> I've passed all of that on to her, and she's now intending to > come to Notts to find a residential mooring before she goes > any further towards buying a boat. That'll give us time to > wander up and down the canal and have a word with people as > we come across them, to see if they can swing her opinion one > way or the other. > > From something mentioned earlier by Sue regarding the lack of > security in mooring agreements, is it common that a mooring > owner will cancel an agreement on such short notice? Do boat > owners ever commit to contracts directly with a mooring owner > to ward against this, or is that not possible?
Official residential moorings are very hard to come by. Last year I came across a boat for sale that the vendor had acquired solely to get the residential mooring that came with it, to use for the boat she already lived on. Some mooring operators will tolerate one or two unofficial liveaboards, not least because of the security they offer to other boats, but you do neeed to be unobtrusive (no piles of junk on the bank etc.), and you do run the risk of a clampdown. I believe local authorities also have some ability to clampdown on unofficial residential boats through the planning system, but are usually reluctant to do this, as they may then pick up an obligation to rehouse the occupants. David Mack ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
