doratheexplorer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Huhne

I would imagine there's more to it than simply suffering a loss. It's not a civil claim. If my spouse accepts my car speeding fine for me to save me being banned, then there's no loss, but it would leave both of us liable for prosecution. Because it's classed as perverting the course of justice. A very serious offence.

Jacuzzi, disco ball, a pointy bow, portholes, eco fan. In that order.

I passed that boat a few weeks ago. A nice looking boat. What a shame, my commiserations to the OP.

Exactly. Not too onerous then. I keep mine at the bow, secured against theft.

Does it say anywhere that they must be stored in a locker?

Lots and lots of boaters use solid fuel stoves. These cause more serious incidents relating to CO and fires than petrol use.

That's one way to do it but it's not mandatory under BSS

Quite agree, it's really not that difficult on many boats to store the petrol and the generator outside. That point wasn't made by Dr Bob, he just said petrol and boats don't mix. It's not true. However, if you don't follow the common sense guidelines on generators and petrol, you only have yourself to blame when things go wrong.

Many many boats run entirely on petrol. Also, many many (almost all?) boats use butane or propane. Should we all stop using these things? From the BSS website: These are the core points that should never be forgotten. Never install a portable generator permanently or make unauthorised modifications that are not supported by the manufacturer, or proprietary component supplier. Never run generators on the boat, or on the bank near to doors, vents, windows and hatches. If you can smell exhaust fumes in the boat, it could mean the cabin is also filling with deadly carbon monoxide. Never refuel any generator anywhere aboard the boat; take it to the bank and ensure you are a safe distance from other boats and potential sources of ignition. Nothing particularly onerous.

Yes, this. Call to your insurance company should be your first thing.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/graphene-batteries-supercapacitors

Are you thinking this is the same boat? If so, it seems the owner has sidestepped CRT by 'selling' his boat to another person and getting them to licence it. Is that possible? If so, then the CRT enforcement approach is fatally flawed, like getting your partner to take 3 speeding points to avoid a driving ban.

Also: Another excellent benefit is redundancy. It's a very good idea to have more than one way to charge your batteries. If you're solely reliant on your engine, then what ya gonna do if something goes wrong with it which will take more than a day or two to fix? Potentially you'll have to sit in darkness or bugger up your batteries. With my set up I can live happily for weeks with a broken engine if I need to.

Don't run your engine and don't pay £1000 for a generator. My first generator was £55 second hand and did the job lovely, charging my batteries through the hookup lead. You also get the benefit of being able to use high wattage appliances without working your inverter and batteries at all. The final benefit is that you're minimising the wear and tear on your engine, which is probably the most expensive single item on your boat.

If you moor on the offside mooring just to the left of the crt permanent moorings at Roundhill Wharf, you'll find a couple of water taps. Go up the stairs to the left and you'll find a sani block with elsan and toilets. To the left of the sani block is gate with a bw key padlock. Go through and walk round the outside to another gate also with a bw key. In there is a compound with bins and recycle bins. It will be more obvious when you're there. The mooring says CRT workboat mooring which I'd recommend you ignore if you're just there while you use the facilities.

It comes down to whether non-white people are rare on the canal due to a lack of interest or if it's because the overwhelming 'whiteness' of the canals makes other ethnicities feel wary and excluded so they tend to avoid such things. If it's the former then CRT should consider whether it's a good use of money. If it's the latter then it's highly appropriate that CRT should try to engage other communities. From personal experience, it's very clear to me that it's the latter. Things are beginning to change though.

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I was talking about narrow locks. I can see more of a benefit of stepping off on broad locks. I still don't though, because my habits are formed from mostly using narrow locks.