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Hi, I've been living afloat now for a couple months and generally speaking everything has been self-explanatory. However, I have a few questions I was hoping some of the more experienced boaters out there could answer for me. 1) I've been mopping up the dregs of oil and water which has been collecting in my engine bay. It hasn't been that much, but now after a couple months I have filled a bucket. Where can this be responsibly disposed of? A local recycling centre? marina? Do the CRT offer any services for this? 2) I have met so many friendly and interesting people on my travels so far. However, these generally have been in passing or for short periods of time. Can anyone recommend ways they have made friends within the canal world? Also, are there communities of continual cruisers who travel around together? is this a thing? 3) I'm planning to cruise along the River Nene at the end of the month to hopefully moor up at Northampton Marina / Billing Marina to moor up until March/April. I am yet to cruise on a river. Anything pressing I should know? I found an anchor on board, which I heard is required on the rivers? Many thanks for your help! George
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Hello there! I am a friendly masters student doing a study of the boat communities on Regent's Canal in London. I'm interested in people's experiences living on boats and their opinion on the maintenance of the canal these days. This research will NOT be published and participants' names will not be used in the report. Please comment here/PM if you are interested in participating or share the post if you know someone mooring in the areas stated above Many thanks, Mandy
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Hiya, I'm new to the forum and I'm struggling to find a new pace to put my boat on the Thames. Now Lion has gone it would seem that Eel Pie is just packed out. I'm having trouble finding anywhere to move my boat to. I need to work on it and I want it to be safe. I wondered if there is a good place on the Thames where I could moor on a temporary basis but also be in a bit of a community of fellow boaters so we could watch out for each other a bit. Does anyone know of such places or somewhere I could moor the boat cheapy while I fix it up? Freya
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So much has been written about the cost of moorings and the idyllic lifestyle of living on a boat. Only what happens when it all goes wrong? It's mighty sad when a close community of liveaboards breaks up and scatters, but that's what is happening in Tewkesbury, River Avon. Some have been at that Marina for over 20 years but are now having to look for new moorings. Why? An introduction of a 'residential rate' was announced on 6th March to take effect from 1st April from the usual £214 a metre for narrow boats and £266 for wide-beams to £328 a metre for all residential berth holders and that has caused 'problems' for both narrow-boats and wide-beams owners alike. After some 'mild mannered discussion', on the 21st March the tariff was dropped to £276 for narrow-boats and £296 for wide-beams. That's still one heck of a rise percentage wise. Thus a 60 foot (18.3 m) narrow-boat is looking at £5050 at the revised rate and the same length wide-beam £5416. Add the ANT license of £522 plus their residential license fee of £20. And the Council Tax at Band A £1053.45 For a 60 footer that totals narrow boats £6645 and the same length wide-beam £7011 (Not including the compulsory boat insurance). It's suddenly got really expensive and damage has been done, big time. Most can't afford this price hike (especially the OAPS and those on fixed incomes) and they are shipping out. A sad state of affairs is the breaking up of long term communities.