Greyman 25,421 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 3 degrees and stunning 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackmag 5,873 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Greyman said: 3 degrees and stunning There's supposed to be a cold snap coming this week .do you stay in one place over winter greyman or do you move about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,421 Posted November 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, Blackmag said: There's supposed to be a cold snap coming this week .do you stay in one place over winter greyman or do you move about I have a permanent birth in a marina, but can come and go as and when, I can stay out for months at a time if I want, I gave myself a year in the marina to get all the things sorted on the boat that needed sorting and get it fitted out with solar then hopefully spend more time on the canals and less time in the marina end goal would be marina from Oct to March and out on rivers and canals April to September 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackmag 5,873 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Handy for fishing then .is it expensive to get the boat moved from canal to canal and do you need a permit to be on each canal or does one cover all 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,555 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Lovely way of living greyman your living the dream pal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,421 Posted November 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 58 minutes ago, Blackmag said: Handy for fishing then .is it expensive to get the boat moved from canal to canal and do you need a permit to be on each canal or does one cover all My licence is like road tax and covers all canals and navigable rivers unless they are privately owned in a narrow boat you can cover over 2000 miles of waterways, but mine is a bit big and limited to about half of that though I can go to sea in it and nip around the coast if I really needed to, the canal network is like the original motorway so you can travel around most of it without getting out of the water, if I want to go to Bristol, London etc I have to go down here the Severn estuary though I,m not in any rush to do that, nice to look at but a bit of a bum twitcher in a flat bottom boat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackmag 5,873 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 What a great way to travel and live I bet it's a way of getting dogs a few runs and keeping under the radar to .fair play to you greyman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,194 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Looks like great way to live Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,686 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 6 hours ago, forest of dean redneck said: Looks like great way to live I agree i couldnt live like it forever more but have given some thought to having 6 months/a years worth. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,262 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Was talking to the wife about your new life style today mate, we were up on the moors and my brain was rattling about... I like the freedom you have given yourself, I'm not sure it's completely for me... but I still feel very envious!! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 12,696 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 My carp rods would never be indoors get a spot going and smash it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,187 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Greyman said: I have a permanent birth in a marina, but can come and go as and when, I can stay out for months at a time if I want, I gave myself a year in the marina to get all the things sorted on the boat that needed sorting and get it fitted out with solar then hopefully spend more time on the canals and less time in the marina end goal would be marina from Oct to March and out on rivers and canals April to September Sounds like a good gap year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,671 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 I posted about white diesel replacing red a while back GM does it effect you using it for marine use..I forgot the ins and outs of what I read now... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,808 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, king said: I posted about white diesel replacing red a while back GM does it effect you using it for marine use..I forgot the ins and outs of what I read now... He's not interested in your boring thread and doesn't want to be your new bestest mate you insipid cnut. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,671 Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Greb147 said: He's not interested in your boring thread and doesn't want to be your new bestest mate you insipid cnut. Insipid did the kebab house give you a free dictionary for being there best customer.. And who was your best mate on here "ginger beard" the wrong un Now take that lawnshitter for its 3rd walk of the day down the kebab house fatty greb 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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