Lily Rose
Patron
-
Posts
1,465 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Gallery
Blogs
Store
Posts posted by Lily Rose
-
-
3 minutes ago, magnetman said:
Also a very cool range of quality designer clothing.
For people with more money than sense. The other fella caters for people with more sense than money.
-
1
-
-
6 hours ago, mightyslay3r said:
going to read through all of the other threads today.. to pick up tips, advice & general knowledge ... thanks guys
As well as reading various threads on Canalworld you might also find it useful to have a read of some of the articles on Paul Smith's website. He no longer sends out regular email newsletters or writes new articles for the website but he does still do his one day training courses (just south of Rugby) for people thinking of buying a narrow boat for leisure or liveaboard. Going on one of these would probably be money well spent but it may be a bit too far away from you. Maybe there are similar services in the north, I don't know.
Anyway, irrespective of that you should find his articles to be a source of useful information and, as a bonus, they are often very amusing.
https://livingonanarrowboat.co.uk/
-
1
-
-
8 minutes ago, cuthound said:
Those prices would seem to be for the "domestic use" (heating and charging batteries) element which attracts 5% duty. The propulsion element of each litre attracts a further £0.53 approximately.
It is up to each boater to determine the split between the two but HMRC suggest 40% domestic and 60% propulsion would go unchallenged.
For some reason I had it in my head that it was 70/30, not 60/40 (which I always think of as the traditional balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds). Maybe I've never gone for a 60/40 split (in diesel purchase or investments), I don't remember doing so anyway.
Do they ever challenge any self-declared splits?
ETA: isn't 60/40 domestic/propulsion rather than the other way round?
-
1
-
-
In my view they are totally ineffective as a method of suicide. Unless you sit on them whilst the boat is moving.
I hadn't thought of wiring them to a high voltage supply but then I didn't have them added to my boat, they were already there when I bought it and I hadn't realised what their purpose was until I started reading stuff on this forum. There must be more reliable forms of suicide than these seats though and which don't involve the initial outlay of tens of thousands of GBPs.
-
1
-
-
10 minutes ago, IanD said:
If you're going backwards with suicide seats and hit something you're quite likely to end up diving in head first... 😉
I often go backwards and I have suicide seats but I minimise the risk of unintentionally diving in head first by only sitting on them when I'm moored up. And rarely even then.
-
1
-
-
2 minutes ago, mightyslay3r said:
so boats can still use red diesel? it was said it had been outlawed and only white diesel could be used... sure i read it somewhere.. i may have got it wrong...
I believe that was the plan and that it has now been shelved. I could be wrong but it's definitely still red diesel at the moment.
-
1
-
-
25 minutes ago, mightyslay3r said:
thats all i want.. dont want to be told 2 years down the line the boat has been banned for not complying with the authorities foot print legislation... thats all
on another note... diesel.... does it have to be from a corporate pumping station which charges more than forecourts?
or can you take jerry cans to the forecourt to fuel up?
im asking these questions mainly to see if, in the future it will be feasible to move from bricks n mortar to a boat....
if the expense is going to be much greater without being able to make changes to expense slightly to save... whats the point really?
You can guarantee that it will become more expensive in the future. My licence for a 45' narrow boat needs renewing this month and will be over £1,000 for the first time. I have today completed the CRT consultation questionnaire on future licencing in which they are very open about the fact that they will need to raise licence fees by more (maybe much more) than the rate of inflation for years to come. And they may charge continuous cruisers a higher amount. No doubt marina fees will become considerably more expensive as well.
On the subject of diesel you can buy it elsewhere and refill a boat from a jerry can but it's a lot of hassle and you need to be careful not to spill it in the canal. And marinas will throw you out if you do it there. But why would you? You would be paying fuel duty on 100% of it whereas buying red diesel from canal outlets is duty free for 70% of it. Or more if you declare that you use less than 30% for propulsion.
-
1
-
-
1 minute ago, doratheexplorer said:
I'm becoming of the view that it doesn't matter whether we've passed the tipping point or not. Our species simply doesn't have it in itself to take the necessary action needed. What can be guaranteed, is that should runaway climate change (and all that goes with it) come to pass, there will still be a minority of people coming up with ever more bizarre explanations or denials.
I'm afraid I have to agree with both you and Mike on this. However, again, we could be wrong so it's still worth making an effort even if we believe that, probably, the human race is not going to, and never will, make sufficient effort to avoid the catastrophe that is heading our way. If we're lucky we won't be too badly affected but our children might be, and their children very probably will be.
-
1
-
-
10 minutes ago, mightyslay3r said:
one of the biggest pollutants in to the ozone is the manufacture of plastics... which asnt been banned... make of that what you will....
I imagine a similar thing could be said about steel. And concrete. And bricks. And no doubt many other things.
None of these are banned because they are extremely useful. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to reduce or eliminate our usage of single-use plastic and things are moving in the right direction on that, albeit far too slowly.
-
1
-
1
-
-
3 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said:
There's no 'could' here.
I don't disagree with you in the slightest!
The trouble is some people do. Especially if they watch the nasty channel (aka GB News). Or believe social media nonsense
-
3 minutes ago, mightyslay3r said:
and all blamed on global warming which we should all pay a high stake for to stay green....
no, its global warming which happens so many millions of years... its a planet in the universe thing.. nothing to do with humans lol
You could be right, in which case we are wasting a lot of money.
Or you could be wrong, in which case (If we sit back and do nothing), we could be wasting our grandchildrens' future.
Which is the bigger risk?
