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On 30/01/2024 at 04:18, MtB said:
Moving only once every 14 days is an incredibly generous interpretation of the law IMO.
I think CRT could easily change it to every day and argue that's what the law requires, with only the occasional 14 day stops (say 4 per year.)
As a cc’er for 3 years before being forced to sell for health reason we moved every day except when in a marina for work on the boat.
I think the 14 day requirement is to long except for over winter when maintenance stoppage stops one moving.
As a side note now back to full health and doing a 15000 to 20000 mile off road camping trip round Australia should take about 6 months. Off grid in the outback of oz instead of the outback of the Leeds and Liverpool lol-
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On 04/01/2024 at 03:11, Richard T said:
What about Proctors at Barrow on Soar - completely flooded. This is Lime Kiln lock in Leicester
tut tut who left the gates open lol
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If you want to be a volly lockee just turn up with a windless and get cracking how on the west end of the Leeds and Liverpool there is a Facebook page you go asking for help going down and they turn up mob handed!
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On 15/12/2023 at 16:05, IanD said:
Since I know this is close to many boaters hearts, I thought I'd bring some of the latest research to people's attention. Though I suspect many won't want to know, either because it's in the Grauniad, or they just don't want to be told about PM2.5 pollution and its effects on health from those wokerati experts, especially in that there Lunnon hellhole... 😉
"Summary of outdoor air pollution findings
The study finds that the contribution to PM2.5 concentrations across the Greater London region from
the burning of wood and coal and oil:
• Reduces life expectancy at birth for all persons of around 3 weeks (assuming individuals are
exposed to air pollutant concentrations over their lifetime)
• Is associated with an effect on mortality equivalent to 284 deaths each year, at typical ages of
death in 2019 in the UK (implying an average loss of life of around 11 years per death)"It's worth noting that some of the worst health effects are on the stove owners/users, not all those non-boaters outside who obviously don't matter... 😞
The fact it’s in the Guardian rag means I pay no attention to it. lol. Getting back to heating a boat it’s wood, coal or diesel none of which to your avg Guardian reader is good so there can’t be many Guardian readers living as CC me thinks.
Sad to have sold the boat wife and myself miss it, however living in Goa India we add to global warming by having the air con every night lol. What ever humans do it’s bad for someone somewhere so get over it stoke up the fire and have a beer and a burger for us. O that’s right raising beef increases methane because of cow farts a global warming gas. lol.
Canals will be closed and filled in soon because of methane gas form the greenery rotting on the bottom of the cut. (Poke the bottom and see the bubbles come up)Relax people take a chill pill and continue living your life and enjoy the cut we wish we still were.
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On 25/09/2023 at 21:36, Cheshire cat said:
You are both referencing the same basin. You can moor on the topath side just before the basin. I've seen quite a few boats moor there over the last few years.
I'm impressed that anyone would tackle the Rochdale 9 singlehanded. They are notoriously difficult. Heavy with water coming over the gates. Access is poor on some of them too.
I’ve done it singlehanded no issue but some drop out moored on the lock landing which forced me to leave top gate open which as O I found it. Had to throw a hook on a rope over it to pull it closed. Boater causing the issue was so bombed out of his mind and his boat was a public health hazard I let it go and kept on my merry way. Miss the boat but enjoying the life back in Goa India which is home for last 10 years.
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Make tea and wait for wind to die down
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On 12/07/2020 at 14:15, harleyj said:
We are currently unable to leave our country apart from special circumstances and I am putting together a submission for us to be able to get to our boat. We have not heard of any liveaboards contracting the virus but wanted to let our government know some loose figures.
We spent all of lock down cc img no covid. Returned to our home in Goa India our permanent home after selling the boat still miss it within 1 month wife got it then
gave it to me lol. Boat best place away from the crowds shopping on line no issues at all.
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On 13/11/2023 at 21:53, magnetman said:
I didn't know there was a 'programme' last night as have no telly or 'feeds' but the Captain Tom story was different to a normal charity.
Obviously one expects some charity scumminess it is normal but when terrible arseholes like this hijack something like the covids, which did cause a lot of people significant problems, for their own financial gain they need to be taken out and shot.
The old git may have been alright but the family, who are not poverty stricken, took advantage when their education should have indicated otherwise. If course there is nothing new under the sun with these types and they squeal if found out but no it is not acceptable.
They are Bad News. Nobody wants this sort of scum around.
People were having a really shit time during the covids and looking for some positives then some arseholes build a swimming pool in their garden using money handed to them during a time of crisis.
Its nasty.
I never well almost never give to main stream charities because they cream off so much in expenses. We have returned to our home in Goa India having sold the boat still miss it. We do charity by buying 100 veg patties in a small bread roll total cost 20 pence each drive round the local area and give out to the daily wage workers on the road side. Nothing better than seeing the food going into the hand then the mouth with no middle men creaming off their cut.
