog box that leaked like a sieve and had done for 10 years but the headlining hadn't rotted.
  5. Wot Stillearning says…..they lease from CRT is my understanding….with the situation with moorings here I can see that changing.
  6. LEZ - sorry RLWP I never thought to mention….what model and year is your van? Basically, if you are smaller than a Transit, there is nothing to worry about, if you are Transit sized or bigger then I hope it is post 2002 (Euro 3 compliant). Some pre 2002 vans are as well but check. If you came in a car, you are safe. If you are non-compliant, I think that the first time, you get a stern letter but then the fines are astronomical (the "fee" is £100/day for non-compliant vehicles.) Worth knowing is that the regs will change from 2015 to being Euro 4 compliant, this means a post 2008/2009 vehicle, a cynic would think that they were trying to put small businesses out of business!
  7. If I find water inside, I pull them off and reseal them pretty quickly. ETA - water will follow the path of least resistance, I don't know your boat but assuming it's like 99% of them, look for the first hole in the roof FORWARD of the damage, chances are a mushroom or a houdini hatch. Get some marine flex/silicon/Stixall/tarred rope, unscrew the fitting, scrape the old gunk off and reseal with plenty of new stuff. What is damaged and how badly?
  8. Given that it is from the bottom of the tanks, I would suggest that the sediment is pretty normal, if not ideal. Do you have inspection hatches in the tanks? The colour ain't right though, should be pink like Barbie! Are the two tanks balance connected? Would it be feasible to empty both and scrub them clean? I'm opting for the "run really low on diesel" choice before doing something similar with mine. If you don't have a Pela pump, this is the perfect excuse - although I'm running mine dry as my Pela is so filthy! Fitting an agglomerator is pretty simple and can be found for less than this I would think http://www.midlandchandlers.co.uk/Catalogue/ProductDetail/cav-agglommerator-5836b900?productID=73195812-ddef-4249-9d18-bd0586db6a72&catalogueLevelItemID=46e1a889-0e35-4cfb-a5d3-7d2dc18beec1 All you will need is to find your existing CAV filter (assuming you have one) and unscrew the "in" then screw this in place, get another short section of flex hose with fittings (fuel rated from a chandler or you will fail BSS) and fit this between the "out" of the agglomerator and the "in" of your CAV filter, which will need moving on a short length. If you are plumbed in copper, it will take 20 minutes longer perhaps. People here will hold your hand through it.
  9. There is on street parking in that area, to both sides of the canal. I usually work on £5/hr.
  10. I know of a couple of set ups on nbs, one is a General Ecology, although they use it to treat the tap water. The other is owned by a guy with a very long beard and is home made (like everything else on his boat). Every time his water tank runs low, he tosses a bilge pump over the side and refills. The shower is Teed off after the second filter, the kitchen wash tap after the 3rd and the drinking tap last in line. I'll say it makes good tea!
  11. I've got a 70' boat with a Squirrel and back boiler, currently no other heating. No coldwaterfryer attached, 3 rads and towel rail. All get hot. The system design is a shocker - pipes under floor etc. All pump fed (230v one). Sometimes I forget to turn the pump on. It takes hours to vent if there has been a problem. The back plate of the stove has corresponding warpage….Smiley Pete's ideas have me thinking although much boat would need moving to install a heat dump radiator. Would not swap it for another system for ease of use/reliability though :-)
  12. Most surveyors say that the base plate needs blacking and the measurements you provide detail why I agree with them. That said, most aren't and most still float. If you are determined to pull it then bitumen can be heated up in order it flows a little better. If you are using 2 pack, I think Spencer Coatings Epimastic isn't so fussy on temperature but do check with them. What do you mean by "an exposed yacht basin?" Bluntly, I want to know whether you are rather overreacting or alternatively, you have planned some serious narrowboat adventuring on waters better suited to a different type of boat.
  13. I can see that this is going to be a barrel of laughs, I guess my best option is a local brokerage or my boat insurers.
  14. So, I just spent a hideous amount of money on a new (to me) vehicle which will shortly be ready of collection. It is for business purposes and will be full of tools locked in a van vault and similar. I have an address of the sort that costs £150/year for general mail purposes. If I use this as my registration address for the V5 and insurance, will that be okay in law, provided I specify that it will be parked at night "on the road, away from home." Thank you!
  15. When she was on the Thames conservancy, she had a Hiab on the front!
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