Jump to content

Leaderboard

Popular Content

Showing content with the highest reputation on 30/01/16 in all areas

  1. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
  2. The trouble is, most of us don't want to score any points at all, either off each other or for / against CRT. Boating is a fairly individual hobby/lifestyle and so attracts individualistic people, who tend not to clump together to do stuff but exist on the anarchistic end of the spectrum. Most of us just want to go boating, and the majority of us are of an age when we can heave a sigh, accept that the system will just about outlast us, but that it can't possibly survive in its present state much longer. ETA I could say the same is true for a lot of things in this country we used to value, and that the fact that hardly any of the people I know who are in their twenties are registered to vote, or if they are, can be bothered to do so, explains why. You can't leave it all to the old farts...
    1 point
  3. Obviously it is CRT's responsibility to issue the notes from meetings I'm involved in, not mine personally - they quickly issued the ones I pointed out to them had not gone on the web-site. The issue of visibility of meeting notes seems to be something that is not unique to partnership meetings though, doesn't it? You for example used an FOIA request to gain information about meetings between NABO and CRT Linky Likewise NBTA have in the past used FOIA requests to see what you and NABO and other associations were up to. Linky If some of the associations feel they need to raise FOIA requests to find out what the others are up to, that suggests the relevant meeting notes were never freely in the public domain, for the benefit of all, (or if they were, they were not easy to find!). If boaters want to present a united front to CRT, (so far as we are able!), then associations conducting business on private web-sites, or in closed Facebook groups does nothing to facilitate that, in my view.
    1 point
  4. In fact the Perkins 4-10x range were a direct competitor to BMC 1.5s and the problems they had with cracked pre-combustion chambers were well known. The air cooled Listers were also direct competitors as were the dieselified Ford push-rod engines of the time.How successful were they? I have admitted that BMCs are old engines and spares are not the easiest to obtain but to compare engines that may be 50 years old with those that are perhaps 10 years old and concluding the older engine designs are unreliable is not very convincing. I suspect when those Jap units hit 20, 30, 40 years old they will be just as unreliable. Engines need maintaining in a timely manner, not running until they stop. I would very much like to know the FULL history of the engines you talk about because some may be "reconditioned" units that were then marinised and we should all know what "reconditioned" could mean. The 1.5 was not a failed car/van engine although most were used in that application. There were also many used in diverse "plant" rolls and some that I know about were put in jungle clearings where they ran 24/7 and only had an engineer fly in once or twice a month to service them. Personally I would rather have an old BMC than an old Lister, at least I would not be annually annealing the internal fuel pipes to keep it reliable. I agree about a old slow speed engine but the OP says she was not interested is a trad engine. I can not agree that with your views on BMCs. BMC 1.5s and 2.2s could take the abuse in a hire fleet. Lister SL4s could not, I suspect much like the comparison between a Vetus with Technodrive box and a Beta/Nanni.
    1 point
  5. Nope. That's a complete and utter waste of time. Nope. That's just a lazy answer. We should be constantly on his back. Sitting back and simply being "prudent" shows nothing but perhaps apathy.
    1 point
  6. If everyone buried their head in the sand without questioning the authorities or organisations we'd end up with no alternatives. Is that what you want?
    1 point
  7. What you mean is fighting to try to change it for your advantage, not necessarily for the better. Your proposal would make licence evasion for marina users a simple matter. To counter the massive loss in revenue CRT would suffer if marina users only had to pay if/when they come out of the marina all other boaters would have to make up the difference since it ain't going to come from government anytime soon. Any suggestion of 'spending more wisely' is exactly what I would expect a politician to say as they cut the DEFRA grant. If your proposal came to fruition it would probably be the quickest way to bring about the total destruction of the canals due to loss of revenue both from licenceholders and Government who wouldn't feel inclined to pay the DEFRA grant if CRT can't be bothered to collect from user/boaters in whatever way that they can. I hope that your proposal fails.
    1 point
