Jim Riley

Turn right at Castleford and come up the hill then? Do Huddersfield and then over to Littleborough? Or Todmorden at least. No water at the moment though, I'll struggle myself over the next few weeks to get back up the hill, mooring one pound down from Rochdale Summit pound. Have just been lurking down there waiting to get in Castleford Dry dock, now surveyed, all fine, and then epoxied and new anodes. Boat now at Fall Ing, we flit back and forth on the train. Might be moving Saturday and Sunday up to Mirfield.

Skipton Springs Branch, once went right to the end in our first boat, 17.5ft cruiser. It goes under the castle walls.

@LadyG Castleford elsan was working on Wednesday morning. But you will pass Lemonroyd elsan before then. It's tucked in round the back of the red services block, on the side facing the marina. So you shouldn't have to cross your legs for too long.🤣 Or maybe it is a pump out you need? Perhaps you need a shewee to go off your back deck? Equality at last.

Why have a boat and not move at all? If your lines are slack at least you have been somewhere, though not far. Otherwise get a caravan in your garden, on the edge. Same view, cheaper mooring. Though admittedly, no excuse to shout at passing boats. Not that that has stopped some people, got "requested to slow down" from a canalside balcony once, in Luddenden Foot. There were no other boats around, no breaking wash etc.

I'd suggest they are more likely to pull free.

I would outsource it to some wader owning mooring faeries who have a long handled shovel.😉 My mooring is in a very short pound, they have been known to visit when the pound is low, possibly a hire boater left a paddle up. Who knows?

What problem does this dippage cause? Is it worth worrying over if only a small percentage cause it? (And there I go, "an ill defined small percentage" some people claim or act as though 4% or so is a vast majority🤣🤣)

Do the navigation authority specify what slow is? It isn't clear from the shouty boaters what constitutes "to fast" as @MtB pointed out. We could then avoid unnecessary arguement.

They voted brexit🤣🤣🤣🤣

Then why the judgemental comment about speed and getting somewhere?