--- In [email protected], Trevor Sheppard <listsandst...@...> wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > The January 1st start is a pain but this was why I decided on having a > (convenient for me) 6 month BW licence first... > > However, having just read Julian's post, I think I'd best ring BW > tomorrow and check .... > > I've got to buy an anchor and chain as well so that I can join the other > owners of same and have a little extra (clean and shiny) ballast around > my feet at the stern - talking of which, I'm seriously considering > modifying the back end and converting it to a semi-trad style - has > anybody here done anything similar? > > Trevor > > Pengalanty wrote: > > > > Just to complicate matters, I seem to remember that "Gold" licences run > > from 1st Jan to 31st Dec each year. When you applyfor a "Gold" the unused > > portion of a BW licence (Nearest full month) is refunded and you get a new > > licence which is for a year, probably 2010 perhaps? > > > > This has complicated things for me, as I now have to pay for a licence in > > December (For a Jan 1st start), and I have a lump sum paid to me each year > > on the 10th January. Not the best Cash-Flow situation, being Christmas and > > all that! I am thinking of getting a short term (3-month?)licence to put > > the matter right. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] # Hi Trevor,
I had my shell built with a very small stern! It is a nuisance as there is only enough room for one person to stand in comfort. This was my design fault as I took the view that a 'Liv-a-Board' boat should have the largest amount of covered space. In my case there is too much equipment and wiring to even think of an alteration! ~Allan~ >
