[Springer’s Retreat On The Rivers]

well knock me down with a feather, they are available with steel toes on ebay for just £23

I suppose I should have known, as safety footwear normally has shoes and boots up to my size (though not a great selection, usually in just 1 style for shoes, 1 for boots, and 1 for wellies.

 

[Springer’s Retreat On The Rivers]

I am sure I have a pair of wellies somewhere- finding wellies in size 14 (49.5) is not so easy, but I did find some years ago, now where they got put- well thats a totally different story

 

[Broad Ambition - Underway on the H2O]

I have amended the post to just a link rather than an embedded youtube, due to the presence of a couple of incidents at ludham bridge which conflict with our TOS

[Springer’s Retreat On The Rivers]

the dog whistle made me wince though.

 

[Springer’s Retreat On The Rivers]

movies you click the link and it downloads, then you can play it.

 

[Car Talk]

one of my cars was written off as structural damage not repairable category D, even the DVLA centre said it should never have been category D, the damage was a dented bonnet, broken numberplate and broken grill incurred in a less than 5mph accident when a post office van pulled out from behind a bus while I was busy passing it in the other direction, I only had about 5 feet of warning when he appeared. (the bus had been turning right from a side turning and was still part in my lane so I had slowed right down- the post office van wanted to make the right turn, even though he couldnt see past the back of the bus)

sothe insurance garage quoted me in excess of £2000 to repair, I bought the car back from them, went on ebay and found a new bonnet and grill for £40, and just a few miles from me- even in the correct colour, that and £15 for a new number plate and a £60 test at the DVLA centre to get a category d back on the road (basically they looked at it- looked at the photos of the damage, asked what work I had done and then issued me with the documents (with the comment noted above. )

All insurance companies are interested in nowadays is scrapping cars even with minor damage. and paying out as little as possible

[Broad Ambition - TLC Time Again]

A point to note for anyone considering changing over to lithium, or a mix of lead acid and lithium, lithium cant be charged directly from the alternator, it has to be passed via a DC/ DC converter, or it is likely to fry the alternator, lithium will quite happily devour as much charge as it can demand, this means the alternator is running at max output and more is still being demanded, thus burning out the alternator fairly quickly.

there are videos out there that explain this in great detail, but I just wanted to make you aware.

[Mermaid’s Meanderings]

1 hour ago, CambridgeCabby said:

Agreed , @grendel would you be able to move the you tube discussions over to the YouTube thread please ?

done

[As Seen On Youtube, Broads & Non Broads.]

youtube posts split from mermaids meandering

[Clive - Dungraftin]

well done, you got there in the end,

I once got stuck trying to turn at the bottom of the dyke, it was blowing half a hooligan, and I got stuck side on on the red and white post on the end, it made a right mess of the paintwork, right down to bare wood.

I ended up turning the boat using the ropes, on my own, fortunately I had a good long rope that I tied at one side at the back then lead it to the front of the boat along the outside, then with judicious pushing and shoving I got the back out into the river, pulling it around (its easier with several people)

[A Ponder.]

another thing my Gran did was to put tin cans into a metal biscuit box (the old fashioned ones a foot cube) and bury them in the garden, when we went visiting she would dig up one of  these tins and we would have a meal of pot luck, as invariably the labels had disintegrated so we would get corned beef (easily recognisable tin) from goodness knows what date (maybe even as far back as the war) with peaches instead of peas. 

maybe it was her way of discouraging visitors to call round for a meal (it worked).

or you would all go shopping which was when she inevitably found she had left her purse at home.

she was however a very fun grandma with a wicked sense of humour.

[A Ponder.]

I once burned spaghetti, (both the pasta and the sauce) so you are not alone there Gracie

[Early Start To The New Season]

you just need sensible wooden boats, Water Rail can do Wroxham at 6 foot (maybe even at 5'11") but needs 6'3" at Potter Heigham (due to the corners of the roof at the back), very rarely she cant do great Yarmouth at high tide.

