dave hearnden wrote: > Neil Wrote:> > As you will have noticed BW proposes a £50 surcharge > on all boats over 6ft > 10ins wide...so that will include most > ex-working (and many replica) > narrowboats built to the correct > gauge of 7ft, or spread to 7ft 2ins!?> This will attempt to dispense > with another load of troublesome boaters, that > demand that pinch > points are removed and that the canal is dredged (where in > reality, > working boats are doing most of the silt dispersal)> > What with the > £150 surcharge on Continuous Cruisers (where in reality it > should > only apply to the Continuous Moorers), it would appear that BW are > > favouring their prefered market, the Contiuous Berthers...ie the > people with > £60,000 plus narrowboats that moor in £3000 plus > marinas, who hardly ever > come out and actually *do* any boating and > are well-off enough to afford the > "modest" licence increase.> Hi > All, > > I am surprised that this has taken so long to be commented on? > > Moose > _________________________________________________________________ > Get all your favourite content with the slick new MSN Toolbar - FREE > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354027/direct/01/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------
Well you commented Dave! :-) I see it has been mentioned on Canalworld web thingy a while back. I have only just revisited, because someone told me there is now an Irish Boater contingent. I should imagine it stems from the professionals at BW having no idea how wide their narrow canals *should* be. -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the travels of TNC, now in Ireland http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
