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If a boat sinks what is needed to raise the boat, would it have to be a Crane, to lift it out and then transport it to have it repaired and at what cost

thanks for your help, does any one know of a insurance company who will insure fully comp without a survey

I have not bought the boat yet, but thinking about it my only concern is just having 3rd party insurance. how many boaters have just 3rd party insurance

I know the boat and the owner,he has owned it for 30 years, he had it plated 10 years ago and now has just come out of dry dock after blacking. I also know the person who blacked it and he never saw anything obviously wrong with the boat. So do i insure it 3 party until i can get surveyed and then if and when it is ok insure it fully. Is there any people just insure there boats 3rd party

The problem I have, I am buying a boat which I know is in the lower end bracket price range. But where we are there are no places available to put it into dry dock and also with the closure of canals for a few months which makes matters worse. I could insure the boat 3rd party and then when the canals open and there is a place in dry dock book in for a survey. What do you all think

Haven knox johnson Ripe insure 4 boats everyone i phoned offered 3 rd party

Most companies offer 3 rd party cover without the need to have a survey

I can get 3rd party insurance without a survey but if i want fully comp insurance i need to have a survey. What are all your thoughts of only 3rd party insurance Sorry it is a boat i am thinking of buying so i would be the new owner

The last survey was carried out and later over plated but 10 years ago so now as the owner a hull survey is needed for comp insurance or go down to just 3rd party. Is that too big a risk

Because the age of the boat the insurance people say after 7 years a survey is needed even using the same company as the owner

A hull survey for an insurance quote

The boat will need to go in dry dock £150 approx, but what does a surveyor charge about

What is the approx cost of a hull inspection on a narrow boat. Does anybody know of a surveyor in the North west who can survey my hull for an insurance quote.

I was walking through the Rochdale nine 2 weeks to get the feel of the place and was considering going through to do the cheshire ring. There was a boat in the lock with no water not a good place to be at night but this was afternoon and after await of 2 hrs he was on his way i talked to the couple and offered to help the lady do the locks which she was very happy with. We approached the underground lock and the lady was not happy going into as you could see two men hanging around in dark shadows we pushed our way pass and started to open the paddle but realised we would need to open the paddles on the other side but there was a further two men on that side with a small fire. The lady would not cross over and when i did the two men walked away there was dozens of needles laying on the floor we opened the gates which altogether must of taken some twenty minutes the man still on the boat and his wife out of sight all this time not knowing what was going on. They thanked me very much for my help and carried on to the Ashton canal and i walked back. I have been told you can get help through the Rochdale nine but when i phoned CRT they said they would get back to me if they could help but have not contacted me as yet, i asked for help on the forum but no one could help so we decided not to bother there is no way i would let my wife attempt doing these locks on her own she is not strong enough and you do not know who or what these people are capable of, it is a pity she will not try and steer the boat and i could do the locks

Thanks i will give it ago

My ropes on my narrow boat have started to become stiff making it harder to tie up, has anyone got any suggestions on making the ropes more supple or is it time to replace them thanks

Thanks everyone but we have decided to go the other way round heading for Bosley locks which we know we can handle and see how far we get thanks john

Can anyone help, we are trying to get though the Rochdale nine on Fri morning 16th September we feel we would need help, if anyone can please contact me. I have asked the CRT and they said they would see if they could fine volunteers

thanks for all your advice, no one uses Wellington boots

Well it had to happen, i went to my boat at the marina to go away for a few days on my own, Loaded the boat but as i walked around the stern my feet shot from underneath me and fell in head first. I do not know how i did not bang my head as i entered the water as there is little space between the boat and jetty. My legs must of hit the jetty which was cut and bruised and then started to swell up with a lump the size of a coconut. The shock of slipping on some mud or goose muck and no one around as made me write to remind people to be very careful getting on or off the boat, i think i was very lucky to have come out of this the way i have. So can any body recommend good foot wear so i don't slip again i was wearing Hi-tec type trainers what do you all wear

Thanks to everyone for all your help my last hope is my aerial a maxview omnimax does anyone have the instructions how to set it up and can i use this also for my on board car stereo

I do not know if my inverter is a pure sine wave or not maybe finding a 12 volt tv is the answer how do you check for sensitivity

thanks for all your help, it is running from a inverter and i thought because the small tv was ok the fault was not be the aerial but the larger tv. But if a buy a new one i may still have the same problem, I went to the t v shop and he an advised a lower range watts maybe 38watt what does everyone else use

Yes its a 240 volt tv

We using a Alba lcdw16hdf 240 volt 50hz 40w tv which works perfect but is a bit small so we tried our spare one a Marks & Spencer own brand pal bg i dk 240 volt 50/60 hz 60w but the picture keeps freezing so is unusable. Does any one know if the wattage would make any difference to the picture freeze problem, i do not wont to buy a new one to have the same picture freezing problem. The ariel is a maxview with a power booster and is working the small tv fine thanks for your help