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It's what's called a "dry run". It's good practice.
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Aaah ok, thanks very much
i did google Ray Bowen, but didn't see anything.
I now see it should have been Bowern
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it needs to go by road as it's being moved into storage.
its a wooden top steel hull, 7 Tonne.
21 minutes ago, Tim Lewis said:Thanks
sorry what do you mean "via Ray Bowen"
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Can anyone reccommend a HIAB Haulage company who can move a 30ft boat? (South Mids area)
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I was coerced by my 'other half' into moving from our house.
I too was coerced into moving by my 'other half' into our current house
Boaters have to travel light.
With 3 kids, I no longer has space in my shed, or rooms in the house to keep MY stuff.
lack of decent shops.
I too have to get a bus/taxi/train if I want to go to decent shops
Missing the so many friends we associated with is another thing I really miss.
I miss some of my friends who have moved away too. Won't miss my neighbours though.
It is not just cold, it is freezing.
So was my house at 0600 this morning when I had to drag myself out of bed to go to work
so there will shortly be yet another narrowboat for sale.
Excellent, the market is limited at the moment. I need more people like you
Any of you people who enjoy your hire on a narrowboat—take the advice of experience—don't let it go any further.
Thanks for the advice....but I won't be taking it
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5 hours ago, Richard T said:
I like this one. Jacquelines husband died but she has carried on boating on her own.http://boatlife.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks for that.
I started following Les' blog back in 2005 shortly after he started it. I continued to follow regularly until my break from all things canal related in 2011.
I had forgotten all about it until your post, so have spent the last 5 hours catching up.
Can't deny i became a little tearful reading the last couple of years. So sad.
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Thanks both, much appreciated.
Adams' Blog in particular will prove to be an excellent place to link to other blogs I feel.
(I used to use maffi's Blog for that, but most are now not active)
Edit to add - I have visited your blog a few times Alan, and will continue to do so
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I follow several narrowboat Youtube Vlogs.....which is a fairly recent thing.
However, at the moment these are only being updated once a week.
I used to follow many narrowboat Blogs, but I stopped a few years back as a result of a self-imposed exile from anything canal related whilst I had young children and was unable to get onto the canal.
On checking many of these blogs it appears most have stopped boating or no longer update.
So my question is, are there any good, active, blogs that people follow?
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Good to hear that they are making the most of the opportunity to improve other areas on the flight though.
The Macc is one of my favourite canals!
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We have booked for 2 trips this year during school holiday weeks.
By booking one 12 month's in advance we received a discount putting it at the same price as a non school holiday week.
The second trip is with the same company, so received a discount for booking 2 trips. Again the price then matches the non-school holiday week
So a bit of planning helps.
In terms of peoples comments about booking holidays during term time. It's not just fines you have to factor in.
We would struggle to take the kids out of school, using limited annual leave, and then also be able to provide childcare during the holidays. No one seems to have mentioned this.
Fines are relatively minor and so not a big issue when compared to the saving (our school doesn't fine though) but my above point is somewhat more restrictive.
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2 minutes ago, alan_fincher said:
It can not now be known, of course, whether she intended to leave it open.Thanks.
I typed and then deleted the same thing. (trying to be careful about speculation re. this specific incident.
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Not speculating, but have been thinking about what has been reported.
Considering the experience of the lady, im wondering how many people leave the door of their stove open over night?
i ask from a viewpoint of learning from this tragic incident.
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there are reports claiming what the cause is.....
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4 hours ago, dogless said:
Not a complaint, but the old Amington golf course site is being developed with over 1000 houses and other infrastructure.
Another stretch where we'll be winding through housing estates from Polesworth to Fazeley.
Rog
There are no canalside homes being built in Amington though. The detailed plan i have seen shows a sizeable amount of woodland between houses and canal
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7 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:
If you got so much knocked off in the first instance then no there probably isn't much that the survey will throw up that will get you anymore knocked off.
But it will be a fresh pair of eyes looking over the boat and perhaps flagging things up that your rose tinted spectacles have missed whilst looking around the boat.
Not quite true. The boat was massively over priced and hadn't sold for nearly a year.
I didn't get as far as the survey....the broker "fessed up" to a few costly repairs after accepting the offer, and as I was about to pay deposit. (and before the survey)
Whilst I pondered my next move (2 days) another buyer moved in and made a higher offer and was happy to foot the 3k repair.
On one hand i was pleased I found out before we had the survey, on the other hand we would have paid the deposit, paid for the survey and so still progressed to purchase.
