greywolf

Equally then you can not praise builders or companies which have given good service because the person doing the praising may be the one off, and the next person may be ripped off and blame the forum, otherwise i was going to suggest a list of positive feed back on boat builders with the person giving the positive comment name so they can be responsible? Any name not on there would not be would simply indicate that nobody had written in about them but would not indicate criticism of that builder.

Good luck

Alien abduction that story was just a cover.they wanted to speak with the most intelligent people on the planet!

I wounder if a builder will admit building it.

Not to mention the minimum pay act.

So how do nearly new get built? not saying you are wrong in this respect but second hand can also throw up problems of dishonesty as well.Your suggestion tends towards every narror boat looking the same because it is safe to build.

You might need to post the boats name.

The cabins at the back are usually collapsible for going under low things.Just half an hours work taking it down then another putting it back up or so i have read.

I is good in as far as it goes but is this a case of BW putting forward a very high suggested fee.so that they can then decide on a more reasonable lower fee, which had they suggested it in the first place would have seemed high. If you can pick the meaning out of my statement. cynicism ?

adding all that on things do not look so cheap, still interesting to see what they sell for. there are 2 ex BW boats for sale in the tug section on appolo duck .25000 i think they want for them.

I tryied registering erlier last year, if you try putting a bid in it comes up viewer status,to bid on an item you must forward a letter head to them. have you actually tried, yourself.

I think the tug and Buttie did go into it in outline.It is a dodge and would have to be fought out in court i think was the gist of it.

But you will agree that not all are run like that are they?

Might be a bit more hassle doing it yourself but at least you know you own the boat,although the second approach also has it's drawbacks, in bills may not be payed for by the treasurer,and the problem of less than considerate co boat owners.

It is high handed to say the least.If they were going to increase rents like this then they should have given notice of it so that the residents could re aline there property boundaries accordingly, then as you say use the law on entry against them.Two can play silly Bs after all or negotiations can be entered into.

January canal boat magazine has a one page article on it as well. I like the modern stern end if it works as the article says.

Sounds like this particular item was lost or put there by a canal boater.

I couldn't get the player to play but i guess if the have enclosed BW land to their own benefit BW might have a reason to levee some sort of charge. After all city folk cannot extend their gardens to include the pavement.

Sorry to hear about your problems,and hope they are resolved quickly.Your due a bit of good luck,i hope it starts Monday if not earlier.I think you have had a lot of good advise about what to in the preceding posts.

stickleback.i agree sold shares before Christmas glad i did because i was getting increasingly worried about the situation malarky, sound like a good idea.

I have always wondered about the term time wasters to,i did 18 years in retail and you did get people who came back and back never buying anything,sometimes they never did,often they did the shurest way of driving customers or potential customers away is to label them as time wasters when they are merely wondering if the could possible have enough spare cash to buy new or need to go second hand. Selling up was also a skill,were you sell an item slightly more expensive than the one they came in for.I never did that as i had had it done to me, i preferred to ask questions about use, you could then advise a range of items from the basic which did the job to the deluxe with all the bells and whistles,half of which they would never use or need but spoke luxury. in my case i sold cameras. We sold lots of the former and very very few of the latter.I think as others have said you need a range, Pools winner to scratch card winner.

But buyers do need to understand how these better specs effect the boat,dose it make it last longer?steer better? I have for instance seen steel spec mentioned in ads,i have no notion of which is best, i assume one rusts more slowly or is more ridged. A boater asking you why your boats are more expensive than others is a buyer seeking knowledge,hopefully you can explain how your work will improve their experience and then they can chose. Car manufactures produce luxury cars and basic cars,you might love to own the jag etc but can only afford the mini.

I think in my case there would be a finite amount of money that i would be willing or able to invest in a boat, and this would depend on usage, if it was intended for a live aboard then it may be treated as one might treat a house investment, with a morgage etc and be prepared to spend for the best spec around . If it were to be used as part of your trade then again you might spend more freely as you would be hoping to get a dependable craft that would not let you down,and you would hope to recoupe some of the costs. If you were just useing it at weekends then you would be interested in the cost and may be ready to accept a lesser quality because the tendancy is that somewhate like a car the price of a boat will decrease to some extent rather than increase like a house, the lesser quality will do. but this is just me talking about the way i on a fixed budget would look at the price,i do not like debt, i would not enter into any extras deal either i would be unlikely to be able to afford it,and would expect the original specs.Dose this help? It would be nice to know that you could trust your builder to give advice about the feasability of there plans for usage. It might also be considered that a person that boats on the canals for good or ill may not understand the nuts and Bolts of specs and how this aids longevity, usability ect, after all a lot of people drive but have no idia as to the parts that make up the car or how to fix them.Hopefully an association like you have started may improve and educate first time buyers.

i surpose at least you do not have to pay stamp duty on a live aboard barge or narrowboat.