chris_r

Was the usual practice on GU boats to have a doorway access between cabin and engine hole, or was there a option at fitout to have a solid bulkhead at the cabin end with just have an inspection "window" between the two areas ?? Just interested to investigate the options

Here is the present engine in Baldock if it helps to clarify whether it is a D, P or F series

Something special I think https://www.apolloduck.com/boat/yarwoods-40-tug/611442

I am putting THEOPHILUS back to (near) original condition and both the seacock inlets are still in place and on the port side of the engine hole. I have a RN to put back in which is how she was delvered to GUCCCo

There are only 8 motor boats in this class but which present day boat still has the original counter ??? As the new owner of THEOPHILUS, and as it needs a new stern end, I am interested to get the shape right I await all the wisdom from the forum :-)

I can confirm the mooring is transferable .....

It is indeed Cumberland Basin and the boat is also on eBay for a modest £250, 000

Does anyone have, or know someone who has, a Heritage Range cooker installed on their boat ?? I am seriously considering a Uno model (or maybe the Compact Duette) as part of a major refit and I would really like to see one in operation and talk about the practicalities of using one without having to wander down to Cornwall. Happy to travel an hour distance from Milton Keynes or Birmingham areas Any help or advice gratefully received

Did I see ex Samuel Barlows WINSTON there as well ??

Many of you will have been following Mattys epic voyage across the BCN and the huge amount of challenges he faced en route. As the absentee owner of BALDOCK I can only applaud his tenacity and perseverance at overcoming the huge number of engineering challenges and the colossal amount of rubbish he stripped off the blade. I would also thank the support from various members of this forum in keeping Matty going and in particular Rob for turning up in person and adding not only an extra pair of hands but valuable personal contact. Boat delivery is a tough and lonely job at the best of times but when things start going wrong it gets an awful lot tougher. Well done everyone .... this is what CWDF does best of all

Ken .... great to see you on here .... AFRICA is atill alive and well

Dover has been refitted and is back on the market http://www.londontideway.com/boats-dover.html

here is one from our Nordic brethren

What would happen if during the course of the analysis of the voluntary liquidation of QMP by the IP, he has concerns that the trading relationship of QMP to the daughter and mother companies of PLM and QMH may have been carried out in a fraudulent manner. Does he have a duty to inform the police or other relevant authorities that the law may have been broken? Would that action put any further discussions from CRT on hold as they may be uncertain as to the veracity of any potential new owner with which to conclude a new NAA. Just a thought once the money trail gets more deeply investigated

To me this seems a simple process to evaluate new CCers in the first year of their licence period. A quick intervention after 3 months to be followed by 9 months of monitoring, after which time it could be that if CRT is "not satisfied" that CCing is genuinely taking place, then the options would be to take a home mooring for the licence in year 2 or leave the waterways as a new CC licence would not be forthcoming.

As a quiet observer to this (and previous) debate(s) on this topic perhaps the important word in the clause is that the Board must be satisfied that the boat WILL be used for bona fide navigation. This is surely about accepting the intent of the licence applicant that they will navigate rather than declare a home mooring.

Even to my poor eyesight the reflections of the boat in the ripples on the water appear identical between the two photographs. The chances of replicating the ripple pattern between two passing boaters seem improbabale to say the least. Scoundrels of the first water

Recently had a new bathroom fitted which meant moving the old engine room bulkhead In the bathroom the shower, basin and calorifier are in place .... but the pipework needs coupling together. Contact with several land based plumbers have all ended up with tooth sucking or just no replies. Can anyone recommend a boat friendly plumber ? It would be fantastic if this person could also do, or knows someone else, who could re-organise the engine hole and tidy up the wiring loom, day tank and water header tank. The boat is based in Cumberland Basin on the Regents and there is parking nearby Thanks for the help Chris

Does this cause any problems in obtaining a licence from BW ??? I thought you either had to declare you held a recognised mooring place or you signed a declaration to become a continuous cruiser.

Hi ... I have a diesel fired Rayburn Regent on my boat. It has a back boiler and provides hot water and heats a small radiator in the bathroom and provides background heat in the main cabin. It is rather nice, but during the Summer it does tend to get the cabin a bit on the hot side, so out comes the small gas burner to sit on top of the stove. The Rayburn is effective .. perhaps too effective at heating and could maybe benefit from having some more radiators attached to dissipate the heat a bit better. Cooking also needs a bit more planning as it takes an hour or so to get the oven up to roasting temperature, although the results are worth the effort. All that said, I am sadly replacing the Rayburn later this year with something easier to use. The boat will be up for sale by next Spring and whilst the Rayburn is great, as the boat is currently a liveaboard, it will not suit everyone's needs. So the plan is to replace it with something more user friendly. Just my experiences !

Mike, thanks for the fulsome answer. The biggest 90 litre Surecal calorifier is 820mm high and 505mm wide. The ebay example I posted is 150 litres capacity and 1155mm high but still only 505mm wide. To my mind it just seems the opportunity to pick up a pre-owned domestic unvented hot water tank is far greater than find a marine calorifier of similar capacity ... and it also seems there are some good deals which can be found from the domestic market I'm off to get my tape measure out and see what I can squeeze in. If I do find I am short of space then maybe i can just swap my engine for a nice single cylinder and get some more room in the bathroom Exactly my thinking

This is the sort of thing I have been looking at ebay linky There is a click through on this item to the manufacturers datasheet