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ChrisB
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There is/was more than one builder called Dawncraft. There was one in Kidderminster and Stourport who first built in Marine Ply then GRP, mostly narrow beam for canal use. I believe that their 25 was offered as wide or narrow beam.
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I wonder if these increases are a reflection of the growth in fully electfic vehicles?
John Lewis can no longer get them underwritten.
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There are loads of boats both power and sail availabe as accommodation only along the South Coast, Lymington and Brighton are very popular.
I love this recycled use available in Norfolk on AirBnB.
I know of a narrowboat, afloat on a large garden pond/small lake in Oxfordshire.
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I forgot to say according to Norfolk Live.. I agree with Old W, best give that early morning dip a miss.
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Please see where ringed:-
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And while I was at it, one for the BA syndicate.
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Morning Crew. I have run your photo through my remastering programme. More of you lot, less superstructure, change light balance.
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My answer my Winchester SX4 Chambered 3.5in. No need to go too heavy No4s should have enough killing power.
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On 10/09/2023 at 16:27, Cal said:
A much cooler day today and we had some rain which cooled it down further.
We are a commercial aire which at €16 is the most expensive we have visited but it is like a UK campsite and fully serviced.
We have a lovely view of tomorrow's destination.
I have not been to Mont St Michel for 32 years but they used to allow RVs to stern Moor along the causeway. Strangely back then every other one was on Italian plates.
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4 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:
"now all this talk of rum and gin with stuff added, what is Angesturar for goodness sake?"
My fault Gracie, I should have spelled it correctly, then you would have known. I meant Angostura bitters, the ingredient that makes a genuine "Pinkers" (pink gin) pink.
It's not unpleasant to have just a few drips in lemonade (with or without gin)
It is usually measured in "drips" as it has such a strong flavour, more than a tiny amount would make most people feel a little ill.
Me too.
Very nice to have a few drips in a Bitter Shandy.
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8 hours ago, Polly said:
Naomi Cator?
Please see above, I am sorry, I forgot to quote before I posted.
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She passed away in 2022 aged 91.
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We should not forget that back in the late 70s after the Silver Jubilee, that it was Francis Cator and his wife ( Ranworth Cators) who acted as guarantors to get the Jubilee Sailing Trust off the ground.
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The Classic Boat festival is on at St Katherine's Dock. Entrance Is free, starting 1100hrs both Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th.
There is normally a very good turn out of my two favourites when it comes to motor boats:- Bates Starcraft and Ramparts.
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19 minutes ago, grendel said:
It is certainly a prospect under consideration, as is buying 2 boats (one purely for the workshop space)
You could probably earn some serious pocket money with a "Cruising" workshop on the waterways.
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Honfleur is a real jewel of La Manche.
This is if you are not stuck for hours on the outer pontoon awaiting the lock opening.
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PS. You would also most likely have 3 phase which would enhance the machine tools you could enjoy.
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6 hours ago, grendel said:
I spent the entire weekend sorting out the room that used to be my daughters bedroom, I had already added a small work bench in there, but it was time to get the bed out and clear away the junk under it, so I could create a few feet more of workbench, this involved disassembling the bed, clearing 3 big drawers full of junk, a trip to the tip with the mattress (well past its best) and using 6 plastic storage containers as the legs of a new workbench, adding anothe 12feet of shelf on the wall (3x 4 foot) and general tidying and hoovering.
still got some general tidying to be done, but it gives me an extra 4 foot of workbench, which will come in handy. there are still about 20 plastic storage crates stacked at one side of the room, my daughter has nowhere to put these in her flat, so they will stay as deep storage for now.
36 minutes ago, grendel said:The new work area
38 minutes ago, grendel said:well it had been a little like that when she had just moved out, I cleared a good 12" of stuff off the floor, and found a dustpan and brush buried in the furthest corner, I had already boxed up 20 plastic storage crates full, just to be able to walk in and use the desk as my alternate office, this just left the area under the bed to sort out and the bed itself to be removed, which was the task that I undertook this weekend
I think the smart money would have been for you to sell your house and buy a freehold industrial unit with office accommodation at the front and above..
You would then have a big "Manufacturing" area and you could convert the office into your house. A plus being no garden to get in the way of your hobbies.
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And anyone up here as well. Met office this morning:-
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Our "Out of Nessesity" overnighters were normally Campaniles. Because you were always assured of a good breakfast, a sort of trans-European mixture of cereal, bread, cheese eggs cold meats catering for all nationalities.
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It was always lunch-time when we got to Montauban. 17 years later , 1991 returning from what was to be our last family holiday in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
By the river, maybe even the same bench! The steed was Judith's Rover 216VP. We crammed into it as my Peugeot 405 lacked air-con.
Our youngest son must have taken the picture.
Anyway must not hi-jack your thread. I look forward very much to following your adventure.
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Have a wonderful trip. I am green with envy!
Continental motoring was my late wife's and my greatest pleasure. More so, even, than sailing as Judith was never as keen on the sea as me.
We started camping, then when the boys came, a caravan, and latterly Hotels, Routiers and Ferme Auberge.
This 1974 picture of Judith preparing lunch, sat on a bench by the river in Montauban is one of my favourites. The back seat was removed from the Dyane to accommodate all our camping gear. We were on our way back from our second trip in that car to Andalusia, crossing the Pyrenees via the Col de Puymorens. No tunnel back then!
The year after it was a Europa caravan towed by a Daimler Sovereign because what we did not know was Judith was coming home pregnant with our eldest son.
Hard to come to terms that that picture was taken 49 years ago, with a Russian SLR Zenit camera.
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Or Blue Supermoon.
Full moon is around 0200 hrs tomorrow but this is how it started ĥere in the NE corner of Norfolk.
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5 hours ago, Smoggy said:
Most crapi's (no not a typo) needed a couple of large paving slaps in the boot to get them round corners, they were just too long with no weight over the drive wheels.
Classic case of form over function in the design room.
Not as bad as the Corsair. I know of three that were rolled, all parents 2000E models.
Great Canal Journeys
in Tales from Other Waterways / Places .
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TV channel "Yesterday" are doing a re-run starting 8.00pm Wednesday.