  8. I meet two, three and often four new people every day in my job. In chatting it often emerges I live on mebote. People are almost invariably fascinated and loving the idea, and feeling faintly 'edgy', saying they wished they could live on a bote too. Which of course they could, if they took the trouble. Even so, I can't remember ever getting a negative response. I'd definitely go out of my way to broach the subject at an interview, if only as a way of soaking up interview time and averting such cringing questions such as "what do you see as your biggest weakness?" Which are usually only asked when the interviewer has run out of ideas for interesting stuff to ask the victim, in my limited experience. Make their job easier and get yerself noticed!
    1 point
  9. You may find this chart (from WW about 40 years ago, courtesy of another forum member I think) helpful:
    1 point
  10. If the contract signed by the marina dweller has it as a condition that the boat has to have a CaRT licence, then there is no "menace". If a marina wanted to it could insist quite legitimately that all boats have to be painted pink if they want to moor there, as long as it in the contract. This is just another case of the usual suspects using this forum to have a go at CaRT.
    1 point
  11. This whole thread seems to be along the lines of various others such as 'Why can't I stay moored where I like for as long as I like?' The point is that no-one has concealed the terms and conditions of anything from people wishing to put a boat either in a marina or on the canal. Did you take your marina place and only then were told by the marina owner, "Oh, by the way you'll need to get yourself a licence"? Much the same as those who put their boat on the canal then whinge because they are required to periodically move, was this condition of the licence withheld from them until they'd bought it? I would suggest that in both instances the answer is 'no'. These were the conditions you signed up to, if you didn't like them them complain before you signed up, or even more radically don't sign up to them at all and do something else.
    1 point
  12. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
  13. A point in general pertaining to the phrase above and not specific to anyone on this forum The critical issue is that if challenged in court, would a jury, after weighing up any evidence presented conclude that the boat was or was not used primarily as a place of residence and that, it was or was not, a reasonable judgement expected to be made by the examiner. Anybody assisting him or creating evidence to support or lead the other person breaking the law could also face an interview under caution and potential prosecution as an accessory. We always say to examiners to consider the 12 people sitting on the Clapham omnibus who will be judging the circumstances, especially if the boat blows up after the examination and fairly heavy book starts flying in your direction. It's not just the 3 months in jail andor/ £5k fine per offence, its the after affects on employment, insurance cover, credit rating etc that will extend the misery. Some examinations are not worth it. The Gas Safe Register and HSE are very proactive in pursuing illegal activities. The BSS certification is not affected and it can run its course to the stated expiry date if the boat is owner occupied i.e. private. But if the boat is to be let, a non-private BSS certificate will likely be needed to support the registration/licence application.
    1 point
  14. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
  15. Unless there's a bankfull of fresh on 29 May, you'll make Newark, or further, in daylight. Flood at Keadby that day, on small tides should be around 2 hours before HW at Hull, so you'll be away from Keadby probably around 1030 'ish, or 1100 at the latest, if it's a poor tide and C&RT have left as much mud in the lock tail as they like to do these days.
    1 point
  16. I agree that this is pragmatic, and most likely what I would have done....but.......if you explode your insurers may not agree when they realise that you live aboard and enquire as to what basis the gas test was carried out! Just a thought. People moored adjacent may not be too happy either when their (and your) claims on your insurer fail. Just saying, like.....
    1 point
  17. A triumph for common sense...
    1 point
  18. 1 point
  19. Apparently I do. My boat is in a privately owned marina and I have to pay...
    1 point
  20. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
  21. This post cannot be displayed because it is in a forum which requires at least 10 posts to view.
  22. Evening all, Just wanted to say a quick hello as I imagine you'll see a number of posts from myself over the coming months. Myself and the girlfriend are seriously considering buying a boat to live on. We've never owned a boat so will be spending the next few months reading up. From what I've learnt thus far, acting too quickly could end in disaster and buying a total money pit. The forum appears crammed full of helpful topics I look forward to digesting. Best wishes to you all for the coming year. Gareth
    1 point
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.