MauriceMynah

So, I see Jenny Morgan on the mud at Breydon and I see footprints from the boat to the shore. Hmmm Would I go to see where Peter was or would I take loads of pics and post them here..... Hmmmm decisions decisions....,. ...... ....... ................... Sorry Peter..... YEEEEE HAAAAA

I hear no arguments.........................................................sweety

The reason for my question Peter was about "grandfather rights". If I were to buy say Brinks Emperor at 48 feet, and replace the superstructure, would I retain those rights? Then if I were to keep this new superstructure and replace the hull, could I still keep those rights? All a bit Walter Mittyish, but I wondered.

This reminds me of a question I asked a while back but don't think I received an answer. If I take a hull and put new superstructure on it, can it have the same Reg number?

And most of the Ernest Collins hire fleet

It was the " I bet any boats owned by friends of the councillors will be classed as 'aesthetically pleasing' " one I enjoyed. Harsh but fair I suspect, especially at £10 or £15 per foot per year!

One thing that might reduce the amount of GRP that needs to be dealt with could be to repair and re-use the hulls and just scrap the superstructure. Hull design doesn't change that much it's the topsides that carry the fashions. Just a thought!

Ahh, the Fanny Craddock clip I'd like to find is where she made doughnuts, and Jonny's comment at the end (and honest, this is genuine) he held up a plate of doughnuts saying... ..." Well there you are, may all your doughnuts look like Fanny's"

Should I start singing... ... Scunny Scunny Scunny Scunny Scunny Chameleon... You come and go,,, You come and go.. As they say, I'll get my hat!

Is my mind allowed to boggle yet ?

You have a weird concept as to just what constitutes a "Dream".

I prefer the long grain rice in Rice Crispies, but that's just because I'm a big kid.

As one who makes his own diesel (FAME), I can well understand boatyards wanting to control what fuel goes into their boats. I know my stuff and am happy to use it in my car, my sisters car and my boat, but I know of people who's fuel is of a poorer quality. They don't mind as it goes into heating systems or engines that can cope with it. but it wouldn't be right to shove it into a hire boats tank to get top dollar back as a refund. Personally if I was running a fleet, I'd have locked fillers on the boats fuel tanks, with reciprocal agreements with some other yards where necessary. It's about more than just making a bob or two extra on the fuel sales.

Well Seamaster, do you feel your question has been an answered?

Yep,£30 is fine. Now, is it a diy?

Every one tells me I have the 'dims' all the time. Do you want some?

How much did the new one cost Mike? How easy is it to fit? and is it a "DIY jobbie or a pro job? I accept the "what price your life" point but the questions above still need answering so I know how the boaty budget goes. I will have to look at Nyx to see what I have, though I've used the heating and I'm not dead yet

Short piece of drain pipe/soil&vent pipe perhaps

It was my suggestion that he be shot. He may have stretched a point on his insurance, but perhaps not sufficiently to render his policy null and void. but I do not see that as any reason for not shooting him. It is of course quite possible that his rig was within the weight restrictions but what the hell I say, shoot him anyway. It is equally possible that he was towing a perfectly well balanced set up, but that shouldn't stop a bullet. What I don't think has been mentioned is the gender of the driver. I could make suggestions here but that could well get me shot.

White one with blue lights would be perfect for Wildfuzz

We don't know how much 'stuff' was left on the boat. We don't know how well balanced it was. We don't know how experienced the tower was. We don't know how fast he was going. We don't know the gross weight of the rig, nor of any of it's component parts. I fail to see how anybody can reasonably surmise anything, yet now we are saying he probably wasn't insured, was towing a poorly loaded boat too quickly and basically that he should be taken out and shot. I agree with you all .

No, the other Nigel, you know the one... the one with the white paws and smokes a pipe. Why are all mutant ferrets called Nigel (with of course the exception of Dave, who as we know never strays from the Grand Union Canal.)

Bloody rumours.

I heard that the whole shooting match has been taken over by an 18' mutant ferret called Nigel, but it's only a rumour mind.

Oh you know the sort of thing Peter, Aiming for the bank, unaware of anyone else using the river, all the normal attributes of a saily. It's just I never realised they couldn't see is all.