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I like it, its got character
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The worst that was stolen, was one of our neighbours dog, a terrier, he went missing from outside his boat along Gunpowder Wharf on the 8th Feb obviously the owner is gutted, who would do such a thing.
Things stolen from Langford Lane moorings have been. A Honda Generator, Pumpout toilet waste tank and a Flogas Gas bottle full and just delivered.
Around a month ago I saw a white truck in the BW compound next to our car park, there were 3 or 4 hoodied lads and a older guy milling around in there, when they saw us, they got back in the truck and drove off. I did contact BW as the padlock had been taken off the gate but they didn't seem to worried about it, the padlock has not been replaced.
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Bones, you could always borrow Bob's electric pump he got it from Lee Sanitation, good length of hose, and then you could see what you think of it.
Wendy
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There's a guy on the boat immediately below Feildes weir lock who does good welding, sorry cant remember his name and phone No but there is usually someone there
Thankyou both, will give the marina a ring.
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Anybody know where you can get a locker fabricated for gas bottle to go on the back deck of a Dutch Barge? Preferably in the Lee and Stort area?
Thankyou
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SEE IT!!.....I was IN it!!
It was the final double episode of series 7 - filmed at the ex RAF Swinderby site on the A46 between Lincoln and Newark
Every extra in that episode was Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue personnel - firefighters, control room staff and admin staff
Was that real then, when the gas bottles were taking off like rockets?
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12 years ago I asked the local BWB Manager if I needed to get a licence to sell plants from my boat. He said as long as I did not earn over £25,000 pa there was no need to get a licence and that he would send me a letter of dispensation.
A couple of years ago, I phoned Watford as I needed a gold licence and at the same time asked if I needed a low intensity licence to sell my plants. The lady replied, if your only selling a few plants from the roof of your boat, I would'nt bother.
Hope this helps,
Wendy
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Did anyone see an episode of "Londons Burning" When a load of gas bottle went up like fireworks flying all over the place,
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I remember a while back, 3 boats were breasted up, one boats gas went up and took the other 2 with it
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Caravans dont have a firewall of flame retardant liquid in between them like boats do.
It depends where they are
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Talking to the fire brigade about safe distances between residential boats. We were told that the regulations for caravans was three m basically because of having gas on board and thought that boats would be the same.
BW say 1m, what do you recon?
Wendy
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It's difficult to tell from a photo but apart from that run the paint job looks ok. If there are many more runs like that in other places then I wouldn't be too happy.
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I bought the 2.5 x 4 now I am wondering if I should get some biger ones as well, when I go to Midland Chandlers in Braunston tomorrow, as I noticed yesterday that mine has 6 in all and not 4 as I thought. If after say 7 or 8 years they still look in good nick does that mean there is a problem, as the one in the middle of the boat I saw yesterday looked in good shape (through the water anyway) ?
Wendy
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I remember 2 summers ago, down at Kensal Green a lady was walking her nervous collie dog, when out of the blue a cyclist came belting along crashed into her dog, knocked the dog flying he got back on his bike and charged off, leaving the woman in shock and frantically looking for her dog. It happened the other side of Ladbroke Grove bridge, I was moored outside Sainsburys. I went up as far as Old Oak common to look for the poor dog but nowhere to be seen, her children put up notices along the canal but as far as I know she never found it
Wendy
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Are you sure ?
I've never heard of this.
Or do you mean that if you pay the whole thing in advance for a year you get a discount, but if you pay over the course of the hear you don't ?
That to me is understandable, as they get their money up front, without having to chase people for it, and you in turn lose the interest you could have had on that money.
Our marina operates a similar thing - you can pay in advance for a year for less than the cost of 12 monthly instalments.
If that's what you mean, such practice is quite normal in many businesses, surely?
Alan
I think it works out that you can pay it over 10 months but you end up paying more overall as they charge a set up fee for the dd. Im sure that none of my DD's have this extra fee
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Do BW charge extra for DDs, or are we talking about the loss of the prompt payment discount?
They charge extra for the direct debit, I think it was 8%
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Is BW the only company to charge a fee it you chose to pay licence or mooring fees by direct debit. It seems unfair to me as probably the people that opt for this payment method are not very well off.
Anyone know why they have this charge?
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I just ordered 4 x 2.5 anodes from Limekiln chandlers £22 each + £10 postage.
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I imagine carriage may well be an issue on such heavy items, and you are probably better buying somewhere you can get to easily.
If not, then something like this.....
http://www.limekilnchandlers.co.uk/index.p...at&catId=17
But did you say your OH, works down Uxbridge way ?
If so, it's surely worth a conversation with Uxbridge Boat Centre.
I don't know about their price, though ?
Yes Alan, he is back on the gravel run this week, I didnt think of UBC, I'll ask if he can pop in there. Your right the carriage would probably cost a fortune,
Thanks,
Wendy
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I need to get some anodes, for 60ft NB.
Could anyone please point me in the right direction for buying some (the best price) and what size and type for canal use.
Thankyou,
wendy
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Does anyone know how much it would cost to sandblast the hull of a 52ft NB please and would you get it done if it was going to be overplated?
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Does anyone know how much welders charge per hour for over plating?
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The yard brought the boat back from Eynsham to Dukes for my mate today, on red boards, I honestly don't know how they managed it, with such a weak engine and the stern out of the water and now known a very weak hull
Got to do the whole trip again in November for replating -
Met a couple at the Boat Inn at Thrupp, Saturday (They were at the new owners pig roast, jolly nice it was to) they were waiting for the Thames to go down, as aparantly on Friday morning they went to go through Kings Lock and the lock keeper waved them back and would not let them through. So as I see it, the boat yard took one hell of a risk getting My friends boat up to Eynsham Friday afternoon.
Most beautifull waterway
in General Boating
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Also soon to have the equivelent of the Denham west Dreyton gravel run!
The Peak Forest in parts has to be my favourite, it reminds me of the Hovis advert and the shroppie with its lovely coloured rocks lining the cut.