-
-
1 minute ago, mightyslay3r said:
i have heard there are already electrically propelled NB's.. is this correct.. or still in the pipeline?
This is one place to find out more. No doubt there are others.
-
1
-
-
Just now, mightyslay3r said:
im waiting for the proposal by the government to have electrically propelled boats....
at the boat owners expense ofc...
That's already happened. I'm not sure what the proposed timescale is but at some point in the not-too distant future it wont be permissible to put an ICE into a new boat and at some point further on from that existing boats will have to be converted or scrapped. Or so I believe.
-
1
-
-
2 minutes ago, mightyslay3r said:
electric cars are pants... built to make money... total disregard to the planet... simple has that
That's cleared that up then!
I suggest you re-post that in the afore-mentioned EV discussion thread and it can then be stopped/closed at 350 pages.
-
1
-
-
1 hour ago, rusty69 said:
Oh well. There's only about 4 of those. That won't take long at all.
As long as he stays away from "Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think" or any Brexit discussions
-
1
-
1
-
-
5 minutes ago, magnetman said:
Harris Tweed shooting jacket is handy. Soaks in the rain and keeps you warm. Hang it by the fire after
The last thing you want is a plastic mac as the rain runs off onto the legs.
Donkey jacket is another good one but it depends if one wants to look like a country squire or the gardener.
Actually I find a plastic jacket is good. Takes up little space, dries off easily, in light rain the run off doesn't matter and in heavy rain I also put on plastic trousers, put on a cheap matching colour baseball cap and pull the hood up over the cap. The hood keeps my whole head dry and the peak of the cap keeps my face and glasses dry. It's so effective I often don't even notice when the rain stops.
I'm sure it makes me look like a tw*t though but the best way to avoid that is to stay moored up when the rain radar indicates I should.
-
2
-
1
-
-
6 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
You can buy a purpose made gadget that attaches to the tiller to slip the umbrella into if you realy want to look like a twat 😄
I've got one. https://www.miracleleisureproducts.co.uk/brolly-mate.html
You saying I look like a twat Tim?
Anyway, they're good for the Thames (and other rivers) but rubbish on small canals as they're too easily caught by bridges, trees etc. Takes too long to swing it out of the way. Best to stay moored up.
-
2
-
-
37 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
I think it was a BWML when I was in it a few years ago?? Its a shame the road approach and area is so grotty. Great bit of waterway though.
As far as I'm aware Acquavista = BWML until they added Castle Marinas last year. The last mile to Ventnor Marina is a bit rough too. Single track all the way, first half decent condition with good tarmacpassing places, 2nd half rough uneven surface with only rough passing places that consist of deep muddy puddles after wet weather. I always think if I have to stop in one of those I'm not getting out again.
Apart from the approach by road (which doesn't matter once you're on the boat) Lemonroyd sounds like an ideal base which you can easily take the boat out of for a nice change of scenery and atmosphere.
-
1
-
1
-
-
1 hour ago, mrsmelly said:
Ahhhh, you have been to Lemonroyd marina like I suggested earlier if you have spoken with Maz me thinks?
I'd never heard of Lemonroyd marina but having just googled it I see it's part of Aquavista (albeit not one of the former Castle marinas). That would be a big plus point for me. We've been in a Castle Marina (now part of Aquavista) for nearly 8 years, and overnighted in several others. We like it so much (although I'm not sure that I'd want to live in any marina for too long) that although I want to relocate away from the immediate Napton/Braunston area I'm reluctant to leave the group. All the marinas we've stayed in were Castle Marinas but the staff and atmosphere were great in all of them and really added to the enjoyment of mooring there.
If the OP can afford to I would suggest mooring there for at least the 1st 6 months/1st winter before considering the c.c. life.
-
1
-
1
-
-
4 minutes ago, LadyG said:
You pay a deposit, non returnable unless extreme circumstances. This is what I did, the vendor took my money and I paid the rest when I took the boat.
Yeah, I can see how that would work when it's not a raging seller's market (which maybe it isn't any longer) but over the last 2 or 3 years I would have thought most sellers would not want to wait an uncertain length of time when they could easily sell to someone else straight away.
-
1
-
-
I do wonder how you time it if you are unable to buy the boat before receiving the proceeds from the house sale. Presumably you have to sell the house, get the money then look for a boat to buy asap. In between you are homeless. At least with moving from one house to another the solicitors ensure that both contracts are exchanged on the same day.
-
18 hours ago, Lily Rose said:4 minutes ago, enigmatic said:
On a more serious note, selling the house for £20k+ less than it's worth just so you can move before June sounds like a bad move. £20k is the difference between an OK boat and a much better boat, a lot of work done on the boat a few year's licence fee, or a year's earlier retirement for your wife!
I think the OP has now made it clear he will be putting the house on the market rather than selling at a knock-down price to some rip-off merchant.
-
1
-
-
28 minutes ago, mightyslay3r said:
so, in effect... if you still own & live in said house you still get state benefits... but if you sell it & have the ready cash in the bank.. you cant?
i understand that.. but its still weird....
Not really, you can't eat a house and they don't expect you to make yourself homeless in order to buy food. Even if they did you would starve to death long before you managed to get proceeds from a house sale.
Once you have got cash though you are then expected to use it.
-
1
-
Hi All
in New to Boating?
Posted
Just came across this link which might be useful. https://livingonanarrowboat.co.uk/category/newsletter-archive/
Thanks. I remember originally thinking 60% was propulsion but something or someone changed my mind. I can't remember what/who it was but clearly it was wrong.