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1 minute ago, MtB said:
Google will usually tell you what a TLA means.
Welcome to The Littlehampton Academy
The Littlehampton Academy is an 11 18 mixed, Christian, secondary school and sixth form with academy status in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England. -
On 08/04/2024 at 13:31, BoatinglifeupNorth said:
Last time I seen a bicycle chain on a boat it was attached to a paddle gear with a woman peddling like the clappers going nowhere fast, living on the k&A.
Is she still cycling along there?
On 08/04/2024 at 14:09, Alan de Enfield said:No, she was forced off the canals by C&RT (her side of the story) and ended up in a tranny van.
Shame that. I was going to joke she's still pedalling and has moved nearly 2 miles in the last 10 years.
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1 hour ago, Jimmy2445 said:
Forgot to add it’s a 37 foot springer
If it's a V bottom you can't use Wigan dry dock, they won't let you in.
Make sure you tell whoever you use that it's a V before you book.
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18 minutes ago, jonathanA said:
If a small boat you could even try the slipway at the slipway pub...
I hadn't thought of that! There's another one at MMBC just the other side of the bridge from Scarisbrick marina.
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Mayor's boatyard at Tarleton, St Mary's Marina at Rufford, Scarisbrick Marina.
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On 13/03/2024 at 14:50, Silent Flight said:
Buy a boat they said, it will be great they said 😅
I assume "they" were selling the boat! 🤣
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1 hour ago, cornishdave said:
We're starting at Silsden for two weeks - initial thought is to go down the five rise to somewhere like Shipley Junction, then back and along to Wigan flight. Appreciate that any number of things such as queues/weather/water shortages can change matters 🙂
Back on topic, I think you'll struggle doing that in a fortnight. There''s no point planning 12 hour days when you can't get through as there are time restrictions on the locks.
Because of the spacing between flights it makes it quite difficult to do it quickly, and you may well find yourselves arriving at a flight of locks that were padlocked shut half an hour ago when there are still many hours of daylight left.
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10 minutes ago, dmr said:
Yes, we do have a liitle pang of sadness each time we turn let coming out of the Leigh branch, but even more as we pass the turn to the Rufford Arm. Still dream of a second "Northern Boat" but think two boats is just too much maintanance. Have invested in some premium bonds 😀
...........and we do do the Manchester 18 twice every year 😀
If you saw the patio off the front she might fit
Joking aside, a 60 footer would give you access to the C&H and the Hudd Broad as well as the L&L from Leeds to Tarleton. You'd just need somewhere to store the offcut and it's contents.
I believe there are some places very near you that encourage "Kindness" maybe they have a shed. Or just borrow Jim's boat!
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Just now, dmr said:
Not sure about the wisdom of going down Wigan flight just to turn and go back up 😀.
You would need to get right through Wgan (which is a few more locks) and get to at least Crooke Hall which is probably too far, but the L&L from just beyond Wigan to just outside of Liverpool is a very nice bit of canal.
"Because it's there" was good enough for Edmund Hillary on Everest...
Crooke is an easy run from Wigan, I've often done Wigan Top to Crooke in a single day's journey.
Admittedly the time I had a leisurely lunchtime pint at Wigan Central meant I was mooring by torchlight!
I reckon it's sour grapes because Vox won't fit up the flight. 😁
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Depends what you want to do really.
An early start down Wigan gets you to the junction at lunchtime-ish.
Heading towards Leigh gives access to Pennington Flash country park then Plank Lane lift bridge if you want a less usual canal feature.
Dropping one more lock towards Liverpool is a good mooring opposite the Dry Dock giving easy access to Wigan town centre. A much better selection of pubs and shops if that's your thing.
Continuing towards Liverpool you'd realistically only go as far as Appley Bridge, or maybe Parbold if you want to do longer days.
Burscough is nice but it's a long day from Wigan, especially after doing the flight first! Mooring at Wigan would allow you to visit Burscough and Parbold by train easily enough.
If you're short on time for any reason, Haigh Hall country park is a mile and a half from Wigan Top Lock and might be worth a visit. That could save you a day if necessary - go down the flight, moor by the dry dock overnight and then go back up the following day.
Where are you hiring from? I know the L&L very well so might have other suggestions for your trip.
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15 minutes ago, Midnight said:
I wasnt suggesting anything. Perhaps my question wasn't clear. What would be the position if having paid the CCer surcharge the boater refused to pay the EoG charge for a mooring less than 6 months on the grounds that he/she had already been charged for 12 months usage. If usage includes additional mooring would CRT be charging twice for the same thing?
You would have to pay any required EoG fees (if applicable) for it to be a valid mooring contract, but if you were to moor for more than 6 months you can claim a refund of the surcharge.
From the licencing portal login page: (My bold)
Evidence of home mooring requirements from 1st April 2024 (please see our FAQ page for more information)
New or existing continuous cruiser
No confirmation is required.
New customer with a home mooring
You will need to provide the details of your mooring contract, which must cover the period of your licence.
If your boat does not have a Trust index number, you will need to register prior to being able to purchase a licence. There is a charge of £20 which will be refunded if you licence within 28 days of us accepting the evidence you have provided for your mooring.
Existing customer remaining on the same home mooring
You do not need to provide the details of your mooring contract when you licence, however, we may ask you for details during your licence period.
