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Maybe more than 6 ...

I can only offer you the same advice. I don't think I post things completely disagreeing with each other in the same 24 hour period, but you have and did. Pick your position and stick with it - I'm out, so you can have the last word if that's important.

Fair enough - I know they need to be removed in some locks. Aye, but 10% of irrelevant is less than irrelevant! I thought it was one of the byelaws, but I can't remember the details. Hopefully someone else can remember or find it.

Well, yes! That was exactly my point when you said: Have you changed your mind in the last day?

Are they not a legal requirement? I find that standing nearer the tiller helps with steering ...

It's 2 bands, so £757.80 vs £829.63 at the prepay discount rate - a difference of £71.83. I agree - it's irrelevant on the scale of running a boat. Change from £1.50 a week.

I like butties. It's not that I'm younger than you, it's just a convenient meal. Cheese or chip or beef salad or ...

It might have a solid fuel range on it ... I'd have one on a steam boat. It doesn't say so in the advert though! ... and I'm out.

This is what I get for just under £50 as a policy modification from Craftinsure. CRT are quite happy to accept this in conjunction with the main policy that states no trading. If you have not had any joy with your insurer, I'd recommend trying Craftinsure. Added: For clarity, we don't sell food or drink, and have existing stock and product liability cover on a different policy.

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A finish on the Rochdale would sort the shallow from the deep ... or at least it did on the weekend of last year's BCN challenge!

Interesting theory. Are you basing it on anything that has ever happened in the real world? You should be happy with what happened (or didn't) then!

The EE network is regarded as the best for coverage on the canals, but is quite expensive (for comparable package deals) compared to Three, the second best coverage on the canals. Your "best" coverage depends on the signal where you keep/moor your boat - if you can't get a Three signal, you might get an EE signal, or vice versa. I just use Three, and if I can't get a signal I keep moving until I can. Other people have both EE and Three SIMs and switch between them depending on where they are moored. If you are intending to move around the network, I would recommend getting a Three SIM and consider getting an EE SIM if you can't get a signal where you want one. Other people will no doubt recommend doing it the other way round!

And staying awake through (yawn!) Netherton Tunnel on the way to the finish could be a real challenge.

@RLWP do teams get bonus points for registering at the very last minute again? Maybe bonus points for registering early would make things easier for the organisers!

I seem to remember someone ( maybe @Dr Bob ?) saying they had been talking to someone from Ma Pardoes who said if we finished the challenge there they would do the beer. I may have imagined it though!