MtB Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Like others, they are beginning to annoy me! For the last week I have been moored in a row of about 8 or 9 boats, of which only two are occupied. I recognise all of them, and they all move once a fortnight. Not sure why this annoys me as they are all fully compliant. Maybe this is the result of CRT trippling the price of their on line moorings the last few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Its annoying because they are taking up valuable visitor moorings but not really making use of them, whilst liveaboards are stuck further out going up and down a long plank lots of times every day and cant get to spend money at the local shops and pubs? .................Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 as the owner of 2, why does this annoy you?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 as the owner of 2, why does this annoy you?? Owning two boats (both with home moorings) clearly annoys YOU. Why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Owning two boats (both with home moorings) clearly annoys YOU. Why? it doesn't, I was querying your initial post, as obviously one of your boats is on the same stretch as all these annoying boats. .....posted from a stretch with zero boats visible behind me for as far as the eye can see, and one boat 100 yards in front who moored up at dusk today, then a good 1/4 mile to a bend with no more boats..... Edited March 10, 2016 by matty40s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayer Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Like others, they are beginning to annoy me! For the last week I have been moored in a row of about 8 or 9 boats, of which only two are occupied. I recognise all of them, and they all move once a fortnight. Not sure why this annoys me as they are all fully compliant. Maybe this is the result of CRT trippling the price of their on line moorings the last few years... Are these similar boats you believe should move more often? Maybe they have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Are these similar boats you believe should move more often? Maybe they have... Nope. As I said, they are fully compliant. As Dave says, it's persistently irritating to arrive at 14 day VMs to find them fully occupied with unoccupied boats. That's all I'm saying. There is no answer. I was just havin' a moan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta9 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Do you always return your spare boat to its home mooring when you aren't using it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 perhaps you should ring ahead and make sure they are all in when you arrive, you know, so they can wave out the window like when the queen goes past..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Do you always return your spare boat to its home mooring when you aren't using it Generally yes. I tend to CC one boat at a time, for a few months at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayer Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Nope. As I said, they are fully compliant. As Dave says, it's persistently irritating to arrive at 14 day VMs to find them fully occupied with unoccupied boats. That's all I'm saying. There is no answer. I was just havin' a moan! Tee hee. We're leaving Thrupp tomorrow. PM me if you want a space...bugger...the canal tide charts say the Cherwell is 4ft above. You might have to double up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Nope. As I said, they are fully compliant. As Dave says, it's persistently irritating to arrive at 14 day VMs to find them fully occupied with unoccupied boats. That's all I'm saying. There is no answer. I was just havin' a moan! I'd have a moan too Mike, but if they're compliant, then it's ok. The good side is that there's no-one on board, so they're quiet. Much better than a load of barking dogs, late night engine running and the screaming hideous families from hell with unruly kids. I KNOW I'm going to go to hell myself, for views like these, but I don't care. I've been moored next to similar and been very quick to move on. So there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 .....posted from a stretch with zero boats visible behind me for as far as the eye can see, and one boat 100 yards in front who moored up at dusk today, then a good 1/4 mile to a bend with no more boats..... This has been quite a normal situation for me ever since I took up playing bagpipes....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayer Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 This has been quite a normal situation for me ever since I took up playing bagpipes....... You should try bass! Drums aren't far behind.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Marshall Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 You should try bass! Drums aren't far behind.. The trombone works quite well. If the buggers still stick around I get the accordion out. That shifts 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haza Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 why is it. other boaters .worry about other boaters .is it becuse they got nothing better to do ..if you cant not moor up becuse some other boat is there ..tuff move on ...if they are legal and within permitted mooring times .. but i surpose some people feel better when they have had a moan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mango Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 This has been quite a normal situation for me ever since I took up playing bagpipes....... Please don't do that between 8pm and 8pm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennie Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I know your exact gripe. There are 2/3 boats that do the rounds between Sawley and Zouch every few weeks and I never see the people on the boats. Half the time when I, or other liveaboards come to Kegworth VM there is no room and we have to moor on the river bank. Riles me up when we only want to be there for an hour or two whilst we unload stuff to take to our storage which is a pain when having to walk much further than planned and over a boarding plank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ange Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) There's a few dumpers here in Stoke. Not a problem because it's not a popular spot for some reason. We actually like it here Edited March 11, 2016 by Ange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loafer Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 There's a few dumpers here in Stoke. Not a problem because it's not a popular spot for some reason. We actually like it here I was brought up there. Didn't like it much, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyad Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I've not heard of that expression before. I've got visions of a big yellow truck with a bucket on the front and a flashing yellow light on top tied to a bollard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patty-ann Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I've not heard of that expression before. I've got visions of a big yellow truck with a bucket on the front and a flashing yellow light on top tied to a bollard. No neither had I..I just had to look it up...guess Mtb having a bad day...cheer up Mike springs a cummins then there will be lots of people about and you'll be looking for a mooring space with peace n quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_P Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) We've moved from moaning about non-compliant boats to compliant boats??? Good grief. The subtext of this thread is that I don't like anyone who uses their boat in a different way to me. Did it occur that non-livaboards might prefer to be out on the cut and seeing a wider area than marina moorings offer? Edited March 11, 2016 by Dave_P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwydion Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 I've not heard of that expression before. I've got visions of a big yellow truck with a bucket on the front and a flashing yellow light on top tied to a bollard. Exactly what I thought when I saw the title! I've 'dumped' my boat this week in order to take some plastering work in London. If it's annoying people where it is, I really don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Please don't do that between 8pm and 8pm. Subtle! I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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