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If anyone remembers Fiona and I had a fire involving electricity ( forgive the pedant in me). The galvanic isolator melted due to an internal fault. The unit was sent back to the manufacturer and they found NOTHING UNTOWARD…Despite the fact I had seen with eyeball mark one the thing spitting and dripping larva like materials all down it’s front ( was mounted vertically) which then set alight the insulation material for the high amperage cables….. TBH after I had lifted the deck boards the conflagration increased immediately and I couldn’t breathe at all, the smoke paralyses the diaphragm and you simply can’t breathe. A few gulps of outside the canopies air and back I went with extinguisher and put it out. It took the whole contents of the powder extinguisher to do so. Im not permitted to make safety recommendations HOWEVER, we now have multiple FFF extinguishers onboard. Reason, it clearly states on the powder extinguishers “do not discharge in a confined space” what pray is a boat…? it took us weeks and weeks to get rid of that stench inducing powder. Triple F on the other hand is safe for all likely applications. Wonder why they aren’t mandated rather than the ones we’re not supposed to even use on boats. No I’ve no clue either… Over and Out Viktor……

Thanks I will give it a whirl

As we get the new floor into the galley I will send pictures of the galley design, the current one (sink side) reminds me of my Nanas one in the sixties.

Looking good I think M Have to start organising the party soon. Anyone have an evening with Bobs number? They sang at Fiona’s Birthday party and they are 👍 Super good

Then some lovely smooth hull views including the new chine and straightened Iroko rubbing strakes ( They are the original ones) Then some new planks Then some new bearers planks to go in later Then general view

OK folks enough with the Viktor Meldrew isms..… All that stuff may be accurate and to the letter, the enforceable bit however requires. 1. A shedload more rangers than exist 2. Some means of recording all legal like arrive a depart, ANPR for the broads anyone. I really don’t think anyone wants to turn the Broads into the Frinton on sea of Norfolk and Suffolk. IF we go that far I want to see reckless helming prosecuted, starting with the removal of the damage waiver system to be replaced with what worked for decades a meaningful refundable deposit held against damage and good behaviour. Just call me Viktor……lol

My bad got carried away hitting send. It’s toxoplasmosis cats deposit in the flower beds. Funny I even had a conversation about that topic last week. Lots of surfers get lepto. There are human vaccines for lepto but they’re not fantastic. Recombinant Nucleic Acid vaccines are coming ( better ones).

Hi folks just to clarify the dirty mouths left to touch babies faces are the HUMAN ones not dogs or cats. Cats almost universally carry leptospirosis and deposit routinely in other peoples flower beds, which if contracted when pregnant, by planting bulbs for instance, may give rise to encephalic babies ( born sans functioning brain). The last reported case of toxoplasmosis from doggie poop from the available literature, was 1984, there are hundreds of leptospirosis cases every year. IMO all cats should poop in their own gardens or in a cat litter tray, not in my flower beds. Derailed again …lol

No sterile is an infinite quantity like pregnant or dead. What surprises me about parents of young children is that they allow the most filthy area of any mammal on the planet to regularly come into contact and pass bodily fluids on their baby’s face.. Told you microbiology was fun. Parents with cats allowing their babies into the garden shock me too… lol M

My grumpy old git sense tingles every day on many topics, my newly purchased dashcam enables me to indulge myself endlessly. It will be coming to the broads soon on my freshly purchased portable 12 v powered mounting. Hitting and driving away will no longer be invisible and I will ( I promise ) take action against each and every one. “It’s not my fault I’m a beginner”, an excuse I’ve heard multiple times, and “ that’s what insurance is for “ being another. The latter after being hit 5 times in quick succession by someone who tried mooring with the tide and the wind…What makes that one worse was standing next to the idiot was a very experienced round Britain sailor, who stood and did nothing. Yes Victor says Fiona lol 😂 Does that really require a #Sarc tag ?….. M

Sorry however I would suggest that most responsible dog owners who “pick up” will not be concerned about a little pee. Yours mine or their animals. It is after all is said and done sterile mildly warm water. If you’ve ever been in a swimming pool and had stingy eyes that’s because you were opening your eyes and swimming in a dilute pee solution. He he microbiology is such fun.

I would also have said something and offered her a sopping wet mop to aid her endeavours. I would also add one little point about “control”. when living in Switzerland where dog laws are extremely strict, control does NOT mean being on a lead. It means a dog under your control does what you want NOT what it wants. That is exactly the case here. I don’t need a lead to stop Monty peeing on something I don’t want him to pee on. She obviously didn’t care, in which case, she will continue unless circumstances make it too uncomfortable for her to continue. Confrontation is a very strong word, however don’t leave it to someone else, we know where that leads… Be polite, and firm. Say what you wish to say then either keep repeating it in an even tone or just say nothing more, most folks in todays society simply can’t cope and usually start screaming. Having a smartphone out will always help.

They are my fav ground attack planes. Indians are still or were up until recently still building em. One of the first with moving map display was it not? Overwing sidewinders very cool only on international export ones until gulf war 1 I believe too. Would have been alpha jet pants if we (uk) hadn’t insisted on it being supersonic. French version was never as good as ours IMO. I would love to hear some stories over a beer sometime… An interest in Military Aviation kindled by my father many moons ago. I have an extensive library of Military aviation books I still read. Met a few typhoon jockeys too. Never been nerd enough to hit the Mach Loop though. I’ve probably frightened you off by now lol. Best and loudest thing I ever saw RAF wise was 10 Harriers taking off vertically and simultaneously at RIAT ( mid nineties) was incredible. M

I believe from personal experience there’s a huge amount of truth in what you say. For all sorts of reasons a few years ago I used to drive a 200mph capable cabriolet vehicle ( ok 195). Travelling at 150+ on the Ohne Geschwindichskeit Controlle autobahn. De-restricted motorway. Takes huge concentration and after a while everything slows down and it gets easier. However when one slows in the 130kph zones (81mph) it feels like you are literally standing still and it takes maybe thirty minutes until the senses re adjust. So yes I think you are right. Nowadays still have a cabbie but my fun is now getting 55mpg out of it so I get almost 750 miles from a tank. Hypermiling is great fun…

You can’t beat old woodies for low wash… The displacement in very shallow bits is another matter though. All that weight does mean something after all.