ChrisB

Good for sliding down the warp to add weight in a blow.

I jest Griff. In the immortal words of Manuel "I know nothin" where football is concerned. I come from a long line of Rugby players, went to a rugby school, both my sons were county players. I enjoy watching some football but don't understand the finer points of the game.

Only when they play Doncaster.

I have not got a clue (I am a rugby fan) I was simply making a point re cost of leisure activities. I got it off their web site, I suppose an A+ is Chelsea or Man U and a D game is Wroxham. Or it might be the seconds or youth side.

An adult ticket for a D grade game at Carrow Road is £30. For an A+ game it is £60. All for just 90 minutes.

Zero experience and a belly full of beer!!!!!!!!!!!

Should anyone wish to purchase an Origo product my advice would be try Ely Chandlers first. I saved over £40 on a Heat Pal.

With the closures of recent years all day boats should have some form of heads facility, even if it is a curtain and a seated bucket.

You can with an Origo 6000. The oven even has a thermometer built in. http://www.foxsmarineandcountry.com/products/origo-6000-alcohol-oven-stove-cooker-es5758?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=428030197&gclid=CLGmw8Hs7MoCFSwW0wodLlUNGw

Blofield https://www.norwichcamping.co.uk/

The "TrueCost" is never known until you stop boating. Only then can depreciation be factored in. I know of a couple who bought a new boat, kept it in good order for twenty five years and virtually got their capital cost back. I also know of people who bought new, found the activity or boat did not fit the bill and lost tens of thousands in a short space of time. Undina the Abbeking and Rasmussen, Rhodes design classic that Griff Rhys-Jones completely restored cost £75k, nearly £500k in restoration and yard expenses and when sold brought £75k! I think most people over value their boats and like houses and Estate Agents Brokers overvalue to get boats on their books leading to some head shaking when it is finally time to swallow the anchor.

Somewhere on Youtube is a Defender dragging a Dodge Ram backwards in a tug of war.

I had a Standard Vanguard!!! But it was grey in colour, the same as the real one my father had. I believe the engine was shared with the Razor Edge Triumphs and was used to power the TR2, 3 & 4 (in modified form) until the straight 6 2·5 litre PSI fitter to the TR5 & 6. I suppose it is the maroon that makes thi one so rare. Cars had no colour in the lte 40s early 50s just black, grey and light green.

As the result of an acquisition in the very early 80's, I inherited two Bedford TMs fitted with two stroke Detroits. Really strange trucks as unlike the norm they revved like a car. Their horrendous consumption sentenced them to the auctions at Frimley.

Compared to what the original owner paid ( or as a customer given for free) they appear expensive. But you only have to look at the interest in The Broads ( this site being evidence of that) and the fact that supply is finite, there will not be any more. Then for a little piece of history and nostalgia they are quite cheap.

Jeep were Chrysler, not GM, who after being dumped by their last owners Daimler Benz are now owned by Fiat. The new Jeep Renegade is a Fiat 500X with a biscuit tin body. Some Chrysler compacts are sold as Lancia in Italy and other countries.

There is a business in Rayleigh that specialise in US pickups. But they must be about 130 miles away. They are called "Farm Fresh Speed Shop"

The X one designs are a particular loss to the solent.

I wonder what Eastwoods make of it? Their fleet are not exactly shallow draft.

I don't really understand how this aids flood defense unless the staithe is reconstructed. Surely the water would just overtop there.

Cockwells 33 (or any Of their Duchy range) for me. Not cheap though.

The stark truth of speed limits is thus: When a pedestrian (for that read road workman) is hit at 30mph 9 out of ten, though badly injured survive, at 40mph 9 out of ten die. Speed limits are not put there for fun and should be respected. If you choose to think you know better, then, you deserve to get hammered. I doubt very much that it is a funding opportunity, more a deliberately planned programme to make the sites safe for all.

I found my Dunhill Rollagas in the back of my security cabinet a few weeks ago. What I could not believe is it lit! I have not smoked for twenty years. Apparently on recovery of Donald Campbell's body in 2001 his Dunhill was still in the breast pocket of his blue overalls. After a flush and dry out, a new flint and a refill it worked. A testament to quality workmanship. Mine was made in Switzerland, not sure if they all were. To my regret I lost a very nice Mont Blanc pen so now use a Parker mostly but my best pen is a Cross.

You also need to look at the keels just in case she has been kept on a hard bottom drying mooring. Taking hard ground twice a day has caused stress cracks on some boats. Having said that Westies were really strongly built and have in most cases stood the test of time. If you love the boat I would not bother about the speed she goes about. One thing about the Westerly was they were fitted with decent engines not underpowered auxillaries so when you want to make up time on the river just motor. It is what you would be doing anyway! But on Barton, Hickling etc away you go under sail. A good spray hood and a tiller extension and you can keep out of most of the weather plus you can keep the hatch and companion way open. Go for it. I have left my intended return to sail too late, do it while you can, you can return to power when the years catch up with you.

Queens Velvet was my favourite.