We were CC full time for the 3.5 years we had the boat and so enjoyed it winter summer and what ever the uk weather Gods sent us. Next adventure off road camping in Australia for 4 to 6 months. See canning stock route on YouTube for a taste of what we are doing.
All the best to all boatersKen & Denise
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On 10/10/2023 at 19:10, blackrose said:
I remember coming off the Thames onto the Kennet at Reading 10 years ago after a lot of rain and I honestly thought something had wrapped itself around the prop because of the sudden loss of power. I actually got a centre rope around that black steel fence on the left so I could go down and check but found nothing and realised it was just the increased current that was sapping the power.
And Woolhampton lock - that's got to be one of the hardest to get into without hitting anything coming upstream when the river is really flowing.
Offset into the flow ie about 30 deg to the left when going up stream lots of power let the flow push you back in line by then your about 2/3 past the major part of the flow and just about online to enter the lock. That worked for me when I went through. But my God don’t moor between the bridge and the lock you must go through bridge and enter lock in one go.
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Stayed in this location in summer 2021 and spotted this guy who I seen on a YouTube video from 2016 I think and here he was still there. The collection of sh*t tip boats taking up a nice mooring spot tee’d me off. Council had a skip there full of rubbish generated by these boats. We stayed in the area a few days waiting for a brush pack for our alternator then we went down to Bristol and round to sharpness on the lumpy water.
There many other boats that need “taking out the water “ London being a place they need to get a grip on with CM’s taking up all the space.
Rant over as boat sold now sorry to say next adventure is 6 months off road camping round outback Australia then it’s saga cruises from then on lol-
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On 01/09/2023 at 07:43, Tonka said:
My wife was born in Addiscombe and my 2 daughters were born in Mayday. We got out of there in 2007 so I know what you are not saying
I was born in New Addington at #15 xxx moved to #19 xxx when 4 and left when 21 never to rtn but to visit parents.
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On 20/08/2023 at 23:38, MtB said:
Amazing! Are they delivered in a Tesla, too?
When I was a 11year old back in the 60’s I did a milk round on weekends on Sunday that was 1200 pints the milkman his son or daughter and me. My pay was 2 shillings a day 10 pence in todays money lol milkman today I bet doesn’t do 1200 pints in a week
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12 hours ago, Tonka said:
Well you probably deserved that just for being in Croydon
12 hours ago, Tonka said:Well you probably deserved that just for being in Croydon
Croydon was ok back then now it’s the knife capital of London. Not going into reasons as to why that is so because I will get cancelled lol.
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On 23/08/2023 at 16:59, Tonka said:
Probably not after one of them was murdered the other year
Murderer got 37 years for that I was a prosecution witness in the case, last time in court was as a 21 year old in 1973 racing my Triumph Trident round Croydon lol 6 month ban and £160 fine.
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On 25/02/2023 at 19:39, david909 said:
So I bought a canal boat. A 60foot, 1994, trad' narrow boat.
I'd not bought a boat before.
The brochure gave the appearance that the boat was in great shape. The survey I had done revealed a somewhat grittier picture, but I'd fallen in love and, on the strength of advice from the boat broker that the work that needed doing would cost me around £13-16k, I negotiated a stiff price reduction and went ahead with the purchase.
There was some serious mis-selling involved, which I will be looking to take action over.
I took the boat to a nearby boatyard and was given a series of very reasonable figures for the various bits of work that needed doing that were beyond my skillset.
However, things have become nightmarish. They've already had £18,000 off me (because the hull needed completely replating instead of patching and apparently the steel cost £17k.) Everything they look at costs way more than originally stated or wasn't mentioned but "needs doing". New engine mounts. New propellor. I was told that a gasket set would cost a few hundred quid. That's now changed to £1800. I asked for a complete engine service and was told £380. THat's changed to "thousands if we go ahead with it, or put it back unserviced and take your chances". I'm looking at a final bill of around £30k+ for what amounts to hull replated with a single sheet of steel, and blacked, new anodes, engine mounts, a new propellor, the engine removed, cleaned, oil sump gasket replaced and engine replaced, a hatch into the diesel tank because "there's no other way of cleaning it out", and water tank cleaned and painted, and that's it. This makes the final cost of the boat north of £60k and the toilet still doesn't work and the inverter also doesn't work, despite both showing up as working in the survey I had done.
I'm on the verge of nervous collapse, if not actual bankruptcy over this.
Do these costs seem unusually high to anyone? (They do to me.) (This is not in London, or anywhere near London.)
I told them there was a strict budget involved but that has been ignored. I stand to lose somewhere around £50k on this as it stands.
