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This one was run aground just above Naburn lock
and nearby
BW had fished out this Rib .
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I saw this poor boat (Inc rooftop garden) near Long Sandal Lock at Doncaster 2 weeks ago
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What about when you want to stop?
It's come to end of a long day and you're ready to moor up for the night and there's no break in the line of moored boats. There was a space about a mile back, but there's nowhere to turn around. So you've got to keep going and going at tickover into the dark hoping a space appears soon. All the while knowing you're batteries aren't charging because the you're going too slow
Above are the moorings at Sawley
To the right of the picture just out of sight is Sawley Marina .
In the right foreground are Sawley marina Visitor moorings , However B,W,M,L. have now decided that they no longer require visitor moorings at their marina and they are now Long Term marina berths .
You can moor there for Diesel, Petrol and pump out and room for 1 boat to wait.
Behind the Visitor/marina Berths are the moorings of Derby Motor Boat Club.
Now on the Left are the BW online moorings .
Looking at the center of the picture you will see 2 of BW's floating skips these have graced our moorings for over 2 years and are actually on the Visitor moorings .
the second boat after the skips marks the start of the Long Term moorings, from there to the lock in the far distance.
The cruiser (sixth boat after the skips) is "Otter" BW's Patrol Boat Sawley is not its home mooring it's just stored here from time to time.
There is a total of 11 boats on the Long Term moorings 9 Residential and 2 Leisure. 7 of these boats are under threat 5 R and the 2 L. Most of the 4 Boats have been on the site for ten's of years. some have disabilities.
Coming back towards the camera from the second boat after the skips are the Visitor moorings which take up the larger section of the towpath.
A short section closest to the camera is a 48hr mooring the rest being 14days .
any empty space in the long Term moorings is available as a visitor mooring until the berth holder returns.
sometimes space can run short when the Canaltimes come out of the marina ! but thats nothing to do with us sorry .
So except for the marina there are plenty of Visitor moorings at Sawley !
And as for slowing down you don't need to ! Sawley Cut is deep and wide as long as you don't cut too close to our boats you can pass at 4mph with no problem at all.
You are all welcome to come to Sawley and see for yourself
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So Thats A NO! Then
Of all the navigation areas of British Waterways there is only us at Sawley, Beeston and Thurmaston ?
Its hard to believe as Caroline Killeavy say's "This is a national policy"
So we are the lucky ones , The chosen few . Who BW have chosen to act as guinea pigs .
If we just let this happen (as BW want) Many many more of you will lose your mooring !
So us "BOATERS" Have to stick together !
Whatever boat you have Wood, Steel or GRP.
Cruiser, Narrowboat, Barge or Yacht.
Widebeam, Narrowbeam, Long, Short, Fat or Thin.
Liveaboard, Leisure or Hire.
One thing we all have in common is we are all boaters and the comradeship we feel when we meet .
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I was in Doncaster last week and a new Marina is under construction behind the new collage building right in the centre of Doncaster
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Just spotted this on ebay veg oil diesel converter
That could be Hell on earth Denis
Imagine cruising miles from nowhere with the smell of fish and chips following you down the cut
and non to be had
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Thank You
Petition currently stands at 295
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Caroline Killeavy , General Manager of East Midlands Navigations.
Has Repeatedly stated in her letters that the moorings closure is part of a National Policy !
So I ask this Question , Where Else ?
Its been six months now since we recieved our letters so in that time surely somewhere else (other than East Midlands Navigations) must have been affected by this Policy ?
She also states in her letters that finding us alternitive moorings is a local Priority !
" All boaters have been offered support from our moorings officer Sandie Dunston"
That support is just to tell us no alternitive moorings are available !
Please let us know if you have heard of this being done anywhere else
or is our Caroline just trying to make a name for herself ?
If anyone feels strongly enough about this to write a letter,
Here is her address.
Caroline Killeavy,
General Manager,
East Midlands Navigations,
British Waterways,
The Kiln,
Mather Road,
Newark,
Nottinghamshire.
NG24 1FB.
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Were these boats not there then? That would mean they're not actually overstaying yet.
Like I said before, norman18grp, a lot of your friends could be 'illegally moored' in the not too distant future. Will you be slagging them off also?
When I was custodian of a broad beam sea boat with a cabin in poor condition it, too had a big green tarp protecting it from the elements, it, too didn't move for a long time (on account of its perkins 4108 sat on a pallet following a full rebuild) and I'm sure many interfering busybodies boated past tut tutting, maybe even taking photos to show their friends or post on a web site.
What they didn't know was that her licence and mooring discs were sat safely in my wallet, should any BW OFFICIAL want to examine them.
Edited to say: For anyone interested, the big tarp is an army field kitchen tent. Available from Anchor Surplus from £35 (depending on condition) They do unissued ones for £65.
Usks workboat tarps are ex-army connecting corridors linking the kitchens to the mess tents (no windows).
? What did I say ?
Typical Crap Carl P*## off
go Get a Life !!!
This is a light hearted post everyone else can see it but you !!
Carlt=Billy no mates
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Is this the latest ploy to stop waterways inspectors evicting illegally moored boats ?
If they can't see them they can't move them
Note: as they blend into the background as a narrowboat passes .
(Un)seen on the Nottingham canal last weekend .
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I had the same sort of problem a few years ago moored at Stoke lock (river Trent)
I was running my geny at about 5pm and was the only boat on the mooring.
a boat came and moored next to me and after about 5 min came over and asked me to turn my geny off.
I explained if he had been moored there first I would have asked if I could run it .
But as I was the only one there I was causing no harm and he didn't have to moor there if he didn't like it !
What gets on my wick is people who complain about people running there engines or generators just to charge their batteries !!!
Hello I think people might find it hard to start their engines with a flat battery ???
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I've Had a 3 mobile for over 3 years coverage and service is excellent
I have just started my 4th contract so no complaints from me
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Yes thanks Debbi
On a forum full of clever clogs
You are truly the enlightened one
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So apart from Neil (who's not letting on) No one knows
I asked Dave the lock keeper at Sawley today and he has no idea either
So looks like we will never know
unless , Neil is going to enlighten us
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Have seen this around on signs ,
googled it
searched Bw
Searched watescape
But still don't know what it means
If I was to Guess I would think L1 = Resedential and L2 = Leisure
Am I right or am I wrong
What does the Forum think ?
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270 Many thanks
Keep them coming
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As I said in an earlier post
Do you think the average Hire boater can tell the difference between unofficial and official online moorers ?I don't ! I wonder how many return to their bases and complain about online moorings ?
We all get tarnished by the same brush !!!
I'm sure the Hire companies pass their complaints on to Bw .
Money talks and large commercial operations carry alot of weight with Bw !
Did I not get rubbished for that comment ?
Yet Rob has just proved my point
If BW can rid our system of the illegal moorers, us legal ones will stand a better chance
And before I get the commission for human rights on my back , some of the people on those illegal boats in nottingham get up to some even more illegal activities in the local area .
So when the curtain twitches start complaining to the authorities about boats in the area they usually start for valid reasons but unfortunately normal boaters get caught in the crossfire !
The issue of illegal boats though separate from our cause is one I think in part is one of the factors leading to the decision to close moorings .
I hope we can sway you Rob we need all the help we can get.
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I rest my case
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So Thats A 
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As this is a National Policy , WHERE ELSE IS IT BEING DONE ?
in General Boating
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Did everyone read this bit ?
It has Nothing to do with Liveaboards and Leisure boaters
It has Nothing to do with Online or Marina Moorers
We are all Boaters and if we can't learn get on with each other and help each other out
Then the waterways community has no chance !