haggis

Was this a message within the mod arena? I can't remember seeing it on the open forum. If it is true that it was a mod only edict that it very worrying and we can only hope that the wonderful mods nowadays don't have such "rules"

We keep our bags of coal in the front deck under the cratch cover, stacked up side by side at the front where they don't interfere with getting on and off the boat We have a coal scuttle which is kept beside the fire and we fill it using tongs till the bag can easily be lifted and the coal tipped onto the scuttle. No mess or coal dust on the front deck I think the previous owners of the boat had a big plastic box on the front deck and the coal was emptied into it We felt that a box would reduce the available space so didn't go down that route

Sort of. When C&RT was formed British Waterways in Scotland became British Waterways trading as Scottish Canals and the finances were divided between the two organisations The Scottish Government wanted to have control of Scotland's canals, hence the split. Both north and south of the border had their own staff and that remained the position. Over the years there has continued to be liaison between the two organisations although they operate independently.

Is this true? I was of the opinion that C&RT are the operating body for the river Trent and a licence allows you to travel on rivers which connect two bits of canal system - for example, the Ribble Link

Yes I thought it was a good survey and didn't lead the answers by the way questions were phased. It ,as you say, allowed much more opportunity to express your concerns and suggested solutions.

I didn't get an email either and had to start at the beginning again.

I thought OXTER was the slang for under arms (arm pits) 🙂

A bit of a hassle blowing it up every night and letting it down in the morning , unless you can store it blown up during the day.

It could be raised with the commission, could it not ?

Possibly they were thinking that mooring near you rather than a few hundred yards away would prevent passing boats having to slow down twice in quick succession 🙂

Not as easily as down south but there are a few people who work on boats and there are a few dry docks for hire. There are no marinas and boatyards like there are in Englandshire but most boaters manage. It is not always appreciated by boaters who bring their boats to the Lowland canals just how different it is up here.

No idea ! However Scottish Canals gets its funding from the Scottish Government and I can't remember any acts of parliament being passed about how they operate. They have rules which we all sign up to when we take out a licence although the one about "no continuous cruising and all boats must have a mooring " is, I understand being/about to be challenged .

I don't see why RCR should be contacting insurance companies asking them to ensure that their third party cover has wreck removal. Surely that is the boat owners responsibility. The point they made was that while the boaters had third party cover, wreck removal was excluded.

I think this is borne out by the number of sinkers where the owner does not have recovery insurance and a Crowd funding is started for them. Also I have seen several articles by the director of River Canal Rescue advising boaters to check that they actually have such cover .