cuthound

The problem arises when the boat you really, really like is only for sale at Whilton. If that occurs you either buy it and apply lots of due diligence or don't buy the one boat that ticks all of your boxes.

Seconded, I wouldn't necessarily buy from them, but they do have a wide range of boats you cab view unattended.

Looks like a modern take on a Coracle 🤣😂

Likewise.

BW did this when constructing Galton Tunnel https://www.waterwayroutes.co.uk/bcn-nml-05-690-01/

I'd heard that Danboline is no longer as good as it used to be, just after I repainted my engine hole and lockers with it last year! The original Danboline had lasted 16 years before speckles of rust broke through, so hopefully my repaint will last something similar and easily see me through the boating days left to me.

Whilst I agree with this view, it is not likely to happen with the current or any future government in the short (say 10-20 year) term. In the meantime the system will continue to degenerate so needs additional funding from its users now.

Strange, I always talk to all boaters, and say hello as I pass and am really envious of people like you and @beerbeerbeerbeerbeer who genuinely continuously cruise but recently have found a kind of "reverse snobbism" from some of the bridge hoppers, where they deliberately ignore you because you are "not one of them". Pity really, because I have had great pleasure from canalling over the last 50 years, but don't want to see it come to an end or some canals closed because too many people are not prepared to pay their share to keep it properly maintained.

Then perhaps it is time for CRT to target unannounced boat checking in specific area?

True, finding the money to do any maintenance, let alone enforcement now seems to be a challenge.

They would scream even louder if CRT ever found a way to revoke unidentified boats licences in the same way to do persistent overstayers.

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.

I feel your pain. What a ridiculous thing the previous owner did painting the engine bay with traditional bitumastic blacking as it is soluble in oil, so the first time you spill oil or get a diesel leak into the engine bay it will turn the blacking into a sticky mess.

Try this to calculate kW ratings of radiators. https://www.simplifydiy.com/plumbing-and-heating/radiators/power

You certainly couldn't delegate responsibility when I was working.

It was a pun on casting off. Let go was the term used by the working boatmen.

Can't we just let go of this topic...

One of the things that one of the consultants have been asked to do is establish the condition of the network.and the likely impact of climate change and changing water table levels. This can only be a good thing as the CRT will know the scale of the cost of keeping the canals open, and this be in a better position to persuade any future government to contribute more.

And a partridge in a pear tree! Surely its not Christmas already

Indeed. When I replaced the engine coolant and central heating system I initially used a 50% antifreeze mix. Fine for the engine, but the central heating system didn't get hot. I reduced the concentration in the central heating system to 25% and it has been fine since.

I had a Riley Elf that didn't leak any oil (except for the time I changed the oil and didn't tighten up the bolt securing the oil filter... 😒)

A pathological liar?