Lady Muck

Alan, I think they got mixed up, it was mentioned (possibly by yours truly) that some of the towpath, which used to have a grass verge, which you could put pins in, was paved, it was a stretch from Islington to Hackney and it happened around five or six years ago. The NBTA then confabulated this into the whole lot being done recently. Yes it annoyed me, I think it's important to have the facts, not make things up. No one could predict how busy it was going to get, so to claim it was done deliberately. No. But I note, around the same time, the whole stretch along Victoria Park, where it wasn't possible to moor, when they drained and rebuilt the bankside, they put rings in. I think we've a lot more moorable space than we had, Theres good reason that some bits dont have rings. I personally feel the stretch along Regents Park is quite narrow. The trip boats are deep draughted. If you allowed mooring down there (especially widebeams), if they didn't dredge, you'd have problems.

perhaps somewhere like the Ashby canal as there are no locks. http://ashbyboats.com/ There is no holiday hire in London or the Lea and Stort anymore, in any case the locks on the Lea, Regents and the GU are numerous and heavy, so I don't think Id recommend the nearest hire base either (Wyvern shipping at Leighton buzzard)

I love being on my boat when it's like this but I'm always inside, next to the burner.

I've heard they often don't collect the money, though.

yes, then you will definitely have a large, rusty, oblong colander.

Can I make these for my other joints?

Very remote, this boat was a scrapper six to eight years ago when my friend rented it. Even back then, I don't think it had been out or blacked for ten years. I would only bother with it if you own a crane and have a need for a large, oblong rusty colander.

I'd love to, but my joints are so painful if I stand outside in the cold in winter time, it would be a really bad idea. So I'm a fair weather spring, summer and autumn boater.

Not at all, have just literally seen a request to remove some posts. Sometimes this takes time, we are volunteers.

Agreed. This thread is a place to pay our respects, I hope. Link to Tribute page on Hermitage Moorings website. http://www.hermitagemoorings.com/2016/06/17/jo-cox-our-message/

Thats a shame, never actually used them in the end, but for a few years my partners brother and father lived in Goring and it was definitely the kind of farm moorings where we planned to strike a deal and stay a few weeks. In the end we used the fishing pegs in Goring, buying a week ticket from a bailiff. It was a nice spot, at Cleeve.

hes up beyond ware on the lea

seconds thoughts about what I just posted have edited out.

This is so sad. RIP