The canal / narrowboat thread
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dhutch said:
I"ve got 'order boat batteries' on my to-do list as the leasures are 14 years old this year and have not enjoyed the last 24 months very much!
Full spreadsheet to follow.... (might have got carried away in the spec comparison) ... however I have narrowed it down to:A) 4x Yuasa L35-115 mail order from Tayna, which is what we had last time as lasted 13years.
B) 4x Shield LM35-115 delivered from their NW depot. Which get good press and I'm total are fully made in the UK.
Spec for spec the are the same, with the Shields being £6 more but supporting local.
115Ah at C20
750A CCA
360x174x224mm
EU lo D2 case
24.5kg
Time to roll the dice?
Daniel
dhutch said:
anonymous-user said:
catweasle said:
SimonTheSailor said:
Second best day of owning a boat coming up then ?!
'Theres two best days of owning a boat - the day you buy it and the day you sell it'.
Normally because people never understand the cost of ownership over that period/maintenance/etc,etc........
SimonTheSailor said:
The saying goes -
'Theres two best days of owning a boat - the day you buy it and the day you sell it'.
Normally because people never understand the cost of ownership over that period/maintenance/etc,etc........
I was happy when my first boat sold - because it went for a good price two days after being advertised and gave me funds towards a bigger one 'Theres two best days of owning a boat - the day you buy it and the day you sell it'.
Normally because people never understand the cost of ownership over that period/maintenance/etc,etc........
egor110 said:
Watching all these youtube vlogs about narrowboats where people sell up and move aboard , is it actually cheaper on a boat compared to a house ?
Some people would say it's not any cheaper but I'm not sure how.If you had to pay for a mooring in London then fair enough. But if you are a continuous cruiser then no mooring fees, no council tax, no monthly utility bills,etc,etc.
Yes you have to buy your bottles of gas and bags of coal through the winter, diesel for propulsion (& maybe heating) but I'm not sure how some people say it costs the same.
If you lived in a marina it might 200-250 quid a month and your electricity would be metered.
Problem is, when you are living in a brick built building it is always going up in value.
When you are living in a steel tube it is going down in value.
But boy, what an experience !!
SimonTheSailor said:
If you had to pay for a mooring in London then fair enough. But if you are a continuous cruiser then no mooring fees, no council tax, no monthly utility bills,etc,etc.
Yes you have to buy your bottles of gas and bags of coal through the winter, diesel for propulsion (& maybe heating) but I'm not sure how some people say it costs the same.
If you lived in a marina it might 200-250 quid a month and your electricity would be metered.
On our system the river licence would be over £1K - but in my experience a current disk on a liveaboard is unusual... some of them royally take the piss.Yes you have to buy your bottles of gas and bags of coal through the winter, diesel for propulsion (& maybe heating) but I'm not sure how some people say it costs the same.
If you lived in a marina it might 200-250 quid a month and your electricity would be metered.
Simpo Two said:
SimonTheSailor said:
Simpo Two said:
Yep ! On the second EA mooring just past it. I like it cos I laugh at the commuters going past on the train !!
One of those moorings is called 'Hundred Acre' but I haven't seen Winnie the Pooh there yet.
I'm at Bottisham lock, which provided me with a rude awakening yesterday as some tourists managed to open both ends of it.
miniman said:
Bacon Is Proof said:
My neck of the woods.
I'm at Bottisham lock, which provided me with a rude awakening yesterday as some tourists managed to open both ends of it.
How is that even possible?! I'm at Bottisham lock, which provided me with a rude awakening yesterday as some tourists managed to open both ends of it.
It's surprising how many people are first timers - not just hire boats but private boats too.
Guy using a drone to video the route of the defunct Derby Canal
Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FcKH4_ejY
Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FcKH4_ejY
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