--- In [email protected], Will Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
> There is an important variation that seems to have escaped BW's > economic advisors. Before they sell their boat, many people will > consider other ways to keep boating, notably selling shares in > their boat or covering some of their costs by 'hiring' the boat > out for part of the year. > > The net result of this is that existing boats will spend more > time on the water (presumably increasing the cost of maintaining > and monitoring to BW) without producing any significant > additional direct income. A greater movement of boats will make > boating less attractive to (existing and potential) boaters and > tend to reduce the number of new boats being built (and registered). > > If, as I understand, both BW and EA are keen to increase the > number of boaters, they had best keep the costs down, not > increase them. > > Cheers > > Will When money gets tight people take their boats out of the marina and moor on line. Firstly with an on line mooring, if they can get one, or doing the towpath shuffle. When they find BW don't give a toss (haven't the staff) they then stay put in one spot. Loss of mooring fees. Sue