Existing customer moving to a new home mooring
You will need to provide the details of your mooring contract,
Changing from continuous cruiser to home mooring
You will need to provide the details of your mooring contract, which must be for six months or more. If you pay for a monthly mooring, you can retrospectively claim a refund on the continuous cruiser surcharge if you can show six consecutive monthly mooring agreements/payments. In this case your status will remain as ‘continuous cruiser’ and you will receive a pro rata refund of paid surcharge from the date you notify the Trust of the change providing you have provided the necessary evidence.
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30 minutes ago, robtheplod said:
thats good that its obviously not personal (!!!), but i'll get a reputation as the miserable git!
Get?
Keep!
😁
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7 hours ago, Pluto said:
However, the variation in length, as in the notebook, meant that too many sets needed to be provided, so movable temporary dams are now used instead, with one dam suitable for all sites.
The Wigan team started using adjustable aluminium ones a few years ago (2021). I was moored close to where they were testing them the first time they tried it out.
Three bits of box section, one as a main sleeve and two fractionally smaller ones slid inside each end of the main section. Bolts to hold the lengths in position.
A sheet of plastic held on by the top "plank" to reduce water flow. Seems to work well, and can quickly be adjusted to length for other locations. Also doesn't float, so they were less pleased about getting them out again!
Picture taken at Wigan dry dock when the gates were causing problems. If I'd thought about it I'd have got more of the technical detail on the photo, but it's a bit late now!
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1 hour ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:
don’t I get to jump the queue at locks?Do what the neckerchief brigade do and claim working boats have priority.
One tried it on me once on the Cheshire locks and I said "Fantastic" and pinched the lock from him.
When he started spluttering I smiled sweetly and pointed out my Roving Trader's licence.
"Mine's a working boat licence, yours is a standard pleasure boat licence. You said working boats have priority."
He didn't help me with the lock!
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14 hours ago, Machpoint005 said:
You should try underwater pole-vaulting.
Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole!
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2 hours ago, cuthound said:
It would also be allow CRT to identify boats which display neither name or registration number, (as required in their bylaws) and perhaps take action.
You are assuming that most of the stealth boats bother applying for a licence ... can't really see them uploading a photo if they're not.
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3 minutes ago, PeterScott said:
So the challenge is (and the deadline is midday) to find an image of a three-storey narrowboat ...
There's a three storey widebeam on the Warwickshire Avon ...
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10 minutes ago, MtB said:I actually do something useful to contribute to society
Help increase the use of fossil fuels? 😁
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15 minutes ago, beerbeerbeerbeerbeer said:
yes, I’ve saved myself £800 this month by not having a mortgage, £1000 by not renting, another few hundred with not paying council tax,
water rates, a lecky bill, a gas bill and so on,
mugs game, who’d choose to do that?
why choose a life of debt for oneself and then grumble at folk for opting out?
Feeloaders Unite 👍
It's not the opting out of the rat race that's the issue, it's the refusal (from some) to show any consideration or courtesy to other boaters that grates.
If I'm doing a fortnight at a popular visitor mooring I usually use pins just past the jetty or rings, allowing others to easily use the VM.
Not so much in winter, but that's reasonable in my book as there's far fewer users to share with.
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2 hours ago, Arthur Marshall said:
Exactly. Our opinions differ - such is the nature of opinion. Mine is that that cannot in any way be seen as a continuous cruise.
Very true, but that was exactly my point upthread.
There's no such thing as "continuous cruising" except in the imagination of then BW and now CRT staff and anyone taken in by it.
I feel that makes it odd to complain that people aren't doing the completely made up thing that doesn't exist ...
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3 hours ago, MtB said:
Let down by the forum software. It was a joke. Its a non-existent URL. Previous versions would have made it a clickable link which adds credibility.
You've made a typo ...
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18 minutes ago, stagedamager said:Local cafes however have reported a drop in takings due to the remaining crayons being eaten........
Orange crayons are the tastiest. Apparently.
Slightly more seriously, I own a "boat without a home mooring." (1995 British Waterways act)
"Continuous Cruiser" is a BW made up term that seems to have massive traction amongst certain segments of the (home mooring) boating community. It doesn't exist except in Sally Ash's fevered imagination, and she's not there anymore.
I once had exactly this conversation with a former chair of the IWA who ended up agreeing with me. Nice bloke, which is my standard definition of chaps who agree with me. 😁
Nearly all the disputes regarding CCers are about those who don't follow the trivial rules - and I can guarantee you that those of us who do comply are much angrier about those who don't than most owners of "boats with a home mooring."
As a thought exercise for the frothing at the mouth brigade, if I have two boats - one with a marina mooring and one without any home mooring - am I a "CCer" or not? It's purely about the licence declaration for the boat, not the owner.
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11 hours ago, LadyG said:
I'm fairly short at the moment
11 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:It happens as you get older - have you considered platform boots ?
I was considering saying you weren't that tall to start with, but Alan beat me to it!
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5 hours ago, Tigerr said:
I have in fact already cut off the bottom metre as the tube was too wide by far.
Shame that, because somewhere between too wide and too narrow would have been just right if it's a tapered pole.
Are we related? It's the sort of thing I do far too often!
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It must have taken you ages to get all that green paint off and hand apply the yellow and reddish brown effect ...