Maffi

But take away your allotment and then what will you do with it?

I have been up and down the canal a long time and never recall seeing a pond there. You may of course be right, it could have been a dew pond, but it was an argument between the farmer and CRT about EOF mooring payment that caused the boat to end up in the field. That edge of the field once used to have a number of boats along it indeed the "Moorings Available" sign is still in the tree at the end of the field.

Thank you sir!

It could be if the burning was used to heat some houses. They used to burn waste in Newark years ago to do just that.

No not true! A farmer who had an issue with CRT about End of Field moorings decided to piss off CRT by putting hay bales and farm machinery in the locks at Napton. Following a prison sentence, he dug a pit near the canal then broke through the canal bank moored a boat there and bodged the bank back together. The man is a froot loop. A veritable Richard Head. He should go to prison again but CRT can't be arsed.

FFS they are fender hooks. Paint black, white, or varnish or the same colour as the boat and be done.

Roses and Castles so last century! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

Sometimes the bin is full because people put their boat rubbish in it! I have been moored opposite a Poo bin for the last 5 months and often see people putting cans etc in the bin.

So where do boats fit into this:- "There are three different situations in which composting toilets are used: • Permanently sited composting toilets at private dwellings, campsites, holiday parks, National Trust properties and recreation/conservation areas. • Portable composting toilets hired out for use at festivals and show grounds etc as an alternative to sealed chemical toilets. • Temporary latrines which are dug into the ground and moved when the pit is full.

Thank you!

No! Ally or wood 'gives'. 6mm steel is not only heavy but has no intention of forgiving!

I wouldn't want to lift mine off! Who are you insured with I forgot what you told me.

I went to the papers in Coventry several years ago about this very subject. I consequently took my evidence to the council and got two perps prosecuted!

Oh FFS use some leeway here! Go to the council with the evidence gained and report them!!!!!

I have knocked up this drawing Midnight. I think it is easy to see. I used 3x1 and a pair of 6 inch wheels with a long coach bolt for an axle. The total length of mine is 1.2 meters. Conceivably you could use 2x1 and 3 inch wheels its up to you. You can buy the wheels at B&Q.

A lot of truck tyres have a locator/owner tag inside. I know its a lot of time on your part but if you took one tyre to a reading station it could identify who the tyre belonged too. From there you could contact them and find out who replaced the tyre for them. And then deliver the tyres back to them. Do you use house coal or smokeless?

The stainless one from Machine Mart is only a couple of quid more and last longer.

Thanks all for your input! My slide does drop down to hold the doors shut.. I cut off the 'D' handles (shown)...... .......and replaced them with this beautiful brass adornment, but that's only any good getting in the boat. I have a gadget, a length of 3 x 1 with wheels on, that I can use on the inside to lift the hatch and draw it back the first foot but its still difficult to open and close from the inside. My current method is to lift the slide with my head, but this is not much good for my neck. I am sure I am shorter now than when I first got on the boat 15years ago. Aluminum or Dural would seem to be a solution as I reckon it would reduce the weight by more than half. I had also thought a nice Sapele construction would look good but am concerned about security. It really is the lifting bit that is the problem, but even though I wax the runners it can often be hard to slide.

yeah I read it! Then I thought who the F are you. One thing you will notice about me is you can see my name, my picture. and the name of my boat. I dont hide behind a blank profile. You could pass me every day and I would never know who you are. You would only need to pass me once and you will know who I am. Your opinion matters not a jot to me because you chose to be invisible. Goodbye

I started off nice, have you read from the beginning?

Unfortunately many do/did. I have never understood why you would want that horrible yellow smoke streaming out of your chimney but I still occasionally see it! I am thinking most canal suppliers no longer deal with house coal, but where there is a will there is a way.

That was my starting point! But when It comes to boaters and dumping their crap on the towpath I find "kindly asking" doesn't help much!!!

My hatch slide is made from 6mm steel. God knows how much it weighs, probably 40-50 lbs. It can be difficult to open even with wax in the winter. But that is only part of the problem. Several times I have drawn blood by hitting my head on the slide when it has not been properly opened. The last time was Friday. I have on a number of occasions been bloodied by my interaction with the damn slide. Now then what I want is a slide that has a bit more give and a little less mass. So I am thinking Aluminium, or better Dural. Does anyone know where I can take my slide and have a duplicate made in Dural?

MachineMarts Stainless Steel bin comes with a lid for £14.99 I think I posted a link near the top of this post. JFC!

Ash is no good for resurfacing the towpath unless it has weathered for a year! OH FFS!!!!!! I am done with this! Machine Mart sell 12 liter SS buckets!