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1 minute ago, David Mack said:
Rather misses the point! The ability to handle a boat is not the issue. What matters is that someone applying for a boat licence without a home mooring needs to demonstrate to CRT that they intend to use the boat bona fide for navigation, and not merely shuffle around a limited area with almost all stays being of 14 days duration.
True,
I threw it in as a devil’s argument, kind of,
perhaps having to obtain some sort of helm certificate would put off plenty of fly by night boat owners,
so how can one demonstrate they will use the boat bona fide?
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Ok, let’s put it another way,
why shouldn't ALL boat owners have some sort of helms certificate?
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2 minutes ago, Paul C said:
Driving competency is an interesting idea but it misses the mark because the requirement to satisfy the board ONLY relates to CCers, not home moorers. CRT can't impose a driving test on home moorers, so why should one be imposed on CCers? I suspect such a test would be deemed unreasonable.
Something more appropriate to the anticipated cruising would be more reasonable.
ok, fair enough,it was only a suggestion,
and you’ve pissed on it,
and of course it’s unreasonable
apologises for trying to take the same old same old conversation out of its loop,
if your happy in the loop,
stay in it,
why are you hiding behind rules when CRT are readily changing them?
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4 minutes ago, Paul C said:
2 posts ago you didn't realise the applicant needs to satisfy the board at all (on the 'cruising' required). Might be worth reviewing the actual wording of the legislation at this stage.....
"the applicant for the relevant consent satisfies the Board that the vessel to which the application relates will be used bona fide for navigation throughout the period for which the consent is valid without remaining continuously in any one place for more than 14 days or such longer period as is reasonable in the circumstances."
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Would it be simple enough to begin with requiring some sort of helm certificate as a starter?
(something I’ve been against but times they are a changing)
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10 minutes ago, cuthound said:
My understanding is that CRT can't refuse a licence if the boat is insured and has a current BSS certificate,
yes, mine too,but with CRT making current changes, as in the new surcharges, perhaps CRT could increase their creativity and come up with some idea how to keep a check on things rather than just take the money.
🤷♀️
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23 minutes ago, Mike Todd said:
One difference is being on a bona fide navigation
👍agreed,which leads me to ask perhaps CRT should/could be more discerning who they give a licence to?
are CRT just taking easy money with a license fee without making some assurance the boater is able (or willing) to comply with the 14 day rule?
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No not cheap, but a nice treat though,
I like the bread in the farm shop too,
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It’s ok ain’t it.
Im happy with a pint of Bass, so Im fine with it on a sunny day,sitting by the canal,
and there’s a good butcher down the road
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55 minutes ago, tree monkey said:
Atherstone would fall into your definition of posh then, don't let that put you off though, I think most butchers have to do the neon marinades nowadays but they deffo ain't posh and I think there pork pies and bordering on the best I've eaten
don’t get me wrong, I don’t dislike posh,
I can do posh 👍
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3 hours ago, Richard T said:
Peter Coates as Alrewas is also very good. They have their own abbatoir and source local animals.
Yes I like them too,
for me they’re what fall in to the posh and fancy butcher shop category,
where they have lots of different flavoured stuff and maybe their own trays of different recipes of marinated meats,
the butcher’s counter at Great Haywood Farm Shop is another example and I like that too,
but too much choice confuses me
and my favourite of favourites has to be the counter at the back of Todmorden’s in door market, on the right,
nothing fancy but high quality,
most of their stuff is kept in their walk in fridge and bought out to cut to size in front of you,
and for Black Pudding the butcher in Whaley Bridge up the hill opposite the CoOp
I’ll make a point of looking for the butcher’s in Atherstone next time I pass,
Penkridge has a fine butcher too,
good for pies and samosas
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Yes, I see that now
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It’s possible you meant to provide this link
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/26/a-broad-view-of-canal-boat-licence-fees
your’s links back to another article you posted before
eta: oh no my mistake sorry, you posted the whole of the article,
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2 hours ago, robtheplod said:
Just thought I'd give a view on our first impressions of Droitwich marina:
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like the opening the gate from your mobile phone thing!
quick walk into Droitwich
quick walk to the pub
all paths are not waterlogged - not used to this!
lots of shops in droitwich as well as parks etc
minus
none yet but suspect it might be locks quickly whichever way we go!
price of diesel might be a shocker?It was the most expensive I bought last year.
anyway, good luck there 👍
they seemed very nice people.
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Will it have made a difference having been tested whilst moored?
With a proper flow with the boat moving it might not be much of an issue?
It’s kind of what happens with my boat anyway. 🤷♀️
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On 22/04/2024 at 16:12, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:
Here’s a neat solution, at Ware, I wonder if it’s ever been tried and tested?
As it happened when I passed back through this lock they had divers fixing a ground paddle,
While waiting I had a chat to the other workers and I asked about the stop planks,
they said it’s a nightmare pushing the planks down with rods,
(The lock here at Ware is the responsibility of the Environmental Agency and Little to do with CRT)
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I’ve drank out of pint glasses with more scratches than that 👍
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25 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:
We are heading the Bruges later in the year. Not been before but it looks very nice.
We will definitely be going on a boat trip while we are there
Bruges is lovely.
used to tour around Belgium on my motorbikevisit the the Groeninge Museum if you get the chance.
lots of well known medieval paintings,-
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1 hour ago, Heartland said:
As to the electric scooter users their use should be regulated more and it should be recognised that they are banned on the Rail Network.
the railways have their own police force, the British Transport Police, therefore they have some clout when dealing with the scrotes.The canals once had police too when they were commercial?
Is it Stoke Bruerne that has an old wooden sign warning miscreants they’d be shipped to Australia?
Today’s sign would be for Rwanda.
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2 minutes ago, Rob-M said:
I'll take the bonus point, it is at Fazeley.
yes it’s our Aquaduct again
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37 minutes ago, Midnight said:
I totally agree the super duper comms system should be bottom of the list.
Thing with super duper systems is they tend to fail on a regular basis,
look at the Anderton Lift as an example,
and when they fail the specialists have to be called in at great expense,
and the super duper system always needs an upgrade,
perhaps a bell on either end of a 3 mile piece of string would be fine,
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Perhaps some of the 2% could go towards recommissioning the pill boxes,
CRT have an opportunity here to apply for funding and lease out back to the M.O.D.
we’ve had this one on another thread, bonus point if you remember where it is?
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3 minutes ago, Ray T said:
For the couple of hours I was at Sutton Stop this lunch time not one boat went through.
did you go for a pint?If you did how is the pub under new management?
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26 minutes ago, Jon57 said:
Not saying they will close it. But spending a large amount of money on a new all singing and dancing comunication system is not the best way to spend crt funds.
It’s nothing compared to what keeps getting chucked at that there Anderton Lift
2 minutes ago, Jon57 said:I'm allowed to have an opinion just like you.
..just don’t mention Blue Signs
A broad view of canal boat licence fees (The other side)
in General Boating
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but CRT are inventing new requirements:
mooring restrictions from 14 days to 2 days or whatever, wherever?
surcharges for those without a home mooring?