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  1. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted

    3 hours ago, blackrose said:

     

    Yes. Feeling one's boat move is part of what being on a boat is all about. Anyone who doesn't want to feel that should think about downgrading to a static caravan.

     I really haven’t got any problems with feeling boat movement at all

    If you read the post from the beginning, I wasn’t asking the question for me

    but generally. This is because in the last week we’ve had some fast ones!!

    Now I’m thinking I also can start saying that in retaliation to causing some nice wake for folks

    when opening our boat up lol

    if you can’t beat em, join em

  3. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted

    25 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said:

    I get perplexed by members on here often harping about spring lines.  I've never needed them and I've only ever seen them used on a canal once and that boat had created quite the trip hazard for themselves and others.  Typically, on narrowboats, the dollies and t-posts are awkwardly positioned for springs anyway.  2 lines, fore and aft at 45 degrees is all you ever need.

    Hi there

     

    your lucky here in sunny MK, not far from a very well known hire centre, and 2 pubs

    yep it does help, and sort the problem.

    normally used all over the world, for and on tidal waters. Rivers coastal areas

    but used on canals to keep your neighbours boats safe and off course your boat.


    just had a hire boat pass, youngsters, friendly, obviously enjoying the waterways

    slow as you like,youngsters our future is safe.

     

  4. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted

    Just now, Alan de Enfield said:

     

    Does that not suggest that your neighbours have not yet learned how to tie up properly ?

     

    Maybe you could give lessons using your methods with spring lines etc ?


    Hi Alan

     

    lol they all do know how to tie up, it’s not us Alan

     

    its the speeds that some boats come down here just some

    mainly drop their speed, nearly all are happy always giving folks a aware.

     

    but we’re talking excessive speeds Alan !!

    Just a minority, but leaving a a sizeable wake behind them

    leaving boats bouncing for quite a while

    many a time when folks have complained, it’s always been stressed the reason is bag tieing  up.

    No but you can’t blame the boaters that are moored, it’s about the minority of boaters,  especially last week that speed.

     

    Last Sunday, some mates including yours truely, were shouting at,we had to shout, he was going fasssssttttt, a wake you could ski on!!

    he was

    so fast it was someway that he realised he was being shouted at. We were lol, shoulting he’s left he’s skier behind at him, pointing at the wake behind the boat

    he couldn’t  hear us  over his wake, whoosh, and slapping, but he did pulled over to the CRT side, he was finding it difficult to get off because of the movement caused by his speed.

     

    totally oblivious, totaly thick!! That he wasn’t aware of his surroundings.

    😂 😂 

     

    a few boaters wear ear/headphones whilst motoring

    I thinks it somthing to do with the engine Rev noise 😂 😂 

    or maybe it’s us silly Pratt’s all tied up wrong!!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


     

    Top banana, !!!  a True star

    a light hearted but sensible out look on the post

    a star for you from the world of Canalworld.net

     

    thankyou

  6. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Tam & Di said:

    Well I certainly don't keep going into and out of gear. However my point really was to counter BigCol's silly demand that that is what boats should do when the go past him, and that he thinks this is the art of boatmanship..

     

    Tam

    Hi Tam

    i don’t think once, did I mention about past just OUR boat, I don’t think boaters see or realise the long line

    their too intent on getting to the other end, and yes quite funny how when two boats or more coming  passing together hardly ever slow down

    they just carry on. I really think that they make it hook by crook, we also like others have fenders out of course.

    i was talking generally,  must be 18 boats all in a line here,

    I wasn’t just talking about the marina, which on the cut, but just as many boats on the CRT towpath right opposite may be a dozen, being here for nearly 12 years, and we.over the years the community here are always tying up peaples boats, not this pas week mind as other boaters on that side do seem to sort them selves out, but many a time we’ve all had to secure

     the boats back up.

    the most and one time was four boats, all time record for us all here!

     

  7. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted

    Naughty Cal, Thanks for the advice lol

    We’re happy, always have on the water, just been a bad few days with, health, and what’s been occurring on the water.

     

    And BDM, no not thinned skinned at all, in fact your post made a smile, and Thank you for that.

    From rag and stick, Gin palaces to by old woodys,  petrol vs diesel, floating or not.

    seen it and laughed through it all, your comments reminds me very much to the days of friendly boat banter.

    had many good nights,  fact is we’re all the the same boat.!

