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From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [canals-list] 99% of plastic cruisers are white
> There's nothing wrong with cruisers. You're all being snobbish. For many
> hundreds of people they represent an affordable entry-level way of getting
> onto the waterways. Why are they always white? Well why are the hulls of
> 57.6inch narrowboats always black? And why are they always steered by
> priggish white haired men over 60 who hadn't heard of a canal until they
> stumbled on an episode of Waterworld a couple of years ago and now think
> they own the system...
>
> Come on, guys. We can all be rude about other people's boats, but it's a
> cardinal rule on the cut that you don't do that. You should be ashamed of
> yourselves.
Well said Steve. I agree 100%. That's the best post I have read all year!
Most boaters today, in steel floating cottages, probably aren't aware that
there
wouldn't be any waterways to boat on today if it weren't for all the
previous generation
of pleasure boaters, who campaigned and cruised to keep the waterways open.
In those days the *National* was a campaigning rally at a location where a
waterway was at
threat of closure, not a Waterways Festival where people could show off
their shiny
state of the art cottages and buy all manner of gadgets.
Pleasure boats comprised: converted lifeboats, ex army pontoons, plywood and
timber cruisers + ex working boats cut in half ( a 70 footer would be
considered
as an 8 or 12 berth boat).
Canal Planner and Nicholson's guides didn't exist - and they wouldn't have
been much use
in planning a days itinery because everything was unpredictable and more
fun.
Interestingly though, everyone helped everyone else out. Snobbery rarely
existed on the
waterways then. If you broke down or had a problem everyone considered it
their
duty (and pleasure!!) to help you out.
Happy days .............................. :-))))
<rant mode off>
Phil
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