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Mouldy
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7 hours ago, Smoggy said:
No you ain't wrong, overtightening might damage the threads in the actuator as it's usually plastic but won't pierce the cylinder.
I took mine into Brian Wards for replacement cylinders and was warned against over tightening them, as they would puncture and inflate the life jacket.
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17 minutes ago, marshman said:
The bottles have to tendency to work loose, and it merely takes a few seconds or so, as you are putting your lifejacket on to check firstly, you actually have a little bottle attached, and secondly it is done up!!!!!
But not too tightly, or you’ll puncture the canister and inadvertently inflate your life jacket! 😉
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33 minutes ago, Bikertov said:
Which then asks the question: I don't yet have any life jackets on board A Frayed Knot, only a life ring - are there any recommendations for the best sort of life jacket (for the Great Ouse/Broads) ? I have seen a few for sale in the Jones chandlery, but had no idea what to go for.
We have these on NL:
https://www.force4.co.uk/item/Seago/Classic-190N-Automatic-Life-Jacket/DT7
They were chosen because of their simplicity to repack if and when they were deployed. One thing to note is that the gas cylinders have a ‘use by’ date, so an element of maintenance is required.
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1 hour ago, Chelsea14Ian said:
Not bad
Gee, thanks Ian! Your generosity clearly knows no bounds! 😉
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After a very pleasant meal out with good friends at The Bridge Inn at Acle last night, it’s back to normal tonight, with me on kitchen fatigues! Eat your ruddy heart out Aunt Bessie!
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21 minutes ago, Bikertov said:
I've been keeping an eye on the webcams all week - the depth marker is showing 1m high
Glad I am out the water for the winter !
Are you? Still?
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3 hours ago, Troyboy said:
I loved my 1.9 pd Skoda Fabia Vrs. So much so I've had 3 of them. They were a fantastic car to own. That 1.9 pd engine was super reliable and no dpf to worry about. Also great performance with the 130bhp. It was a little gruff sounding but I liked that.
No dpf, but the egr valve was prone to failure. Surprisingly lively little car though and the run out Race Blue versions with full leather are still worth a fair bit of cash.
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1 hour ago, Troyboy said:
DPF has been the cause of a lot of VW group diesel problems. I wouldn't touch a modern diesel now. Ad blue now has to be added to modern VW cars to make them work properly.
The biggest issue with dpf’s is using vehicles so equipped on short journeys, which doesn’t allow them to get hot enough to work properly.
Ive had two issues with my diesel Skoda in 96,000 miles, water pump failed at about 60k and a glow plug failed about two years ago.
My previous Skoda was a petrol one and that had more issues at a lower mileage, the butterfly in the (plastic) inlet manifold failed costing about £800 to replace and shortly afterwards the coil packs failed, which wasn’t a cheap fix either.
1 hour ago, Troyboy said:As said, the tighter the emissions control the more unreliable some cars have become.
All cars have become more unreliable as more and more electronics have been introduced. There are far more things to go wrong and everything now seems to be throwaway. Just wait until some of these dance LED lights fail and instead of a bulb costing a few pence, new lamps have to be fitted at a cost of several hundred pounds.
As for electric, just not interested. Too expensive and currently (no pun intended) too impractical.
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4 hours ago, grendel said:
thats why I like my 2008 v50 2.0, last of the diesels before they went to additives to control the emissions ( the same year model latter half of the year had the small tank of additive that needed topping up every 70,000 miles, mine has a DPF but thats about it, does nearly 50mpg (best I have got was 49.8mpg) probably as fast 0-60 as petrol, but will kick out some smoke if you floor it like that.
Not strictly true. My 2016 Skoda Octavia vRS TDi DSG doesn’t use AdBlue, but is ULEZ compliant with just a dpf in the exhaust.
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3 hours ago, Bikertov said:
My engine burns so much oil, I don't need to do an oil change
I reckon it gets through a 4L bottle of oil every year, so there is always fresh stuff in there.
Good to know that you’re doing your bit for the environment, Danny!
