----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Rushton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Re: Re: Re: Marine engines [but now on 
Consistent Rules]


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "michael askin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 10:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [canals-list] Re: Re: Re: Re: Marine engines [but now on
> Consistent Rules]
>
>

>> A couple of hire boaters were running their engines, as I assume
> they don't
>> have power hook up.
>
> I would rather pay the 5 quid to get no electricity but get a peaceful
> evening.
> I was hoping to enjoy a peaceful evening tonight in the garden with
> a few beers, but a hire boat was tied up just down the canal with
> engine running from 8:30 PM till 11:10 PM  :-(
>

Is this common for hire boats then? I can see that liveaboards and longterm 
cruisers might need to do this, but hireboats? Surely no-one pays the sums 
asked for narrowboat hire and then does so little cruising that battery 
charge is a problem.

-- 
Niall 



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