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Post by Allen on May 11, 2006 17:44:30 GMT
I know some members already think I have lost the plot but lets face it Narrow Boats are a form of camping. After all if going away in a caravan or FC counts as camping then so do narrow boats. We have a neighbor who has one and like everyone here they love to get away. I you are interested the click on the link bellow to find out more. groups.yahoo.com/group/NarrowBoatsAndCanalsOfGreatBritain/
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Post by shiba on May 11, 2006 18:42:05 GMT
I dare'nt look, I might want one, although I am not keen on being on the water.
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Post by Allen on May 11, 2006 18:53:56 GMT
Well I cant swim but you have to think about all that nice slow and relaxing time no traffic a steady pace um makes you think
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Post by suziemitch on May 12, 2006 15:21:15 GMT
We are actually in the process of getting a river boat ... its a cruiser not a narrow boat ..still slow and calm though... I think you need to rename this thread ..... .......... camping onboard .........or......... the floating caravan...................
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Post by Allen on May 12, 2006 16:08:57 GMT
Good point will think of a better name
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Post by suziemitch on May 13, 2006 22:18:13 GMT
thank you
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Post by tracey on May 15, 2006 7:47:14 GMT
Allen you sound just like my other half ....he watches to much tv especialy the build your own "NARROW BOAT" and/ diy fishing channels......lol last year he went to wales to pick up a boat shetland 570 with living quarters lol, he said this year he told me i would never see him lol...to date its still on our drive longing to see some water..lol i think the whole idea was i take the caravan and he takes his boat lol. now i could see myself living on a narrow boat but my yongest is 2
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Post by Allen on May 15, 2006 9:02:23 GMT
Same here ours is 3 so you would never be able to settle
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Post by suziemitch on May 15, 2006 18:49:01 GMT
Buy life jackets
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Post by Allen on May 15, 2006 19:44:32 GMT
Never been to a campsite yet that gets that wet
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Post by suziemitch on May 16, 2006 20:19:20 GMT
like the new name ...much better ... mind you if we have a wet summer again all our 'vans'll be floating lol
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Post by thenarrowboatman on Sept 25, 2006 7:34:04 GMT
Hello fellow members, I would just like to add that with the canal breaches we have suffered this year on various canals, particularly at Llangollen, there is not a lot of difference between a muddy field which gets flooded and a canal which looses its water and becomes a muddy field. In both cases you cant move for slush and are knee deep in goodness knows what!!! The boats were craned out of the mud by British Waterways at no expense to the boat owners.....who says BW doesn't give value for money??? Anyway, hope to see you all on the canals next year....that is if 1) we can afford the new British Waterways Licence fees, thought to be going up by 30% 2) we can afford the increase in price of red diesel (set to double) thanks to the EU. take care, and happy boating/caravanning Hugh thenarrowboatman
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Post by fibre on Sept 25, 2006 9:01:58 GMT
the camping show at the NEC in February has always had Narowboats on display... and it is a wonderful form of holiday.
Only done it twice - years ago but it is so relaxing -standing with the tiller stuck in your rear end whilst holding a pint of Pedigree :-*and just moving at about 4-5 miles an hour.. Great...
Found out that you can park closer to Coventry cathedral with a narrow boat than you can with a car...
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Post by thenarrowboatman on Sept 25, 2006 19:03:55 GMT
I would like to say that it is not all beer and skittles being on a narrow boat, although we do enjoy it ourselves. Its enjoyable to cruise at 4mph until a hire boat insists she is coming past you at a great rate of knots, because they should have been back at the hire centre hours ago and they all overslept, no doubt due to the huge amount of alcohol they consumed the night before. Not many people know that the captain and crew of a narrow boat can be breathalised if they are thought to be unable to control their craft due to alcohol. The police do this in the same way as they do motorists. You can be arrested if it is found that you have a positive test. At high season you can queue for a good hour and a half to access some staircase locks because they are so popular. Some locks are very hard to wind, and I was told by a British Waterways Official that "all the locks are capable of being operated by an 8st woman", we are trying to find her and add her to our crew!!!! Red diesel is about to double in price in december if the EU has its way, and the waterways licence is going up we believe by quite a lot next year. These are just a couple of the things you have to consider before taking to the water. All things considered, I think we must be mental to carry on with our boat, still it gets you away from the neighbours ( sorry Allen & Dawn nothing personal, but you know my sense of humour) away from the kids who are more trouble now than when they were little, away from endless phone calls informing you that you really need to buy double glazing or a stair lift or you have won a holiday dial; 0900 etc. Perhaps it is a lot of fun after all Hugh thenarrowboatman PS how about calling this section of the group " The Caraboat Section "
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Post by Allen on Sept 25, 2006 19:18:05 GMT
PS how about calling this section of the group " The Caraboat Section "
Will do
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