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  3. Cloudless, moonless night mid Pacific on a tanker with only navigation lights showing, the display of stars is magnificent. You could see why the "milky way" was called that. I never counted "falling stars" but they were on continuous display I would say about thirty every minute. You have got to get a long way from light pollution sources to view stars to their best. Sometimes the starlight would be enhanced with sparkling florescence from the crests of waves. One night I recall seeing long florescent trails made by dolphins racing past the ship and cris-crossing in front of the bow. A real "I wish the folks at home could see this" moment. Since retiring I really do miss occasions like that
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  10. A restricted residential mooring I may have this wrong but I think it may all be in the naming Residential is as Alan states but perhaps the 'live aboard' is, as mentioned, like a lot of 'static/ park homes' they can only be used for a restricted time and usually empty for 2 weeks of the year. Now I have not checked but I think it is something to do with planning and/or council tax.
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  15. This has got me thinking. Would it be a good idea to fit a smoke alarm just above the charger in addition to one in the boat?
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  16. All the above will become second nature after the first winter. If you are trapped between closures you can moor up until the closure are opened, C&RT will understand especially if you give them a ring and explain your situation. Next year around September/October time visit their website and check the winter stoppages and plan your boating accordingly. For this years maps go to https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices/winter right hand side of page. Woodburners take practice and are affected by fuel and weather conditions, keeping in over night is a black art, 'coal' can help. Erbaspacher may need a service. Water pumps do make a noise but that can be reduced , by sound insulation and the mounting of the pump isolated from the boat ie. rubber mountings, as per engine. Loved it from the start but we had, had many, many years of hiring in all seasons.
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  17. In reply to my question of whether we should be wearing wetsuits/drysuits you simply reply 'No' without any explanation, so what are your reasons for this? if we are out to mitigate all risks then surely anyone on the cut during the winter should be wearing equipment to lower the risk of suffering thermal shock if you fall into a cold canal and a wetsuit/drysuit would fit the bill wouldn't it? it wasn't intended as a rhetorical question but if we are out to mitigate all possible risks then surely wetsuits/drysuits are the way forward! I have always been fascinated by the perception of risk, people have told me I'm mad for not wearing a cycle helmet and yet they are of limited value since they are only designed for an impact of 12 mph, which is about what you get when you fall over (why don't pedestrians wear helmets?). On the other hand I have countered this by asking why people don't wear crash helmets when driving their cars? All motor sport drivers wear helmets and they are all travelling in the same direction, added to this statistically if you die in a car crash the likely cause of of death will be a head injury so surely everyone driving a car should be wearing a crash helmet to mitigate this, but they don't, why is this?
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  23. Engine patio It's the room you can't stand up in but you dump all your windlasses and mooring pins and empty jerry cans for trippage over at a later date
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  24. It may have something to do with a long established good reputation for raising and recovering boats, including some for BWB, going back as far as the early 1970's.
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  25. It's nasty, it could cause vulnerable people to move in dangerous conditions. The whole visitor mooring thing is getting to be a right pain. May I suggest that all people who pay for a mooring give thanks to their gods that they can afford to pay. Count your blessings and hope it lasts, everything can change in a heartbeat. I pay for a mooring, I'm glad I can . What other people do is not my concern unless vulnerable people or animals are getting hurt.
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