Jenwil

Again with the passive aggressive comments. I don’t know what the other place is I’m afraid and certainly never been here before.

I rest my case, out of all the points I made you picked up on the ‘WE’ It may come to your surprise people do talk and sit on each other’s boats and share the judgements that are being made by internet cowards and bullies. Its like who the f is Mike to judge my reasons and call them feeble then call me a pretend CCer ? WE are all in agreement on that one...

Post your log and lets see how much you have cruised and I will post mine then let’s see who the ‘boater’ is. Should have bought a caravan Mike as having a mooring is no excuse to think you are lord of the manor and are free to bridge hop to your hearts content. Come on let’s see that log mouthy boy;))

Aggressive tone? Im telling it like it is plain and simple, I’m not here for this cock and ball. People like Mike and Arthur are passive aggressive they hide on Internet forums and spout this nonsense when on the tow path they will say nothing because they know they will be told where to run and jump. If the reality of that tone offends you hurry up because I only have two ends to that middle finger as frankly I’m not assed and will not tolerate double standards from plastic boaters who are the biggest p takers themselves. ‘Reasonable in the circumstances’ you’ll get there in the end love if only you would stop with the double standards, yeah we know who you are and your game.

Because I’m not here to explain myself to people who simply have no place or authority to question me, it’s simply none of their business, its like seriously get a bloody life or move back in a house with your land based attitudes, real boaters don’t give a stuff they know what’s what and get on with it end of they dont talk down and judge others on a ‘canal forum’ holier than thou.

I have travelled to London and back and my license period has 3 months to go I am a boater, you on the other hand linger around the north of England while talking shite on this forum pretending to be a boater, simply leave me alone. If I need to stay put because I deem the weather foul then I will do so, if there are no locks there are still slippy gunwhales and decks which the law recognises as reasonable,you can lick my middle finger if you don’t like it and CRT will not be mithered either. I don’t have an agreement with CRT I have a license to cruise, having a license and agreeing to terms and conditions are worlds apart, and before you go on with more diretribe save it the law couldn’t give two hoots and neither can I.

Reasonable in the circumstances get over it sunshine...

It’s none of your business what anyone else does whatsoever with their boat. I have clocked up more miles than most in the last 12 months so go figure.

So I’m selfish for not wanting to move my boat in foul weather and crack my head open on icy locks? well I’ll tell you now I may be fairly new with only a few years ccing but there are several boaters who have literally dug the canal out and hold the same opinion so perhaps stay on your mooring and brown nose CRT because frankly your not welcome with the constant let’s tell boats without a mooring what they can and can’t do and what the rules are, again from a boater who is time served . bloody internet clowns. Well I’m on the Mac

Ohhh bloody hell lol

I’m not interested in Internet theory Arthur born from bored boaters sat on their backsides on a mooring bitching about continuous cruisers with little to no real life boating experience , slippy locks and decks due to frost and ice are more than reasonable reasons not to move and are the main differences from wet decks in summer. Frankly if you come it with that on the towpath you would be told to F off as CRT have no issue with safety.

Actually if it’s reasonable in the circumstances not to move due to it being cold or snowing no you don’t have to move, been done to death also and I’m sure if you think about it long enough the reasonable reasons would be extensive. If it’s snowing it’s cold enough for locks and boat surfaces to be very slippy and icy so my answer to anyone including yourself who think I or anyone else should move in such conditions would be much to the point of sod off. Frankly if someone pays for a towpath mooring and they are happy doing that then that’s fine for them while others think it’s laughable and simply tell CRT to whistle and do just fine, such is life.

Some boaters will say it’s not a mooring it’s just a made up idea that does not exist and will simply laugh at you for paying for a so called ‘winter mooring’ If it’s for winter is it offering shelter, convenience and comfort from the ‘winter’ if there is foul weather it’s reasonable in the circumstances not to move ta dahhh no winter mooring required. It beggars belief why people go to great lengths to excuse CRT to take the mick with such nonsense but will play hell on Earth at customer services in their favourite supermarket over a pack of buscuits or ring up sky to ask them why they should continue being a customer.

So when my engine is reving what kind of voltage charge should be good ? 14.5 ?

I’m wondering if it would just be better spending on a couple of new alternators instead?

Can anyone recommend any good pay as you go data deals ?

Good point but then why bother getting a generator if I can just run the engine? I have been told it damages the engine by some people while others have laughed at the idea too. The better gennys are bigger so I couldn’t lift them anyway.

I have been thinking about getting a metal box with a vent and a metal fuel container. I take it not putting it in the gas locker is best too. Naturally I think putting it all in the boot of the car come safety time would be an idea. thanks Alan.

Thanks Mike. is there anyway to have a regulated charge? I suppose I need a battery monitor as I have no idea how charged they are other than the volts on my solar readout when it’s nighttime and showing the volts. Gosh there are so many ins and outs to this lark.

What’s the badge on your genny Mike ?

I have 4 batteries but I only use a laptop and have a small 12 v tv but never run everything at once anyway. Yes your right the kipor would be too heavy for me to lift. Ive been offered the victron not got it as yet.

Do you have a link to the kind of charger you mean please Mike as I can’t affor or want a £500 generator sitting around.

I’ve read somewhere that the victron can be ‘dialled down’ so a lesser power generator can be used if such high charging amps are not needed ?

It’s this one https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ig950-800w-inverter-generator/

So for battery charging through a victron combi inverter charger, would that make it scream out? I think the charger is a 100 amps! Am I making sense I wonder as some of the replies seem that I may not be. A bit like when you run the engine you can have it set how you want it to create the balance you desire, yes faster may mean more amps but you don’t always want it running faster.