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I have often I cleared drain holes with big cable ties. Big enough to push through the hole and bendy enough to push the debris out.

Dont encourage him! If we stop responding to his displays of superior intelligence (in his eyes) he might give up. It is providing us with entertainment though 🙂

That's such a shame as she looks a lovely boat but you are taking the right course of action speaking to the surveyor and the broker. Hope it all works out for you.

Ah, I didn't realise we were supposed to be making a collective effort to create a spreadsheet! Here was me thinking we were being asked to comment on your proposals which quickly showed a lack of knowledge of the subject.

It amuses me a little to think how a yachting forum would react to a canal person joining their forum and soon after told the members what a mess they are making of running it 🙂 .

No idea but I read recently about a boat owner who had a very bad experience with a claim to that company.( C rafti nsure) It was only When the boater contacted the ombudsman that the insurance Company paid up for a full repaint. They had offered a tin of paint for what had been damage right back to bare metal

Tony, if space is the problem. why not buy a longer narrow boat?

Don't do it Tony ! Just think of all the lovely boater friends you would never see again if you restrict yourself to fat boat land 😀

Thank you. Yes we are having a full repaint . No idea when we will get back to Park Farm but we are booked for another year

We won't be here for the painting bit as we have to go home tomorrow as I am having a pacemaker fitted on Monday morning. Cutting it a bit fine but we wanted to see how the hull and baseplate are and to speak to the boat painter about our repaint.

The chap we are in the dock with has spent the afternoon pressure washing his boat. Rather him than me.

True!

Many boats are painted canal side so no one would bother if someone started painting a boat . It is pretty the first thing a thief does.

I think the biggest risk for the narrow boat owner is that the boat " disappears" and is altered and repainted to the extent that it is unrecognisable and is never seen again

That's the pressure washing done and the hull, including the base plate looks good. Some new anodes needed though. The high powered pressure washing and two pack seems to work well, especially if you get someone else to do it 😀.