jerrytug

Hi folks,glad to see this forum is buzzing. I`m helping do up an old NB which will be a floating eco-garden project for local kids,on the R.Lee near the Olympics. Everything about the project must be greener than green,and today I was asked,isn`t bituminous bottom blacking bad for the fish etc? And I have checked a few paint data sheets on the web,and they all say things like `harmful to the aquatic environment` and so on,so out of the question. Has anyone come up against this issue and found a solution? Any suggestions welcome,doesn`t neccessarily need to be the cheapest. Thanks in advance regards Jerry

Lady Muck,where did you hear I can keep "domestic animals" on my BW mooring? We`d love a couple of goats which are well domestic guys. Great news !

Crayfish swarming in Hampstead Road Lock (also known as Camden Lock) in London,busy market with lots of edible litter/rubbish. Good luck to you if you eat them to us they are creepy-crawley verrmin,big up the Chinky food chain,how long til Sweet and Sour Mitten Crab,if they are an alien invader you will be doing your bit for native species of water cockroaches,try them and let us know regards Jerry.

Just weld them.

In contrast to the DVLA,BW have written on my licence reminder that I don`t need to send proof of insurance,but they will only be doing "random checks" from now on.Sacked a few office staff or something. And my BSC expiry date is on their computer apparently. Refreshing these days to find a big organisation asking less information,and my licence has reduced in price bacause I didn`t include the fenders in the LOA. Save money shrink your boat they won`t even notice. Big up losing the office staff BW,when they get their next job it will be a bucket of cold water! Happy sailing Jerry

Thank you for your advice E,it isn`t worth over that,fingers crossed,regards,Jerry.

hi folks the ice is not quite thick enough to bear my weight,so a bit shivery. I hand hauled this 50`condemned vessel,and I`m trying to put in a offer to BW to save their costs and just let me pay all that`s owing and "transfer title" as they say. Through personal and historic reasons she belongs on that pound,and we are trying to find a way. Have any of you tried to bypass this crushing historic vessels bo**ocks business? It`s not to sell by the way,but as a welder/fabricator at least they bothered to shape the bows. Thanks for any suggestions,hope all your burners are drawing nicely.regards Jerry x

YOU ARE "The Cheapest Pie",too much plucking,not enough meat. Join the Crayfish Liberation Front.

Hello Mr Duck. Would you like to come and play with Uncle Jerry`s new air rifle?

Thanks for your replies folks. You have raised some points we hadn`t thought of. We will now have more to ask the guy we are dealing with at BW,thanx.

HI guys,unbelievably BW have started the proceedings with the local council to build and offer me and a handful of others a full-on residential mooring. After picking myself up off the floor,I began to ponder. We will have to pay large mooring fees,council tax etc which we are prepared for,on top of the usual boat licence,insurance,etc. But will I be able to pass it on to the kids when I am transmogrified into an otter,or will BW claim it back and put it out to tender? Can I put a different boat on it and keep it? Can I,supposing some drastic change in circs,flog it to the highest bidder as if it was "Dunroamin,Acacia Avenue"? I know that if you have a "long-term" mooring,BW retain all these rights,but over the years we will be paying them a substantial amount of money between us,and I can`t work out if it`s worth it. I would be very grateful for any legal nitty-gritty about these matters. Thanx in advance,Jerry.

I pay my licence and if any BW stroker comes near my boat to tow it away they will SO be in hospital.Used to be alright on the old cut,now we`re fighting.Why?

Bite their fingers off matey,top motors and still have spares back-up,good website is "internalfire" where you can download workshop manuals etc for most old diesels,Jerry

roger seconded screw the olympics we don`t want them,as usual Londoners are taking it up the chutney from foreign property developers and their partners in the gov,Bow Backs dead and gone,who gives a monkeys who`s the fastest runner in the world,why muck up our canals to find out,Paris is welcome.

Sound advice thanks,I`m planning to anneal it after cutting out the holes,in case my chisel strokes etc work harden it,ta ta Jerry

Hi guys can I pick your brains briefly,I`m rebuilding a 2-pot diesel on my mate`s NB,make unknown at present (it has been a "Lister" for years but no...) and it has the remains of a copper h/gasket. My q is: Where can I get suitable sheets of copper,preferably of known thickness,we`re GU South. Thanx Jerry

By the way..in a canal or river,drive in the middle,where it`s deepest,you`ll be less likely to hit anything,and you`ll go faster/cheaper. Only move to the side to pass another boat,if you want to pass them on the wrong side for any reason,two hoots or flashes IF you know they know that signal regards Jerry

Chris,you suggest that "the local coastguard" would have the power to limit where someone sails their boat? I don`t think they can. Or do you mean they can advise about things such as which design features would be recommended for a Cat C craft for example? That I approve of. But so far,no one can tell me what to sail or where to sail it,and long may it remain so.

Thanks that`s a useful place,by the way do you know any ship breakers in the UK where I can just drive in and get anchor chain and heavy duty gear for scrap prices? There must still be someone burning the fishing fleet etc ta again Jerry

Thanks for taking the time to post those very helpful replies,Jerry

None of the above. Whatever rivers may flow in to it,it`s got locks,big shippy ones,which could be hurt by logs etc. and ships themselves might be endangered/damaged/delayed by flotsam including fuel tankers in urban areas. So there must be some form of flotsam collection. I don`t want it to put in the pot-belly,just asking what the arrangements for controlling it are,or what Co. does it,thanks again,Jerry.

Hi folks who does the flotsam/driftwood collection on the Man. Ship Canal,anyone know? Thanks Jerry

Where were these "several deaths a year"? In someone`s paranoid imagination? If not,it would be useful to know which pounds etc,so we could be extra careful.

Hi guys,we are a presently informal group of n/boaters,some living aboard,tied up on a strip of unregistered land on the G/Union,and BW have invited us to form a "Legal Entity" so that we may lease the land as a long-term mooring. It`s been used unofficially for ever but BW now want a legally binding arrangement drawn up and we would like to comply obviously,but we need a Solicitor who is familiar with draughting an agreement for a lease,so it`s fair to all of us and acceptable to BW,on a new (officially) mooring on unregistered land (not towpath). It`s a legal minefield,can anyone reccomend a solicitor we could engage who is confident if not familiar with negotiating these uncharted waters? Many thanks in advance for any suggestions,Jerry.