frahkn

My boat is 70'6" plus fenders and I was not able to wind it below Harecastle a few years ago. The tunnel keeper was not surprised.

No, alas I was at Sutton stop which I suppose may be historic but hardly proper waters.

Perhaps a cheeky question but will anyone admit to a having a proper boat and b a proper windlass and c boasting about those 'facts'? I did see the name of the said boat, while the steerer was telling my wife about the above attributes of his craft, a couple of days ago but would prefer not to mention it on the forum.

Totally agree, at least one of the steerers is an idiot!

Are there any issues to watch for when mooring on the Trent by the council house in Nottingham? Can you moor by the park on the other side also? Thanks.

I moor at Aston and have never been bothered by the noise.

Well thanks - you learn something every day! I am 71 and have never seen this, though I know about ducks eating slugs so perhaps I should not have been so surprised.

Yesterday I passed a mallard duck which was eating a small fish. The fish was in its beak/bill, longways, head first and I saw the duck swallow it. The fish was not moving so may have already been dead when the duck picked it up. I have never seen this before and found it hard to believe even as I watched. But perhaps it's quite common. Does anyone know?

I always use 'view new content' when accessing the forum; but then I find it impossible to miss reading all the posts provided (a bit ACD I suppose). As I have no one on 'ignore' - on principle, so I do end up reading some rubbish. The thing is not to join in.

Exactly! Mine shows no indication of being smart but its fine for calls and these new-fangled texts. Has good battery life as I don't switch it on unless I'm about to use it. I think it has a camera (it has what might be a lens on the front); I've never used it because I have a camera.

I don't have gps on my mobile phone (or, I think, anywhere else) but I do keep a log of my moorings, distance and locks between them and a couple of other things. This is for my own interest but CART are welcome to have a look if they wish. I do about 500 miles per year without difficulty despite spending only 6 months or so on the boat.

If you are taking electricity without the employers permission - i.e. stealing it - there could not be a tax liability.

Alas I think that, on the evidence of this thread, our technical savvy members are drowning under a tide of idiots. When I joined (17 year ago) there were plenty of arguments, some quite heated, but there was not the degree of unmitigated stupidity that you find now.

I don't involve myself in these type of threads but I must point out that this (while nicely democratic) is wrong. Incorrect advice remains incorrect no matter how many people vote for it. Just saying.

As Cuthound mentioned above, my boat is a 70' Orion "tug". Happy to answer any specific questions on here or by PM but I need to know what you want to know. I only spend about half of each year on the boat, so not strictly "living" on it.