Felshampo

Why should the new owner tell CART they have sold? And if they don't how will CART know its not licensed?

Great answers as usual . Thanks for all who have taken the time to reply. Final question then. Can you change any of these set ups or are they fixed when the boat is built. In other words could you convert a conventional seal to a vetus or visa versa?

Wow! 15 years ..even better!

I was looking at a boat recently which had a sealed stern tube. The owner was very enthusiastic about it. Had it over ten years without a problem. No need to grease it every day, no drips no re-sealing every couple of years ...whats not to like. It sounded too good to be true. I want one. Are there any downsides to what sounds to be a great system?

Good luck with that!

Current boat for sale for £125000 that cost £150000 hardly used because the owners dogs couldn't get on board. Unlikely to sell for more than £110000 . If the boat suits it could be a bargain. Needs to fit your criteria exactly if you are to fork out that sort of money IMO. Same with old boats lots of great features can be found but if you don't likegranny decour it's not going to suit. Some owners have unrealistic ideas of he value of their boat and so that can lead to some of these inflated valuations. Keep an eye on them and see how long they take to go. As has been said if your boat is tatty but sound it could be hard to sell but lack of care for the cosmetic aspects of the boat are probably also reflected in the state and condition of the engine. If an owner couldn't be bothered to look after the engine room then the engine has probably been neglected as well. Buyer beware!

Buying without seeing is very dodgy. Boats always turn out to be very different when you view them. Most look far worse some can actually seem better. As an example I looked at a boat in Rugby that the broker said had attracted a lot of veiws from its pictures on the net but no offers as in the flesh it was very tatty. My advice would be always view.

Diddle ing ding ding ding ding ding ding....!

Thats rather insensitive. I was sympathising with a local recently whose seperation was finally legal. I consoled him by saying" you may be divorced but hey....at least your still related."

You can download a " book " from that site for free which has a lot of reference to living on a boat. Don't pay for it.

Overheard Whilton salesman telling a young couple interested in buying a boat that after the survey they would do any repairs that were needed to allow the boat to pass the BSC. It was obvious the couple didn't know what this was but it sounded like " if anything is wrong with the boat we will put it right" Is this con also found at othe marinas?

Last year we parked next to bridge 16 on the Yelvertoft to Crick road. No problem with parking and a short walk down the towpath to the show.

I thought most permanently moored boats were full of bankers?

Great, I also need TMS to get by so this is good.

Have been waiting for this topic for some time as I am also interested in this type of engine, who wouldn't but wasn't sure about the exhaust. The first boat I hired had a thumpy engine but that was so long ago I can't remember what it was like. So thanks for that OP. To take the analysis to another level, tin hat at the ready, what about the noise? As a prospective single hander I imagine pootling along whilst listening to radio 4. I wouldn't want to have this on full blast to be heard above the noise, sorry music, of the engine if that was a problem. Just a thought.....

What about each boat has its number on the roof, like they have on police cars? Then they can be monitored by the use of video drones. As luck would have it I have a camera drone, does anyone know the number for CaRT head office.......

Stating the bleeding obvious! Don't be afraid. But you couldn't be more wrong.

I know I'll get a lot of stick for saying this but ha ho. I don't understand cat owners. They let their pets go off on their own and then seem to get surprised when they go missing. We have some friends who had burmese cats. Very beautiful and expensive cats. So they chucked them out every night on their own and surprise surprise one night they never came back. If I did this with my dogs, which they would love, I would soon end up in court for neglecting them. Whats wrong with taking them out on a lead if you are worried they will scarper?

I thought that was supposed to be an urban myth?

JCB do a floating phone that looks OK. Also a lot of phones are waterproof, but that's no good if they have disappeared into four foot of muddy water!

Yes parents evenings can be stressful! Having been on both sides of the fence with one " difficult" and one compliant child it is difficult to know sometimes. I always saw the relationship between parents and teachers as a partership, if an unequal one. Some parents would do anything to help their child others virtually nothing, either because they lacked the parenting skills or they expected you to do it all, " you are the teacher after all" The same can be said of teachers of course. Some are great at motivation and others just teach. I worked abroad for a few years and found that in both countries teachers were experts at their subject but were not expected to be social workers, very different to here. Although with the advent of the national curriculum pastoral care has disappeared from a lot of schools, it doesn't figure in the league tables! As an observation problem parents often didn't show up to parent evenings because they didn't care much about their kids or school, and this could explain the childs indifference to work. As for success at uni or in a job thats another question? Many students grow up and realise whats important and start using the talents they wasted at school.

What if your not on the BCN? Whats that about then?

Commiseration's !!

Nice to see a thread that celebrates buying a boat in such a positive way instead of all the agonising over stern shape, cost, survey, toilet type, cost, window shape, stove fuel oh and did I mention its a lot more expensive than you think it will be........

Vivarium with heat source to keep it happy. Needs to be about three foot by two by two for most snakes. One frozen meal a week. You need a good reliable source for the food. Specialist pet shop or the internet. If you want any specific info give me a pm.