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  1. But this is the whole point. CRT’s aim in all this is to get the government to continue the £50 million a year grant, by making the case that the money produces ‘wellbeing’ worth a lot more. It’s not about getting individual walkers or runners to pay anything. It is possible to do two different things at the same time — focus on wellbeing for the general population, and do all the boaty things as well. I haven’t seen any suggestion that spending on things like winter works or dredging will be reduced.
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  8. I have a much better idea for a new logo. Simple and attractive. They wouldn't even have to replace all the signs.
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  10. Two narrow boats have the option to move as a breasted pair or not, and the general congestion on the canal down here now, coupled with lack of dredging and often low pounds mean that most of the time we travel as two separate narrow boats. However we can elect to breast up at appropriate places, typically where two or more locks are close together, and you can see what you will be needing to pass. A 12' 6" wide brick has no such option and can only travel as a 12' 6" wide brick, wherever it goes. A problem now is that 12'6 wide bricks are regularly coming to places where another 12' 6" wide brick is coming the other way, and maybe where another 12' 6" wide brick has elected to tie up on a stretch of tow-path where there are masses of trees on the overhanging side. I'm pretty certain you know very little about the GU South of Tring summit, but (other than amongst wide beam owners of course) the non stop march of more and more wide-beams is now considered one of the major problems affecting a canal that rarely hosted wide boats, and, when it did, they would not have been tied up at random places all along it. And 95% of the time we will be.
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  12. That is the new CRT Head of Complaints
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  13. I have just seen a photo on facebook of CaRT taking down a large sign outside a boaters service block and replacing it with an almost identical sign in Blue and White rather than black and white. This makes me so sad and angry. I see many things wrong with this This is a reckless waste of money, some of which comes from taxation and donations. This rebranding is going to cost a fortune which should be spent on better things. CaRT are obviously not telling the truth about its true cost, and when they say the new logo will only appear when things need changing. The canals have a very strong black and white "brand" so changing it is just daft, I assume (and desperately hope) that they do do not plan to paint the locks blue. How on earth can changing a sign outside a boaters facility help more people donate money to the canals or even visit them. This is plain corporate madness. Not sure if I am allowed to re-post photos from facebook. ..................Dave
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  18. OK folks - scrap that I just got an offer I can't refuse - these are now sold
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  20. That's true, rather like 'chalk 'n' cheese' - boaters tend to be practical (I wanted to say 'grounded' but thought this might get misconstrued ?) while marketing bods (aka 'flower arrangers') tend to live in a world that can seemingly be surreal. I wish CRT success with their rebranding for all our sake, just wish within their 'marketing hype' they'd have mentioned boaters more, not least because boaters are over 20% of their revenue (can't remember the exact percentage). Boats are an attraction for walkers, we get waved at, photographed, and pointed at. Perhaps it would have been better (somehow) to have involved boaters more, getting boaters on the side of CRT.
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  21. To be fair, the notion that waterways engender wellbeing is pretty much disproven by this current episode. Given that a simple circle logo has led to so many of the canals' most avid users frothing at the mouth, I think you could make a strong case that waterways are bad for your mental health...
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  23. We hired from them, so proof your statement is false ?
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  24. Lime Kiln Lock (#23W) is one challenging baby! Plus we had about 50 Gongoozlers watching us trying to 'bend' our boat to enter the lock. The lock was created first, and the Saddleworth viaduct built after. Beautiful scenery!
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  28. The recent repeat broadcast of Time Team dealt with the investigating the Roman settlement at Caerleon. They mentioned the port there on the River Usk and there was an implication that the Romans used this port not only for transporting soldiers, but also for goods and merchandise. It was also suggested that frequent floods handicapped the operations here and may have contributed to the Romans downgrading this establishment. Caerleon was on the tidal Usk and remained a navigation with a Quay south of the existing bridge. An earlier quay existed above this bridge but below the earlier Roman Bridge.
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  32. Be brave - it's your boat. How many real canal tugs had 30 feet of lounge/kitchen/toilet space, a Belfast sink and a shower? It's just a shape.
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  34. Does beer have to contain alcohol and coffee, caffeine?
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  36. No, but I suppose I should do... Edit: I have now!
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  37. Yes, I suppose it could have been a chair for the titanic.? Bet they didnt have Poangs on the Titanic.
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  38. In that case I reckon Hampton only survived by the skin of its teeth?.
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  39. Is it April 1st again? No boat is beyond saving by the Brinklow boys!
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  40. Dotterel is Infront of Tawny Owl, now we just need to stay there. Cheers Graham
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  43. Hi all, so had the survey and overall not too shabby.... I did want to just say....a huge thankyou to who ever it was that recommended steve hand as a surveyor. We genuinly could not ask for a nicer more genuine chap that you actualy feel is there to represent your interests. I know its a paid service and some will say thats there job but only my wife could go and she has said to me how well he explained stuff to her after the survey in the oral report, answering all her questions for 45 mins afterwards. Really pleased with that. Big thanks to steve hand and a whole hearted recommendation. I will use him for bsc from this point forward no questions.
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  45. Having recently had to reverse 2 miles single handed, I would argue that they do have their uses. Any pitting which occurs does tend to happen in line with the blades - possibly due to a degree of erosion from bowthruster use. A well designed boat will have a bulkhead behind the thruster to ensure that any flooding won't sink the boat.
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  48. Negotiate for £1500 off the purchase price, then just have the tunnel-holes plated over and learn to steer the boat. Its not called a 'cissy button' for nothing.
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  49. I just go boating. Its fab out there. Nowts changed in my near on thirty years, still fab and still getting awesome service.
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