matty40s

16 years ago perhaps less people are attending in the car parks, year on year, as there is nothing new at the festival, doubling car parking costs isn't exactly going to get people rushing back is it. Perhaps a change of tack with the show is needed.

I don't object to anything, I'm just saying £20 a car is a massive increase on last years fee and what would an occasional weekend prospective visitor expect extra for that increase if they visited last year and were thinking of coming again this year. Besides the issue of some historic boats with multiple volunteer crew members, as pointed out previously, are they going to attend if they have to pay such a large fee.

Thats fine but as you didnt buy it from a marine chandlers your boat will probably evaporate before you get back to the canals.

I dont think he runs it with that in mind, however, £20 a car, with a free car park provided and traffic control by free stewards and free police, when it was £10 last year is a mightily big increase to cover what exactly. Perhaps he is providing free ear defenders and sign language lessons in the tent when the band drown out conversation on Saturday night. Boats pay to go to Little Venice, Rickmansworth and other festivals, if the boats weren't there the festivals would be a tad flat.

Lager, Lager everywhere, there's no shame at all, its not to share, Michael, was potted, Xavier pissed, Alexander, snotty, and the steerer Jo miffed. Denzil was naked and Jordan drunk, Harry just bubbled and Simon just stunk. David was lookin at where they might go and Jordan was giving the lockies the big hey ho. a day one way ending in a bar the return the morning after was a trip too far.

That is completely unacceptable- there must be thousands of these out there, on boats, at canoe clubs, scouts, guides, white water centres etc...

I do, for if they had charged for attendance and policing as they do at other events, the costs would have been far higher than most of Tims other costs.

I thought this was a separate business operated by Alan Buckle, operated on the Nene, athough he does work with Ryan and Jules when picking up stock from Jacksons. Edited to add, I believe Alan has a new boat coming and Bletchley went off yesterday to her new owners??? Liam??

You don't know how much they have agreed as a preferred supplier....probably double the usual amount with a 5% discount for multiples of 50....?

They're everywhere.....

The police have never charged a penny to Tim over the years and provided all the traffic cones and officers on site free of charge, where does this massive hike cost come from??

This is still within a surveyors judgement call, some say yes, some just follow the silly loop mantra.

We are finding that after last years annual Surveyors meeting with the insurers, any boat (however long it has managed to exist in its present state) is being deemed at risk unless it has a part of the drain pipe or exhaust raised over the 10" level. Yes it is advisory, but once surveyed and this has been pointed out, if the boat has a water ingress problem without the issue being resolved, the boat may be deemed uninsurable. There is nothing wrong with your boat as is, my sink and shower outlets are about 1 or 2" above waterline and have been since the boat was built 25 years ago, we spend most Winters on the rivers. If I have a survey, then no doubt I will have to change the plumbing arrangements.

It could well have been, they were into the sun when I looked out and saw Jules on the back

As it's Mothering Sunday it has never caused me problems.

No, we started, and did 6 locks...while Richard was down the engine hole.

They were taking the long way round then....?

I wish.

Gerald went past on Tuesday, Towcester and butty went by yesterday. Dolphin might even be there!

I think the list of boats will be longer than the list of cars in the car park at £20 a shot.

There's no point trying to broaden your knowledge if you are only going to carry on and do what you know is best anyway.

So you ask our advice and then do something different...... never mind... We can't see where the wires go in from your picture, but there will generally be 6 holes in a row that you can stick wires into. They are usually wired PV pos, PV neg, batt pos, batt neg, load pos, load neg. The last 2 are rarely used.

...or they were speeding when they still had some fuel left.... As far as I know it's a write off and we may see the crew on another little boat next year.....

Quote...." Post no. 342.....Member name....Jenlyn....... Cant believe what that Parry idiot has done now, got the new logo printed on Cement bags so visitors to lock works absorb the brand better....." ? Fake news....

Richard and CRT hoping to cement our trust with this statement and new logo....