calorifier woes

[mikevye]

Following my recent comments on defective calorifier got to say getting £20 back for weighing old one in has brought a smile to my face. Apparently there's no more cars for spares or repair because they are all getting over £100 scrap value. If things get much worse on the cut regarding running costs lack of buyers for boats how much for a NB on the scales?

[Gary Peacock]

Following my recent comments on defective calorifier got to say getting £20 back for weighing old one in has brought a smile to my face. Apparently there's no more cars for spares or repair because they are all getting over £100 scrap value. If things get much worse on the cut regarding running costs lack of buyers for boats how much for a NB on the scales?

 

In the past when we have been asked to scrap narrowboats we have run a mile because the costs of getting the thing out of the water and removing then disposing of the nasties would have rapidly outweighed the scrap value.

 

But with the scrap value now if you had access to a dry dock or slipway and winch you could probably make a nice little earner with a gas axe out of breaking the occasional boat.

 

It's about time that some of the real floating junk was thinned out a bit and I often wonder if some of it is still on the water just because they are nigh on impossible to get rid off.

 

I once went to look at a replating job and came back the owner of the worst narrowboat in history because the owner was so desperate to give it away!

 

I very quickly realised I need to give it away too!