how long from Bray to Penton Hook?

teddington_lock said:
Don't do that. You can't advise others to attempt to cheat the system and then moan about people not paying their dues.

When you get the first lock , hopefully they will issue you with an unregistered report which will give you some time to get your licence applied for , and won't cost you any money at the time.

If you have a BSS as you say , there's no problem with applying for a licence is there ? You could apply before you leave on your journey , and the resulting unregistered will be cancelled out :)

Don't lie to the lock staff , they have long memories.
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I did say it wasn't cricket.
Same as it probably isn't cricket for the EA to charge a forum member joneses? For 6 months when he only had his boat on the thames for 2months and wasn't able to go anywhere in that 2months.even b1 thought that a bit rich.
What is the EA mantra these days,same as the pirates...take everything,give nothing back

Happy St George's day everyone:)
 
Flynnbarr said:
What is the EA mantra these days,same as the pirates...take everything,give nothing back

Happy St George's day everyone:)
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Except providing facilities and maintaining the infrastructure for you as best we can with the limited funds available ?

Happy st George's day to you too

realslimshady said:
Have no intention of cheating the system, boat will be long-term at Penton Hook and I believe my brother (it's actually his boat) has already applied for the license.
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Ps great news that he has got the licence organised since yesterday , that's good going , if only everyone was that good !
 
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realslimshady said:
It does have twin enfield outdrives- quote 'no steerage at the best of times' is slightly worrying...
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With two working it'll turn on a sixpence and glide into a tight mooring space, it took me a long time to get the hang of it but I was a complete novice when I bought her. They're lovely boats with a lot of potential, I don't know what the equivalent is in today's money but they must have turned a few heads when new.
 
Chris_d said:
Yes you did, was it the Polish thing, the Birchwood, Broom or Scand that had outdrives ?
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No Regrets said:
Yeah, had outdrives too. I clearly stated 'Ninja skills on the throttle will be needed' however...
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I think the Polish thing had an outdrive, and the Birchwood probably did, so that's two outdrives, but not twins, the Broom had two engines but not twins, the Scan I believe is Twins but probably shafts, that seems quite clear :)
 
Brayman said:
I think the Polish thing had an outdrive, and the Birchwood probably did, so that's two outdrives, but not twins, the Broom had two engines but not twins, the Scan I believe is Twins but probably shafts, that seems quite clear :)
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Quite incorrect almost every time!!

The 'Polish' was 'Spanish' (Scarani was Italian, and Spanish) and the Birchwood was on a shaft....The Broom was obviously on a shaft+wing shaft, and the Scand (Scan!? Seriously!? LOL) is on a pair of Volvo TAMD40b's on shafts.

Why be scared of twin shafts, with only one functioning? There will be a way around the initial steering issues, as long as you have crew!!
 
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Perhaps he means twin anchors....
 
This thread has taken on a life of its own....moved under its own steam earlier (the boat, not the thread) and is now on the back of a lorry heading for PH. Hope to see it tomorrow before it gets wet again to investigate outdrive issues.
 

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