Boating Resources
Here are boating resources and information submitted by London Boaters. Members may comment on matters presented here, and may also add items to the London Boaters directory.
Ever forage for wood or kindling? Common around waterways, beware that the sap from Giant Hogweed seriously burns you via Phytophotodermatitis, even for many years after initial exposure.
Jasmin's excellent "Thinking of Buying A Narrowboat To Continuously Cruise? My HUGE list of PROs And CONS" video
Here is a shared map with all water/recycling/pump outs etc and other POIs
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/viewer?mid=zCk87KX9lZWQ.kSEDGdUn1JSI
Gas safety and Coulrophobia* – by Ron Gooding
It seems so simple working with gas. A little bit of pipe, some orange hose with numbers on it and a few clips. Also my mate’s dad is a plumber and said he can help. I mean it isn’t rocket science is it?
If you are thinking of hiring or renting a boat privately, offering your boat for hire, or buying a boat to rent-out, The Canal and River Trust has recently published the following statement about privately renting boats:
Have you registered to vote in the General Election on 7 May?
If you live on a boat, you must register by 20th April and before every election to be eligible to vote.
Live aboard boaters in Hackney can register to vote by declaring a local connection. The declaration of a local connection form can be requested by calling 020 8356 3232 or by collecting a form in person from Electoral Services at Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, London E8 1EA.
National Bargee Travellers Association statement: Canal & River Trust "Places" Maps Defy Law and Geography.
Boaters sometimes have difficulty registering with a doctor because we can’t provide a home address in the surgery’s catchment area.
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/doctors/Pages/NHSGPs.aspx
Generally, a surgery is only obligated to take you on if “you live within the catchment area and it is accepting new patients”.
This means that ultimately it is down to the discretion of the practice whether they agree register you as a permanent patient.
These are tips and ideas from boaters on safety and security on the water:
If you do have something stolen, set up Ebay and Gumtree alerts for them. Valuable items like bikes and generators sometimes come up for sale.
Try to take a picture of suspected burglers. Not only does this help identification, sometimes even just pretending to take a photograph can frighten them off.
Be secure, but don’t make a fortress you can’t escape from in a fire.
Don’t be daft (e.g. using your MacBook Pro with the curtains open, in Hackney, at midnight).
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