[Minimum distance? The enforcement officers have it in black and white.]

I would be very upset if anyone refilled a pound without checking the status of any boats in it, and my boat filled and sank as a result. What precautions should I take to make my boat sinking proof in that situation?

[jig saw blades reccommendations]

Hmm, I could do that in five mins with a drill bit and a square file!

[Converted LPG Oven In Boats]

Well, a new world job only needs the fan on for very extended grilling, and the ignition is easily switched to 12v.

[Drones]

"use my shaft as a rather large selfie stick"

 

Blimey. That could be distracting.

[mooring secured with canal and river trust, but still waiting to get on mooring spot]

It's still good up north. Robert Taylor is still on the ball.

[Speeding Cyclist injures Dog on towpath]

I was once cycling down the towpath and ran over my own dog. I wasn't doing more than 10mph. He was fine, but then I suspect he'd survive a tank running him over.

 

He is a very stupid dog. He's worth 2 cones.

[Engine room hatches on tidal Thames]

He said the hatches are 2' from the waterline. While he may ship the odd bucketful, he's not going to sink as a result of an aperture 2' up. Not unless a big bugger of a boat goes round and round him in circles all the way.

[Minimum distance? The enforcement officers have it in black and white.]

Hmm. I'm now a CCer. I'm totally relaxed about how far I'm moving, and am satisfied that I'm using the boat bona fide for navigation (I need a pump out)

 

So I'm fine ya?

[A Somewhat Unusual Request]

In a big storm on the aire n Calder a fair amount of water got blown up the Springer's exhaust. Most people moor head to wind to avoid it. I suppose she would have sunk eventually as the exhaust blew like a Walrus.

[Things Doodlebug learnt about... Generators.]

Be aware however, that if you load the ig2600 hard it gets rather loud. Running 1kw plus from it makes it a bit antisocial. Great at low loads though as you say.

 

Oh and I have used the hell out of mine on a building site (cement mixer, chop saw etc) and it took it no problems.

 

Only fault was once it wouldn't generate power, kipor v helpful, just twizzled the throttle on the carb and that sorted it. No trouble from that since.

[new rule - hot off the press.]

I'm telling you KEEP MOVING DON'T STOP ANYWHERE

[CRT Customer Announcement - Mooring Pins No Longer Allowed]

Putting in pins is tantamount to CMing

 

KEEP MOVING AT ALL TIMES

[Boats Traveling At Night]

I had to take the bolinder out of my boat, cos even though I asked at every local garage no one could sell me any semi-diesel.

 

I suppose you can only get it in the Midlands...

[Where are all the volockies...?]

A is next to s

[Working Out The Speed Of Your Boat... (Based On Hp And Length)]

 

That works on our boat too. I do try to keep my tiller movements small and make a nice smooth wake from the prop.

 

Richard

Swallows and Amazons Richard!

[Generator Alternatives.]

I don't think there's a better solution for you than something like a kipor ig1000 and an electroquest 45a multi stage charger. That's assuming an ig1000 can handle the start up of the charger, bet it can.

[Fully Laden Working Boats On Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.]

I make the horse get in the boat before any aqueduct. It's cosy.

[Base Plate Concern]

 

 

Tip it up sideways, then you should be able to reach.

 

Hope that helps.

Mike don't be silly, I think the boat is probably at least a two man lift. Better to get a flock of angora rabbits, put the paint on their fur and release under the boat. Repeat until fully covered.

[Base Plate Concern]

If it is only a few pits, they could be welded. Suspect not though.

 

You can insure it, but 3rd party. It isn't going to sink as a result of 3mm on the baseplate.

I'm waiting for those from the ' No need to black the base plate ' camp to comment on this thread . I have always painted the base plate on my boat and when surveyed for insurance purposes the surveyor made positive comments in his report .

The maximum pitting on my painted baseplate after 25 years was 0.4 mm. Having said that my boat has spent most of its life in clean river water rather than canal filth.

Well, most baseplates are 10mm, so after 17 years would still be 7mm, more than the sides!

[Increased Visitor moorings????? in Leeds]

Part of the problem is caused by the fact that you can't mooch from newlay to Leeds, it has to be done in one go really, to feel safe. This means that boats from the Apperley Bridge and Shipley area tend to mooch towards Skipton rather than leeds. I can't see a quick solution to this.

[So What To Do Now?]

It's not a flipping Beta. I think it's a 2 pot lister being replaced by a 3 pot, during which it transpired that the prop had to come off, it was discovered that it was brazed to the shaft.

[Lapworth "canal Rage"]

Not comparable, but the other day I was passing a line of moored boats, some on pins, at tickover as usual. The boat behind shouted at me (politely) to "pull over we've got a train to catch!" I did pull in and they steamed past the floating wet dock, in which someone may well have been painting...

[What To Do?]

Well done for helping out in the first place though Ricco. Shame you've been a bit had. Could people breast up to use the water point? If so stick it there with a note saying please breast up to use water point.

[Increased Visitor moorings????? in Leeds]

I don't understand "it could be made 14 day if there is demand"

 

Surely it should be 14 day unless crowded?

 

I'm all for more moorings and vm's in Leeds center though.

[Hassle In Middlewich]

Please do re-tie my boat if it comes adrift - but why stop there? Give it a wash please, also some of the paintwork needs a touch up if it isn't too much trouble. :-)