Smoggy

Is miles weston banned from your marina then?

That's because you've not drunk enough!

For my bathing platform and steps I used a wood/plastic composite from a place in okehampton, I got some samples first and slung one in the parts washer at work for a week, 60 degrees and a detergent mix didn't soften it so should be fine, machined well too. https://www.wpc-decking.co.uk/

Just place a mirror on the floor, if you recognise what you see you are fine, if it's a dim and distant memory you have issues.

Now this is a good balanced thread, discussing being obese and the best black pudding in the same topic. Of course the straight weight vs height bmi is a load of old sperical thingies, you can eat the same and exercise and not lose any weight but more of it will be muscle instead of fat (and muscle is heavier), I bet most of the armed forces are obese by this way of measuring.

Read it and weep porky! Don't stop the creaks and pains though or the remains of hair falling out.

I'd recommend surlingham ferryhouse for your last night before heading back to thorpe, give them a bell first and book a spot though as it gets busy these days.

I did see a big wide beam barge on the witham once called enigma, it had a large wheelhouse on top on hydraulic arms that folded over the back to sit behind the main hull, it was just folding back up after coming through torksey lock when I saw it, very impressive design. I will have to try and find some piccies of it. Found it!

It all depends on the design of the arch if it's easy to hinge or not, I have one on the roof of my princess that just needs 2 bolts taking out to swing it down, I can do it in 30 seconds as long as the canopy is down but turn the radar off first or you may get gently cooked.

The daft bit about the glass filter bowl thing is that to check for water you have to let fuel out and bleed which has to be more likely to leave you with a bilge full of diesel than a glance at a filter bowl, and I'd rather be able to have a quick look at sea than have to let air into the system to check. I know it's normally done safely moored up but sometimes things need to be checked underway. Luckily my bss examiner let mine go with see through plastic filters, mind you there is a 2kg fe2000 auto extinguisher sat between them.

The richos hireboat at the st.olaves bell on the saturday of easter weekend needed an electric post inserting somewhere! The engine was running when we went in the pub at 7.00pm and was still running when we came out again at the back of 11.00pm, he looked most put out when we suggested he turned it off as we wanted to sleep (he did turn it off though), I was ready to get the battery drill out with a big holesaw to give the hint....

They can't legally do that, they tried when the posts were first changed and got slapped down, ofgen rules.

Enough throttle will get it through..... In answer to the original question, moor up and walk under with a tape measure if not sure, if the gauge says 8'8" you will get through for sure, I have got under at 8'8" when the gauge has said 8'2" and had clearance, I can't be sure the BA have not changed the gauges since hence the tape measure suggestion but I doubt they have.

Not if I go past! They only closed breydon because I opened the throttle too quickly, who needs fog!

Just seen a rubber duck swim through reedham...

I've still not worked out how the intake of nicotine or the hand to mouth habit is supposed to help stop smoking, when I gave up the hardest bit was not rolling a fag as much as not smoking it. As for the contents of cheap ebay bought chinese sourced chemicals exactly how can anyone say they are safe? I'm glad I gave up 20 years ago and don't like the idea of vaping in pubs and such and find it as annoying as passive smoking, that said if a pub gets the ashtrays out when the door gets bolted I don't mind as long as I'm still getting served, it's their house then.....

If there's nothing in the oil big enough to read a part number off it'll be fine.......

I'm more interested where Lionel came from, bettyswollocks I can understand (although not this spring so far) but we don't need an emoticon for bettyswollocks! (could use the head scratching emoticon upside down I suppose).

I don't see any reason to go for a fancy electric bog as a bit of pumping is even idiot proof enough for me and keeps you in mind to use it sparingly, no battery power needed either.

I have an old rm69 and it works great, the handle broke so went to the local marina and saw them taking an older jabsco off a boat with knackered pump so managed to blag a handle, better seat, and better bowl for free. A crappy happy chappy I am!

I guess you found the name change bit then Betty.

If you click on your username in the top right corner and go to account settings and username you should be able to change it yourself.

To register you need to look up environment agency anglian region as they are the nav authority for the gt.ouse, don't expect anything more than blind incompetence though as they make the BA look professional You will need a boat safety certificate for the boat ( they last 4 years), it's worth joining goba.org.uk for local info and advice and they have some good members only moorings, I would suggest a cruiser you can do a few nights on comfortably as you are on the ugliest part of the river where you are (no offence but it's just a big straight ditch), the best is from earith upstream through to barford, at least your end of the river rarely floods. Quite a few of the bits in the haynes book mentioned are done on the gt.ouse. Goba have a quiet but useful forum for members. (great ouse boating association)

Don't let the gauge at ludham put you off, moor up and walk under with a tape measure on the lowest corner before turning back as you will likely still have about 5-6 inches extra, it's handy when there is a walkway both sides of the bridge.

Watching people sitting quietly having a polite discussion is never anywhere near as entertaining as watching people get their knickers in a twist over something, you are right the statistics do speak for themselves.