chartpolski 27,441 Posted Sunday at 13:36 Report Share Posted Sunday at 13:36 1 hour ago, Greyman said: Regarding locks mate they are narrow 7ft or wide 14ft or like on the Severn ship size locks I can’t take my boat were my daughter is because I’m 11ft across That’s the sort of info I was after ! Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 28,410 Posted Sunday at 13:54 Report Share Posted Sunday at 13:54 2 hours ago, chartpolski said: Of course! I should have by-passed GM and went straight to the expert with my queries ! In future , whenever I need information , whatever the subject, you shall be, ( pardon the pun), my first port of call ! LOL ! Cheers. I sense you patience with grasshopper is running out mate lol 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 31,225 Posted Sunday at 13:57 Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 13:57 45 minutes ago, Francie, said: What sort of prices would be on it mate? On a lot of canals the crt own a foot of bank all along and they can charge you half the average mooring fees for that area but if your land is to the water it’s free the land itself if agriculture is about 10k an acre 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 3,510 Posted Sunday at 15:09 Report Share Posted Sunday at 15:09 1 hour ago, Greyman said: On a lot of canals the crt own a foot of bank all along and they can charge you half the average mooring fees for that area but if your land is to the water it’s free the land itself if agriculture is about 10k an acre Just before we bought our woodland, I looked at a piece of woodland in Stratford. The woodland wasn't great (about 4.5 acres iirc), but I was more interested in the 40 yard private mooring that came with it . When I started looking into it , even though you owned the mooring , you still had to get permission ( and pay), the local authority, and iirc Avon river authority. It looked like a right ball ache , and would be a bit of a kick in the teeth , if they refused , after I'd already bought the woodland. Added to that . There was a gypsy camp just up the road , and hedges littered with shit and toilet paper , and single use bbqs , and empty cans of tyski lager. It could have been a fantastic place to live afloat , but it just wasn't worth the risk and the stress, so I just walked away in the end. It was a real shame. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,300 Posted Sunday at 15:21 Report Share Posted Sunday at 15:21 3 hours ago, greg64 said: you can get a lot of boat for your money , i like the look of the wide beams but obviously your more limited to where you can get them, had a friend that lived on a narrow boat in kings cross and to be honest it felt really cramped and i couldn't hack that to be honest 2 hours ago, Francie, said: That's a cracking boat Dan,if you rented the house you could use that money to cover monthly fee for mooring,you already know that lol looks the life,peaceful an frugal. Greyman could you buy a wee bit of land on the canal an have your own mooring. Very interesting this Francie,we would buy the boat out right,and pay a yr up front for mooring.,any money from rent for the house, would go in a savings pot...but it has too be the right place...we are down on a few waiting lists...we have looked from Bristol to Birmingham, Gloucester to Melksham way, everywhere in-between except the Brecon and Mon and are prepared to start somewhere completely new and away from family) friends when the right boat and mooring becomes available....where GM lives,is the creme de la creme but it ain't easy to get a spot, especially when you have a wide beam as they charge you double because they take up 2 narrow berths...plus it's a whole new world of clickiness,on the whole most folks are sound,but you get some right darlings as well...there's lots to think about,and it's not for everyone,but If you got the balls,and can do it...then you wouldn't regret it, 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 27,441 Posted Sunday at 15:32 Report Share Posted Sunday at 15:32 1 hour ago, NEWKID said: I sense you patience with grasshopper is running out mate lol I normally have the “patience of Job” but everyone has their limits ! LOL ! Cheers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 3,630 Posted yesterday at 02:20 Report Share Posted yesterday at 02:20 11 hours ago, mel b said: Just before we bought our woodland, I looked at a piece of woodland in Stratford. The woodland wasn't great (about 4.5 acres iirc), but I was more interested in the 40 yard private mooring that came with it . When I started looking into it , even though you owned the mooring , you still had to get permission ( and pay), the local authority, and iirc Avon river authority. It looked like a right ball ache , and would be a bit of a kick in the teeth , if they refused , after I'd already bought the woodland. Added to that . There was a gypsy camp just up the road , and hedges littered with shit and toilet paper , and single use bbqs , and empty cans of tyski lager. It could have been a fantastic place to live afloat , but it just wasn't worth the risk and the stress, so I just walked away in the end. It was a real shame. I've put this before, but my dad dropped lucky. He has a narrowboat, is on it lot. But also does have a house. He has a private mooring and pays £25 a week for. He rents a bit of land off a dairy farmer. Only 4 boats there, 3 permanent live a boards and my dad's. Very very rural quiet little spot. So