Anyone near a boat called magel or smiler with solar panels on the roof?

[leeco 21]

Up north I think 

[leeco 21]

The reason I want to know is I’ve had my solar panels stolen over the winter and it totally destroyed my whole battery banks and just been informed who took em.

 

if this boat does have them I could easily recognise them 

[Guest]

Which canal?

[Alan de Enfield 8350]

In which case would it not be better to involve the Police.

 

When applying for a licence you sign to say that C&RT can release your personal details, so if the Police asked for the details on the boat owner they could no doubt track them down.

 

Just hunting for a boat on 'someones say-so' smacks of vigilante tactics

 

vigilante

ˌvɪdʒɪˈlanti/

noun

noun: vigilante; plural noun: vigilantes

1. a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.

[leeco 21]

3 minutes ago, oats said:

Which canal?

They got stolen on that canal that goes through dewsbury 

4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

In which case would it not be better to involve the Police.

 

When applying for a licence you sign to say that C&RT can release your personal details, so if the Police asked for the details on the boat owner they could no doubt track them down.

 

Just hunting for a boat on 'someones say-so' smacks of vigilante tactics

 

vigilante

ˌvɪdʒɪˈlanti/

noun

noun: vigilante; plural noun: vigilantes

1. a member of a self-appointed group of citizens who undertake law enforcement in their community without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies are thought to be inadequate.

I’m not planning on doing anything I just want to find the boat and check it out call the police if he has my panels. Now I have to spend about £1000 because someone couldn’t buy their own stuff 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, leeco said:

They got stolen on that canal that goes through dewsbury 

Which canal is that I am not familiar with Dewsbury?

[NB Esk 372]

Sounds like the Calder and Hebble, although there's an arm that goes up almost into Dewsbury, can't recall its name.

[leeco 21]

13 minutes ago, NB Esk said:

Sounds like the Calder and Hebble, although there's an arm that goes up almost into Dewsbury, can't recall its name.

I think that’s the canal.

 

it wouldn’t bother me so much as I have spare panels but it’s the fact that all my batteries are useless. 

 

I guesd i shouldnt of left the boat on that network so lesson learned

[Robbo 497]

38 minutes ago, NB Esk said:

Sounds like the Calder and Hebble, although there's an arm that goes up almost into Dewsbury, can't recall its name.

Dewsbury arm

[NB Esk 372]

Lol, it would be.  Could have sworn it had a different name.

[NB Esk 372]

44 minutes ago, Robbo said:

Dewsbury arm

Just remembered, Saville town arm, no idea where that came from but that's how I've heard it referred to.

[magictime 467]

Yes, pretty sure Savile Town Arm is right - it leads to Savile Wharf.

[Athy 901]

I'm baffled. You mention two boats, 'Magel' and 'Smiler'. Do you think that these panels were removed by two different people?

The Boat listing has only one Magill; as it's a 24-footer on the Norfolk Broads this is unlikely to be the one. But there are about five boats with "Smiler" in their name, so that's more likely.

Edited June 2, 2018 by Athy

[Mike the Boilerman 6460]

28 minutes ago, Athy said:

I'm baffled. You mention two boats, 'Magel' and 'Smiler'. Do you think that these panels were removed by two different people?

The Boat listing has only one Magill; as it's a 24-footer on the Norfolk Broads this is unlikely to be the one. But there are about five boats with "Smiler" in their name, so that's more likely.

 

 

I think "smiler" is a typo for "similar" here...

 

I puzzled about it for a while tho!

 

[lockedout 27]

"magel or smiler"

 

Maybe should read Magel or similar?

 

ETA . -  MTB beat me to it

Edited June 2, 2018 by lockedout

[zenataomm 1438]

I wondered if OP meant magel or similar 

 

…… hmm. three great minds collide in unison.

Edited June 2, 2018 by zenataomm

[Alan de Enfield 8350]

2 minutes ago, zenataomm said:

…… hmm. three great minds collide in unison.

 

 

[Athy 901]

6 minutes ago, zenataomm said:

I wondered if OP meant magel or similar 

 

…… hmm. three great minds collide in unison.

Indeed - though would they collide out of unison?

Except that, as the Boat Register shows, there is no eligible Magel (or SIMILAR) on the waterways, whereas there are several Smilers.

[leeco 21]

?

 

 

[Alan de Enfield 8350]

 

3 hours ago, Athy said:

 

Except that, as the Boat Register shows, there is no eligible Magel (or SIMILAR) on the waterways, whereas there are several Smilers.

 

There is a 50 foot NB named 'Mangle' registered.

[leeco 21]

4 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

 

There is a 50 foot NB named 'Mangle' registered.

Mangle sounds about right we just need to find it

[NB Esk 372]

1 minute ago, leeco said:

Mangle sounds about right we just need to find it

Then you can put 'em through the wringer.....

[Alan de Enfield 8350]

4 minutes ago, NB Esk said:

Then you can put 'em through the wringer.....

[PD1964 305]

It would be wise to get the boat name right from the off, as by putting the wrong name on here or "similar" could lead to problems for similar named boats and false accusations, Why don't you get on a push bike and cycle along the towpath as there's only one route the boat can go if going away from where they were stolen.

Let us know where you were when the theft took place, then we'll know which direction the thief is travelling if it was the boat near the Dewsbury Arm and also the date when they were stolen would help.

Edited June 2, 2018 by PD1964

[Mac of Cygnet 1087]

Leeco says the panels were stolen 'over the winter'.  The boat could be anywhere.  And why the delay in looking for them?