jenlyn

Agreed.

Yeh, I've noticed such boats being delivered this way recently. The other factor is the width of the channel, which I often find is very narrow. Moving over to pass someone with 12ft is more often than not an art form in itself. I had a 12ft follow me last year from Milton Keynes to Warwick. He was adamant he wouldn't do it again. I did see that black monster boat at the top of Stockton flight, that surprised me.

In my opinion, 12ft is too wide for continuous cruising (though I accept its a little easier in the north). I see plenty of 12fts in the south, but they are very limited with their cruising pattern (and seem to be scared of tunnels). Once through Blissworth Tunnel heading north, some of the bridge holes are quite tricky, even for me at 10ft. (especially at blue lias where one has been plastered).

Actually, it will be narrowboats that see an increase in licence fees (when it happens).

PM sent.

I use mine with the engine running (for central heating). Always have done. Can't understand why you have been told not to. Might be wise to check where it's wired into just in case. Also, does it have its own diesel feed from the tank, or is it shared.

I'm doing mine at the minute. Using acrylic high gloss, and also some of it in vinyl wrap. The vinyl wrap actually works out cheaper than painting it oddly enough.

Moor in spots out of the way where running your engine-genny a little later bothers no one. Worked for me this year.

greenie

You wanna tell your mate not to rely too heavily on those txts. They stop after a while, and you just get refused a licence at renewal.

I don't get this. Its impossible for Nick to be in two places at once?

You need a ShihTzu.

I don't have to ask you how you know. The simple answer is, you don't know, you weren't there. So you can only make assumptions.

I've seen people with "after affects" from a meeting with CRT. I have even experienced those affects. I can fully understand why some (seem to be)constantly (in your words) knock CRT, and I feel more often than not, they are justified. If you had attended and sat through the South East VM workshops a couple of years ago, you would probably have been quite shocked at the devious and dishonest way they behaved.

So you posted to cause some controversy, ok, well it worked. What you need to bear in mind, is that your dealings with CRT only involve yourself. Some frequently and sometimes daily deal with CRT on behalf of others, and therefore have a broader experience of how CRT behave. Consequently, they feel the need to sometimes "out" their frustration. A lot of the ideas CRT attempt to bring in can be ill thought out, and CRT being slightly hard of hearing, need to be shouted at in order for them to see sense. The trust is getting better because those people you suggest "knock" CRT, are more often than not the ones who have made the trust see sense.

Perhaps a logbook would be useful. Would cover several of your issues. Anyway, it's your choice how you deal with CRT, but the minute you post about it on here, your going to get different views. Incidentally, why did you post it in the first place? That's not really a comparison is it. Lol

Shouldn't that be "it's no good having a bat if you can't play cricket?"

I don't have a clue why any of you are shouting about distance. That's the one thing CRT do not have any right to dictate (though they do like to try). The fact is, you just have to move every 14 days or, give reasonable circumstances why you can't. You can do whatever miles you like, as long as you don't overstay the 14 day limit. Everyone has their own unique style of ccing. Some need to stop questioning others style, and perhaps concentrate on their own.

A member of cabinet created a hoo ha a couple of years ago by promoting living on boats, and on canals, rivers etc. Housing minister, I think maybe Grant Schnaps, not 100% sure on the name. There was even a thread on here about it.

Not quite.