White Diesel on the Orwell?

photodog said:
Shotley could easily put a new surface tank next to the existing one.... You can get a 10,000 litre tank complete with pump and metered dispensing hose for under £5k....
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Do they want lots of boats clogging up the lock coming to get diesel which Shotley only make pennies on? Is not unusual to have to wait half an hour for a slot in the lock anyway.
 
The Lazy Kipper said:
Do they want lots of boats clogging up the lock coming to get diesel which Shotley only make pennies on? Is not unusual to have to wait half an hour for a slot in the lock anyway.
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No, I am not keen on the idea!! But I am keen on having white diesel......

I wonder if they could do fuel on the outer pontoon....?
 
The Lazy Kipper said:
Do they want lots of boats clogging up the lock coming to get diesel which Shotley only make pennies on? Is not unusual to have to wait half an hour for a slot in the lock anyway.
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A point I already made earlier this thread.


Guapa said:
SYH was only a suggestion and it would seem that you can not please everyone all of the time.

The reasoning behind SYH as a central location was the following:
1. No lock - having been a berth holder both at Shotley and Ipswich Haven I have found myself spending considerable time waiting to lock in/out. Can you imagine the amount of time you could be spending hanging around waiting to lock in/out when the lock not only has to deal with berth holders, but also with boats coming in to fuel? Especially Shotley, where you can lock in 4 or 5 boats at a time (at best - depending on size).
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