TheBiscuits

That's a very good point. Did the flyboats ride a soliton wave that was deliberately created by a different boat behind them, or did they simply not ride the wave? As you say, if they created their own wave it would probably be ahead of them and useless.

But neither of those things is a BSS fail, as long as the generator and the fuel are correctly stored. Ideally in a locker that isn't the gas locker but is built to the same standards with vents etc. A plastic petrol can is fine in the gas locker, a metal generator that could theoretically create a spark isn't. Some people also choose to have a LPG generator that connects via a special fitting to the gas system and that's fine too.

Running a little 40 amp alternator into a mostly charged lead acid battery is pretty much zero load, and as you rightly say is bad for the engine. With big enough alternators and a lithium battery, running in neutral for charging isn't usually a low load on an engine. Dumping 200 Amps at 14.4 Volts is delivering just under 3 kW of electrical power, so around 4 horsepower - not accounting for inefficiencies in the input power. That's more power than you'd use for passing a line of boats while cruising, and nobody claims that's bad for an engine.

And that's why you will continue to receive possibly more advice than you would like on here. It's a very pleasant change from the all too frequent sulking some posters do if they get sound advice from experienced boaters but not the answer they wanted. Asking for clarification or more details is fine, ranting at the forum members who are giving their time and knowledge trying to help you is not.

Quite. All the comments about just getting used to them won't help at all if it's a true phobia. You already know it's irrational, you already know they are better residents than mosquitoes. But that doesn't matter, because it's a phobia. Honestly if you are severely affected by it then boating isn't for you because they will always be present.

Slightly better than a thick nail hacksawed to fit but not by much!

And of course the easiest and cheapest way for CRT to collect this would be to combine it with the licence fee. We wouldn't want them to have to waste staff time and banking fees collecting an extra tenner from everyone ...

And limited point if you hoick it out and run it frequently...

Yes, unless you know something I'm not aware of. Add a bit: For clarity, the L&L is shut from Wigan Junction to Leeds. Leigh to Liverpool via Wigan Junction (the 72ft locks) is open.

It's doable, but it's a much trickier crossing than you'd think. Ship Canal to Pomona and then Bridgewater and L&L to Liverpool is a much less demanding but far longer route. At least it's currently navigable!

Be an impressive lock flight! You could just reinstate Runcorn Locks but that's not what they're planning, sadly.

Nah, the big pubcos don't have any interest in the general success of tenanted pubs. Property prices and finding the next mug who thinks they will pay to run a pub is what they care about. Which is why so many are closing.

Correct. But you said: Which is exactly the opposite, and contradicts every other one of your posts on the topic ...

They won't, because there's an intermediary. The club and marina have income from moorings. Out of this they pay a lease, as they are renting the facilities from CRT. It's exactly the same as the earlier posts about Aquavista, that would count as property income for CRT. It doesn't matter to CRT if the lease money comes from a jumble sale, a raffle, or boat mooring fees as long as they get it!

Agreed. The acid test is actually the opposite - if one of the marinas upset all their moorers so they all leave and there is no mooring income, is the rent still due? The answer is obviously yes, because it's income from a commercial lease.

And it's cold outside ...

I seem to recall that (all? some?) of the marinas now run by Aquavista are leased from the CRT property arm. The buyout was for the business, not the properties. While technically from boat mooring fees, this will (correctly) be identified as investment and property income on CRT accounts. Income from CRT direct moorings will be reported as mooring income.