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    Well Done

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    Nice work! All looks very slick and tidy. Just a thought, have you considered putting all the pinned informatioin topics into a seperate directory names as General Information or some suitable title?

     

    I find it just a wee bit irritating to have to scroll past all those yellow blobs!

     

    Trevor

    Prop Shafts!

    in Technical Questions and Answers

    Posted

    It appears likely that "Glenmore" will need a new prop shaft. An engineering company has made an attempt to straighten the existing one at no small cost I might add! But, once again, on taking up drive, there is an unholy clattering and vibration from the rear that seems to come from the rear cutlass bearing. Local "sages" are suggesting that the attempted straighten has not worked and the consequent uneven running has worn down these bearings again. Although "Glenmore" has done very limited running since this repair back in July/August 2011, the company that did the work are washing their hands of any responsibility because of the time that has elapsed. Long discussions and concerns fall on very deaf ears!

    Anyway, we lifted "Glenmore" yesterday for a look and another engineer suspects either bent or misaligned prop shaft. Both outside cutlass bearings need replacing for sure so the shaft has to be pulled and will be checked for straightness. Some "sages" are suggesting that straightening a bent prop shaft is never 100% successful and that its best to "bite the bullet" or "grasp this very expensive nettle" and go for a new one. Has anyone any opinions on this?

    My next question is about a new shaft. It is somewhere in the region of five feet long with a taper at one end at least. The guesstimate of the engineer as to cost of a new one sets ones heart a fluttering seriously! £450!! And that is without any associated labour.

    Has anyone any experience of buying a prop shaft? Where from? How much? Who's best to supply?

    Any advice at all will be very gratefully received!

    Trevor

    www.normanboats.co.uk

    HYPOCRISY ON THE FORUM !!

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    There is a thread running on similar lines in the other place but on pubs and eating. Just about winning is the opinion that negative posts should be allowed so long as it is accepted that it is a subjective and personal opinion. Opinions and expectations will always vary and you will get wildly contrasting reports about the same business at times. To suggest that only positive reports are allowed is doing nothing but burying your head in the sand and helping nobody at all.

    These forums are supposedly seen and used as a resource to Broads newcomers looking for guidance. So anyone new considering a first Broads boating holiday and looking for a reputable yard will now read this thread and think there is no point in asking here as they won't be helped if they happen to make a bad choice! Then to say that people must discover the bad ones via experience is positively cruel. The result could be a first time family coming to the Broads and having a lousy time because of the quality of service from a yard and deciding never to come back again when we all know that this is thankfully rare and boating holidays are a wonderful relaxing experience. Additionally, unfavourable reports can do much to encourage providers to clean up their act.

    On the section description where it says "If you have a favorite Hire Boat Let us Know !" maybe it should also say "Don't tell us about any bad ones!"

    Trevor

    http://www.normanboats.co.uk

    PS. Not my spelling mistake! - favourite

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