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Midnight last won the day on September 2 2014

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    Midnight
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  1. Good moorings and welcome at the various boat clubs along the Nene (Nen in Northampton). Last year we were stuck on red boards for a week at Oundle BC and they were most helpful and there's a washing machine at the marina. You may also find a dumpy screwdriver helpful for those lock wheels although at least one was a real chore. Annoyingly, when coming upstream, some boaters don't follow the rules and leave the guillotine gate down when exiting the top gates. You then have to wind the gate up, down and up again. If you are really unlucky you may even meet @matty40s of this parish ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜† If you want adventure try crossing the Wash from Boston to Wisbech. Longer boats can only pass through Grand Sluice at Boston for a few minutes when the tide makes a level with the Witham so going from Wisbech to Boston needs careful planning. A pilot is more or less essential and Daryl Hill is your man.
  2. Come oop Norf and see how you get on and it's not just Rochdale Summit wolves to worry about.
  3. https://www.towpathtalk.co.uk/survey-launch-iwa-campaign-seeks-boater-input-on-2023-cruisingexperience/
  4. Should be in the Guiness Book of Records.
  5. I still don't see an option to book the Liverpool Link on the C&RT bookings page.
  6. Naw, he only uses it to fry his chips and to wax his beard ๐Ÿ˜†
  7. In that case if you can't get into Castlefield, there is one half decent mooring below the Rochdale bottom lock on the left or visitor moorings under the railway bridge - although I never fancied them. I believe Marple flight is still closed so the Ashton is out and not worth the effort to travel up and back down the Rochdale 9. If you wish to leave your boat for a couple of days I would look at Stretford marina or Sale Cruising Club. Further out Lymm Cruising Club are very accommodating.
  8. CCers are going to have to pay the increased rate through the surcharge. No surcharge would just be a lot easier to manage and C&RT would get more from license increases.
  9. I think you will be proved correct when the ban on woodburning (maybe even all solid fuel?) in urban areas comes in. Does the ULEZ affect boats in London now or is that just for car emmissions? Can't see the NBTA accepting ยฃ12 per day to burn wood. Fortunately we live in the moors and when we cruise in summer we don't use the stove, but I can see issues ahead for boat diesel engines and central heating units as the government forces the green agenda upon us. Ingnoring of course the 18000 planes emitting crap at any one time and the pollution from destroying Ukraine and Gaza. @MtB is absolutely on the money. The planet will survive long after us beans have killed ourselves off for a quick profit. I wonder how long nature would take to reverse global warming? PS Was going to say "Can't see the NBTA accepting ยฃ12 per day to burn wood and move to the next bridge" but they don't move do they? ๐Ÿ˜†
  10. The whole surcharge idea is a dog's dinner and will cause more problems than it fixes. It's going to be a nightmare to administer so I just cannot see how it will be cost-effective. It would be so much easier to manage and better for the budget if we all paid the same (higher) license fees. I suspect surcharges will be ditched before 5 years are up. About time Parry & Co were ditched too.
  11. When we last stopped at the Jack Mitton, admittedly 2006, the food and service were excellent and it was busy. Cant understand why its been left to fall into such a poor state. The Willeymoor beer has always been okay food average but often not being served when we arrive. The Cotton Arms is big loss.
  12. Have you accidently knocked the battery isolater switch off? It's easy done. Or is the red plastic key lying on the floor?
  13. Tch! you suvern softies ๐Ÿ˜†
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