haggis Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 47 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: Last time I went to Scotland it was closed. Probably heard you were coming :-) haggis PS Streethay sometimes do boat washing and polishing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I am sure there is someone, probably a canal trader who does boat polishing but this is all I could find https://www.facebook.com/wandjmarine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, WotEver said: As an aside, I think you’ll find that of any three letter combination. I'm pleased to be able to contradict you there! https://uk.godaddy.com/dpp/find?checkAvail=1&tmskey=&domainToCheck=anythreelettercombination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamjnewman Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Gilly Where are you based ? - I am the Service Manager at Braunston Marina and could offer work of the type you are offering. Gilly Where are you based ? - I am the Service Manager at Braunston Marina and could offer work of the type you are offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Gilly, if you have a local hire boat company then they may have opportunities for working on turn round days preparing the hire boats ready for the next customers. Many hire boat operators have boats going out on various days of the week so there could easily be 3 or 4 days of work. Typical tasks would be cleaning inside and outside boats, filling diesel, replacing gas bottles, filling water tanks, engine maintenance, painting etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilly1 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Good idea. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilly1 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, grahamjnewman said: Gilly Where are you based ? - I am the Service Manager at Braunston Marina and could offer work of the type you are offering. Gilly Where are you based ? - I am the Service Manager at Braunston Marina and could offer work of the type you are offering. Hi Graham We are based in Macclesfield Cheshire, which is quite a distance from you, depending on what work you could offer. Please tell me what you had in mind? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I understand in lunun a place I avoid like the plague you can now get fuel delivered to your car. ( too posh to stop at the servo?) bizarre - car passes servo regularly or are they so rich there they just leave them running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Ambrose Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 11 hours ago, roland elsdon said: I understand in lunun a place I avoid like the plague you can now get fuel delivered to your car. ( too posh to stop at the servo?) bizarre - car passes servo regularly or are they so rich there they just leave them running? I can see some people using this service. People fail to realise just how busy London can be . I lived there for 40 years and can remember my local supermarket which had 40 checkouts having queues 20 deep just to pay . Another supermarket had walkie talkie wielding security who controlled the numbers going in. " hello Fred; let two more in as two have just left" Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain_S Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 20 hours ago, mrsmelly said: Last time I went to Scotland it was closed. First time I went to Wales, it was closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, Iain_S said: First time I went to Wales, it was closed. They let you in for free and charge you to get out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: They let you in for free and charge you to get out Unfortunately it is the other way round, you have to pay to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Iain_S said: First time I went to Wales, it was closed. I remember that canal trip! Everywhere we stopped looking for a meal, the place was shut that night and when we stopped planning to shop, it was that areas half holiday or similar and the shops were shut. That must have been about 30 years ago and we haven't had a similar problem since! I remember the trip as we had visitors on board with us and it was a struggle to feed 5 of us :-) Haggis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Riley Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 23 hours ago, system 4-50 said: There are a few boats on the canals, but there are far more dogs. Could you offer any services that would be useful to boater dog owners? Just wondering, I'm not a dog owner myself. There's definately a demand for poopickeruppers, from the evidence I've stood in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irob Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 On 08/02/2018 at 23:51, Jim Riley said: There's definately a demand for poopickeruppers, from the evidence I've stood in! Becareful what you say, you might put your foot in it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) I'm getting quite busy at work these days and don't have much time for cleaning. I actually wouldn't mind getting someone in for a couple of hours every fortnight to dust surfaces and hoover the floor. With the stove on over winter it tends to get a bit dusty and I can't bear hoovering. My cabin area is 40' x 12' so quite a big space. I wonder how many house cleaners who put ads in newsagents windows would consider cleaning the inside of a boat? Edited February 11, 2018 by blackrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, blackrose said: I'm getting quite busy at work these days and don't have much time for cleaning. I actually wouldn't mind getting someone in for a couple of hours every fortnight to dust surfaces and hoover the floor. With the stove on over winter it tends to get a bit dusty and I can't bear hoovering. My cabin area is 40' x 12' so quite a big space. I wonder how many house cleaners who put ads in newsagents windows would consider cleaning the inside of a boat? I suspect if anything was going to put of a cleaner it's probably not cleaning the boat its self but where your boat might be moored - out of town or a muddy towpath. Someone already living on a boat might be a better bet. Edited February 11, 2018 by Tumshie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irob Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, Tumshie said: I suspect if anything was going to put of a cleaner it's probably not cleaning the boat its self but where your boat might be moored - out of town or a muddy towpath. Someone already living on a boat might be a better bet. 25 minutes ago, blackrose said: I'm getting quite busy at work these days and don't have much time for cleaning. I actually wouldn't mind getting someone in for a couple of hours every fortnight to dust surfaces and hoover the floor. With the stove on over winter it tends to get a bit dusty and I can't bear hoovering. My cabin area is 40' x 12' so quite a big space. I wonder how many house cleaners who put ads in newsagents windows would consider cleaning the inside of a boat? Nothing wrong with the idea. I,m sure theres plenty need the money and a boat isnt so big a cleaning job inside. Marinas may be better placed to offer a cleaning service. Whats the going rate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, Irob said: Whats the going rate ? Cash in hand might be about £10, a bit more if they have to drive out of the local built up area. A professional service £25+ but those prices might vary from area to area. That's probably a conservative guess though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) I see no reason why someone on a boat can't get a cleaner but just that not everybody has mud blindness. *wink* Edited February 11, 2018 by Tumshie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackrose Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Fortunately I'm not moored in a muddy location. I'm on a river with vehicle access right up to the boat - not a muddy towpath in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 29 minutes ago, blackrose said: Fortunately I'm not moored in a muddy location. I'm on a river with vehicle access right up to the boat - not a muddy towpath in sight. There you go then - sorted. I suspect for someone who cleans houses a boat would be easy peasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Tumshie said: There you go then - sorted. I suspect for someone who cleans houses a boat would be easy peasy. Unless they suffer from seasickness, then it will be queasy peasy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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