Thames Forum Survey

[boatone]

I think I'm right in saying that the forum is two years old this month and I, for one, would be interested to know how many 'members' we have now.

 

[Forbsie]

We aren't all in the non-tidal Thames, Tony!!

I don't have a licence. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[boatone]

Guess that means you're "Other waterway" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Forbsie]

Nope, I'm the disparity between the two totals. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[boatone]

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Nope, I'm the disparity between the two totals. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Not any more , you're not ! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Chris_d]

Good survey, contrary to popular opinion it appears theres not many Narrowboats on the river /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[boatone]

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Good survey, contrary to popular opinion it appears theres not many Narrowboats on the river /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Sadly, I suspect its more the case that there are few narrow boaters on the forum /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

But hey...we got two !!

Be interested to know what the 8 'other' boats are though /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Gavi]

What about my Conkers?

 

[alruss]

Where do tidal Thames boaters vote, don't say other waterway. Another world by the sound of some of the posts here. Definitely not many narrow boats hanging about for
long. Lots of EA licenced boats, without boaters, thrashing through with no respect for other craft moored. Even when they are not narrow boats.

 

[Doolittle]

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What about my Conkers?

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... and my Dooless!

I need to tick two types too. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[oldgit]

We are on the the tidal Medway,so have voted in the other waterway bit.We do pay a licence fee amounting to the princely sum of £40 pa,this may not seem a lot of money to you Thaemes lot but to us poor Medway bouys ... etc etc etc.......... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[boatone]

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Where do tidal Thames boaters vote, don't say other waterway.

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In the context of this survey, 'Other waterway' is the correct choice.
I didn't ask where you keep your boat, simply what licence you have and what type of boat. Boats kept on the tideway or River Wey but with EA Annual licences would vote accordingly - with no EA licence they are 'Other waterway'
EA Thames and BW are the two main annual licences most likely to use the non-tidal Thames, boats from 'Other waterways' are likely to enter on visitors licences. I figured that boats registered with EA or BW would be most likely to buy Gold licences if they visit the other extensively - interestingly, no-one has yet revealed a Gold of either flavour.

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Definitely not many narrow boats hanging about for long.

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The nature of the beast is that they will usually make a quick dash with the tide for their intended destination off the tideway. Where in London are you? Would have thought you would see plenty passing through the Teddington-Brentford stretch?

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Lots of EA licenced boats, without boaters, thrashing through with no respect for other craft moored. Even when they are not narrow boats.

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Do I detect gentle sarcasm, a lack of headgear or remote control cruisers? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[boatone]

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What about my Conkers?

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... and my Dooless!
I need to tick two types too. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Only interested in main vessel - not a rich git like you lot ! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Gumpy]

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Sadly, I suspect its more the case that there are few narrow boaters on the forum /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

But hey...we got two !!


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Not quite
Just because I have a BW licence doesn't make it a narrowboat

Far to big for that

Oh and I always had a gold until the price went up so much this year it was £200 cheaper to get a visitors licence!

Julian

 

[boatone]

I didnt assume a BW licence meant a narrowboat. There is an option to declare a NB in the second question - we now seem to have 3!

Would I be right in assuming you elected for 'Other' in the boat type?

 

[Bilgediver]

Sadly, I suspect its more the case that there are few narrow boaters on the forum
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Probably scared of admitting in case of getting a full broadside from Capt. Byron when passing Ashmount

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[byron]

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Sadly, I suspect its more the case that there are few narrow boaters on the forum
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Probably scared of admitting in case of getting a full broadside from Capt. Byron when passing Ashmount

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OI! ex-Monkey houser! (private joke)

I am not that NBs. I save my vitriolic remarks for the pikey liveaboards> As Tony says elsewhere, it ain't the boats it's the owners.

 

[alruss]

I'm in Putney/Fulham the number of boaterless boats is unreal even when we are there
I hate to think what it is like when we are not. Can not blame any particular sector
either every boat class does it. The new proposed speed limits will be like most new laws lately, not enforced. So just grin and bear it in the hope that the occasional post will eventually slow one or two boats.

 

[Gumpy]

I think that "other" describes Parglena perfectly so yes I did

 

[Gavi]

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What about my Conkers?

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... and my Dooless!
I need to tick two types too. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Only interested in main vessel - not a rich git like you lot ! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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If I put mine end to end they wouldn't be as long as yours, and that is saying something considering our relative ages. As for Doolittle, we'd all be smaller....