Ray T
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Our batteries are in the side locker that Jan is sitting on in the picture I posted above - dead easy to access, and I can work in the dry too <whispers>because we have a pram hood.....
Sorrry Martin I didn't hear that, please speak up.
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Have you thought of a compromise?
I've seen a couple of boats with a wide slide incorporating a traditional slide within the wide one.
The "little" one could either slide or be hinged to open towards the front of the boat.
Not a very clear picture but it gives you the gist.
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As has been mentioned elsewhere hire a boat late Autumn / Winter / early Spring.
Idylic living on a boat in the middle of summer. Not so much fun when you're frozen in, low on water and the loo tank is full.
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Whilst not wishing to be voyeuristic in any way shape or form Mrs T and myself would be grateful if any one on this forum, who is attending Maureen's funeral, could take some photographs of the cortège as we are not able to get there.
Thank you.
We are one of the many grateful hirers (at the time) who were guided by Maureen's pearls of wisdom.
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Just had a thought, Chox. You mentioned that the majority of cruising you planned to do would be in Winter.
You may want to consider the style of stern you want. A cruiser stern, which the majority of hire boats have, can be a cold and miserable place in winter, especially if it is hissing it down.
Whilst a trad stern provides most protection on a NB a semi trad may be a compromise as some hire boats have them. It will depend upon you and the fleet owner.
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OK, you have yet to buy a boat, so ...
The way this worked in the past was that you bought a new hire boat, ostensibly as an investment. The boatyard running the boat did all the work involved in hiring the boat to all and sundry. You booked whatever weeks you wanted in the same way as any hirer. At the end of the agreed period the boatyard took your boat off the fleet, and you become responsible for what happens next.
Sounds simple, but ...
Hire boats normally have a different design to private boats, both in terms of layout (number of bunks etc) and in terms of equipment (Dual water pumps, small domestic battery bank <as the engine can be expected to run every day>).
If you search on the forum you will see several people think that second hand hire boats make good private boats, but they generally require some modification.
Of course, when you want to use the boat privately during its hire life you have to 'put up with' the hiring design compromise.
The other point is that when you reserve your private weeks you are reducing your income, AND that of the boatyard. They won't be too happy about you reserving prime weeks for private use.
There may be other points, but that's my 'starter for 10'.
I wrote "ostensibly as an investment". You may not get a good return, or any return at all, but you might keep your costs of ownership down, compared to actually having it moored idle for 50 weeks of the year.
HTH
The OP actually stated out of main season use:
"The reason I ask this is that I would like to buy a boat but only wish/need to use it out of the main season"
Kate boats build boats too.
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Kate Boats http://www.kateboats.co.uk/ have some private boats in their hire fleet They are in Kate Boats livery though.
Best to give them a ring.
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Many years ago we cruised The Cheshire Ring in a Black Prince hire boat.
We spent a idyllic evening moored off Croxton Flash. It was a beautiful Sunny evening. We had a bottle of wine, a good book each, the sun setting gently.
There were a couple of Great Crested Grebe swimming and diving in the Flash.
I said to Mrs T "If ever we get our own boat I would like to call her Croxton Flash in memory of this evening."
Good job we didn't stay at Billinge Green Flash, dosen't have quite the same "ring" to it.
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Others may have different views, but, I only switch the inverter on when I need 240V. e.g. microwave, mini vac etc etc.
It has caused no damage in the 3 years we have had it.
Even with no load it will be using battery power if switched on.
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The side POUNDS at Watford, and Foxton are a different thing altogether. They don't save water per se.
Mike
Well, you learn something every day.
What is their function then please?
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Some nice sideponds at Whilton could do with putting back into use.
It was good to see the side ponds on the Watford Flight tidied up and in use last year when we went to Foxton.
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Any chance of a picture please?
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Don't know where you are but we have got Vanette spares from here in the past:
and here:
http://www.leisurespares.co.uk/ http://www.leisurespares.co.uk/stock/Stoves/059042772-to-57247/
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I've shown this picture before but a rubber one of these:
Its face would also act as a fender.]
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Errr...Has anybody mentioned the established hire companies that private owners can place their boats with and the company hire it out as one of their fleet, thereby avoiding a lot of the bureaucracy?
I know Willow Wren used to do this (not that I'd let them anywhere near a boat of mine) and I'm sure someone will know of other companies that also have schemes.
Kate Boats also have a similar scheme. The boat is in their livery though.
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Lovely pictures, well done - bet the grin goes from ear to ear.
Hope Algernon ('Algy') Lacey is pleased too. Not too criptic I hope?
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A step forward over the tin cans and a bit of string as it will work round corners. However how are you going to correct bad grammar and punctuation and as for spelling.....................
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A good sailor always carries a knife.
I suppose it is
but as it has been mentioned on this thread, I carry a Skipper Swiss Army Knife on CFhttp://www.victorino...rchterm=skipper
Jolly useful. The main blade is serrated but it has a lock to stop it from accidental closing.
A great advantage of them is that if anything on the knife breaks Victorinox will replace the whole knife, no matter how old it is.
Edit due to poor spelling as I don't want to be put in stocks and have rotten tomatoes thrown at me.
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We met only once when doing the Cheshire Ring, We were told off by her for something or other, I now forget what, but it was a privilege.
R. I. P.
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Millie has a "Marine Pool" buoyancy aid.
Due to the position of the straps it unfortunately reads "Marine Poo".
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Ben Hur, "Ramming Speed"
http://www.youtube.c...Xh1tW16V-8&NR=1
"Your eyes are full of hate, forty-one. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive. It gives him strength".
"We keep you alive to serve this ship, so row well and live!"
Be grateful The Romans never got control of BW.
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"All he's learnt is churning up the mud and knocking down the banks
and that is all he will ever know, I can tell you that"
Did I miss something, where is that a quote from?
The quote is from the 1945 Ealing film "Painted Boats".
http://en.wikipedia....i/Painted_Boats
The quote is from Smith, a horse drawn boat captain who dislikes progress in the form of motor boats.
He directs this comment to Ted Stoner a motor captain several times in the film.
Copies are available from Amazon.
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These may help:
but as it has been mentioned on this thread, I carry a Skipper Swiss Army Knife on CF
Hurrah! It's raining on the GU South!
in General Boating
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Raining heavily now on the North Oxford, we have moored up at the bottom of Hillmorton Locks. Good.