On 31 Mar 2008, at 08:56, Steve Wood wrote: > John wrote: > >> Common courtesy says, Slow Down When Passing Moored Boats ...... I >> often wonder what part of SLOW and DOWN it is, that people do not >> understand!! > > I was starting to wonder that myself, having read comments on here. I > have pretty much given up on mooring anywhere on the narrow canals > with > pins as even with four correctly set 2ft pins I would expect my boat > to > be in the middle of the cut within a couple of hours. Its piling irons > or long days for me. > > Equally I'm very aware that my heavy deep-drafted boat is capable of > doing the same to other craft on narrow canals so I crawl past at > tickover. I really do not see why anyone has a problem with doing > this.
We grumpy old men will just have to get used to it. By the way that definitely includes Mr Millin. \ Probably also Steve Haywood. He'd be having a good rant on the topic if he hadn't been driven to distraction by some of the attitudes expressed here, from a very small minority of contributor I hasten to add. Beeky