     

    col

     

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  9. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, BWM said:

    We're on a fairly shallow stretch and generally find boats keeping a steady speed of around 2-2.5 mph make the least disturbance (with the exception of widebeams, who generally give little consideration to their size).

    I must admit that it takes a lot to make me shout - which inevitably has zero effect on the passing idiot and always leaves me feeling lousy.

     

  10. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by bigcol
    Spelling again

    Thank you folks, I’m very happy on my moorings, tied up nice and tight, using springs, mooring up for years with no accidents, claims etc I happy.

    Just this week lots of Boaters have been  intent to thrash through, to get to the other end, or back to the hire centre at Full  ahead.

    but for Boaters who seem to enjoy yet again more speeding, being inconsiderate to other users, 

    not looking behind them, kids bubbling with excitetment racing each other on the roof, pulling out pins yes it seems its

    not my problem folks

    all in under a week, just one week, this is the future.


     

    Having a Widebeam dutchbarge, over propped, I know yep my fault, but I still  disengage gear, when noticing that I could be going on the fast side.

    Plus I don’t want to get shouted at either. I’ve have been scream at as well, but now I’m thinking I was part of the in team.

     

    To enjoy my self further, I need to keep in gear, and speed up. Head down!!

     

    and sorry for the bad selling and grammer

     

     

  11. 😂 how often is this excuse used then

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by bigcol

    Love to know,

     

    so how many times have you shouted back  the following.then?

     

    CANT GO ANY SLOWER !!!!!!!  {this is 

     

    is dropping in and outer of forward reverse gear that difficult ??
    or is this a a growing art now days.

     

    this isn’t just hirers, but all boat owners as well

    same old, same old I suppose 


    the faint screams of a blustering red  face man, who doesn't understand boatman ship

     

    Big Col

     

     

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  12. Are boat hirer company’s responsible?

    in General Boating

    Posted · Edited by bigcol
    Wife thinks I’m cantankerous as well

    I would think if a stream caused by flooding is heaping along at 5+ knots

    and your boat max is 4 knots

    would it not be irresponsible to send a hirer boat out in that.

    if the boat hits  another boat, or indeed crashes into bridge, or destroys a swans nest in the same circumstances a boat owner will be classed as silly and brought to task

    but a hirer on a hire boat, is is it the hirer, or hire company?

     

    I think police CRT enforcers or CRT staff should have the powers to bring boat owners, boat hirers and boat hire companies to task, for any enfrigment of the CRT rules, including cyclists. 
     

    and that being moored on the tow path is a diferent story

     

    and yes I’m on one to day, as nearly everyone on a hire boat has been a Pratt, except a small minority that have been excelent!!

    but getting sick of hiring companies hiring boaters to morons.

    nor do you expect the same to be going at speed, in the sodding dark.

    I made out it was a hire boat, large boat higher, but couldn’t see the boat name.

     

    narrow boats is about enjoying the water, the wild life, the scenery, the slowing down in life surely.

    not trying to get as far as posible, and as quickly.

     

    morons!!!!

     

    may be I’m now a cantankerous old git

    been a member for 13 years

    boat owner coastal the same 15 , in total  28 glorious years

    yep adding it up I’m old

     

    sorry guys but my wife also agrees, I’m cantankerous

  13. Are boat hirer company’s responsible?

    in General Boating

    Posted

    In a harbour ie Poole, 10 knots is the speed limit, if your caught then you recieve a heavy fine,

    if you speed on a road, if caught, you get fined

    if sending out a hirer on a boat, who speeds cause damage or death, who’s responsible?

    Maybe boat owners alike should have licences, which I would welcome.

    hirers should be held responsible as the hiring company’s.

    If the hirers haven’t got boat licences, and hiring company’s continue to let anyone hire out to anyone, they shoul be responsible.

     

    example. On the coast, in every country, jet skis are widely hired out to anyone, if out and about, playing around enjoying themselves, and kills a swimmer, it it the hiring companies responsibility, or the hirer.?

     

    if insurance comes to play, is it the hirer? No , it’s the company who hired it out!!  Along side with their insurance company!

     

     

     

    29 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

    how many private boaters have been prosecuted for speeding on the inland waterways.


     

    yes that be interesting to know?

    just like it seems okay for hirers to get away Scot free!

     

    not fair is it

  14. Are boat hirer company’s responsible?

    in General Boating

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, pearley said:

    Firstly I'm with Ron-M that limiting engine speed is not the answer. Plenty of times when you want a quick burst of revs to give better steerage.

