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Steilsteven

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  1. Boating, apart from maybe in a wooden rowing boat, isn't and can never be truly described as environmentally friendly no matter how you go about it but it is possible to make it less damaging. Keith
  2. The great thing about pubs is that gobby people usually end up with a punch to nose.
  3. You will note that I didn't disagree with MTB's comment on why they might be mandatory, if they indeed are. Vessels of all types use fenders in order to protect the vessel. Ever seen the fenders that are fitted to tugs? ( I mean real tugs not narrow boats btw ) Also have you seen some of the historical damage on steel ex working boats? https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/marine-fenders-and-ship-berthing/
  4. Maybe, but originally they were intended to protect the boat. Keith
  5. I'm just glad that someone returned the thread to the original topic! Keith
  6. I've often mentally toyed with is idea in the past but realised that there is no great advantage to be had. It amounts to creating a vessel with the disadvantages of both a narrow boat and a wide beam. Keith
  7. Judging by the fountain coming from the bottom of the right hand gate there is something stopping it closing properly. Keith
  8. Actually the general public, or taxpayers if you prefer, don't pay a single penny because there is no such thing as taxpayer's money. All money originates from the government and the government decides how it is spent. Nobody ''chips in'', they merely pay whatever taxes the government demands from them through the many forms of taxation. I've heard people say ''why should I pay for something I don't use?'', well they simply don't. Keith
  9. One district that doesn't ( or at least they didn't when I worked for the LA ) allow storm ( surface ) water to mix with sewage is Runnymede, in fact heavy fines could be imposed on anyone connecting a gutter down pipe to a foul water drain. This is because the entire district's sewage is pumped to the works via a series of pumping stations which wouldn't cope with the extra influx from a heavy storm. No doubt there are similar systems around the country. Keith
  10. Not much use if you don't say where these collection points were. Never had a problem myself and I've used a few different ones over the years. Keith
  11. Yes it would absolutely ruin that quiet little backwater known as Central London 😁
  12. EA are only concerned with obstruction of the navigation, ie the channel. Boats moored at a recognised mooring place, whether registered or not, cannot be considered to be obstructing navigation. A boat being unregistered on the Thames is a criminal offence but ( as far as I'm aware ) the EA staff have no power of arrest so can only issue a summons. In order to do so they would need a name and address. Reading Borough Council is the riparian owner of the moorings outside Tesco and DE act on their behalf. Many years ago (pre DE's involvement) RBC took legal action against a number of boaters who had been squatting at the moorings, but when it came to the day when the case was to be presented to the court none of the said boaters turned up so the action was abandoned. Not long afterwards the DE signs started to appear. Keith
  13. The owners of those boats are untraceable due to the boats being unregistered or unlicensed, so there is nowhere to send the penalty notices to. DE have no powers to do anything about this. Keith
  14. Returning to the original subject of this thread, I've just returned from a trip on the Thames as part of the crew of the Narrow Boat Trust's Nuneaton & Brighton delivering solid fuels. We went upstream as far as Radcot Bridge returning downstream to join the Wey Navigation. As these particular water points are a pain to use, as was the previous attempt at complying with the ''new'' regs using ABVs, I was interested to see that most water points now seem to be without any anti back flow measures at all. Keith
  15. But then I've seen outside overflows run for days or even weeks, at least if it is running into the pan the householder can see that water is being wasted every time they visit the loo. Keith
  16. I heard that suppliers have stopped supplying red HVO due to the market now being much smaller since the law changed on who could use rebated fuels. The construction industry has been using white HVO as a way of improving their environmental credentials but the cost must be horrendous. Our only hope is that the industry finally manages to convince the government to allow red HVO to be used in domestic heating systems, then the demand would make it viable for tankers to carry it again. Keith
  17. You might find this link useful for sourcing hard to find parts https://www.mastervoltgeneratorsupport.com/whisper-6/6000/8 I've always found them to be very helpful. Keith
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