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Momac

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  1. https://www.mginfo.co.uk/upgrades4mgs/files/MG_Engine_numbers.pdf
  2. Like this ? https://www.canalboat.co.uk/boats/boat-tests/boat-test-its-all-in-the-detail/
  3. https://waterways.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Manchester-Ship-Canal-advice-for-small-craft.pdf
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  7. I recently did a wash while the boat was ashore with assistance from various brushes , a mop and microfibre cloths . I also used some Demon Foam mixed with plenty of water which worked very well at dissolving muck from being ashore near trees . Brushing into the slip resistant surfaces was necessary but the foam had done it work and the dirt lifted easily. Some folks may worry about the foam in the aquatic environment in which case the cleaning product may be used sparingly. If you use a jet wash then be prepared to clean the adjacent boats in the marina of all the muck that you may blast onto them.
  8. A survey is essential before you buy it. You need to be sure it is structurally sound .
  9. As you have found the surveyors details perhaps you could ask the surveyor to amend the expiry date. Assuming you do have the previous certificate of course.
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  11. Good suggestion. The surveyor should have emailed the certificate to the OP .
  12. The OP says he is not a C&RT customer BSS contact form https://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/contact-us/contact-us-form/
  13. Yes there are multiple options whether boaty or otherwise . If paying up means £15k a year as suggested it is obvious that folks will look elsewhere . It is already possible to make a donation of £15k a year if individuals wish to do so but I doubt most boaters feel obliged to donate when they are already paying fees. It does seem a historical under charging of licence fees is being blamed on the present situation while the real problem is that government doesn't appreciate that the canals are a national asset that deserves to be maintained. That could be an issue but not a reason to avoid closing canals to navigation as an option. Let say its done initially on a phased/trial basis so the impacts can be monitored.
  14. Conventional holidaying in hotels/ b&b'sh/package holidays abroad Cruises Camping/caravan/motorhome holidays Inland waterways boat hire holidays abroad Owning and keeping a boat in the EU (eg Netherlands /Belgium /France) Coastal boating in the UK Owning a holiday home abroad eg France /Spain
  15. There is no way that would work as other options/activities would become much more financially attractive .
  16. I dare say nature will fairly quickly take over canals that are not used by boats . But that doesn't necessarily prevent the canal from being restored in the future. Giving the Grantham canal as an example there have been very low bridges built over it and at the R.Trent end the canal was built over. completely , cutting off the connection to the river . This sort of thing shouldn't be allowed but most of the general public don't understand that and don't care . Unfortunately the end of some canals as navigable waterways may well be in sight.
  17. Which is not likely anytime soon. There are other priorities that are far more important than the canals. C&RT simply have to work with the budget they have. It does seem likely that some canals will need to be closed to navigation. The challenge will be to do so in a way that that would allow the closed canals to be restored to navigable status at some future time.
  18. Maybe a society that has overseen the construction of locks i recent years could help , in return for a suitable donation. http://www.granthamcanal.org/gchi-blog11318/
  19. We were at Torksey today (by road) .i am pleased to report the former tea room has opened as a coffee shop. Open Wednesday to Sunday . The pontoon on the tidal side is still there There were sandbags with plastic covers placed in lines as if to defend against the gates over topping but they looked clean so perhaps the water remained just below the gates. The water level is still fairly high but nothing like it would have been in the floods. Even now the fields are saturated so the slightest rain causes the river to rise . We need a dry spell.
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  22. I see this is almost a year old but just wondering if the OP has some images of the paint job in progress /when completed.
  23. Depending on the sewer network the source could be some distance away.
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