Re: Stove positioning, bilge emptying narrowboat adventures.

On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:19:32 +0100, Steve Atty <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Chris wrote:
>
>> Finally, can anyone recommend someone who could cut various holes in
>> the roof for the flue and add another mushroom vent? Would happily go
>> back to the company that did the welding (All Aboard Marine Services in
>> Newbury), but I don't really have the time to move it down there.
>> Also as an aside, I was chatting to the chap who manages my mooring the
>> other day, we ended up looking at my engine and he pointed out that in
>> the bilge there's nothing that keeps the oil and water seperate, so if
>> I empty it out I will dump lots of oily water onto the cut, which of
>> course is a very undesirable state of affairs. I have been told there
>> are pumps that have filters that filter out the oil, do they work and
>> if so which is the one to go for?
>> Cheers,
>>
>What - no separate engine bilge? Surely that is still part of the safety
>cert requirements?
>
Yes. You won't get a BSC with it in that state. And, as a quite
separate issue, it would be illegal, rather than merely undesirable,
to pump bilges containing oil into the canal, filter or no filter. The
only thing you can do is to pump into a drum and dispose of the
contents at an authorised waste site. Then get a drip tray fitted.

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