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Ok just to clear this matter up..I went to hatton flight yesterday at noon and watched archimedes and co go up the hatton flight,I was there with a friend who gave me a lift for the day for some sight seeing. we was watching the boats for the whole of the flight,every lock gate was shut and paddles was returned to the down position. We went to lapworth flight around 3pm and observed from a distance every lock gate shut and paddles returned to down postion,if i had seen/observed otherwise then i would say so. there you are..

I read all the ins and outs of council tax,regarding residential moorings last year...if the mooring is "exclusively for that boat,and only for that boats use"then you are liable to council tax. I needed to clarify this information for a friend who was on a private mooring,they now pay council tax....a leisure mooring,"is not exclusively used for a particular boat" ie the owner of the moorings reserve the right to move you around as they see fit..no council tax regardless of all those who do live on leisure moorings. I do not have the info with me,it was from a BW site.. so the person in question needs now move the boat to a offical leisure mooring

Ha Ha Ha,I was inside between takes

thats it at 1min 17 seconds burgundy/portholes...wow my boat in the olympic advert

nope not that one.there was only three boats on location,not sure how many used in advert. there must be others,because my mates who saw it were there when the advert was made,mid morning. thanks ps.also there was a large EVENT RIB that was going past not a canoe and there were loads of extras on the towpath,flags to boot

Have had plenty of txts from friends informing me my boat, which was used for a visa advert can be seen now and until the olympics"boat for sale as seen on tv"will be my ploy when I sell it. its the burgundy one with coach lines. not seen it myself,but have had friends tell me its on nationaly. very busy with hire boats and private on the coventry around atherstone flight

oh yes,I have a MEGAPHONES,they do come in handy some times.hid in the bushes once and a boat came pass.."slow down (boat name etc)".childish but fun

agree with you there lady muck, got loads of water where I am, rocky would love it

I think being carried on a boat,then to the church for the service says it all regarding Maureen life. I really do hope Middlewich folk turn out in force to celebrate Maureens life on friday 30th. Thank you

moored in Coventry basin last year April time.just got out of bath and drying my person,and noticed a bloke place his video camera onto the bedroom window of the boat opposite me,very quietly i crept to the front of boat and waited, until he did the same to my bathroom porthole....I shot outside and shouted out"you dirty pervert watching me in the bath". he stood there trying to explain he was just doing some video film to see what boats where like inside;it so happen two comunity support officers arrived and heard me carrying on. in my underpants and flipflops I said to the female cso the pervert was filming the other boat and also me in the bath and i felt vunerable and scared(you have to lay it on).. he refused to hand over the video to be checked and then the police arrived and he threw the camcorder into the cut,protesting,apparently none of the camera's in coventry basin work,so they let him go. the female cso came over and said "how can you be scared of him, look at the size of you".I looked down at my willy holder and said size is not everything ha ha and went back into my boat,and left coventry basin shortly after

i have to constanly keep moving my boat at zero percent to charge all my batteries/heat water,my engine hand book states I should run my engine in gear whilst tied to the towpath,to charge batts,bw states do not do this whlist the boat is tied to the towpath. so I declare zero percent,when charging batts/takes a long time.and move my boat at the same time,propulsion is a by product.... the frist year i was only buying white diesel like a complete fool(somebody told me red is full of horrible stuff)new at the game then etc...so the tax man/women has had loads out of me..at leats a 1000 liters worth of white diesel tax. they keep putting fuel prices up,i shall asked blizzard to invent a paddle mechanism for the back of the boat,so i can sit on the deck and peddlle paddle away into the sunset,for free.

it is a shame,I liked stopping there for a few days just below the next couple of locks,ive also stopped at red bull itself,good washing machine and nice showers. lets hope its a one off.

When a few good people stand firm,change can happen,you need to stand together and support the local effort to make no areas more acceptable places,being more selfless not selfish,hiding in your boat with the doors locked living in fear,is not the way to solve things. its easy to find fault with some places and talk the area down,you want to play your part in putting the great back into britain. I moor alone in dodgy places,I pick a bit of litter up around my boat and engage in conversations with people,and try and whip them up into a frenzy about being more thoughtful regarding that area,some people for whatever reason are not ready to change there bad behavour at the moment,this is your country and your life,its easy to do nothing.......

