frangar

I took my boat through in 2015....we draw 2ft 8in...and didnt have any real issues....savick brook is a bit slow going in places and you wont be able to moor as you please on the Lancaster but stick to the signed mooring sites and you will be fine. Depending on your cooling system/prop/nerve the tidal bit is fun....you are punching the tide for quite a bit...and of course spring tides are worse..but give you a bigger window...on the return trip we were registering 1 mph on the GPS....that was going backwards and we were fairly flat out....however the tide soon slackens and all is good.

The general lack of awareness from estate agents about EoG moorings is breathtaking. I’ve been told I need to speak to the water board….that I can just put a boat there and so on. Considering it often adds a premium to the property you think they would be more aware of such things but there again having had 6 months of dealing with what should have been a straightforward transaction I really shouldn’t be surprised about anything.

I amused various estate agents greatly by doing depth soundings at properties we looked at…it’s also worth measuring the length of the properties water frontage…something else estate agents don’t seem to be able to do….

I have to say the approval by CRT for my new mooring has been the most stress free part of the whole process of buying the property! I also don’t have a ransom strip but this might mean I’m liable for any repairs to the bank as needed. It has surprised me on how helpful CRT have been over my application…and as the mooring right was part of the condition of my offer on the property they also turned it round really quickly.

Nope. You pay for the whole year unless you give the mooring up then you would reapply as I understand it….and go thro the process again. It’s £95 to have CRT consider your application. You need to submit property details/deeds that show your name. You can apply for permission before you own the property to check it would be allowed. You aren’t guaranteed water depth etc and if any pilling or construction is required that needs to be agreed with CRT and comply with their design guidelines.

50% of the cheapest locally based CRT mooring…so it varies from area to area. You also have to apply for permission from CRT to ask if your location is suitable. Note you now have to own the property and the boat. You can’t legally sublet or indeed liveaboard on an EoG mooring. That’s not to say it doesn’t happen.

Think all you want. You really are craving attention aren’t you? It’s so pathetic. Now go and find some more old posts of mine and amuse yourself

I hadn’t noticed. Don’t think you are that important. You do rather sound desperate for attention….