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I doubt the oil in question was skimmed off the surface of a waterway.

Not sure about the engines but I would like to experiment with drip feeding used cooking oil into the woodburner. It Clcould be interesting if done right. Lots of calorific value. The sunflower oil left in a tin of mackerel goes off like a bomb when dropped on a hot fire ! A day tank with metal pipes and a tap. Bulkhead fitting through top of the fire. Might work I have heard of it being done with old lube oil but it must make a mucky flue and stink a bit outside.

There appears to be a large pipeline running across the aqueduct below waterline I wonder if it came from there. A factory immediately adjacent which always smells of food.

The OP said they are dead but one wonders if he checked. Maybe the air bubbles are from something else

Its great they are still on the cut. As long as they are not an obstruction this is where they should stay and become part of the scenery. Whether a Boat is a Boat in use or a reed bed or garden makes little difference. Its part of history and if it is wooden with some iron ribs it deserves to stay. I would not advocate this solution for clapped out old steel Boats. They need to be cut up but wood is wood and will go back to nature.

And I was like 'the current lot might get back in before January 2025'. Don't change horse in mid stream. There will be financial inducements which may tempt wrong thinking types.

I keep my bow tubes clear of obstructions so the torpedoes can get out cleanly.

They are working to give the navigation authority more powers over people who live on Boats. It seems obvious. Continuous Cruiser is a recognised term now. It is used on .gov websites. Initially it was a colloquialism but this is no longer the case.

National Boat Twats Association. Militant wing of the CRT intent on making living on Boats more complicated. They drink in the same pub together. damhikt. It is a scheme to give the navigation authority more powers. I agree with this scheme but am not affiliated to either group.

That is great. Hopefully they will go for that.

The rozzers never think about canal Boats having contraband. Its ideal.

I am very interested in the PLA view on all this. I seem to recall a while back there were some rumours around that the PLA may look to ban canal Boats or perhaps require skippers of vessels entering the tideway to have a certificate of some sort. It might be my imagination but I think they may find the presence of leisure narrow Boats a bit of a nuisance. Risk assessments &c.

Interesting things happening at South Dock marina. I believe although would need verifying that they are no longer taking visitors in the same way that Limehouse isn't (unless you are a CRT licence holder). Worth checking these things in advance. @Scholar Gypsy is one of the SPCC members I think.

Use of the lock is chargeable as the South Dock marina is owned by the council. Well it may be a mooring charge not a lockage charge but same effect. There is a waiting area but not comfortable.

I'm going to be using Limehouse quite regularly. The conditions don't make much difference for this Boat as it can deal with anything but it is interesting. I wonder what the protocol with the waiting pontoons will be if people turn up later than expected. It is my theory that it would be convenient for Aquavista and the CRT if the lock became rarely used. I heard they are not taking visitors any more. It is still a CRT lock so is available for licensed craft but of course early exit is very nice. Like a private waterway. Its upsetting this has changed but not all that surprising. I'd love to see the spreadsheet it sounds brilliant. So I went online took 8th March as an option and it said '8.08 to 13.56' then the slot was automatically allocated as 13.56. Looking at my tide tables this is -after- high tide so one would not really be getting anywhere. The whole idea is to use the tide to help you along. What a rubbish setup. I wonder if the PLA has anything to say about this. Discharging a canal Boat from Limehouse after high tide who wants to go inward bound is not safe.

It could just be lousy luck.

I suppose thinking more positively it could be a bit of extra protein. The stomach acid would presumably break down the invertebrate's ability to move about. I think there will be occasions where a tap water supply does not come from municipal mains. It may come from a spring or a well or landfill site.

Choking hazard. Field day for the ambulance chasers.

Why do you believe it is drinking water? I'm slightly intrigued by the reasons behind this comment. I personally think that there are circumstances where a tap may not in fact provide drinking water especially if it was originally installed for cleaning out portable lavatories. Report this and have it clarified. The result may be attachment of a notice indicating it is not drinking water. Another approach is to boil the water and if you want a cold beverage have cider or beer.

Presumably this was related to maintenance obligations on canals whose future use would be mostly by pleasure Boats. There was a story on the K&A where the published dimensions were too big and a barge got stuck exiting a lock. I don't know but seem to think the reaction was to reduce the maximum craft dimensions on the guidance literature.