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2 hours ago, yorkshiredalesandy said:
Thanks for taking the time to leave a positive comment! Greatly appreciated.
I think that was shorthand for there aren't many residential moorings in general and not many will be available.
More liveaboards probably live under the radar on non-residential moorings. Pros - cheaper, no council tax Cons- no official address, worries about living outside of your agreement, usually no car parking etc.
Do a search on this site. There are lots of topics on this.
Aquavista have residential berths at White Bear Marina near Chorley and Galgate near Lancaster, probably elsewhere, but you have to enquire for availability and cost. Other marinas may also offer residential moorings.
https://www.aquavista.com/mooring-options/residential-moorings
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I'm finding in NW England, where it rains a lot, we seem to be getting less "normal" rain but more torrential rain in its place. Not just once or twice but as the norm.
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I had the same with a defunct freezer we found when we got back off holiday. It was full of rotting food. We put it outside before raking it to the tip. It was only there a while and someone took it for the scrap.They must have had a nasty surprise. The only downside is that they probably just flytipped it or the contents somewhere.
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1 hour ago, LadyG said:
I have a narrowboat on a wide canal. Yes it is narrow, but it's a boat rather than a floating flat. Why do you want to live on a boat, its inconvenient? Just ask8ng?
You live on a boat. Is that inconvenient? Could add "just asking" if I wanted to be a pain. Not sure why you posted what you did.
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I'm guessing an insurer couldn't take action regarding a claim resulting from faults not covered in a dodgy survey they relied on as they wouldn't be part of the contract. Would they push it back on the boat owner, who would then find it practically impossible to sue the surveyor, or would they just accept the survey and pay out.
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I saw her today. She was going past as I was walking to our offside mooring in Chorley. First thing I thought was, bloody he'll that's wide. Second was, wide but old. Would definitely struggle to get past some akward points where other wideboats have moored 8n the past
The bridge just after our moorings is very skew and I did wonder how they would cope but they did. They seemed to know what they were doing and took it all slowly and steadily.
It's a "short boat" 60-62ft. Given the width there's not much wriggle room in the locks.
I'm really pleased I didn't get there 5 minutes later and miss her.
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Backi in the day we used to watch some rugby league International matches at the old Central Park ground in Wigan. Hop off the train, into the Swan and Railway for a couple of pints, then just up to the road to (the now defunct) Pooles bakery shop for a couple of top class pies. It's true about Wigan and pies. We walked into the shop and were greeted by the woman serving asking, "pies lad?". It was a given we wanted pies, just which ones.
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2 hours ago, midnight cowboy said:
When we started shipping water in the Bristol Channel from the weed hatch (due to hammering the flood tide) and nearly capsized the scuppers certainly didn't help
On a narrowboat aren't the scuppers and weedhatch usually at opposite ends of the boat?
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I remember a post a while back. I think it may have been @MtB referring to work and only doing the job he had been asked to do and not picking up and sorting any other issues found while doing the job as it caused too many problems with the clients. Apologies if i got that wrong or if I'm not recounting it well.
Its a shame, as if I was the client I'd like to know about any other issues.
Similarly on here. If I was asking about one thing and then a number of other things were raised I'd want to know and check them out.
Some people seem to find some posts posts on here aggressive, condescending or rude. The posts can sometimes be blunt and to the point but it's often just keeping things clear.
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28 minutes ago, MtB said:
Bound to be mains. 12Vdc would be red and black with no earth wire.
Depends who did the wiring.
11 hours ago, Tracy D'arth said:Wicked plumbing, no wonder you had problems.
Looks like it could have been designed by Escher.
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1 hour ago, Rincewind said:
Sods law strikes again......You always meet someone coming tother way in a Bridge ole!
It could easily have been a family with little toddlersr, other vulnerable people, passing through the bridge hole. Similar to driving, if you can't see what's ahead of you, proceed slowly and cautiously.
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On 08/02/2024 at 17:46, bluelapsing said:
Evening all,
Happy ending (sorry) - pump has been replaced and the leak has stopped!! Apparently the old wiring was terrible so that's been fixed, too
Thanks for all ur help 🙏
Did you amend the piping so its not at an angle where it enters thre pump, putting the joint under pressure, or better still fit some flexible pipe?
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51 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
So after saying we would not have another dog at our age......the house has been empty without a dog and this poor eight year old sweetie needed rescuing. So after donating lots of beer money to rescue centre here she is, we must be daft lol
A rescue to a loving home is never daft. Especially an older dog.
