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^ i have no idea, your points are totally valid, I'll let you know when i order it and it arrives :)

well, I'm not positive but my friend has some reclaimed ones from Trinity and they dont seem to move around on him. they open to the side. We are talking about 4kg of brass on brass..so sort of heavy..I would guess they don't just swing willy nilly

And well the practical side of me thinks that if they did have all the issues you so naturally concluded, they'd not be CE standard and not used for sea going vessels.
(just a thought) :)

@arducuis, i did see you posting about a boat... :)

the portholes open to the inside. otherwise you're sort of
a) inviting random theives in (in the case of bigger ones.
b) like you said, walking the gunnels to get some air, hitting your shins as you pass.

ash in iams is 7.2% so right up with the worst offenders. :(

with all this talk of cat food I just looked at the 8 bags of iams I have. less than 50% protein. hmm. well, he looks and acts healthy and does supliment his diet regularly with mice. I guess i will just have to see.

@brave in uni i lived with a gent who was given a feline companion with multiple issues.his "gifted problem" was deemed chronically obese, cyctic, lathargic etc and not expected to survive 6months.

he went to lots of trouble, research with vet friends, diet specialists and homeopaths etc and concluded that boiled chicken thighs, deboned and mixed with 1/3 quanity of brown rice was infact the best thing - when i met the cat it was 12 months into its special diet - playful, bright eyed, if a bit paunchy from excessive weight loss.

This is the new porthole that I am contemplating for my bathroom. It opens.Which may be nice as i've noticed the bathroom tends to get quite hot and stuffy.

http://www.trinity-portholes.com/products/28/270/old_style_opening_bronze_porthole_-_14cm/

well, we'll see.
it would be cool though!!

Mini-Progress Update:

I began by buying all the necessary bits and pieces to take out and reseal my windows and on the morning of my designated start day I decided out of curiousity to have a close inspection of my portholes.

The glass had been set in putty. Putty, unlike Sikaflex mastic eventually becomes brittle and cracks. When this happens the cracks then become water access points.
Turns out the kitchen one was leaking for a while and the bathroom one seems to have just started leaking.
I started with the kitchen one.
I'd done my research so I knew, in theory at least, what to do and why.
When I got to the resealing part, having never used a silicon gun I applied the sealant liberally. I then weighted the glass down on it. I went back 20 mins later to do the second seal.
30 mins later, I was back touching up.
In all I laid 3 beads of sealant on the glass.
She is definately sealed.
It wasn't until then that I realised I'd put the bevelled glass the wrong way around.
It's definately a do-over.

Porthole number two I did yesterday.
When I got to the resealing part, it suddenly became clear how to do the seal effectively and I did so with the reccommended 2 beads.
Porthole number 2 is much cleaner.

I feel like I'm now prepared to do the bigger windows.
WIN.

@lucifer - I'd not considered a childrens book..that'd be awesome!!!

ps. that technical drawing is about as complex as i could handle.

how did i not know that easts was at jolly butcher? i am so excited. its a great place. i may just have to join you.

@tiles... i may hit brompton up for their paint supplier then, I could use it on miracle :P

Miracles retro fit.

I've met with Martin, the man who will carry out the retro fit of my new steel doors and my side hatch.
Martin is exactly the sort of person you want to do work on your home.. we were walking up the tow path toward Miracle and he began sussing me out.
"So you've been on your boat a while?"
Since October last year.
He nods, so you've done a winter, that's good.

Yes, and I'm planning on being on her for a while. I'm not up to a big project and my budget means I'll be saving for a bigger boat longer than I'd originally thought. The doors and hatch will make it doable.

He nods again.

I know this isn't your main business, so what is it that you really do?

Have you heard of Black Prince?

Its my turn to nod.

I build them. I've been building narrowboats since 1972. The retro fitting is my hobby. I saw a gap in the market, most yards hate doing hatches, they're expensive because they take so much time. But most yards dont have our advantage. We've a system, it takes us 2 weeks to build each boat, and we clock out at noon on Fridays.

I absorb this new intel. Black Prince are the hire boats, very nice hire boats. Miracle is a Springer, known throughout the waterways as the Skoda of boats. Black prince are more like the Jaguars of the water.

So, my Skoda is getting Jag parts... it's a bit of overkill.
I couldn't be more pleased.

so this is an early heads up, same deal darren is coming this weekend to move the narrowboat. if anyone's free please let me know. x

central park is good for it c.b. there's always roadies going zipping by. also there's a fair number of riders who use the cycleway that runs on the west side of manhattan at hudson.

