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Mad Harold
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17 Apr 2020 : 11:08:30
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Don't know about you,but I am going scatty.
Eating like a pig due to boredom,putting weight on and only walking to the shops for excersise.What usually keeps my weight down is cruising the cut on my own and operating locks.Hard work on your own,cimbing in and out of the boat,walking around the lock,but very good for keeping in shape.
The CRT guidlines advise not to visit your boat during this crisis,so being a good boy I wont,but I do worry about it filling up with rainwater and if some passing scrote has damaged it.
Hope everyone is keeping safe,and that this lockdown ends soon. |
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cliveshep
Thailand
1324 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2020 : 16:21:11
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Boats represent a big investment for most people, so if there is no law preventing you checking on it, only a guideline, and if you maintain social distance throughout then where is the problem?
But if there is a law then that is different, you'll have to blow up parliament and start your own Lord Protector thing and change the law.
While you're at it - make Covid-19 illegal, possession a criminal offence so anyone who possesses it better get shot of it a bit sharpish. There - that's the way to run a country!
And if you cannot laugh or even emit a little titter, I SAID TITTER NOT TITTY, (some people!) take a couple of Milk of Magnesia tablets. They are supposed to be good for dyspepsia.
For the rest of you persons, peons, peasants and proles - stay safe, stay home, starve quietly, eating family pets is against the law remember! Also eating your own children is frowned on.
God Bless you all!
Finally living the dream!
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philihun
United Kingdom
283 Posts |
Posted - 17 Apr 2020 : 16:40:10
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Its a grey area Clive. CRT say do not visit your boat. End of, but if you are a live aboard cruiser just moor up and chill out. You can move to replenish, pump out etc and stay as long as you like. So nothings changed. And they complain like hell if people walk past their boats. Solution just stick a couple of pins in on the bank opposite the tow -path. They would then complain about cows staring in no doubt.
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Revolvor
United Kingdom
75 Posts |
Posted - 23 Apr 2020 : 09:22:18
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A few weeks ago, I visited my boat on the Thames and discovered 6" of water in the bilge. I think it is water from a leaking deck-fitting that needs attention. I planned to go back the following week with a bilge pump which I was then going to leave on "auto" setting.
However in the meantime, the lockdown began, and over 70s were recommended to stay home. I did not feel I could justify the visit as essential. It will be the first thing I do when things ease up.
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads! |
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trevork
3949 Posts |
Posted - 23 Apr 2020 : 16:21:42
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| Hello John, are there any folk living on their boats on your mooring who you might contact to have a look and put your mind at rest?? I know how it feels to worry and not be able to actually go and check. |
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Tom Morgan
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Posted - 24 Apr 2020 : 10:28:03
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Our marina has a daily walk-round of all the boats, and THEY ring US if there's anything amiss.
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Revolvor
United Kingdom
75 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2020 : 20:43:10
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@Trevork There is normally a full-timer a couple of boats away, but I thinks he is away at the moment. The boat is moored by a private field and the owner would probably notice if the boat was actually sinking, and contact me!!
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads! |
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trevork
3949 Posts |
Posted - 26 Apr 2020 : 00:41:03
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| Well, that is reassurring at least! With any sort of luck even us old crocks may get permission to take isolated excercise a bit further afield. You could include it as a reasonable drive for a walk in afield! |
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df
United Kingdom
5991 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2020 : 19:30:55
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Looks like as of wednesday you'll be able to check on boats at long last, I will be checking mine tommorow anyway as I have a work job to do relatively close and I'm bu55ered if I'm driving within 10 minutes of it and not checking it over when 100 miles away, I have a set of charged batteries to swap over and want to check the bilges for wet stuff.
It will then probably get left again till at least June as I can see a lot of folk being stupid about lighter restrictions so would rather sigh tight a bit longer to see what happens.
Found out today that one of the blokes furloughed from my place tested positive the day after (1st may) but didn't let anyone know  luckily no one still there has had any signs so 11 days we should be ok but still keeping a low profile.
NBAS--The communal colostomy bag of the boating community.
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trevork
3949 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2020 : 00:24:44
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| Very similar view to my own Dave. Hope you are all clear at your work. Thankfully it seems most of the major yards and marinas in Norfolk are being cautious so far. |
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df
United Kingdom
5991 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2020 : 06:22:50
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My mooring isn't really a marina as such, more a boat builder with space for a few spare boats so nothing like the brundall yards, I will be popping into ferryhouse to pickup my vax as it lives in lazy breezes shed.
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IanM
United Kingdom
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Fred
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df
United Kingdom
5991 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2020 : 17:35:45
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Well it's a few days late but I did my bit for VE day, I set the red baron's fokker on fire with him sat in the cockpit!
OK so it's a replica with a lycoming engine but it looks the part and the owner is german, don't powder fire extinguishers make a bloody mess! 
Oops!!!!!!
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Another three weeks!!!
