adam1uk

Surely you check the T&Cs before paying, not after. If you pay without knowing whether a refund would be due, there's not really much you can do about it.

It always was pretty hard to contact them, but I’ve heard recently that it’s worse. Someone told me the owner had gone awol, and even the harbourmasters had no means to replenish diesel supplies etc.

That sounds high to me. Admittedly it was five or six years ago, but we paid £500 for the name and location on both sides plus number in a panel; diamonds on the bow flashes, cratch board and roof; scroll on each side; CRT number on both sides.

I don’t think you are reading it correctly. If you pay in full online, you get the 2.5% prompt payment discount, and the 2.5% online discount — so the same 5% as before. If you switch to monthly direct debit you only get the 2.5% online discount.

And at post 32 the OP said

No, it was established a couple of pages ago that the retailer was not Narrowboats Ltd.

Tim Tyler and Jonathan Wilson are brothers-in-law -- and Mike Christian is a made up name.

The only time I’ve ever heard rattling was when it had worked loose. But I always tighten it with a few taps with the lump hammer, so that doesn’t happen very often.

Mine has water above the plate. Why would it matter?

The width of your boat makes very little difference when your fender catches on something, pings off, and then sometime later gets caught on the cill so the lock gate won't shut.

So basically, while thanking people for their comments, you’re going to ignore them.

It really doesn’t.

Or you could get a signwriter to do it -- because they'll be able to get it right with minimal fuss and the end result will give you joy whenever you set eyes on it.

The chart formed one of the sequence rounds on the BBC2 quiz, Only Connect. Surprisingly, the team knew it.

If you clicked on the link, you’d read: This project would not have been possible without funding from Visit Wales and the National Lottery Heritage Fund