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tjg1677
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An empty action man box, apparently it was a special edition - the deserter!
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yahoo, does that mean the nights now start to draw out again...??
let the countdown to the new season begin !!
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here is a pic of the boat, it illustrates what I mean about the distance from the bow to the cabin top......
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thanks for the heads up re george at Ludham bridge, I think I may just give him a try.
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hello everyone, apologies first, I had typed out a reply yesterday and for some reason it has not posted.
Thanks for all the input. |I appreciate the no pulpit rail school of thought but the lowliner is just downright dangerous without one, largely due to the steep rake of the front cabin windows, thus not giving anywhere to hang on to because the distance is too great from the bow when stood right forward by the mudweight. It is also to fall through the front cabin windows should one stumble or trip, the rake may give the boat nice lines but is a totally unthought out shambles when it comes to safety.
I do have the recessed grab rails, which frankly are a total design cock up as the recesses fill up with water when it rains and there are no drains - just like the lifebouy moulding aft, it is just a very expensive bird bath, but I digress.
I am now thinking along the lines of a horizontal orientated rail that runs from either side of the fwd cabin tops and forms a bow like arrangement extending out parallel to the deck by about 18 inches, at least it will give something to hold on to and the mountings can be bolted through the existing recessed rail thus avoiding drilling through the cabin roof. Am even considering fitting a grab line between the same points, will have a similar effect but will look a bit of a dog though.
call this work in progress...lol
thanks again all
trev
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on my narrowboat I actually did the setup that LR suggests. I got a cheap beko fridge from comet ( think it was about 90 quid )
and ran it off an inverter via my domestic bank of batteries ( 3 x 100 ah ) it worked perfectly. If you also couple in a 100w solar panel, you are laughing all the way to a nice cold tin of beer - bliss !!
trev
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Hello to all you good people out there. Need some help please. A pulpit rail is on the must have list prior to next season, as my boat affords little in the way of anything to grab hold of
When forrard working ropes , mudweight etc.
Q1.who is are the best people to approach for this sort of thing.
Q2. Highly unlikely this i know but does anyone know of a second hand one that would fit an alpha lowliner 42?
Lastly, having never needed to do this before ( on a narrowboat everything is steel so i just made my own ) would anybody like to hazard an educated guess as to cost.
Many thanks in advance
Trev
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Yes, definitely vodaphone, the others tend to be very hit and miss that i have tried, although not tried O2.
Trev
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15 hours ago, Viking23 said:
Thanks Leo, just went onto the Giff Gaff website, ordered a free SIM card, at least that will get me going, unless I find a cheaper one.
Also being O2, we get good reception at our mooring on the Thames with our Tesco mobile, also O2
Many thanks.
Richard.
PS Still open to suggestions for cheaper options lol...
Are you thinking of using this to remotely monitor the boat Richard?
If so, please please do tell us how you get on with it.
Thanks
Trev
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16 hours ago, Wildfuzz said:
How about a buddy system, those of us near to marinas could be approached to check another members boat if they are too far away for an ad hock visit. Would obviously be up to the boat owners to decide if they trust the person nearby to check their pride and joy, but it may save expensive damage or a long trip to Norfolk / Suffolk.
S.
A great idea is that.....
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Hello all,
Went down last weekend to winterise giddy kipper and just in time too, the temp on fri night in horning briefly droppe,d to minus one and the quay heading be came very icy.
This is what i did in the end:
Two x forty watt thermostatic tube heaters fwd and aft in the engine room. For info calculated that on full 24 hour cycle they will cost about 12 quid per month to run. Calorifier and water pump also in engine room, so hopefully protected too.
Water system drained down, shower trays and pumps flushed through with antifreeze , ditto the jabsco toilets, all bedding and cushions sealed in vacuum bags, engine oil changed, all doors left open, all cupboards and drawers left open, all hopper windows left on night latch allowing ventilation and a crystal type de humidifier left in every cabin, the galley and two in the saloon.
Am hoping that does the trick and that we get a very early spring or at least have a mild winter to get some post Christmas boating in. Thanks again to everyone for their advice and input, much appreciated.
Trev
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Hello ginbottle and a belated but very warm welcome. I used my pension pot to buy my boat so i know what you mean. I have only been a member here a few months and yet to have the privilege of meeting the others but they are a fantastic bunch, very friendly and helpful with just a twist of humour thrown in.
Trev
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4 hours ago, Timbo said:
I expect that bass to have had a thoroughly amazing paint job by New Year! Something a bit like this one on the right?
