Alan de Enfield Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 minute ago, NB Lola said: Shit, that’s expensive Maybe re-order the words ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: London ? Saves moving and losing your 'spot'. I think it was Peterborough if I remember correctly where there is a free pumpout anyway Found it 30 miles of Peterborough https://www.facebook.com/groups/nbmar/permalink/2193346070894303/ Edited June 17, 2018 by ditchcrawler Add second line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 What I have found is that the more expensive the waterway the cheaper and better the pump out. We are paying between 14 and 20 squids on CART run waterways with a CART pumpout card thingy costing £16.50.The Thames which obviously is not a cheap area and costs an extra licence were £10.50 and Bristol harbour where we paid £25 quid a day to be had awesome pump out machines at less than a tenner and way better than any other pump out machines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 6 hours ago, mrsmelly said: ...with a CART pumpout card thingy costing £16.50. I have one of these in a drawer as a just in case. I think I've gone to use it twice - both times the rather neglected looking appliances have been out of order! How they have the neck to charge more than most others I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Sea Dog said: I have one of these in a drawer as a just in case. I think I've gone to use it twice - both times the rather neglected looking appliances have been out of order! How they have the neck to charge more than most others I really don't know. Snap. I have an ea one and a CART as you say for if the boatyards are closed. I have to say that when I went to use one on the Thames a couple of weeks or so ago at the lock before the one I intended using a blackboard pronounced it was out of order. This is one of my reasons for not liking pumpout bogs as in reality you can never empty them when needed. I was ok as mine wasnt full ( thats the point ) and I did it a couple of days later elsewhere had it been full I could of course have used the proper boat bog that I keep on board 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: This is one of my reasons for not liking pumpout bogs as in reality you can never empty them when needed. I was ok as mine wasnt full ( thats the point ) and I did it a couple of days later elsewhere had it been full I could of course have used the proper boat bog that I keep on board Exactly. If you start to consider a pumpout from, say, 80% instead of waiting til it's full to bursting, there's a big enough window left that it's never really an issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 4 hours ago, mrsmelly said: Snap. I have an ea one and a CART as you say for if the boatyards are closed. I have to say that when I went to use one on the Thames a couple of weeks or so ago at the lock before the one I intended using a blackboard pronounced it was out of order. This is one of my reasons for not liking pumpout bogs as in reality you can never empty them when needed. I was ok as mine wasnt full ( thats the point ) and I did it a couple of days later elsewhere had it been full I could of course have used the proper boat bog that I keep on board Bit like driving down the motorway and waiting until the "Low Fuel" light comes on before looking for a fuel station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 39 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Bit like driving down the motorway and waiting until the "Low Fuel" light comes on before looking for a fuel station The difference being you know where the next fuel station is and know that it will be 'working' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 17 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: The difference being you know where the next fuel station is and know that it will be 'working' Although the other difference is that you don't have a matter of several days to find another fuel station... I'd suggest you have to be a bit disorganised and seriously pushing your luck on capacity if you can't find an functioning pumpout before it all goes badly wrong. A gauge helps of course, but folk who can't manage that are also pretty likely to end up emptying their potty in a hedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 19 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: The difference being you know where the next fuel station is and know that it will be 'working' Last Sunday at about 8 pm I diverted off the A1 at Grantham to fill up with cheap petrol at the Asda 24 hour petrol station. It was closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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