Ray T

We moor in / at Ventnor Farm and I can confirm your source of information is incorrect. We have moored there since 2009 and have stayed "the odd night" here and there. It is advertised as "Non residential". Quite a lot of unfounded rubbish abounds about Ventnor Farm. We are very happy there, it is peaceful and quiet. May have been so when Mr. P. Floode owned the complex. He has now sold out in entirety to Castle Marinas. http://www.ventnorfarmmarina.co.uk/

Nick, so far any scratches have not gone through the lacquer layer. I have used a aerosol can of lacquer but it takes many hours of cutting back to achieve a good finish. Any over spray can be a bit of a bu88er. Not had it flake / break up as yet. I do use Mr Speight's finest to polish the boat twice a year, in Autumn and Spring. As previously mentioned I am a "shiney boater". After paying £5k + for the paint job I have no intention of going for the dull boat look. Besides with my Scottish ancestry I intend to get value for my money.

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Posted Today, 11:57 AM Saltley Gasworks on a foggy moonless night? Ray Shill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK99y22uLv8 I met my love by the gas works wall Dreamed a dream by the old canal I Kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town Dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling on their beat Spring's a girl from the streets at night Dirty old town

We had our boat professionally spray painted at Grantham's Bridge Boat Yard, Hillmorton. We had: 1 coat of primer, 2 undercoats, 2 topcoats finished off with 2 coats of laquer. The laquer makes touching up a little easier. No idea what type of paint was used though. Still pleased with it after 5 years.

If you mount it at the back of the boat you may get back glare or unwanted reflections off the roof which may impede your ability to see forward. My main light is at the front but I also have a little temporary spot light I put on the roof at the back for emergencies. I have used it at night and in tunnels but if there is any fog or the tunnel has been busy (hanging exhaust fumes) again I experience back glare. Yes this still happens with a single front light but at least you can still see the profile of the tunnel.

Courtesy of Wiki: Possible connection to deaths of yachtsmen[edit]Detectives and officers from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and Hampshire Constabulary investigating the deaths of three yachtsmen examined Pride of Bilbao when it arrived in Portsmouth on 29 August 2006. The ship is one of at least 5 that the MAIB will inspect as part of their investigation. It is thought the ferry or one of the other ships in the area may have collided, or had a near-miss, with the 25-foot (8 m) yacht Ouzo off the Isle of Wight on 20 August, leading to the deaths. All of the men died from drowning. The MAIB and Police inspected the hull for damage and studied paperwork. P&O Ferries had previously handed over information from a data recorder on board the ferry which led to the follow-up inspection of the ship. The ship was inspected again on arrival in Portsmouth on 7 September 2006. After offloading passengers and vehicles from Bilbao the vessel was turned to allow the MAIB to inspect the port side and stern. On 20 September 2006 a P&O Ferries employee from the Pride of Bilbao was arrested by police on suspicion of causing manslaughter through gross negligence. He was released on bail pending further inquiries,[7] and then re-arrested and charged in February 2007.[8] The MAIB report into the sinking of the Ouzo was released on 12 April 2007. It concluded that the sinking of the yacht was due to the Pride of Bilbao colliding with her, or passing so close that she had been swamped or capsized by the vessel's wash.[9] On 28 October 2007 the trial of Michael Hubble, second mate of the Pride of Bilbao started at Winchester Crown Court in Hampshire. The prosecution alleged that Hubble, in sole charge of the ferry at the time of the alleged incident, failed to act properly in charge of a vessel. For example, he failed to inform the captain of the incident, failed to stop the ferry and failed to launch a search vessel – all actions it is claimed could have saved the lives of the crew of the Ouzo. All crewmembers had life-vests, and at least one of the crew survived for 12 hours after the incident. The defence contended that lights were visible astern of the ferry, encounters with yachts were common, and the Ouzo was not the vessel involved in the near miss. Hubble was cleared of manslaughter on 12 December 2007, with the jury accepting the defence case that the Ouzo was not the vessel involved.[10] The following day he was also cleared of all charges of misconduct under the Merchant Shipping Act.[11]

I believe "Barby Moorings" promised "everything" on their initial web site until Trading Standards became involved.

Possibly the photo was taken at night without flash. Copy below:

April 2013 - March 2014 http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/2673.pdf

Drove past on the M45 yesterday, more boats yes but none of the promised buildings - yet.

Southern Star, for information Previous threads on stolen boats: http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=37179&hl=holly&page=1 http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=56489&hl=+stole +boats&page=1 And "Holly" http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8050&hl=+stole +boats&page=1

I was in Stoke Bruerne today, mid afternoon, took a walk up to the blacksmith's and it wasn't in S B then.

And or a Bizzard?

Map here shows broad and narrow canals http://www.newandusedboat.co.uk/canal-network-map.php You won't be able to get through the Midlands South to North or t'other way round in a wide beam. Licence fee depends on the length of the boat for narrow boats, not sure about wide beam? http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/library/2673.pdf

Greggs have recently got into trouble because, horror of horror, they sold these delicacies with peas in them and still maintained they are Cornish parties. What ever next.

Just twigged who she was. Elizabeth featured in the BBC programme "The Golden Age of Canals."

That is a polite way of putting it.

Reserve for engine / gearbox / driveplate etc.... breaking down - does happen. If live aboard in a residential marina - council tax If you are still at work, commuting RCR ?

I've not tried that but I should imagine the presentation would not look as appealing. Also the rice may absorb too much of the moisture and make the medley a bit dry. Miss J, it actually tastes better than it sounds. Forgot to say the recipe serves 2, if you serve it with rice it can be stretched to 4.

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