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[JorgeinLondon]

I agree entirely and have raised this at at many TNUF meetings. Just one highly visible instance of apparent inaction does indeed create a perception that the EA are not applying enforcement activity without fear or favour and is not the message we wish to see going out to river users.

What would you suggest we do about it? I and others have continued to raise the whole issue of unregistered craft at every TNUF meeting in recent years. The response is always the same - only so much money available to do everything required of them and it costs money to pursue delinquents. Removing a boat from the river has to be paid for and no guarantees that costs will be recovered. I know of cases where local authority and EA are each waiting and hoping that the other will decide to proceed first.

This is an interesting site:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities

This is obviously applicable to cars, but why can't it work with boats? The council picks them up after warning the registered owner, then they can dispose of it by selling it. Surely this will help pay for the admin and activities and the whole thing may break even?

Could keep a lot of older men happy in sheds for years with all those restoration jobs.
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[JorgeinLondon]

some nice pics there :encouragement:

Thanks!. Its hard taking pictures out of the side of a boat. I find it hard to line everything up and it all ends up a bit wonky.

 

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Belongs to Hobbs this boat Hire her here..........
http://hobbsofhenley.com/linssen-grand-sturdy

Ah!! That explains a lot

 

[bumperdump]

Thanks!. Its hard taking pictures out of the side of a boat. I find it hard to line everything up and it all ends up a bit wonky.

Matters not, people can see what was the other side of the lense, just don't drop it in the water.

 

[DogsBody]

I agree entirely and have raised this at at many TNUF meetings. Just one highly visible instance of apparent inaction does indeed create a perception that the EA are not applying enforcement activity without fear or favour and is not the message we wish to see going out to river users.

What would you suggest we do about it? I and others have continued to raise the whole issue of unregistered craft at every TNUF meeting in recent years. The response is always the same - only so much money available to do everything required of them and it costs money to pursue delinquents. Removing a boat from the river has to be paid for and no guarantees that costs will be recovered. I know of cases where local authority and EA are each waiting and hoping that the other will decide to proceed first.

I'd suggest applying a similar principle to abandoned cars, as I believe another poster in this thread has also suggested. First a notice goes on the boat, one week later its towed away, give say a month for the owner to pay up or its sold. I doubt Triad is worth anything now, so wouldn't provide any income in that case but other boats are worth the cost of removing (as would Triad have been once upon a time).

Alternatively go after the last registered licence holder according to EA records, I seem to recall a note on the licence documentation stating that you were supposed to notify the EA if you sold the vessel, otherwise you are still liable for its licence, like a car tax.

 

[bumperdump]

I have already asked if I can remove a couple, but that's theft so was not allowed.

 

[JorgeinLondon]

I have already asked if I can remove a couple, but that's theft so was not allowed.

Again car related, but feels relevant.

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_4900041_claim-ownership-abandoned-vehicle.html

 

[Big John]

As you say she has been there slowly rotting for absolutely yonks. I believe she may belong to the peeps in the Hof House. Shame! because someone would love to tender care and affection on her.

We saw it traveling down to Caversham and back last month. They must have had a licence to get through the locks or were they lucky and found "Un manned" locks.

 

[byron]

We saw it traveling down to Caversham and back last month. They must have had a licence to get through the locks or were they lucky and found "Un manned" locks.

What others may not know too is that is roughly where the Lockie nips over to with the Lock Dinghy if he needs to go to the shops or boozers in Goring. Saves him a long-winded walk the other way.

 

[Hugh Foulis]

Does anyone know anything about the Broom Ocean 30 WIndward? It is the hardtop version, mine is soft top and I would like to have a look to see if the conversion is feasible.

HF

 

[MinorSwing]

I have been asking the EA why this boar has not been dealt with for years !!! When I attended the launch of the moorings enforcement trials at Weybridge in September 2013 I remember making myself unpopular about it . I will have another tilt at the next meeting next month.
Incidentally, in the interests of accuracy, the boat is called Triad and is moored just above Pangbourne, not at Beale Park.

I've passed that boat many times - the last time was on Monday - and, as it's on a private mooring presumably belonging to the house on the other side of the road, we've developed the theory that it's somebody's project which they never got round to starting.

 

[Actionmat]

There must be a half decent boat under all that muck. All those years of flood and rain and she's still afloat. Lesser boats have sunk after a year or two, making it slightly easier for the EA to ignore them.

 

[Chris_d]

Triad was owned by an RYA instructor, I did my Yachtmaster theory with him at Wantage leisure centre about 25 years ago. He was very active with Sea Scouts and many other organisations and the boat was used to take such groups out on the river and sea. John was very safety conscious and insisted on having three of everything on board, hence the name Triad and he even joked about it having three hulls! I think he fell ill about 20years ago and boat fell into neglect, he didn't own the house just used the mooring. I suspect all concerned have probably passed away and there is nobody left to chase unless the EA invest a lot of time and effort chasing relatives etc...

 

[bumperdump]

some more pics few hours today............

 

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