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When I SOLD my boat privately, the buyer and myself agreed to a price subject to survey. The buyer arranged for the survey to be carried out by a surveyor chosen by himself and who reported the findings to the buyer.
There were no issues raised and we agreed to price.
It was a coincidence that we had the same banking group and a transfer was made.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the info, I thought is was but it is almost 5 years since we sold our narrowboat.
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Couldn't quite work out where it is.
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16 minutes ago, haggis said:
In this thread it has been mentioned several times about hand/arm signals being misunderstood and I have to admit that although I use them, I too have been confused about what the other boaters was trying to say. You often see the skipper madly waving his arm about pointing to the right or the left but does he mean that that is where he is going or where he wants you to go?
When I do arm signals, I make big gestures and point to myself then point to where I am going. If I don't get an acknowledgement , or if it looks like the skipper hasn't "got the message" I repeat it.
I can't think of an instance where this method of signalling has been misunderstood.
OK, I know that horn or light signals could be used but when the majority of folk on the canals have no idea what they mean, I prefer to use something which is easily understood.
It is fair to say the skipper and I have different opinions on this subject 🙂
haggis
This reminds me of an occasion when cruising the Union Canal near Ratho. A wide beam hire boat was coming towards us with a woman waving both arms standing at the bow, in an agitated action, firstly in one direction and then the other. Not knowing what was required of us, we simply stopped. The instructions continued and they kept moving towards us.
It was only when we could hear was also being shouted did we appreciate that her husband who steering couldn't see over or along the boat and she was shouting "left a bit" followed by "right a bit" coordinated with her hand movements.
We let them pass us before we moved.
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Which of the Scottish canals are you considering? Each of them is different regarding width and height restrictions and draft.
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Depending on when you intend to holiday, the Union Canal has cruising time restrictions during our school terms between Slateford and Harrison Park due to rowing club activities.
If you download the Skippers guide from the Scottish Canals website, this will give further information.
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Others with more experience may be better placed to give you better advice, but I think your plans for cruising the Union Canal are possibly a bit ambitious. The Union is relatively shallow are narrow in places and we found that our journies were slower than we anticipated.
The journey down the Wheel, onto the Forth and Clyde and then down to the Kelpies will all be under the control of Scottish Canals regarding the operation of the locks.
I hope goes well for your holiday and that you enjoy the experience.
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When we had our boat on a Residential mooring at Ratho there was only 6 units available for storage by boaters. Although we were entitled to a unit nothing could be added, not even Bicycle Storage for us to store anything that we needed. This was due to the restrictions placed upon SC by the developer of the surrounding housing.
We eventually sold our boat to someone who moved across the marina to Leisure Mooring arranged through SC.
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3 hours ago, booke23 said:
That particular section of the K & A is probably the worst in the entire country for wrecked boats permanently moored, so isn't representative of the wider canal network. You should have turned left out of Hilperton Marina! It's much prettier in that direction.We cruised from Hilperton to the Avoncliffe Aqueduct and back.
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I have to agree with your last comment Haggis. We hired a day boat from Hilperton Marina on K & A in 2020 and at one point the canalside looked like a copy of the Faslane Peace camp.
On plus side we saw some very nice permanent moorings with the lovely gardens.
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To me, it looks like a Broads Cruiser.
Is it all wooden construction?
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Sorry to hear that. I hope you can rebook for another time.
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Hi Coryton, just wondering if you have had your holiday on the Lowland Canals of Scotland this August and how you found it?
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Enjoy!!
If on the Union, I can recommend The Park Farm Bistro for a meal. It is east of Linlithgow and there is a short pontoon mooring beside it.
Also on the West side of linlithgow there is Bridge 49, another nice place to eat but not sure about moorings.
We used the Causeway Head moorings for an overnight, but these are mainly residential.
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The best I can suggest is a direct phone call to Scottish Canals prior to your holiday if you are planning to travel beyond Kirkintilloch into Glasgow or Bowling.
The information given can be hard to find online and not necessarily up to date.
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Here is some info that may be helpful....
This is an exttract from the report by Richard Millar to the last SWfA meeting. It shows that some short 48hr closures at Stockingfiled will be required in the second phase of works, which is now listed on the website as being 16-28 August. But it appears that Scottish Canals are being a bit choosy about who they will let through the works site on the basis that it requires some skill to navigate. Not sure who in Scottish Canals will make that judgement!!
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Depending on when in August you are booked there can be a time restriction on the Union Canal during school terms to accommodate a rowing club.
Details are in the Skipper guide.
Also, there is a lift bridge just before Edinburgh Quay which will need to be arranged.
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From the Scottish Canals website you can download the Skipper`s guide for the Lowland Canals which will be useful in planning for your holiday.
Have you been told that any passage through lock and bridges must be arranged with SC in advance.
Kirkintilloch has regular bus service into Glasgow and also has a good selection of shops, cafés and restaurants.
The marina can be busy.
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I would confirm that the information is correct from the hire company and Scottish Canals direct and is up to date.
You can get up-to-date information from Scottish Canals via their website and Facebook page.
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I also hired, on the Thames, what looked like an ex-hire boat from the Broads in 1987. It did have however been modified and now had an additional upper steering position. It handled really well when using this feature.
It did however leak like a sieve through the decking from the amount of screw holes that had been replaced over the years.
Who also remembers the gas fired catalytic heating in the saloon and bedrooms?
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Hired a day boat from Hilperton Marina and headed west. Going down the Bradford upon Avon lock was straightforward as we were alongside another longer boat and with the help of 2 CRT people.
Coming back up was a different matter. I had the centre rope around a hook but still struggled to keep the day boat alongside the lock side.
I was truly taken aback by the force of the incoming water as the ground paddles were opened.
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When we were looking at boats, we came down from Scotland and stayed 2 nights in a Travelodge at Trentham Gardens. It gave us the opportunity and the time to look at a variety of boats before we found the one that was for us.
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Why not hire a dayboat to see if the pace of life is what you are looking for?
Ellerbeck Boats on the Leeds Liverpool near Chorley hire them.
Norfolk Broads these days ?????
in Holidays Afloat
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I have not holidayed on the Broads but really enjoyed it.
I now get my fix by following the chat on The Norfolk Broads Forum and I have copied a link to it.
I hope you will find the info for your needs.
http://the-norfolk-broads.co.uk/