We once auditioned a 'Rockabilly slap bass' player for our band. As usual we'd had a falling out amongst band members two days before we started a mini tour and desperately needed a bass player. The chap sent us a video...my God he was superb! Climbing the bass, somersaulting from the thing, into the splits...never missed a beat and he knew all of our set! He met us at some pub in Margate for the first gig. His acrobatics were superb...he just couldn't play the bloody thing his video was done to a backing track. We ended up using him on stage and I played the bass line on the keyboard after I sampled his bass sound.
Ooh Forum band at the summer meet? Jam session at the least?
Forum band, now i really like that idea very much, how many players can we rustle up?
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47 minutes ago, StillCruising said:
Ditto for us on Miss Lisa. Fleeces hot water bottles in the bed etc. If only the two of us close the door to the front cabin and heat the centre cabin (living area) and the rear cabin (beadroom) either with the Ebber or two fan heaters if on hook up. We never run the Ebber all night but occasionally run the fan heater overnight. We use the Ceramic Core type of fan heaters which are usually more compact and incorporate a thermostat and a cut-out system in case they get knocked over etc. If using fan heaters you have to watch the total electrical loading especially if you are on the standard 16amp set up don't forget other items that you may have connected at the same time.
Just bought one of them off e bay, it is brilliant, has 2 heat settings of 750 and 1500 watts and oscilates too, highly recommend one! It was only 23 quid
Trev
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Now that is cool and shows imagination. I wonder if my 75kg force BT would do that.....errrrmmmm perhaps not lol.
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7 hours ago, Jim said:
Thanks tjg, ordered this morning and delivered this afternoon! It will be fitted in place of the old tube heater asap. Hope it will save a few quid but if it does switch in a bit early, no worries!
you are most welcome sir
trev
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Check this out, argos, eighty watts and thermostatic....thirty quid.
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Bu**er, thanks for pointing that one out griff, I had a sneaky feeling there was a flaw in there somewhere...............
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That is beautiful. There was an old saying in the merchant Navy:
mackerel skies and mares tails, makes a sailor shorten sails. Meaning that a storm was moving in, usually this was true as well at sea.
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the answer is simple, put a lock in, it worked for the canals over 200 years ago, given modern technology and techniques
it would be a piece of pi........sorry easy to do! All you would need is a prefabricated concrete caisson sunk into place just like they are doing on the thameslink project to keep the stations from flooding, extend 45 feet either side of the bridge, a set of gates at each end and a decent pump - viola!! done!
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Thanks everyone for their advice and input on this. It seems that different people do it different ways - hence my confusion.
I rather like the idea of a tubular heater or two however I have been told that a lot of boats at Ferry Marina have them and as they are all set to roughly the same temperature, they all tend to cut in together and cause an overload on the local grid and tripping the power supply completely, now whether this is locally at the posts or at the FM consumer unit I dont know but there is always that risk of no power and a sub zero night. So looks like I am back to doing it the old fashioned way by manually protecting everything according the excellent advice received. Shame really as I really wanted to use her over the winter.
Thanks again all, much appreciated
Trev
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And i thought it was just the canals where the friendly rivalry took place between the tupperwares and rustbuckets. In a wide lock if a narrowboat had a grp boat alongside, the grp one was referred to as a fender
all good light hearted joshing.
I , as many will know have a marmite boat, in my opinion it is a combination of the best of both worlds, personally i wanted a bathtub when looking to purchase but settled fot the one i got coz it has a flybridge, darned difficult getting up there but great once esconsed., all good stuff but i do still miss the front door of a bathtub..
and finally, the original point of this thread, hear hear griff, that is recognition long overdue, one of robins reviews saved me a lot of time and money, so good on yer robin, keep em coming and i will gladly buy you a drink when we eventually meet and you would be welcome to crew onboard GK anytime.
mate
Trev.
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Hello everyone,
Got a question to ask, it is my first season of NB boat ownership and if have read much conflicting advice regarding prepping the boat for winter. Amongst some of the many items I have seen the following:
Fill raw water system with anti freeze
Ditto shower trays and drain pumps
Ditto toilets
Drain calorifier
Drain fresh water system........... the list goes on.
I am hoping to get some use out of GK over the winter months and would love to hear what you all do to your boats please.
Thanks in advance
Trev
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Congrats from me too, also to griff and his good lady.
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all good light hearted joshing.
Happy Christmas & New Year
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A very jolly Christmas to all from me. I look forward to meeting some of you out and about next season. May you all have a happy and healthy 2017.
Trev ( Giddy Kipper )