cuthound

Can't CRT revoke his licence and Section 8 him?

Is that the one opposite the Wharf Inn (previously known as the George and Dragon)? If so no, as my boat is 60 foot so I didn't risk it.

Glenn, there is a difference between slightly overhanging a winding hole and mooring slap bang in the centre of it!

I always make a point of coming into contact with boats moored in winding holes when winding even when there is plenty of room, only gently mind you. It often results in the owner coming out, all guns blazing, who then back down and claim they didn't realise it was a winding hole when confronted with the evidence. Perhaps CRT should insist on a recent eye test as well and insurance and a BSS certificate before issuing a licence.

I've project managed a few government contracts on behalf of private contractors. Always poorly specified (great for the contractor, who combs the specification for "extra's" before quoting ans, as you say, plenty of last minute changes throughout, all of which as to the costs and timescale. Why the government doesn't pay for a company to produce professional specifications and employ a professional to oversee the work is beyond me, it would save billions over the years.

Ah, so that explains why it is unknown for government contracts to finish late or go over budget... 🤣😅

That's what many of the marina based boats manage and better than many continuous cruisers manage, although there are more than a few exceptions.

Are you otterly sure? Stoats are stotally different but weasels are weasaly recognized... 🤣

How much is an average hours usage? Both of the share boats I co-owned averaged 1100-1200 hours a year and the boat I bought had averaged 50 hours a year when I bought it.

I once got a fertiliser bag stuck over the prop on our first shareboat. Took ages to cut the ba*tard off... 🤣😅

Whew, I thought CRT were trialling clockwork locks... 🤣

Personally I would use Sikkens on the roof boxes. I have used Sikkens on my garden gates and cratch board and it has outlasted every other finish I have tried. Over 5 years to date without recoating. I used tung oil on my quant pole once, I put in a coat of tung oil every a day every day for a week, then a coat one a month for a year, then a coat once a year after that, but it still failed (grew some kind of fungus) after 3 years.

If you mean the brick lined bit between the towpath and the woods near the winding hole, it is an old transhipment basin. If you walk along the path towards the WCML you can follow the remains of the railway line embankment that used to serve Amington Colliery and see the remains of the brick support for railway bridge where the canal narrows.

I initially refilled my Webasto system with 50% mix. The radiators refused to get hot. I drained it and remixed it to a 25% solution and all worked well.