This was when we enquired last year at Sharpness Marina, March time 2025 for our size of NB

 

Following our conversation the current mooring fees for a 58ft nb are....

Annually in advance - £2304.46
or 12 monthly payments of £209.20

Electricity is currently £6.00 per month for the service charge plus whatever units you use and units are charged at whatever rate our supplier is charging.
 

1 hour ago, Mike Coombes said:

Turned up at our boat today for a bit of pre season fettling. Found the boathook missing from the roof.

 

I never thought anybody would steal it-the only decent bit is the galvanised end, the pole has more curve than Robin Hoods bow!

 

Anyway, getting on well with our jobs, a 'knock, knock, knock on the hull.

 

I went outside to find an angler apologising for borrowing it. The day before his landing net had fallen in after sliding down a steep bank of the adjacent River Cherwell where he had been trying his luck. It fetched up stuck in a twiggy snag, out of reach. He had returned today armed with a rake and a grapnel on a line. The grapnel line broke, it had UVed away to dust, fortunately before he used it, his rake was too short. So, using initative, he walked back to the canal towpath where he saw our grotty boathook looking very sorry for itself and prime for borrowing.

 

He got his landing net back-quite a fine one too, I would have been sorry to lose it-and returned our boathook.

 

A result for initative and honesty!

What’s this got to do with the stolen boat. Can we stay on topic for once. 🥴

Forgot how quickly these topics go off in a tangent 🙃 thought it was about midland swindlers not flowers and towns. 🫣

Will they be cheaper if solely online 🫣

40 minutes ago, Llamedos said:

Sounds good. I think Magnets are a much better idea for flexible panels rather than gluing them down. I’m surprised some of the manufacturers haven’t cottoned on to that and incorporated magnets into them during the manufacturing process. Perhaps they have and I’ve missed it. 🤔

Yeah been looking for a solution and when people mentioned on here the magnets I had to search and found some that have a threaded bar in them and they worked out well. 

here are my panels 

2 hours ago, John Brightley said:

Admiral Grantham was operated by Abingdon Boat Centre and hired through the Boat Enquiries booking agency. I have brochures showing it available from 1978-1984, though it may have been hired in other years. This is an extract from the 1978 brochure.

 

I believe that the boat was built by Shropshire Union Cruises - their design was similar to Dartline but they used a different style of window.

Thanks for this I had passed

on to mother in law. 

2 hours ago, Llamedos said:

I 'copied' the Bimble magnetic mounts as closely as I could using rubber vibration mounts and neodymium cup magnets of similar specification. Managed to halve the price. Since then there have been some pretty high winds and they haven't budged a millimetre.

 

 

Like this. I have now done similar except I’m using flexi panels. I know people don’t like them but I do. Got 4 panels of 800w now on roof. And they are held in place strong. Not moved neither. 

Sorry to resurrect this thread but the wife when she was a kid went on a Narrowboat with her mother and father and they hired this boat from Abingdon. Would this be a dartline hire boat. This was in the eighties and they went up the Oxford canal as far as Napton and turned around. 

Some More pictures. 

just to add, the hire boat company SallyNarrowboats have now been taken over by Anglo Welsh so expect it to get busier, i am also looking at the marina and no info on it at all

 

1 hour ago, blackrose said:

 

Out of interest, how long did the old fridge last?

It was on the boat when we purchased so can’t be certain on that am afraid. And it was removed working and given to another boater. We have fitted all new stuff out in our boat hence why it went and didn’t look right where it was. 

Think I’m going to find some plastic cups and screw then into the flooring and place the feet inside them. Thanks all for the suggestions. 

1 minute ago, Tony Brooks said:

How about two circles cut from plastic fascia, so the front feet drop into the hole in the centre, screwed to the floor. or even just a length of it with two holes in it.

Yep that’s an idea aswell. Like the holders you used to get for sofas back in the eighties.  Thanks. 

2 minutes ago, MtB said:

You might find a blob of Blu-Tak under each of the front feet stops it moving, once there is a bit of weight in the new fridge pressing down on them.

 

 

 

 

 

Good shout will try that thanks. 

1 minute ago, pearley said:

Never needed a bracket in any of the ones we've had, even tall fridge/freezers. If the feet are adjusted it shouldn't move.

The feet are adjusted, and the fridge sits on a laminate floor so when you go to open the door it kinda pulls it a little bit it’s no biggy just me being a bit ocd I have to line it up afterwards when the door is closed again. 🤪

We have purchased a new shoreline fridge as a direct replacement for the old shoreline fridge. Like a dummy I removed it but didn’t take of the bracket underneath that stopped it from moving around when the door is opened or when moving. Is there such a thing to purchase for the new fridge, I have done a google search and can’t see anything straight away that comes up. Doesn’t even mention it in the manual. 

3 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

The web information is still there Osprey Marine Hatch Latch: Secure Hatch Locks for Yachts & Boats. so its strange if they have gone out of production as the company is still active 

Yeah I have been on their website but there is no buy now option only info and gallery, I have sent them an email but Nothing as yet. 

You can pass through the lock at weekends currently. We spoke to Llanthony Bridge keeper. During the week no due to dredging until further notice. 

Hi all,

 

I am after a hatch lock like the photo attached. This is made by ospreymarine but it doesn’t seem they do them anymore. I have contacted them but no reply as yet so thought I would ask on here if anyone knows of a similar thing I could use. I need it to lock the rear door to the sliding hatch. Picture from ospreymarine website  currently I am having to lock it from the inside which is what I don’t want to do. Thanks.

Oh where do you report them ahh seen now the 3 dots click on and report. Will do that the. Also I was looking at shops and online stuff if there is links in there and they are broken or don’t work then why still have them on the forum as any one else could also do the same and end in no luck 

there delete the post cos its no point being here is it 😬

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47 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

That's the fella

 

 

What an absolute bell end he was, and I mean the Narrowboat owner . 🤨