Ive seen a young couple on NB Hannah for a few years,a few times with a mechanic fixing things,there batteries were dead etc etc,considering the amount they paid each month,laughable ,the boat was beyond the end of its life I also know of a chap who tried to move two boats for escape the rat race and call in at marinas enroute until they were sold.I did some locks for him as he was single handed moving breasted up boats The next time I saw the boats was on the towpath path outside whilton. before cowroast changed hands,the chap in the marina told me he was asked to look at them,after a quick look from a distance he said no chance, then last year i saw one of the boats with a couple on one of the pair,another mechanic fixing something in the arse end of no where. Ive already have someone to stay on my boat rent free next winter when i go away for a month,and there are people who just want someone to boat sit for periods of times.

come on james,sort it out down there

today i travelled along the canal at 06:30am and saw little lambs jumping around playing,London was a million miles away..............sadly boaters live in london,and need our suppport. prevention is better than detention....lock it up or lose it....as far as muggings go...if your capable defend yourself,if not hand it over,call the police again and again,untill such time the police mount an operation to collect such persons up.im led to believe the MET are going to gather up the unruly just before the olympics and treat them all to b&b

i agree,and good for the self esteem.be yourself and go for it...you have what it takes

shame im not there roaming around at night,too far away now,you take care tony..

Wardle lock and Maureen go hand in hand,met her several times,last time was when I mentioned to a boat crew in the lock to be careful,as the surge of water will launch your boat suddenly into the gate. Maureen came out pointing her stick towards me standing near the lock,saying"listen to him and only a few turns until the lock is half filled". Then Maureen ask me,or was that" told " me to come over and move one of her plant pots,a proper character Maureen and part of a novices learning curve. Maureens lock aka wardle lock.. In my thoughts today

Hi we met at bulborne last year,i mentioned about another boat with the same name as yours.Tardebigge ,ive done it single handed,one lock after another,after another after another,after another..sort my life out by the end of it,your sleep well that night

first of eight boats crossing summit saturday morning. very slow due to branches left in cut,locks both ends shut at 1pm,problems in pounds above hemel,we decided that eight boats at hemel,should continue up to cowroast to travel at the same time two by two to converse water, and the next day we all crossed togther,two boats ran aground trying to get to berko from tring,get someone on the towpath to do the locks and stay in the middle with your boat, managed to shift the two stranded boats,,berko and marsworth full house..jules was moored in the dudswell pound and i informed her partner to check water level before going further down,dudswell pound normal. I would imagine if the weather stays dry.Tring would be unpassable to fully laden disel boats in a few weeks..unless lots of water is pumped up from the bore.

Hi When I arrived onto the chesterfield canal..i spent more time down the weed hatch than above it on the section up to the first lock,some times crawled along,there are some splendid places to moor,there is a good section of armco(steel crash barrier stuff)to tie up to before hayton low bridge 66,if you have the nicholson guide about 100 yrds before the windy hole,great sunsets in the evening,there is a mooring for the pub at hayton low bridge if you like. i prefer to moor on my own in the country,for photos..my first night i used visitor mooring at drakeholes,and of course the pub,big super market in retford where the locks become narrowboat width,pass retford i used my plank,good shower room at top lock 55,the chesterfield is a nice relaxing canal,good for walking,not many people, I found the club moorings good as I was invited to use the ones that had members out on a cruise for a while.i enjoyed three weeks on that canal.

very big deep breath.............continous cruiser.you need to move for example every two weeks "say uxbridge two weeks,then below hanwell flight two weeks,brentford,greenford,kensal,paddington.victoria park double up,hackney "spread out like this over the year,repeated as and when and you will be left alone..keep a log BW change over to cart..there will be very strict enforcement rules,and information is being collected daily.there will be no patrol notices,,your get a summons to court to pay your overstaying charges...also please refrain from blocking up lock landing,and stopping on waterpoints for weeks at a time..like sarah did recently at stonebridge. I am able to cruise all year,in winter i spread out around london and the lee&stort. you can get to work from all the locations i mentioned..by the way victoria/clive and brian are towpath checkers,and victoria is out monday to friday..apart from that enjoy yourself,pay your license.and happy days

im stuck....fishery lock still shut..till the ninth..will be looking to double up with anybody going to tring and across on that weekend...apparently nash mills is shut monday so a boater told me,which means if there are any northbound boats after nash mills and before fishery lock pm me,will walk from apsley marina to fishery lock tomorrow and look myself..might be some boaters waiting.. I thought nashmils was done and dusted..apparently it starts tomorrow and ends friday also..lots of rain here and then snow for a short period...

listen fool you dont know me,who i am etc.i was with another boat,when i meet you then have your say to my face...is that a white feather on the floor next to your foot