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  1. It always amazes me that people who arrive at a popular pub and find there's nowhere to moor immediately blame it on cc'ers hogging the moorings. Could it not be that it's a popular pub and other boaters have got there first? Some of these spots have been named and we've found plenty of space for us in the early afternoon. You make your choices - if you want a full day cruising and moor up late evening the popular places will be filled. If, like us, you take a more leisurely approach to cruising and moor up in the early afternoon you'll find a different world of mooring opportunities. Oh, and you might find that the popular pub has a semi-permanent occupant who has a paid for mooring nearby, but prefers to leave his/her boat outside the pub. Stereotypes are for people who aren't very clever.
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  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPJ8CeOMdrM
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  4. Agree. LOL is something that was escorted to my room 101 some time ago. I genuinely wonder if people think about the original meaning when writing it
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  5. Are you sure it wasn't a butty?
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  6. Well, "they" say you get it right on your third boat. Who knows. Again I think its down to the builder, and long discussions and research. About 1/4 of our customers hadn't owned boats before, and they took a lot more pre build work, to sort out what they wanted and what was realistic. None have sold yet, so the work was worthwhile, although one chose to not have a stove...against recommendations... And is now thinking of adding one. Happily the design 'happens' to leave a perfect place for one to be retro fitted. So yes, listen to your builder, but at the end of it all, its your boat. Make a must have list, then a wish list to follow, and finally a "if we can make it work" list.
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  7. Two options, depending on whether you require 240V all the time, or just when in a marina. First, is to have an inverter from your 12V batteries, this can be as simple as a single 240V socket outlet contained in the inverter, to an all singing and dancing wired in circuit with sockets throughout the boat. The second is to have a landline socket which runs to a RCD switched unit - again, a single socket to full circuit installation is a choice. To have the best of both worlds, combining the above would give you a flexible system. However, ask yourself if you REALLY NEED 240V - most electronic devices can be run from 12V , most kit is available with a 12V option, and there is less to go wrong.
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  8. I'm going to be slightly devils advocate here. MtB's comments are somewhat single sided, and assume the worst. Whilst I fully understand where he's coming from, and there are certainly builders out there who could seriously mess you up, there are also some honest, on time, upfront builders. I can't be accused of trying to put ourselves forward as your ideal builder, as we have just closed our business, for good, non financial reasons. A new build...with the right builder...gives you choice, flexibility of style and design, input during the build. Get an independent surveyor of repute to oversee at intervals, have lots of regular visits, arranged and ad hoc, pay in installments, not too much at a time, talk to previous customers out of the builders ear shot. If you are wanting something different that can't be bought off the peg, it may be the way to go. The boiat will lose some money to start with, but a good build by a good builder will hold a better price long term. Whatever you do, all the best!
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  9. There have been a couple of threads recently about dangerous mooring places. Might perhaps be worth someone starting a thread that we can all put mooring spots that are best avoided?
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  10. We like it too Lots of people have commented, and most are agreed it is impossible to live up to, so I don't!
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  11. But there would be no revoking of licences. RWLP is hopefully correct that CaRT would avoid physical intervention on the day – such incidents always tend to descend into farce as Peter X suggests, and that would fuel the fire of publicity to no useful purpose. Let obstructors of the canal [it’s only going to be brief after all] rouse the ire of other boaters all by themselves. The proceedings taken afterwards would [properly anyway] be simple actions in the County Court for a finding that there was obstruction, with the commensurate fine.
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  12. 1) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 2) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 3) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 4) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 5) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 6) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 7) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 8) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 9) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money 10) You don't get to see what you've bought until after you've parted with your money This assumes your builder doesn't go bust prior to delivery, in which case you may never get to see it even though you'll have parted with most of your money. MtB
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  15. Terrific! Best news I've had all day. Please don't come back anytime soon.
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  16. Not just boats, but with any high value item contact the ebay seller and arrange to view in person. Then if you like it, negotiate directly to buy it face to face and not via ebay. Few sellers will turn down a real live buyer with cash in a carrier bag in favour of insisting on the auction running to the end. I have both bought and sold high value items this way. With high value stuff Ebay generally acts as a shop window, not a selling channel. MtB
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  17. Rob, If you need to get down the first 5 locks tonight before darkness sets in I can drive over and give you a hand. I know what it's like doing them single handed in the dark as I had to do it a few weeks ago (nowhere to moor at the top so had no option but to head down the flight, and by the time I realised there was no mooring in the pounds it was getting dark so had to carry on). It will take me an hour to get to you as I will need to call in at Alvecote and get my windlass. Just let me know. Pete
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  18. I had a share in a couple and we used Aviva it is not cheap. Have to say amazed that when you did your business plan you did not include all the insurances It is a business with little return and a lot of hassle the only real return is when you find someone to sell the boats to after you have depreciated them
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  19. I made no mention of CONTINUED bleating and in no way was I being sanctimonious, just telling it as it is. I might add your attitude is not endearing you to the people you have come to for help.Phil
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  21. I must take issue with your comments about shitting in buckets and using tin baths. I think you will find most of us who live aboard and have done so for a number of years have adapted our life style to living on a boat.In my case I have gas C/H a full size undercounter 12v fridge, ditto freezer, a washing machine, a tumble dryer, in fact all the amenities that we had in our house. We do not shit in buckets nor do we use a tin bath but we do manage our power without having to run bleating to the forum. Phil
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