[Fuel And Pump Out On The Waveney?]

water rail holds so little it almost always under £50 (they will usually struggle to fit 30 litres even from nearly empty.) plus I have a 20 litre jerry can I fill up at my local asda before leaving.

[A Ponder.]

mind you we did once find a mummified marrow she had put behind the oven to dry out- maybe 5 years earlier- maybe longer- it was a dry husk

[A Ponder.]

my gran used to store them in some liquid- isopon or something, isinglass that stopped the air getting to the shells which was what made them go bad, this way you could store them for years

[As Seen On Youtube, Broads & Non Broads.]

this is why we have the no name and shame in our terms of service, if any such video is posted here, we will take it down from the forum- ok that only stops it here, but in general I agree that it doesnt show the broads in its best light, also i dont like the videos where the footage is speeded up making it look like all the boats are speeding, the broads is supposed to be a tranquil place.

the problem is these videos are popular and gain the videographers subscribers.

[Clive - Dungraftin]

1 hour ago, Dungraftin2 said:

We, today was so a great start reversed myself out of the neat shed at 8.30 am Turn the boat around completely lost hit the boat hard on the mooring in front and scrapped her. 

Then got back to Moorings to take my son to the train station and pick the hubby up and completed lost again had a fully panic. Rang Robert from the boatyard to come to my rescue I had somehow ended up for end of the Boatyard. Rob moored us felt so disappointed 🙁  

But I won't give up might wait to paint it until I crack this driving 😆 

you wont be the first- or last person to mess up, it happens- even to the best of us, dont forget, take things slowly.

[Fuel And Pump Out On The Waveney?]

There is also the marina t burgh castle that does pump outs and fuel, and not forgettingt the small yard opposite the yacht station at great yarmouth as well.

[Electric Circuit Sensors.]

you mean like the warning your car gives when a bulb fails or other electric component fails- no I dont believe most boats will have this.

[Should We Be Concerned?]

ah, you can tell its fake from this quote -

Quote

Dr Packman was excited to announce an extension to the Broads Authority’s current executive area. The current boundary is very higgledy piggledy he said. When driving through the area it is often difficult to know if your are in “The Broads” or not.

Dr Packman would never be caught dead not referring to it as the Broads National Park and merely 'the broads'

comes to something when the BA are seen as a national joke.

[The Hump]

I heard rumours that the BA would be dredging the bure this year- (please take note of the date)

[Brinks Encore Plus]

a few years back now I hired Marthams Jayne 2, I was the first hirer after they had completely rebuilt (Jayne 1 came out with a rotten keel, and Jayne 2 had a new top put on. I knew they had only just launched her when I arrived, as finishing touches were being added (front windscreens, toilet roll holders etc), and  I had a two hour wait until they deemed her ready.

when I brought her back after a week, i had a snagging list for them, I told their bridge pilot as they brought me back through PH bridge, and by the time I got to the yard the whole team was assembled, ready to jump on the snags.

it was only little things- a loose alternator bolt (the nut came off and went into the bilge under the engine- the bolt couldnt fall out, but I put a zip tie on to stop it anyway, one diesel injector was weeping slightly, and the shower pump didnt seem to be working (turned out someone forgot to connect the wires).

on another trip the cupboard door fell off, - reported as i went through the bridge, and within minutes of my arriving the part with the hinges still on had been removed and everything whisked back to the workshop to be reglued ready for the next hirer. in neither case was it worth calling the yard out for what were minor things, and each time they were ready and waiting to sort it out when i got back.

[Clive - Dungraftin]

it is possible that out of vanity and the need to appear attractive meant that none of them were wearing their spectacles.

[Early Start To The New Season]

nope, I heard it direct from a forum member (elsewhere, so not naming anyone here).

to me it sounds like the quay attendants (or at least one of them) did not read the memo and have been charging boaters, which was why I asked the question.

the least I would expect to hear is an apology and a refund sent out to all who were charged, as its this type of action that brings the Broads Authority into disrepute.