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Recall of gas device

CLESSE (UK) Ltd have highlighted some uncertainty over the long term product stability and reliability of their Compact 800 Gas Automatic Changeover Regulators manufactured during 2013, which in very remote cases can affect the safety system.

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Published: 30 April 2014

Change the number

ONE would think that an emergency number was a most important part of any activity, and particularly that of boating, yet Canal & River Trust still have an out of date number at many situations we have been told.

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Published: 30 April 2014

Email: A bit confusing

In reply to John Howard's piece of the 14 days rule, which is applicable to 48 and 24 hour moorings as well.

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Published: 30 April 2014

Email: Tempting

What a lot of sense John Howard speaks. Whilst it is assumed that home mooring means a marina berth, many home moorings may be a farmers field with no facilities, and with difficult access, so a honeypot mooring can be tempting to an over-stayer.

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Published: 30 April 2014

Wanted—a level playing field

I AM sure, like many others, I'm confused about the debate regarding the 14 days rule and how it applies to either (but surely it should be both) continuous cruisers and those who choose to invest their money in the secure water car parks we know as marinas, writes John Howard.

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Published: 28 April 2014

Useful telephone number?

COMING down the North Oxford towards Newbold Tunnel today (Sunday) I came across a minor navigation hazard—a large float which has been marking a collapsed embankment for years that had broken loose writes David Hymers.

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Published: 28 April 2014

Police stopped engine noise

I was pleased to see the article by Victor Swift concerning noise from selfish boaters, but as he says you can do something about it, for I did, writes Russ  Bennett.

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Published: 28 April 2014

Contradicting the boss

IN CLAIMING that Canal & River Trust has the right to amend/interpret the 1995 British Waterways Act anyway that it sees fit (Can CaRT interpret the law as it wants?), its Head of Enforcement, Simon Salem, is directly contradicting his boss, Richard Parry, writes Allan Richards.

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Published: 28 April 2014

Level boards discrepancies

The reason for the apparent discrepancies in the flood boards at Beeston and Cranfleet on the Trent is due to the Hydro plant at Beeston weir, Tim Radcliffe writes.

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Published: 28 April 2014

'On the Water'

Pilling's Lock Marina show it is very much in business with its On the Water weekend to promote its fleet of day hire boats.
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Published: 28 April 2014

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