Furness Vale Marina - no pump out for visitors

[Boredrider]

Visitors to the Peak Forest Canal may wish to know that Furness Vale Marina no longer offers pump out facilities to visiting boats. The lady at the marina office assured me, this afternoon, that pump outs are now only done for their own moorers, and then only by prior appointment.

[Tonka]

Obviously have too much money

[BlueStringPudding]

Obviously people who don't moor at their marina have smellier poopeedoop.

 

Their loss, coz they'll also lose out on fuel sales or anything else they're trying to tout.

[Alan de Enfield]

Obviously have too much money

 

Or are struggling to recover the ever increasing costs of sewage disposal and are unable to charge a "realistic" price.

[Grace and Favour]

I think their decision sucks.........

 

oh - hold on - - -

[furnessvale]

Obviously have too much money

Their loss is Alton's gain.

 

I am sure Brian and Anne-Marie will take up the slack.

 

George ex nb Alton retired

[Hepehazo]

New Mills Marina offer full services for narrowboats on the Upper Peak Forest Canal. Diesel, Pumpout, Coal, Water, Elsan and overnight moorings.

[ditchcrawler]

Well you call someone away from another job, its 20 minutes before they get back to it and you take £15 you also have to service repair the pump out equipment etc. Are they losing that much money by not doing it. I buy diesel from places that don't do pump outs, in fact I cant remember the last time I bought diesel while having a pump out.

[b0atman]

As has been said before a pipe with a standard fitting for boats to self pump out then no difference to cassette except probably cleaner if done properly No motor or pump for marina to maintain .

Boater makes choice of what pump out kit to have Manual pump or Electric pump.

[Athy]

I think their decision sucks.........

 

oh - hold on - - -

I reckon they're full of sh......oh hang on, no they aren't actually.

[Liam]

There is an alternative, use Brian & Anne Marie's services from either Alton who is based and regularly trades on the Macc, and further afield use Fuel Boat Halsall.

 

Simples.

[ditchcrawler]

There is an alternative, use Brian & Anne Marie's services from either Alton who is based and regularly trades on the Macc, and further afield use Fuel Boat Halsall.

 

Simples.

Do they do pumpouts?

[Liam]

Yes they do. I know Alton definitely does and 99% sure Halsall does.

[NB Alton]

Thanks for the mention Liam, & yes, just to confirm, Alton & Halsall, both do pumpouts.

 

Cheers, Brian

[ditchcrawler]

Thanks for the mention Liam, & yes, just to confirm, Alton & Halsall, both do pumpouts.

 

Cheers, Brian

I didn't know that

[StarUKKiwi]

I didn't know that

Your coalboat education is sadly lacking then; they deliver much more than just coal - floating chandlery is a much closer description. However , it's easier to say #waitingforthecoalboat than #waitingforfloatingchandlery and they have been known to deliver brewing kits and flowers!