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Birds don't have babies . They have chicks which hatch from eggs.

I did use a lot of electricity once which proved to be a faulty battery charger . The fault may well be on the boat so should be investigated.

Yes . Pay up .C&RT need your money.

Could the inlet hose be collapsing due to the extra vacuum created as the pump speeds up with engine revs? The hose has to have sufficient stiffness to resist this.

Our boat is often moored far from any shop. We may eat out if there is somewhere that looks promising. Usually a longer cruise is a mix of eating in and out. Pubs and restaurants are not necessarily open for food 7 days a week. We may well have up to 3 days supplies including some oven ready prepared food that needs to be kept chilled, salads and dairy products including milk. Then there is the Pepsi and of course the Prosecco. (Reminds me I need to stock up with both).

If including Farndon that makes it eleven PS While Aquavista manage 29 but don't own them all

There are already a small number of residential permissions at Farndon marina (on boats). I don't mind that since its good for security. I don' t know the exact details of the permissions already in place but suspect that might allow some floating lodges to be installed as long as the rules already existing are obeyed. After all a floating lodge isn't much different in principle to a boat.

C&RT do not issue planning permissions. And Farndon Marina is not linked to a canal but is linked to the River Trent. However if the installation of floating lodges requires planning permission it may well be that C&RT would take an interest.

The sale has happened quite quickly really as the marina was only first advertised at from February . Selling a house can easily take longer than that. We haven't known with certainty the true identity of the new owners until the other day although there have of course been lots of rumours.

If that was the Burton Waters incident I think he had refuelled with the marinas petrol . Burton Waters certainly sell both petrol and diesel from the same fuel berth . I agree . The term ''fire retardant'' is often not well understood. GRP is not good in a fire. But then again fire in a steel hulled boat may lead to a total loss after a fire . eg. Most narrowboats are fitted out with combustible materials and some may well use combustible insulation.

My exact thought .