Alan de Enfield

There have been a number of posters, whose family member, have actually been affected by this. One of the criteria that the Councils use to determine if it is your main residence is .................. Address Usage: The address used for bills, doctor’s registration, car registration, etc., matters.

I poorly presented what I wanted to say - I meant that, unlike having a boat in a residential berth, you CANNOT use the boat as your address, hence the option to use Boat mail, or a relatives address.

If you are living in a Marina on a residential mooring you will have an address which you can use for all mail. If you are living in a Marina on a 'leisure' mooring (Non-Residential) you will not have an address which you can legally use. If you have no mooring and are CCing (Continuoulsy Cruising) you will not have an address which you can legally use. In the latter two situations you can sign up and use a company such as 'Boat Mail' to open your letters, scan them and email to you, or save them up for you to collect. Alternatively you can use a relatives address but if they are 'single' and receiving a council tax rebate for single person usage then you will affect their status and claim. Mail Forwarding Mail Scanning Redirection Free UK Street Address (boatmail.co.uk) Our mail service options include.: Forwarding your mail to your nominated address here in the UK or anywhere in the world. Individual mail items can be forwarded immediately upon receipt or items held, bundled together and forwarded on a weekly, monthly or bi-monthly basis. (Please note that individual items can only be held for a maximum period of 60 days from receipt). Scanning of received correspondence mail and forwarding as an e-mail attachment (PDF) to your registered email address. Holding your mail securely until it is requested, for a maximum period of 60 days from receipt of items. Other services available include: Printing and forwarding letters on your behalf. Paying in cheques when received by boatmail.co.uk as part of your post handling.

No, she was forced off the canals by C&RT (her side of the story) and ended up in a tranny van.

If it all goes badly, maybe you could leave a note for your heirs to notify the forum, that it wasn't such a good idea after all.

Deet is the stuff to have. In higher strengths (eg 50%) it does 'rot' manmade fabrics (as the army found) and plastics such as Glasses frames, so, be careful to put it on your skin rather than spill / spray it so it gets on clothing.

We did the NC500 last Summer, it was awesome (a word I seldom use), we drove for 2-3 hours per day so we had plenty of relaxation / exploring time but it was not enough. Even parked next to one of the local Campervans :

I think that just loosening / removing random pipe fittings, pulling wires off the stop button, shorting out the wires , is not only going to get you nowhere, you will make the situation worse and make fault finding very difficult. Maybe you should call in someone who knows what they are doing before you do something that causes a serious (expensive) problem. (it could already be too late for the injector block).

I was always told / taught that you never remove (your) No2. 1,3,6,7,8,9, can be loosened and tightened when fuel starts to flow Loosen the brass nut on the outlet of the pump (No4) and pump it, if fuel comes out its working.

It is exactly the same with both the BSS and Insurance. C&RT simply say that you must have valid Insurance / BSS for the full period of the licence. Basically you are signing to a commitment to renew the Mooring/BSS/Insurance when it becomes due.

Are you suggesting that if a CCer took a mooring, they wouldn't have to pay for it as they'd paid a CC surcharge ? Maybe thats the way to go - a few % on the licence fee, or a £3000 pa mooring fee, which shall I pay? Hmmmm.

I make that ~12 square feet. Which, if you at a high throttle setting and are trying to stem the tide on a river it may (will) cause you to overheat. You need a MINIMUM of 15 sq feet, 20 would be better. But, if you only intend to bimble along a canal at 2-3mph and never go onto a river your 12sq feet will suffice. Boat builders generally fit a skin tank that fits the space, rather than actually calculate what size is needed to 'match' the engine. (ie with a big engine - one skin tank each side)

Le Boat (who we hired with) do a 3-night hire which is more than enough - you can easily do the full length of the Caledonian in 2 days (its only 60 miles end to end) so with 3 nights you'd have no problem having a slow cruise. Caledonian Canal Boat Hire | Canal Holiday Cruise | Le Boat

What size boat is that ?

I think you'll find that most banks have the necessary forms (generally known as withdrawl slips) this will give you access to all of the money you have saved by CCing. There should be many thousands of pounds available (unless it has been spent on loose women, drugs or alcohol) A typical example :

Maybe he is planning a ' Bacchanalia Boat' ?

Many years ago I was working with Peugeot at Ryton developing new products for them. It was for the '405' so you can tell how long ago it was. As the cars went into production and the 1st ones were sold, it was found that there was a big problem with engine vibration (it was really thrashing about) and a quick fix was needed. The Lead Engineer ( a guy by the name of Fergie Raye) was struggling to come up with a rectification that did not involve re-designing the engine, and then it came to him - what stops an out of balance washing machine drum from making the washing machine 'walk about'. Answer - a big concrete weight ! Long story short, the affected engine model had a concrete weight bolted onto it at the 'right spot', a few cars recalled for a retrofit and all new vehicles going down the line were fitted with the weight. Sorted !

What is the beam (width) and mast height ? Whereabouts (which canal, or, which city) do you plan to sail your boat ? Remember that many of the canals and locks are suitable ONLY for boats measuring UNDER 7 feet wide.

The RCD / RCR requires the maximum weight (then stated in the number of people) that can be loaded onto one side of the boat and the boat not tilting sufficiently for the water to not flood into the boat (Down flooding angle) These are actual tests done with weights (stability tests) not theoretical calculation. There is a saftey margin included when the manufacturer actually quotes the number on their certification plate. The numbers quoted will also relate to the waters on which the boat is used, but, a canal boat being Category D (the lowest standard) will rarely quote figures for other waters. You can see on my Category A (Blue Water - Ocean rated boat 38 feet long and 23 feet beam) boat that the numbers increase as the waters get 'safer'. So you can see that I can have 8 people on board in Cat A waters and 14 in Cat D waters

The cost of the canal licence depends on how long your boat is, how wide it is and if you have a mooring or continually cruise. The licence could be £500, or it could be £1500

Maybe it was some other body who represents leisure cycling. Cycling UK has championed the cause of cycling for more than 140 years. We promote all forms of cycling, protect the interests of existing and would-be cyclists, and inspire people across the UK to discover the joys of cycling. As an independent, democratic and expert organisation, our activities reflect the commitment of our members, volunteers and partners to make cycling mainstream and to create a lasting difference to the lives of individuals and communities.

I've seen far far worse filters and the engine ran fine. I'm wondering if your fuel starvation problem is actually an 'air leak' in a joint or filter, or 'pin prick', somewhere in the system so it's sucking air & making it run "lean". The 'filthy' diesel is not helping and although I have tried, an engine won't run on water (I had 200 litres of water in my tank) Maybe consider 'scrapping' the fuel or get it cleaned (it costs about the same to get fuel cleaned as it does to buy 'fresh fuel') You need to start with a clean fuel system (from tank to injectors), before you can really start to fault find.