"Yobs drill holes in canal boats" !

[adam1uk]

Ah, thanks - that explains much!

 

I suppose that also applies to: the subject; the facts; the context; the spelling; etc! Which explains much more too!

 

Another group, Newsquest, is returning headline writing to local papers -- because they were changing eighty per cent of the ones written by the central hubs.

[blackrose]

Or stand in the bow and drill from the inside out.......

 

job done, no wrecked drill, no cold wet hands, not even likely to get soggy feet!

Except that if like most modern narrowboats it has a self-draining bow deck, the accessible areas of the bow are above the waterline and will already have a pair of fairly large holes called scuppers at the lowest point. So a 10mm hole isn't really going to make much difference.

Edited January 5, 2016 by blackrose

[gazza]

Except that if like most modern narrowboats it has a self-draining bow deck, the accessible areas of the bow are above the waterline and will already have a pair of fairly large holes called scuppers at the lowest point. So a 10mm hole isn't really going to make much difference.

Was it a modern boat?

 

Oh I do love all this guessing

[blackrose]

Was it a modern boat?

 

Oh I do love all this guessing

It wasn't a guess. I used the word "if".

 

It was you who guessed it wasn't a modern boat with a self draining deck.

Edited January 5, 2016 by blackrose

[gazza]

It wasn't a guess. I used the word "if".

 

It was you who guessed it wasn't a modern boat with a self draining deck.

Crikey, chill out Mike!!!

[blackrose]

Crikey, chill out Mike!!!

Well, chill out yourself Gazz!

[gazza]

Well, chill out yourself Gazz!

You missed the smiley at the end of my post, I wasn't picking you up on anything, I meant more in the vein of the suspenders is intriguing.

 

No offence intended and no harm done my end

[Emerald Fox]

It doesn't seem plausible to me but all the same, if I see someone drilling a hole in a boat I'll drown them. It'll look like an accident.

Old people need only be on their way home along the towpath from their DIY trip to B&Q with a Bosch drill in a box...

[paddles up]

 

 

Surely the bilge pump will chuck it out just as fast as it dribbles in...

And how many bilge pumps does Reg have?

[Canarrowboat TBD]

C&RT seemed to have had the last laugh... I cannot believe there were no comments on their parting words... ?

 

“We are a charity and dealing with problems vandals cause is a real drain on our resources.”

[Laurie Booth]

I've been wondering for ages how I might sink someone's boat. All the information in this one thread. Thanks guys, you're amazing!

And if you want to know how to blow a safe give me a PM

[WotEver]

And if you want to know how to blow a safe give me a PM

Cue a chorus of "I only said to blow..."

[MtB]

And how many bilge pumps does Reg have?

 

Two, last time I checked.

 

(Both in a box under the seat in the back cabin... )

[YamYam]

Old people need only be on their way home along the towpath from their DIY trip to B&Q with a Bosch drill in a box...

Agreed, so keep your eyes open especially on a Wednesday when we get a discount

[Dorman]

 

 

Lol, I thought that too!

 

Then I thought, oh no it isn't...

 

Better without the Christmas lettering

[tidal]

Last time I tried to drill a hole in a narrowboat it was hellishly noisy and I got complaints from fellow boaters.

 

 

I hasten to add that I was working significantly above the waterline

[Emerald Fox]

And if you want to know how to blow a safe give me a PM

 

Are you sure you don't mean a Rochdale MP? He may be up for all kinds of tricks.

[Laurie Booth]

Cue a chorus of "I only said to blow..."

Yes it's fatal to blow the handle off