C'est le vie
Personally I would always use a surveyor....just wanted to point out that one should not use a surveyor and discount the cost thinking they may get more knocked off.
I would pay for a surveyor and write off the cost.
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We had an offer accepted £9k below the asking price, which was £23k below the original listing price. There is no way the seller would entertain knocking anything else of post survey (unless there were serious issues, in which case we would walk anyway). A lesson learnt too late for us.
So just pointing out that having a survey with "if they pick things up I can re-negotiate on the price" (thus potentially saving the survey cost) is not a given.
Your power to negotiate post survey needs to be considered alongside your pre-survey negotiation success.
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Whats with the anti-pram hood sentiment?
Having never used one, i wouldn't know.
I am torn between semi trad and cruiser and have been considering a pram hood to keep the stern dry and covered when the boat is not in use.
So im curious as to what is peoples issue with them. is it just that to some they are not pleasing on the eye?
imo.....
Cruiser - more space for kids/dogs, but imo uncomfortable for long journeys and my tea gets cold, and diluted by rain.
Semi trad - more comfortable, if gated can keep dogs in the boat, but tend to have steeper stairs which the dogs dont like
Trad - not for me
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A stabbing that left an 8 month pregnant woman fighting for her life, 2 muggings ( I know both victims), a sexual assault and a rape that im personally aware of make it an undesirable enough area for me. (Ok to pass through and moor during the day but certainly not to stop overnight)
Edit to add, Staff shop is closing this year apparently. Seems Kraft don't like giving pensioners, locals or employees access to cheap out of date chocolate anymore
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To clarify, i don't know of any boaters who have had problems.
But incidents beyond the canal in the immediate area....i.e within a few hundred yards
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On 18/08/2016 at 13:41, ditchcrawler said:
You mean its just a tourist attraction and not a factory?
old thread i know.....but been catching up lol
They make Cadbury Dairy milk, buttons, Wispa, creme eggs, easter eggs in Bournville
Poland production is Crunchie, Curly Wurly, Fudge, Roses, Milk Tray, mini eggs and a few others.
The area that can be viewed when visiting Cadbury world is a functioning Factory, but low volume, not cost effective and only kept open to keep tourists happy.
There are several other areas of the main factory that produces huge volumes of the products i mention...but away from tourists eyes
The Polish factory was planned 10 years before Kraft took over...and building work started 5 years before.
By the time Kraft got involved 90% of production had moved from Somerdale to Poland...and it was way too late. They shouldnt have made promises about things they knew nothing about.
Wouldn't stay on those visitor moorings over night personally. You might get lucky and be ok, but i wouldnt risk it...and ive heard about many incidents in the area over the years.
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On 21/06/2016 at 09:15, cuthound said:
Having read this thread with interest, there really is only one type of dog to have on board, and that is a "cuthound". Buster was a GSD/Collie cross rescue dog from the RSPCA who we got at 6 months old. He had his first boat trip cancelled due to the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001, so his first trip was in the August of that year.
He took to boating straight away, and would either help with the locks, staying still until told, despite distractions from people and other dogs, or he would sit in the "Cuthound Seat" over the gas bottles on the semi-trad shareboat we had then, helping Dad to steer.
He died just over a year ago, and we now have Zeus, the apprentice cuthound. He looks like it will take the full 5 year apprenticeship for him to become a fully fledged cuthound, as he cannot be trusted to help at locks and barks at dogs on the towpath or on other boats
Here are a few photos.
The original Cuthound helping Dad to steer.
Catching a few rays on a sunny day.
In the Cuthound Seat with Mum
The apprentice caught red pawed in a chair.
Both were large dogs, which is not problem on a narrowboat, providing there is a wider "passing space", such s where the corridor crosses the galley. If not, either you or the dog had better learn to reverse!
Hi Cuthound
You have a semi trad boat I believe......
how does Zeus get on climbing the stairs upto the stern? Never taken ours onto a semi trad and the steepness of the stairs concern me.
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Colecraft, 62ft. 20 years.
The pictures / details made me think the boat was worthy of a visit and potential low offer.....had it been in good condition.
The search goes on!
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I went looking to buy, but I won't be.
Wasnt sure if I was being too cautious but Alan's comments (Thankyou!!) suggest I am not. £45k isn't giving it away either!!
Many thanks also for clarification on other questions....I am learning.
Would anyone mind giving feedback on the roof / chimney pictures. Is that a concern? Or normal on an older boat! ( in case I see similar on future viewings!)
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One of them face palm moments, but never mind we have all done something similar.
Spent 5 minutes looking for my car keys the other day only to find I was holding them by my teeth.