@littlerob its the dc32. ie the short fat one as uppose to the vertical one.

actually, this is one. - not "the one", this is the style.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Ercol-Day-Bed-stunning-all-original-example-in-fantastic-condition-/261071068821?pt=UK_Antiques_AntiqueFurniture_SM&hash=item3cc90c5e95http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?pub=5574889051&toolid=10001&campid=5336525415&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]https://sslcache.se/212607307af06d397bdfbddc8d9f2325d6a21944/687474703a2f2f726f7665722e656261792e636f6d2f726f766572696d702f312f3731302d35333438312d31393235352d302f313f6666333d3226616d703b7075623d3535373438383930353126616d703b746f6f6c69643d313030303126616d703b63616d7069643d3533333635323534313526616d703b6974656d3d32363130373130363838323126616d703b6d70743d5b43414348454255535445525d

i'll be at the sofa's home tomorrow. Happy to text you photos.

its Danish. teak, with the spindles like a windsor chair. (it's not cheap though..) I fell in love with it immediately. strictly speaking they aren't a "match" but its the nicest one of the era Ive seen. The current owner brought it with her from Denmark - it was bought new by her mother.. no scratches, dents etc. and wide / long enough for some one 6ft + to sleep on.

me too, do you want it?
I've been holding on to it for years and it looks great in fruitbats house, where it currently is, I just have to be honest with myself... it won't fit on any narrow boat I could afford. :(

i also know where the teak sofa is that compliments it. (because i've had someone holding it for me for 2 years). it will be for sale shortly.

that poor girl and family.

The time has come to admit that I won't be needing / have room for my stuff now that I am committed to boating life. This is all household items, about a third of which has had less than 3 months use. I bought a lot of new stuff when I moved into my dream flat. Its all quality stuff, most in original boxes.

Off the top of my head:

Dyson Aminal - under warranty (rrp 300+) 175.00
Large electric cream colour kettle NIB (rrp 25) 10.00
Roberts Eco Radio NIB (rrp 80) 50.00
Ironing board & cover - (rrp 25) 10.00
Iron / steamer - 10.00
Astro G-Plan oval coffee table (teak) with original glass (needs re polish on top) but no scratches, dents or separation on the seams.- 50.00

more to be added.

@ideal standard - unfortunately what your cousin experienced happens quite often. The Norwegien had the exact same thing last year, the person came onboard, scoped his stuff and the next day the boat was ransacked - stole a 2k generator out of the boat and smashed his windows, when they couldn't bust in the door. *its an impessive 2inch thick iroko thing..

In london its bad. People board your boat often, the trick is to try and suss if they're the naughty ones or just ignorant to the fact that the boat is your home.

Pretty boats get boarded a lot for pictures. When you explain that what they're essentially doing is walking up to your door step and taking a picture they seem to get it.. because they can see how weird it would be if it happened to them.

@44/17 i will check with him in a.m. and let you know x

would you see a cute car in someones driveway and take it for a joyride? no.
i'm not sure why people assume they can just take your boat.

7.02am Sunday 29.07.2012

River Rats.
**
I am NOT a great morning person.**

There's some boisterous lads close by.

They're exited.

Laughing and yelling at eachother in another language.
I groggily look out my window.
**
Nothing.**

I look out down the river, there's a man on the bank yelling.
I can't see who or what he's yelling at.

It goes quiet.

I fall back into my bed.
My alarm goes off.

I've been cheated out of my last 10 minutes of sleep and hit snooze.
It is sunday afterall.

Then the laughter and loud talking suddenly begins again.
I ignore it.

They seem like they're right outside my window.

Impossible.

It would mean they're IN the river.
Suddenly there's a great crashing sound.
It sends me verticle.

WHAT WAS THAT?

I'm up.
I open my window.

Four big men are in a row boat and they've struck Miracle with the ore.

Guys! It's 7am.. I was sleeping!
Sorry miss, they call out.

My alarm goes.

I grumble, there's no way I'm going back to sleep now.

I get up and put the kettle on and open my curtains.
They're rowing by.
My angry glare follows them down the river.
It's only then that I notice the boat.
She's a beautiful red wooden row boat with a heart shaped stern.

**I know this boat.

It's not their boat. **

I climb out of Miracle and look down river.
There are no signs of life from the other boats.
There is no sign of the boat's owner being up.

**They've stolen her. **

I'm half alseep but quickly walk down the tow path to the owners boat.

I knock.

An equally sleepy head pokes out.

*I know *he says..
I caught them stealing her.
Oh. I'm confused.
*I told them they could use her. I didn't have a choice really, but I gave them permission becaue now they won't smash her up.
Oh, ok then. *
I trundle back home.
The kettles whistling.

I keep my doors open and watch the theives. They're zig zagging across the water and laughing loudly.
I sip my coffee and begin to feel human.

Sure enough, when I'm on my secoond cup of coffee they're coming back up the river toward the owners boat to return her.