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RE: Canal boat - Nemesis - 16 February 2016
(24 January 2016, 02:56)Sunna Wrote: are their rules on how long you can stay in one place and when you move what do you do with your car .[if you have one]
There is law and then there is interpretation of law by the canal trust.
I tend to moor up for 14 days and then move onto next location, I generally move about 3 km plus each 14 days to keep them off my back.
I will be adding to this thread soon.
RE: Canal boat - Lightspeed - 16 February 2016
Nemesis,
This thread got me thinking about fridge power consumption.
One of these or similar might be worth considering:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waeco-CRP40-12v-24v-Boat-Caravan-Motorhome-Fridge-3-Freezer-/281927990738#ht_1608wt_904
Specification states its 40w and has a 23% duty cycle at ambient temp of 25C. I'm guessing that on your boat 25c would be considered tropical?
Anyway, power consumption is in the order of 220Watt-hours per day.
This would make it viable to power it from a 500w PV array ( assuming mid-winter output of 10% for 5 hours per day)
The snag is that outlay cost of around £1000 will take 10 years to recover against your existing Calor gas usage.
RE: Canal boat - Ranger - 17 February 2016
A "zeer" pot could be a low tech means of providing a small amount of refrigeration space during hot spells. In theory the hotter the ambient temperature, the cooler the the inner storage pot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot-in-pot_refrigerator
http://practicalaction.org/zeerpots
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pot-in-a-Pot-Refrigerator
RE: Canal boat - Nemesis - 25 April 2016
I tracked down a 12v (41watt) Swan Retro Mini Fridge.
https://shop.swan-brand.co.uk/products/swan-retro-mini-fridge?variant=16551169415
Anyway I have just bought another boat this time I am going to try a GRP type (Glass Reinforced Plastic) I have someone who wants to rent my other boat, I need a change a new project and so I now will be starting from bare boat low costs option.
Boat will be with me this week, pics to follow and a progress report as I upgrade it to self sufficiency standard.