I have no idea what to do or where to turn.I had the engine removed due bad oil leak and poor access mounts replaced, leak fixed, new drive plate while engine out. Total bull £1300 inc parts labour and of course vat. While engine out I cleaned out bilge and 2 pack painted complete area paint supply in the £1300. The boat was 2003 I got her in April 2019 with 1995 hrs on engine sold 3 years later for same price and with 6010 hrs on the engine.
problem is there are sharks out there seeing your situation you are nothing more than a cash cow to keep bleeding dry. Our boat I did not do a survey as survey was there from 1 year before I went round checking what he had flagged up. Still the cheap sods Who I got her from still had me over over some minor issues. However Karma got them with the boat they brought within 2 weeks of me buying their old one was condemned by the surveyor as the gas locker completely rusted out survey before buying not after I thinks. couldn’t stop laughing for a weekBy the way complete engine service £ 400 tops plus gaskets as required not a complete set, if they charge for a set take from the left over gaskets as head gasket is very expensive if brought on its own so take back the left overs you paid for it it’s yours not theirs.
hope it comes good for youbest regards Ken
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On 23/07/2023 at 15:41, Tony Brooks said:
In that case, phone the CaRT regional office and explain, I am about 98% sure they will accomodate you.
I had just this issue in market Harbrough called up the local licensing officer told him I had just come out of major surgery he said fine no issue stay as long as needed. Also he said I see my your movement record on the system you are a cc’er that moves most days so not taking the Mickey stay as long as you need.
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We have given up the boat we were cc’ing for 3 years now returned home to Goa India. We have had around 2 meters of rain over around 6 weeks monsoon season here, pity we can’t send you some. Next adventure is 6 months plus camping going round the outback of Australia nicking sons 4x4 for the trip. Some tracks over 1000 miles all dirt and you can do whole track in around 3 weeks and meet no one. Good as you don’t meet c’moorers either. Lol
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Had under wired bra stuck once hell off job getting it off, wife laughing saying I had lost my touch. Lol
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9 hours ago, dmr said:
We had a hint of smoke from the exhaust, dunno what they were complaining about. I looked yesterday and we have now done 14,000 hours on that engine, its proper smokey now.
It was very good cider.
Our boat had 6000 hrs on it and not a hint of smoke. Oil changed every 250 hrs air filter washed ever750 hrs (k&n) proper maintenance works wonders prevention is better than cure I say. Mind you 50 years of large passenger jet maintenance has something to do with my mind set all things mechanical. Lol.
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On 07/04/2023 at 14:43, IanD said:
I do believe *you're* well out of touch given price rises over the last couple of years... 😉
DAMHIK... 😞
Probably closer to £40k today for a high-end series hybrid with a big LFP battery bank...
I was in Debdale and a new electric boat was just being finished. Spoke to owner battery bank cost was £40,000 he’ll of a price to pay that to 5kva gen set in the well deck up front. What a waste of money in my view.
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On our boat had router with dual antenna inputs with omni directional antenna outside the boat. Roaming all over as cc er’s only once or twice got no internet phones no signal but got the internet ok. Our provider was O2.
The antenna outside I had on a magnetic base stuck to a bracket on the front so could put pointing up to get best signal and turn upside down when moving so as not to hit bridges etc. In this pic the antenna is the white pole looking item on the front of the boat on the L/H side
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On 30/01/2023 at 00:00, MtB said:
Gwarn, what did you put?!!!
"More like a submarine" or something along those lines, perhaps?
Believe it or not UK hunter killer subs have booze on the boat. Had a ex girlfriend’s hubby show me round his boat HMS xxxxxx
and had a beer in the ward room beer kegs were the stools clipped to the floor with cushion covers over them to sit on lol
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On 28/01/2023 at 08:10, rusty69 said:
I wonder what the unusual items were!
I had a under wired bra on the prop that took some getting off
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On 26/01/2023 at 22:50, ditchcrawler said:
Just mention it on Facebook and there will be a queue by the door.
We sold ours on “Apollo duck” within 4 weeks we were moored in Market Harbrough on an extended stay due to my hospital visits. Boat taken away from there and we stayed in a abnb for a month before returning to our home in Goa India. Miss the boat life after 3 years of moving almost every day. However now in Australia visit our 2 boys and planning another round the island lol road trip last one 9 years ago lasted 4 months and over 17,000 miles. Trip to take place mid 2024 like cc’ing but on land lol
HS2 and the Grand Union
in General Boating
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Build a freight line from channel tunnel up the centre of uk with branches to major cities depots every 50 miles for on off onto local lorry’s or canal boats lol.
As we sold the boat and returned home to India (wife half Irish half German but born here heady mix I know) anyway Iam going to send the locals to help with HS2 these guys dug up a round about and built a 35 foot tall plinth for a statue in just 2 weeks. Takes years to fill in a pot hole but a statue wow only weeks. Miss the boat life but off to Oz doing a15000 mile off road camping trip leaving in a few days time looking fed to it.