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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 18:51:19 GMT
Indeed you can, but you have to race to get by a coming stoppage, then slow down to wait for another one to end. It is a continuing consideration. Plus as it's not full daylight until about 8am and getting dark by 4pm, this affects cruising patterns. Plus the mornings are cold, so it's pleasant to wait until the day warms a little. Plus at this time of year, by three hours at the tiller, the cold is creeping in and it's good to get inside. Because of those, and other weather related reasons, we tend to cruise less. It's alright if others want to do more, I wasn't writing any rules Rog
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 19:47:41 GMT
What you are suggesting should be illegal.
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Post by kris on Jan 10, 2019 19:52:11 GMT
Obviously it was a while ago but when I was cruising the system in the late 90s and early 00s we would be boating all year round including in ice. Stoppages are announced in advance and you can plan accordingly. Normally. We keep hearing about this legendary time when you used to cruise the system, are you sure you've not made it up like a lot of other things? Also I can't believe you do anything normally.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 19:56:15 GMT
What did I make up?
Other than the MI5 thing which I have admitted is not real.
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Post by kris on Jan 10, 2019 19:57:30 GMT
That's enough to have made up isn't it ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 19:58:23 GMT
I suppose it is a bit rude to make out one works for MI5 when its actually MI6 !
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Post by kris on Jan 10, 2019 20:01:38 GMT
So did you actually cruise the network i?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 20:23:28 GMT
Yes. Well I didn't get to Yorkshire but did most of the system south of Chester.
I came into some money and made a choice not to buy a house but go boating instead. Its unusual to do this and was not a good choice financially. Very short sighted actually.
When they start doing time machines I will buy one and get some alterations made.
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Post by kris on Jan 10, 2019 20:28:50 GMT
Yes I could do with one of those time machines
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Post by quaysider on Jan 10, 2019 20:30:23 GMT
between the 19th Dec and 3rd Jan, we got through 75 litres.... mainly because the batteries were on their way out... now with the new ones in, we're running for 2 hours on a morning to bulk charge... leave the solar (joke) to top up and then maybe 45 mins after tea so the shower's hot - that last bit might not make sense to the soap dodgers! - ergo about 2.75 litres a day going no where... that will change on Sunday when we set off back to Wakey and on to Huddersfield then Slaithwaite.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 20:32:11 GMT
I'm sure someone has invented one but they have been nobbled.
Eta referring to the time machine
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Post by patty on Jan 11, 2019 7:44:14 GMT
I'm sure someone has invented one but they have been nobbled. Eta referring to the time machine Thinking about the time machine bit...not sure, despite all thats happened that'd I'd seek to alter much of my time line. Good came ultimately due to the bad..and any changes you made you'd have to then have a different future which could be much worse...
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Post by Clinton Cool on Jan 11, 2019 8:29:19 GMT
I thought Stabby had a generator for providing 240v? Via battery charger via batteries -> 12v = no need to run engine at all? That was the plan, but it uses so much petrol (a gallon will run it for 2.5 hours) that it is impractical to run it for everyday use, although with an output of 5.5 kWh it is still very handy for running power tools, vacuum cleaner and the other things with my rather puny 350w inverter turns its nose up at. Seriously recommend you get a small suitcase generator to charge your batteries. I have a Kipor EG770, picked it up off Ebay unused for £170. Weighs less than 10KG. Fuel consumption varies depending on load but as a guide, if generating 10amps it runs for 3.5 hours on one litre of petrol. It's fairly quiet as well. Poor man's Honda I guess. No good for anything but smaller power tools but you have your other one. Run out of petrol? Just siphon some out of your scooter.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 11, 2019 8:55:12 GMT
Very short sighted actually. Not necessarily. A lot of people do nothing in particular in life, and end up in an old people's home with nothing achieved and no memories of exciting past times.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 11, 2019 9:06:44 GMT
That was the plan, but it uses so much petrol (a gallon will run it for 2.5 hours) that it is impractical to run it for everyday use, although with an output of 5.5 kWh it is still very handy for running power tools, vacuum cleaner and the other things with my rather puny 350w inverter turns its nose up at. Seriously recommend you get a small suitcase generator to charge your batteries. Yes, I'd think it would be better to let a generator provide your daily electricity rather than put constant undue load on the boat's own batteries and engine. I'm almost inclined to buy one for ourselves, but all we could do with it is top up the batteries, use the hair dryer, use the vacuum cleaner, and use the electric drill. Oh, and the little DEFA electric fan heater.
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