Momac

I agree that must be the case . As an example C&RT know my BSS expires in mid May but in March they sold me a license for 6 months that started on 1st April. No problem (Presently awaiting a date from the BSS surveyor)

Yes

Speculation. The new licensing regime has only been in place a week. Don''t see why taking a mooring of any sort should be prohibited.

A CC'er can take as many short term paid for moorings as they like. A 'HM'er ''is required to have a long term mooring agreement that is in place and available throughout the period that a license is held.

Sorry to hear that and wish her well. We don't usually drink tank water from our own boat other then perhaps brushing teeth. Instead we have a couple of 5 Litre spring water bottles from the supermarket which we refill from the water point. We buy fresh bottles each year. If the bottles are handled with reasonable care they last the year. We are never moored very far from a water point and even if a walk is required its good exercise. So this works well. I would say in your case flushing the pipes is as important as the the tank. Also if you have a shower head of any sort give that a soak in a bleach solution followed by a good rinse.

Being river based and where the locks are somewhat larger than on most canals we always have a rope on bow and stern as per the image below. This is unlikely to be practical if single handed but worth bearing in mind for those locks where controlling the boat is a challenge.

The pipework is just as likely as the tank to contain bacteria so the flushing process via the taps on the boat is important. Therefore if you use a separate pump to empty the tank you are not flushing the pipework so only doing half the job. If the boat is known to you and its just been left over winter then I would suggest simply fill the tank and let the taps run for as long as you feel is appropriate (eg put a full tank of water through) and the job is done.

Would it be best to start by looking for an oil filter for the engine and look for cross references from there ? Could any of the following be relevant? https://catalog.mann-filter.com/EU/eng/catalog/MANN-FILTER Katalog Europa/W 713~14

You beat me to it.

This is inevitable unless costs are reduced significantly eg by closing some canals to navigation. the same principle is .............You might think you should get more votes morally but you don't legally get more votes.

You can try .

I agree they don't have any privileges legally but they might claim that they have privileges morally because they pay a higher license fee.

It doesn't make any difference as folks who are going to overstay will do so anyway. Perhaps could be said the CC'ers and wide beams should be given enhanced rights and priority as they are paying more for their license

Not sure why this is but there is a thing that some people think they have the best boat there is and anything else is inferior in one way or another. It's not confined to the canals. I know one couple who are particularly bad for this sort of thing. To be honest I have no problem with and don't blame people if they do wish to live aboard and continuously cruise and not pay council tax. I don't think anyone really should be complaining about that as long as the continuous cruising is exactly what it should be. going back and forth on the same bit of canal isn't continuously cruising. By the way not everyone pays council tax even if they do live in a house. eg older folk live with their adult children , anyone generally under the age of 18 and even folks like my next door neighbours sons who are in their 30's and still living with their parents.

There were some EA guys out with a police officer (CSO type) late summer in a RIB and they were questioning a fishist in a dinghy . I dare say he had no rod license nor a license for the dinghy. The EA would not have been interested in the dinghy. It does show a patrol can catch people without the proper license. C&RT do have 'Rangers' . I believe they operate from the shore rather than off a boat which is probably the more efficient method. Perhaps there should be more rangers. Identifying the owner of a boat with no name and no index must be a drain on C&RT resources. Increased license fees presumably don't help as they add to the incentive to evade paying. Not sure what the answer is but its C&RT's problem.

Or perhaps C&RT should bring their online system up to date so the boater can share the insurance certificate and receipt for the moorings. If this is a challenge for some boaters then perhaps simply requiring the boater to have evidence available in case of being asked for it by a C&RT employee.

This is true. But it doesn't mean everyone has to provide evidence of a mooring agreement each time they buy a license. Nothing has changed (yet) in the license buying process providing the home mooring has not changed. It all seems like more admin for the boater but also for C&RT for little gain. But who knows what is in C&RTs future plan. Maybe they intend to target and attack home moorers next.

That data should be made available but I suspect low numbers on all items. There is no advantage to seeking permission to overstay if C&RT are not active. I would also be interested in the data for unlicensed boats.

It's not the cruising that is the issue its the lack of it, which appears to be a regular thing. Obviously not aimed at those who do genuinely cruise continuously in the spirit of the idea of exploring the inland waterways.

Having just an hour ago bought a license valid from tomorrow I can conform they (C&RT) do rely on the boaters word that he has a home mooring and insurance. This is providing there is no change in the home mooring location. It's only the BSS certificate that C&RT can see but that's because C&RT are part owners of BSS so its data that is easily shared. Which reminds me I need to arrange a fresh BSS.