Alan de Enfield

It is an automatic addition at the refinery, so if their delivery is before early October they will be getting Summer grade, hopefully they plan their stock levels so that they are not left with 1000s of litres of Summer grade as they go into Winter (and presumably reduced sales volumes) I doubt it - it generally gets a mention most years I seem to remember even posting pictures of my 'waxed up' filters last Winter, or maybe the Winter before.

Yes - it has an anti-waxing agent 'added' into the diesel, normally after the 1st October, never fill your boat up in August / September if you will not use the fuel up before Winter. If you are not going to use the boat at all during /winter than it makes no odds as the fuel will wax at low temperatures, but will go back to normal once the weather gets warmer. I can have problems with my digger and tractors in very cold weather - sometimes it can be weeks before they will start. Yes it is - when the Diesel is manufactured at the refinery they do not know which is going to a canal boat and what is going to agricultural use.

It is extremely bad practice to have the water pipes to pump fitted with rigid copper pipes. Vibration will cause leaks. Is the pump mounted on rubber feet or screwed directly to the 'white baseboard' ? Remove the short length of copper pipe each side of the pump and replace with flexible braided hose (as used for under sink tap connection, the same as the one going from the water supply to the grey accumulator) I does look as if whoever fitted out the boat had no experience of boat building or operation.

Ours certainly did - it had a deep well-deck and when stood in it your head was lower than the cabin top - if the boat could get thru, you certainly could even standing up.

They don't (didn't) allow liveaboards, and I don't think any of the moorings are long enough for a 70 footer. They are mostly 30ish foot GRP cruisers. You have to be interviewed by the Commodore and if you 'pass', you maybe invited to join. Part of your commitment is to do X hours work on the site each month (mowing grass, paining the sheds, paining/repairing the moorings etc) My Brother in law was there until recently Forget all of the above ................... The club has 132 Moorings occupied by a variety of craft up to a maximum length of 40ft, however members are limited to a max length of 32.8ft for the first 2 years.

You need to wait a few hours / overnight

You want laws ? According the the Waterways laws they can only be used as a home IF the navigation authority grants their permission, technically if you do not request, and receive permission, you are breaking the law. Use of vessels as clubs, houseboats, etc. 30. No vessel on any canal shall without the permission of the Board be used as a club, shop, store, workshop, dwelling or houseboat. What I'd do is wrap a sheet of kitchen roll around every joint in all of your water pipes. Whichever piece gets damp is where the leak is (unless you have frost damge and a pipe itself is split)

Exactly, if you are buying from a broker representing a private seller you have no protection at all - just as If I just answer a "House for sale" postcard stuck in the newsagents window, walk up to the house, hand over the money and take possession. No lawyers, no surveys, no guarantees. If the broker is selling a boat owned by the broker (which few admit to ) then you have legal pretection. If you are so risk averse that you will only buy a boat with a guarantee then buy it from a business that owns boats.

If buying a secondhand boat owned by a business (rather than a private sale) then you have full legal protection, with all the comsumer rights and legislation.

Which is not what you said ! You specifically said a survey is legally required. And the answers to the TA6 are : Non known Non known Not known Non known which is exactly what you will get on your boat buyers details form. Brokers are very careful in their advertising so they do not have to admit to any known problems and will typically say : Boatshed The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed, these particulars are not a part of any contract or offer and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be through Boatshed Brokerages, who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of a business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical. ABNB PLEASE NOTE: This is sales information and not a survey report; providing content details only. The specification in these pages is based on ABNB's visit to the boat and on information given by the owner. This is to help you decide whether to investigate the boat further, be it by surveyor or otherwise. The information here is given in good faith but no description, statement, promise of work to be done, or suggestion for future use, constitutes an offer. If the craft leaves the UK, any necessary VAT paid status may not be available. If you are not happy with this, then only buy from a dealer, or broker who owns the boat and is not acting on behalf of the owner. You will then get the full might of the law on your side - including a full money back guarantee.

I think you may have been listening to the wrong people again. In Scotland sellers have to provide a 'Home Report' Not in England (according to many sites on the interweb) : example Not a legal requirement Do I Need a Survey When Buying a House? In the UK, it is not a legal requirement for a house seller to provide a survey when selling a house. However, sellers can choose to commission a pre-sale survey to provide an independent view of the property's condition, which can be beneficial for pricing, avoiding last-minute price reductions, and giving buyers greater confidence.

What laws are there to prevent you buying a 'lemon' of a house ? You can buy a house for 'cash' just as you can a boat. There is no legal requirement to have a house surveyed - just the same as a boat You can insure a house without a survey - just as you can a boat If you need a mortgage/loan to buy your boat then it will require a survey (just the same as buying a house with a mortgage) You can buy a residential static caravan without any surveys or guarantees You can buy a campervan to live in without any surveys or guarantees What do you think needs changing in the boat buying process to bring it in line with land-based purchases ? It is time people took responsibility for their actions and not just relying on the state to be there as a back-stop.

Are you sure you have a calorifier in the bow, and another in the 'engine room'?

That's pathetic - a Dog poo sign is bigger than that, I'd have expected something like .....................