GreyLady

Yep their is one on the wrong side of the tow path I am 99% sure. Most of the time I will be with me dad but he won't be on the boat everyday and he likes his caravan in the summer. He said today 'just wait for another boat to come through and ask them if you can seek under' job sorted. ☺

So as a single boater do I need a pole to prop a lift bridge up or are the gear and ratchets pretty reliable ? That pole looked like a toothpick compared to the lift bridge.

Good Stuff ! I hope you really enjoy your new boat and have a smashing summer. Happy days! ☺

David thank you for taking the time to write that it's probably exactly what I had hoped to read before I posted my question. I appreciate everyone else's help and advice equally as much too. I am so looking forward to living more on the towpaths and cruising rather than sitting in a Marina but still be within a decent distance for my mum and dad to visit the boat at weekends and weekdays ect... Thank you all again.

I like your posts Athy their have a touch of old school humour, you keep yakking too. ☺ Ps I had to correct auto spell because it changed yakking to yanking. This is true lol.

Thankyou Valrene ☺

I will try lol Cheers

Thanks for your reply's everyone, Alan yep that's roughly our plan 7 days at one spot then do a few miles and then 7 days in another. (Basically not staying in the marina bored) Richard i am a worry'er yes it comes from having ocd, hopefully the boat will sort my head out. Lol Athy it won't be long now, we had to put things on hold last year due to a family passing away. Anyway I will sharup going on now and give it a rest.

We have a home mooring but wish to only sleep in it five or six nights a month, I was wondering if a cruising distance of 8-10 miles in different named towns would be a suffient distance not to classed as bridge hopping or staying over the 14 day limit in one area ? Thanks

All the best in your new role as forum modifyers.

That is cheap, maybe typing in Yorkshire marinas into Google brings up the most expensive first.

I must of been clicking on the wrong ones then because I looked at 3 or 4 on the run and they were double what we're paying. http://bwml.co.uk/lemonroyd-marina/moorings/ http://bwml.co.uk/ripon-racecourse-marina/moorings/

Yer I don't know why Yorkshire so blumin expensive either maybe it's because they make decent Yorkshire puddings and have Tea Bags named after em. We could not afford that sort of money for a marina I know that, come on you Yorkshire lasses N lads how cum your marinas are so expensive ? Runs into the anderson shelter with me tin hat on!

What we've been looking for in a Marina Nice view/decent pontoons/wifi/basic services/no poncy shops/easy access. - we like Overwater Marina a lot but it's too far from family.

Yer I see what your saying and its all relative to the area and finances and lifestyle. From doing a little bit of research Yorkshire seems to be around 4-5k a year for a marina where as cheshire is 2.5k their abouts. Were buying outright and my calculations are based on what it would cost me to keep all the boat Costs paid by myself. In principle it came out a lot less money, (yet to be seen in practice) Biggest benefit of all though is the change of lifestyle.

Cheers Martin, yep we will be heading south into the tunnel, I said to dad once we've done it we can say we've done it and it might give us a bit of a confidence boost maybe. That door closing does sound scary but at least we know what to expect now. Reckon we might be looking quite hard for the light at the end of the tunnel. By the end if April I hope you be onboard. :-)

Proper job that looks like it's been CNC'd. Nice job.

Good advice John though me being a worrier thinks I might end up following the hard hat and a draw string into tha cut. Lol If you see a floating hard hat give it a knock it's prolly me.