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7 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:
A lot of older boats have brass rods above and below the window, rings on the top rod to accept standard curtain hooks, curtain tucks behind bottom rod to keep it flush to side of boat.
If you're having to start from scratch this soon gets expensive as a quick look at Midland Chandlers website will tell you.
So thats two rods and four end posts minimum per window, all depending on window size. Plus suitable rings and fittings, plus curtains.
Whichever way you go, they definitely need to stay flush with the side of the boat somehow.
Added pic of one of ours as example from when J made new curtains.
A cheaper version for the rods would be dowels. They could be threaded through round wall hooks (circular closed cup hooks) or hung on cup hooks. As the dowel will bow you will need a centre support which can be quite small. Not as neat as brass rods but very affordable.
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6 minutes ago, jonathanA said:
its is the Manchester evening snooze so have to take anything they report with a pinch of salt. Sad for the fellas affected. maybe the manchester rain (which can be biblical) filled the bilge, no bilge pump/not working and down she went. does seem odd that it could happen seemingly quite quickly though.
It's also in a few of the natoonal papers. Not sure who reported on it first
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This happened over Christmas but was only reported now in the Manchester Evening News.
A boat bought for £45,000 from Facebook marketplace. Sunk over Christmas at New Islington Marina.
Insurers refusing to pay out as the boat was not fit for purpose and should never gave been sold to them
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12 hours ago, LadyG said:
I'm looking for what are termed self adhesive vinyl tiles as used for splashback.
Well, actually I'm looking for someone who has used them and found them satisfactory. Not flooring tiles, more glossy, they are the d-c type, I'll try to copy.
The d-c-fix people make these, but some a no tougher than vinyl wallpaper., and are on a roll
d-c-fix
Is it not better to get feedback on whether they are any good before starting the project in the first place, and limited fall back options.
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Captain Tolleys sorted a minor leak around my portholes. Repeated a few times for good measure and still sound 2 years later.
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4 hours ago, Nico said:
Hi Paul
I know its a few years later just wondering if you are still in Morcambe?
I too have the same issue and need help I am moving a grp from Tewitfield to Manchester in hopefully beginning of spring. I have never done a lock before. My email is handy394 (at) gmail (dot) com if you or anyone can help. Obviously I would pay you for your time.
Thank you.
Are you aware you will need to use the Ribble Link and what that involves?
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The original question in 2022 was about licence increases and affordability. It's moved on. The physics is interesting but is it relevant to who should pay for using the canals? At length we have had good arguments that the size or weight of the boat isn't a factor re. water use and locks. Even if this wasnt the case, given a lot of fatties sit in marinas or only travel occasionally, would it be a major issue anyway? Is the extra licence surcharge just because they are living in a larger vessel on c&rt's water (similar to paying more council tax for a larger house)?
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3 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:
Irrelevant. When the boat goes in, the gates and paddles are open. Nothing suddenly changes when you shut the gates, the situation is identical to when they were open.
If i have my toy boat in the bath, and move it from one end to another, nothing changes if I suddenly put a block down the middle of the bath. It can only act as a closed cube if it's shut before the boat goes in, which would involve either a crane, a helicopter, or a bizarre gravitational anomaly.
But is the hole deeper if it's a BIG rabbit? Or if a badger goes down instead?
I'll let Alice work that out.
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It's an interesting discussion but we seem to have fallen down a rabbit hole here.
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16 minutes ago, MartynG said:
My point is/was the weight of the boat in the lock reduces the weight of water that the lock has to move compared to an empty lock. Others are suggesting otherwise.
I agree with your new but related point that its all insignificant in the scheme of things.
I hope this helps.
Another factor could be that the relative amounts displaced by different boats are pretty irrelevant compared to the frequency the particular lock is worked.
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2 hours ago, MartynG said:
I agree but that's not the point.
True but water used by boats using locks is not really significant in the scheme of things as far as maintaining the canals is concerned. Even with no boats moving the canals will lose water eg. through leaky gates and evaporation which will probably be far more than any loss caused by boats using locks.
So in that respect wide beam or not does not consume any more or any less water resources.
As far as resources like drinking water and waste disposal is concerned this is more a function of numbers of people and numbers of days out on the waterways . But those things do not come into the licensing fee calculation.
I don't understand why you say that's not the point then straight away go on to make exactly the same point.
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Depending on the CRT volunteers that might be a good or bad thing.