----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Niall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Re: Re: Re: Marine engines [but now on
Consistent Rules]


>
> Is this common for hire boats then? I can see that liveaboards and
longterm
> cruisers might need to do this, but hireboats? Surely no-one pays
the sums
> asked for narrowboat hire and then does so little cruising that
battery
> charge is a problem.

I don't think it is a case of battery charging - more a case of
heating up hot
water and providing power for onboard mod cons. Whether this is
*demand led*
or a response to the land based tourist industry I don't know.
Presumably it isn't feasible at present to provide hire boats with
mains
hook-up, but I wouldn't be surprised, in the longer term, if BW
provide
moorings similar to those at Llangollen throughout the network and
hire boats
are provided with mains hook-up and designated overnight moorings :-(

Phil



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