for £100 per month he has his mooring with some land and has a garden and a few sheds and a bit of space, off road parking and water tap on mooring. He calls it his dead man's shoes spot and was lucky to find it. He's had it 20 years plus now. He loves it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 3,510 Posted yesterday at 03:38 Report Share Posted yesterday at 03:38 1 hour ago, Leo Sayer said: I've put this before, but my dad dropped lucky. He has a narrowboat, is on it lot. But also does have a house. He has a private mooring and pays £25 a week for. He rents a bit of land off a dairy farmer. Only 4 boats there, 3 permanent live a boards and my dad's. Very very rural quiet little spot. So for £100 per month he has his mooring with some land and has a garden and a few sheds and a bit of space, off road parking and water tap on mooring. He calls it his dead man's shoes spot and was lucky to find it. He's had it 20 years plus now. He loves it. I'd love to drop onto a place like that . My sisters fella dropped onto something very similar following his divorce a few years ago. He paid 20k for the boat , and pays pennies for the mooring, and a piece of land that comes with it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 31,225 Posted yesterday at 08:24 Author Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:24 Few more pics from yesterday quite mad they have been travelling 10/12 hour days since early Friday morning and still only a few hours away by car 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seagull 289 Posted yesterday at 08:27 Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:27 2 minutes ago, Greyman said: Few more pics from yesterday quite mad they have been travelling 10/12 hour days since early Friday morning and still only a few hours away by car Love the solar panels, up the tree huggers mate, when are you getting the complementary Tesla? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 15,565 Posted yesterday at 08:30 Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:30 18 hours ago, NEWKID said: I sense you patience with grasshopper is running out mate lol Lol wait until.the end of the season lol After charts education first hand on the ability of each running dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 27,441 Posted yesterday at 09:30 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:30 (edited) 1 hour ago, mC HULL said: Lol wait until.the end of the season lol After charts education first hand on the ability of each running dog You know I won’t be there. Im going to Ireland and the Middle East to hunt with real dog men, no doubt I’ll get some education of them, but as for going to Hull, well I’d probably get more education talking to my rhubarb plant at the allotment ! LOL ! No, mate, you can pass on the education you’ve learned from “100 experts for 60 years” to others, I’m too old to waste time listening to nonsense, I’ll make the most of what time I’ve got left ! LOL ! Cheers. P.S. Start your own thread and stop ruining what is a good thread, Edited yesterday at 09:31 by chartpolski 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 15,565 Posted yesterday at 10:41 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:41 1 hour ago, chartpolski said: You know I won’t be there. Im going to Ireland and the Middle East to hunt with real dog men, no doubt I’ll get some education of them, but as for going to Hull, well I’d probably get more education talking to my rhubarb plant at the allotment ! LOL ! No, mate, you can pass on the education you’ve learned from “100 experts for 60 years” to others, I’m too old to waste time listening to nonsense, I’ll make the most of what time I’ve got left ! LOL ! Cheers. P.S. Start your own thread and stop ruining what is a good thread, Get to the middle east to all the sheiks all the billionaires and I'd bet me life theres not one mutt out there compete with the 3 sat In shitty hull lol I kill more in a season then they run in there life and I do it single lol You wouldn't have a run because you'd have to admit fuvk all day and night single touches a good coursing bred lol I'll leave the thread to lads with Google and chat GP lol But I do enjoy gm boat threads and repair ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seagull 289 Posted yesterday at 10:57 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:57 You can tell this big racing meet is just around the corner, you can cut the tension with a knife. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 27,441 Posted yesterday at 11:53 Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:53 1 hour ago, mC HULL said: Get to the middle east to all the sheiks all the billionaires and I'd bet me life theres not one mutt out there compete with the 3 sat In shitty hull lol I kill more in a season then they run in there life and I do it single lol You wouldn't have a run because you'd have to admit fuvk all day and night single touches a good coursing bred lol I'll leave the thread to lads with Google and chat GP lol But I do enjoy gm boat threads and repair ones I’ve said countless times on here that the saluki coursing bred hybrid is the best hare coursing dog, but let’s not let fact get in the way of your delusions ! LOL ! As I said, start your own thread on how better at everything you are. Sorry for the hijacking’s of your thread GM . Cheers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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