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These photos came through with the Nancy Blackett Trust Weekly Newsletter. Anyone who knows the height of the terrace above the Hard, riverside of the Butt & Oyster will agree that this is indeed a very high tide. (Centre pic)

Tony Urwin of Bank Boats, Wayford. David at Broadsedge can arrange for you. When I moored at Broadsedge they would only let approved contractors work on site and some owners would meet examiners at Paddy's or Sutton moorings. However Tony is very good and his rates are reasonable.

Officially they have one noise wave, so the best rating. However given the state of Norfolks Coast Road, I probably would not notice noise as the surface is so uneven. They also have Michelin's legendary longevity. I am sure there are better All Season tyres for pure grip out there but as an all rounder they are good if a little on the expensive side.

A lot of it's capability is down to the Snow and Mud tyres that are fitted with the system. I saw a demo on a ski slope featuring two ford Kuga. One 4x4 the other 4x2. The 4x4 had low profile road tyres the 4x2 Cross Climate with a mountain snowflake symbol. The 4x2 actually got much further than the 4x4. The late great Timo Makinen, King of the 1000 lakes Rally always said driving fast on snow and ice is down to the right tyre.

I also carry a pair of Michelin Easy Grip Evolution 3 tyre socks, I have never had to use them yet but their promotion video is impressive.

I buy a new car between 3 and 4 years (silly really because they have normally only done about 25K miles) if I knock out the tyres and I do tend to change when there is still plenty of tread as you can normally notice change in handling, I fit Michelin Cross Climate. I have found they are just that, good, quiet cruising tyres in summer with excellent grip on snow in winter. Not up to a full winter tyre admittedly but we don't tend to get very deep snow in Norfolk.

Maybe it is sought after because of Alan Darby who was a leading driver/designer/ builder of Hydroplanes after the war and in the early 50s. There again it may be rarity value.

dnks34 has said it. I would add, "how often do you use your boat" ? I ask because paddle wheels do not like long periods of inactivity, they clog up. There are pressure speedos available ( bit like pilot-statics in aviation ) but Broads speeds are too low, they are designed for fast runabouts and do not "log" distance run. I would go in-hull tranducer for depth and GPS for speed. I am a great fan of no holes below the waterline, I have owned two yachts, powered by outboard, with no holes and they were a joy. Other boats we had with logs, sea toilets, stern gear etc were a pain at times. When distance sailing before GPS we would trail a Walker Log similar to this.

I spend my life on roads like that round here! The more so from monday as they are closing Swayfield Bridge over the Ant/canal for 5 weeks. This last year the Coast Road has had countless closures.

Not quite sure how to say this!

A good blow out on the tiger at speed Griff, especially on the front and you probably might not care how you get home. Ride with care!

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Sorry Robin that is just what it will not do. Modern lower profile and certainly very low profile tyres more often than not fail on the side wall and foam will just not work.

Actually Ford are very good about full size spares. Unfortunately you have to normally buy the bottom of the range to get one and then load the car with extras. Top end models normally have a BO stereo in the bit where the wheel goes or big wheels and low profile tyres.

Robin, I visit Sutherland you can be 30 miles from anywhere and no mobile signal. I have a family problem in Murcia that will most likely require me to travel through very rural France and Spain in the new year. With the greatest of respect I have had my licence for 53 years and there is hardly a country in Europe that I have not driven through. Add to that America and Australia. Please believe me cars need spare wheels. Like being at sea, proper sailing, not playing on rivers. One should be able to get yourself out of trouble and be equipt to do so, up in Sutherland I would carry two spares if I could.

"Clever Catfield" I was once told it's origins lay in have two staithes, one on Barton, one on Hickling. Not sure if I believe it.

I will not have a car without a full size spare. Used a can of gunk once, it went all over the road. The camels back was Aberystwyth to home in Norfolk, 301 miles on a space saver. Someone was looking after me, dont know how I got back there was nothing left of the tyre after 300 miles.

If I were a farmer I would not rush to take spoil from dredging given the past environmental problems with Tributyltin. These organotin compounds are slippery customers with a half life of between 2 weeks and 30 years depending on where it lies and the waters Ph. Having said that the vast majority should now be out of the system if everyone followed the 80s ban. I would think the North is pretty good, not sure about The Yare god alone knows what got released in there over the years.

This is a 10 m3 Hino. 5000 cubic metres would require 500 movements of this truck, I think that is a lot of dirt.....certainly to get rid of.

Waitrose Thai that could be all done in the oven was our favourite. Often eaten at Boundary Farm before a night nav back to Stalham and home. If eaten off good quality paper plates with Lathams plastic knives and forks the whole lot could go in a black plastic sack and into Broadsedge's dumpster bin. 20 mins later home!

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There is a subtle difference twix "Hybrid" and "Plug in Hybrid" it is the latter that are not being used correctly. A lady in the village has an outlander plug-in and by using the cable she can get to work in Holt and back home a distance of 26 miles.

When I looked into a Leaf, for about £1000 extra you could get an onboard charger that allowed you to plug into a normal domestic 3 pin for overnight charging when away.

When I can get a real 300 mile range using either the heater in winter or the aircon in summer then I will seriously consider an electric car. An electric car could do 99% of my Norfolk travel, but what happens when I want to see my son in Bucks, or holiday in Devon? I live on my own and just can't justify two cars, unless on a flight of fantasy I go down the route of buying a Mustang or sports car.