Should The Government Help Boaters?

[Assassin]

Oldgit:

My favourite one was the four foot ruts, considering an average 4X4 has around 8" of ground clearance it can hardly create 4' ruts because at 8 1/2" it would be sat on its belly with no wheels in contact with the ground.
The environmental ones were also very good, considering only one real survey has ever been undertaken into lifetime emissions of a vehicle, so what won, a 4X4, what came last, an electric car.

It also disproved a common misconception, this was that 80% of a vehicles emissions were in its running, the remaining 20% in its manufacture and recycling. It is actually the exact opposite, only 20% of its lifetime emissions are in its running and 80% are in its manufacture and disposal.

 

[Assassin]

Capacity is always a misnomer as 100% occupancy is pie in the sky and nothing more, but marinas want as much occupancy as possible and as little choice as possible for boaters as demand increases prices, and profits.

HenryF is correct, particularly in respect of lead times for new marinas, and according to figures i can find, it shows an average 62% occupancy for the most sought after marinas on southern England. Having a marina in a national park means an instant visitor attraction to foreign visitors, a marina in a place of special scientific interest would also attract visitors, there are many more options.

Many potential boaters i know are deterred by high mooring costs, just lowering them could bring more people into boating, or help mitigate the massive fuel rises for existing boaters.

 

[Nick_H]

according to figures i can find, it shows an average 62% occupancy for the most sought after marinas on southern England

You only have to walk round any sought after marina in southern England to know that figure is wrong, where did it come from?