TheBiscuits

You might be being a bit Jen-in-cheek, but TfL are currently reviewing and extending the congestion charge and low emission zones... All they actually need to do if they perceive too many boats in prime locations as a problem is choose a new definition of "place" for areas in London, perhaps 10 miles long, and enforce it.

I didn't know you were a boat club Brian! Are you sure you're a member of the AWCC, or are you a member of a club which is an AWCC member?

He's adjusting the tow angle with his foot, not trying to stop it. It's also running unladen, so not quite as bad as it looks. I do agree that the spotted neckerchief serves much the same purpose as a Blackberry mobile device used to though - it warns everyone else about the sort of person they are dealing with! Why on earth would the BCLM do that? I'm not disagreeing with your statement, just astounded by it.

Last time we were there they had just closed about a minute earlier. I seriously considered mooring on the fuel berth overnight!

Told you you should have come to Glasson!

Yes. It's a fine distinction, but a true one. A very blue-white incandescent lamp would be just as bad. I'm not disagreeing with the dazzle bit! Mind you, these are nine quid for two, delivered: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154109402901 12V dc, IP67 rated Warm White LED floodlights

@Alan de Enfield always recommends Aldi bags for this.

Are they restoring it or replacing it?

Crack a Thistly Cross Whisky Cask cider. Seriously dangerous stuff - nearly 7%, very smooth and doesn't taste like cider! https://www.thistlycrosscider.co.uk/product/whisky-cask-bottle

Standard 110Ah lesiure batteries are about £90 each delivered, depending on where you buy them from. I'd ask for £500 back to cover the cost of getting the batteries installed as per your surveyor's comments, then see how bad they really are ...

Martin can start an argument with himself in a phonebox. It's one of the reasons why he got a lifetime ban from this site. Setting up a new account seems to have fooled the mods though, so he's back and back at his old tricks. He assures us it's not the drinking though, so we can only conclude he's just nasty.

"Opinions are like ars***les; Everybody has at least one, and some of them stink!"

OK, I'll bite. They are mistaken! Cool White colour LEDs will dazzle/destroy night vision more than warmer colour temperatures such as Warm White LEDs or most incandescent bulbs. It's not the fact it's an LED, it's the colour temperature of the light it produces. Admittedly most cheap LED units are Cool White (because they are cheaper to produce) but it's blaming the wrong thing. The current fad for very blue-white halogen bulbs in car headlights is currently being investigated for a proposed ISO standard because of this effect.

I'd check your sale agreement very carefully. Backing out due to problems or defects (usually over 5% or 10% of the agreed price) found by the survey is one thing, changing your mind because you hadn't asked the right questions might cost you your 10% deposit. That said, I think you are now less concerned about the hull thickness than you were. Who did you get to do the survey?

It will say "no" if you are bigger than the stated dimensions. I've been caught out three times by it - twice on air draught and once on actual draught. The first time was booking the Liverpool Link and it told me I was too high to fit because the data CRT had on file was incorrect. I took a guess at how high I was (lower than the maximum limit) and they changed it so I could make the booking. The next one was Standedge Tunnel. The guess I had made for Liverpool was too high for there, so I had to actually measure it and then get them to change it again. The latest one was for the Ribble Link, with the draught of my boat listed as 5" too deep for the passage. Fortunately I'd accurately measured it last time I was in drydock so had the correct numbers to hand.

Better than not telling you until you get there!

It's in the press release, and it will be the usual 0303 040 4040 number. You won't have to know who to ring or email, you'll just either use the online booking system or ring the callcentre and they'll fill it in for you. The staff or volunteers at the tunnel probably won't be able or allowed to book you in.

That's why CRT will book you in on the phone as well. The call handler will just fill in the online booking form for you so don't require any specific knowledge of Harecastle tunnel.

It's not obligatory, but it's your money ... I have seen a four year old boat from a well regarded builder that had a hull like a colander due to galvanic corrosion. It all depends on what's happened to the boat since launch. We have a member on here whose boat went from perfectly sound to nearly sinking in 18 months.

Are you sure? That sounds unlikely to me, even on a boat designed for full time hookup. If you unplug the boat from the shoreline do the lights and taps still work or not?

Strangely, the Bridgewater booking system isn't on this list. The one that we were told was going live last month ...

Mine's quite a bit older than that, and was built in quarter inch (6mm) steel. Realistically, there's no concerns on that hull. It's obviously been maintained and regularly blacked. There are many newer boats with far worse corrosion issues. The boat has a modern engine and a sound hull, and you like the fitout, so enjoy it.

I'm not sure a 71'6" boat gets too much of a run up in a 72' lock ... 3-4 feet? Maybe 7-8 feet if it's a single tailgate. Admittedly a laden boat can deliver a fair bit of momentum over that distance.