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On the right track

THE responses to David Hymer's proposal to incorporate CaRT's share of mooring charges into the licence fee confirms to me that he is on the right track, writes John Kerley.

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Published: 27 December 2012

Email: Against live aboards

I have just read Christopher Smith's email, and am wondering what this Meldrew-like character has against live aboards?

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Published: 27 December 2012

Email: Inconsiderate

I have just read your article about the inconsiderate moorers in Wheelock, the water point ones being mentioned. Thank you for this, we use the water point and facilities very frequently and are sick of the inconsideration of these boaters.

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Published: 26 December 2012

Email: Unable to moor

A new year, so perhaps after all the brickbats at doing nothing Canal & River Trust will do something about continuous moorers, now that at long last IWA has realised the problem.

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Published: 26 December 2012

Email: Living on boats

Now that Canal & River Trust have got on top of boat licence avoidance and are putting their efforts into overstaying on moorings, will it then concentrate its efforts on the boaters living on their boats on CaRT recreational moorings?

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Published: 26 December 2012

Email: Racked off

Pam Pickett has set up an Aunt Sally. I know of no 'leisure cruisers' who object to genuine continuous cruisers (and seriously doubt if CaRT objects either).

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Published: 26 December 2012

Email: Muddy the waters?

I do wish Pam Pickett, and all the others who either mis-understand or for some reason wish to muddy the waters between those who are continuous cruisers and continuous moorers, would try to see that most of us mere leisure boaters have no argument with the former (other than a little envy!)

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Published: 26 December 2012

Continuous moorers must be sorted

WE ARE getting an inordinate amount of correspondence about continuous moorers, showing that normal licence payers are really annoyed at such boaters taking up what are too often the most useful moorings for months on end.

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Published: 26 December 2012

A year of Victor

NEVER done it before, but with such a contentious year, I am going to give you my headlines from each of the past twelve months, to see how they relate to the present:

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Published: 25 December 2012

You can't moor there!

ONE would-be boater completely misinterpreted the mooring signs outside the Globe on the Grand Union Canal.

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Published: 24 December 2012

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