--- In [email protected], "Neil Arlidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > A good proportion of GRP cruisers on the Lancaster will have to pay this too as even modest Freeman 22s are 7foot 2in wide, and most cruisers are wider than this once 22foot or so is reached.
Another extortion racket for no apparent reason by BW.
