Will Chapman wrote: > Is there no body that officially classifies which boats/wrecks are truly > worth saving? At the very minimum that would highlight those with > historical merit that need attention and underline those that are simply > cluttering the waterways.
Where are all these historic boats that are allegedly rusting away and blocking moorings? I can't think of a single one as they were all snapped up for restoration/conversion in the past couple of decades. On the other hand I can think of several non-historic wrecks that need dealing with, though still only a handful in the Midlands and north west. Perhaps this is a southern problem..? BW do have discretion in deciding which historic boats qualify for the discount on the licence fee which is justified on the basis of the increased cost to the owner in preserving the boat compared to a "modern" vessel. This is apparently decided at regional level and is definitely not applied consistently. I know a boat of similar age and condition to mine which is not getting to the discount whereas mine is purely because they were in different regions, which had different interpretations of the policy when it was introduced. I for one would welcome a review of the system and indeed its extension to some newer craft such as 1950's and 60's hire boats which in my opinion are as much of the disappearing heritage as ex-working boats. Steve NB Bream ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/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/