     

    We've been hit twice and damaged caused by hire boats and on both occasions the companies concerned paid for the damage caused without any hassle.

    We’re part of a online marina, and 2 of our neighbours have had damage caused, by hire company’s,plus seen a swan killed.

     today seen a Pratt go so fast as to swam a swans nest.

     

    but no ones responsible?

     

    car, lorry van hiring companies some have inbuilt limiters fitted.

    if you can’t helm a boat with a speed limiter, then maybe think of not hiring, because clearly you can’t keep to the requirements of CRT rules!

     

    what your saying to control the vessel boat on the cut, you have to go faster that is prohibited.

  15. Are boat hirer company’s responsible?

    in General Boating

    Posted

    And if you see a hirer going so fast to cause destruction a a nest for swans or any other bird, that’s okay then?

    or for any boat user.

     

    but living near a hire company, seeing crews pissed, over toxicated, who is responsible?

    when they get back to the base, they Denying they hit a boat, or the hiring company tell their customers to keep quite, or worse than that they keep quite!

     

    a can rental company would be held responsible for all 3rd party damage!

    The car rentals customers also would have a licence, 

    but a hire company can hire to just anyone!!

  17. Are boat hirer company’s responsible?

    in General Boating

    Posted

    I’m sorry, but not the same!!

    car drivers have to be licenced

    and if they cause damage hirers have to pay for it through the the companies insurance or their own.

     

    boat hirering company’s hire to any one, groups or anyone that pays them the money

    if a hirer, is drunk, or is high as a kite, and causes damage to someone else perhaps yours

    whos responsible!!!

  18. Are boat hirer company’s responsible?

    in General Boating

    Posted

    What I would like to know, can the boat hiring company’s be held responsible (for not so much damae caused) but there hirers not being advised, for not making sure that their hired craft keep to  the speed limit. I’m not talking about damage caused, but hiring company’s to be responsible for theirs customers behaviour for their customers speeding.

    if not, why not.?

     

     these hire companies should make sure the boats have limiters to their fleets engines.

    they should be held liable, responsible for their boats speeding, then if the holiday makers etc are not taking notic of the instructions given

    then The companies that have the ability to decrease the boats power, and choose not to, then they should be to blame.

     

    so has any one took a company to task over this, or throughout the canal fleets they are allowed to turf out speeding twats

    that kill wildlife destroy nests and damage other peaples  property??

     

    col

     

  19. incinerating loos

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    You can pee and poo in the loo

     

    i think it’s cool, the tiny amount of ash is so tiny

    whos looked at the videos, and are, are not impressed

    our marinas not keen on waterless loos

    so we’ve had to book a time tomorrow to get rid of our poo at the local tip tomorrow.

     

    after all the above

    is their such a thing we can incinerate it like a b/q, but more powerfull of course, like a kiln??

    can imagine all boating neighbours, sitting round the the fire pit. ? ? 

  22. Fitting a water/fuel separator

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Jen-in-Wellies said:

    On pipe and hose materials and connections, it is all in section 2.10.1 to 2.11.3 in the BSS private boat requirements. You can install the separator higher up no problems. I'd use solid piping. There are lots of Racor fuel water separators, so don't know which one you have. It is probably possible to substitute suitable fittings for the hose fittings on the inlet and outlet.

     

    Thank you Jen-in-wellies!!!

  23. Fitting a water/fuel separator

    in Boat Building & Maintenance

    Posted

    Hi all

     

    i have a beta 100 engine, which has the normal engine fuel filter, also a secondary fuel filter next to the engine but low in the bilge

    ive recently bought a water fuel seperator Racor type, but struggling because it has rubber hose fittings

    and I’m thinking they need to be solid copper pipe am I right?

     

    it would be easier for me to use existing fuel hose, is this still okay, re the safety certificate?

     

    The outlet of the fuel line comes out of the tank very low, the secondary filter also sits by the fuel outlet from the tank.also very low bottom of bilge

    could I put the water seperator on a bulkhead wall but higher than the engine for easy future inspection,

    and do I use the fuel hose or get new solid piping?

     

    just want to do things right

  24. Widths of moorings in marinas

    in Moorings & Marinas

    Posted

    In France, a lot of their pontoon fingers are short, far to short for you to get off at the end. 
    reason why all boats are stern to the main pontoon.

    remember once where walking to end of all fingers would result it getting your feet legs wet lol!.

    securing your bow was a art in it self.

    at the time our sea boats were 35ft 40ft the fingers are possibly 12ft 15ft!!

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