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5 hours ago, YnysMon said:
That photo from Ranworth. Hopefully the temporary fencing around one of the water hoses means that the BA are going to fix it. Last time we were there it was leaking from several holes, so by the time the water got to the end of the hose there wasn't much to speak of. Doh!
Never mind the ruddy hose! Wonder when they plan to fix the damaged quay heading. I guess that may be on hold until they find out if their toll increase will go through following the intervention of the local MP’s and other objections.
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30 minutes ago, dom said:
. . . . . . . . I suspect in reality, the issue is a combination of the above, charging on the moorings and the wider decline of pubs due to ban on smoking and general trend towards healthier lifestyles.
I think that blaming a pubs demise, even only in part, on the ban on smoking, is grasping at straws. Smoking in pubs etc. has been banned since 2007 and we are all used to that by now, surely? The number of people who smoke anyway, has been in decline for years.
What is more likely the cause, is a combination of a cost of living crisis coupled with ever more expensive food and drinks in pubs and restaurants. I know costs for the hospitality industry have risen too, but faced with the choice of paying your mortgage or going out for a meal, most folk will protect their homes and forsake eating out.
As for the mooring charge, some folk will avoid Ranworth, but for a family looking to go out for a meal in a restaurant or a pub, whilst on holiday, is the mooring charge going to make that much difference. After all, there is a charge to moor at Thurne Dyke for The Lion, at Womack for The King’s Arms, at The Bridge Inn, Acle, at Salhouse to visit The Fur and Feather and atbThebNew Inn, Horning. As a boat owner, I don’t like the charge at Ranworth and I think that the BA are bang out of order imposing it, but I’m not going to let it spoil my holiday. If I wanted to overnight there, banging toe rails with the craft alongside (which I don’t), then I’d pay up, go for my meal and just get on with living.
I have read elsewhere that the landlady is not in good health, which if true, may also be a factor in the pub’s closure.
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10 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said:
We went in once in the summer. All we wanted for lunch. Was simple sandwiches. None was available. And there were very few people there.
The last time I tried The Maltsters was sometime during November 2022. We were there with our son, his wife and three children. Like Ian, we wanted something light for lunch, but they were only able to offer main meals, all of which were quite expensive. Haven’t been in since.
1 hour ago, Meantime said:Another resounding success for the Broads Authorities policy of charging for moorings. Clearly the takings at the pub improved so much they decided they could retire early!!
Is it fair to blame the BA for this, bearing in mind that The Granary started to offer main meals this year and seems to have flourished? Perhaps their success has been at the expense of the pub.
Without trade from the locals, surely any business there will struggle after the tourist season has finished. The Bridge Inn at Acle and The White Horse at Neatishead must be prime examples of pubs not being dependent on tourism, as both appear to continue through the winter months quite successfully.
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19 minutes ago, Meantime said:
Not pulling any punches is he!
Err, no.
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I’ve messaged Duncan Baker through Facebook to request his permission to reproduce the letter on the Forum.
He has agreed.
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I’ve just read an interesting letter on FB, sent by Duncan Baker to the Good Doctor, on behalf of the MP’s whose constituencies cover the Norfolk Broads. Obviously, I am unable to reproduce it on here, but if you do Facebook, search Duncan Baker MP and read it for yourself.
Its worth a read, really.
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1 hour ago, CambridgeCabby said:
The Ship South Walsham is currently subject to a fundraising by locals to reopen as a community owned pub fingers crossed it s successful .
Wonder if the current issues at Upton will scupper that idea. There’s obviously insufficient trade to support the pubs that are there now without another one reopening.
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10 hours ago, Bikertov said:
That's actually cheaper than the RGO - mine would be £597 for the whole of this year
Sssssshhh! Steady, Danny! Don’t give the good doctor any ideas!
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1 hour ago, mikeyboy1966 said:
Out of interest,how much would the tolls be on a broom 30
About the same as for our Broom 29 Sedan. This year we paid £476.
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48 minutes ago, Mouldy said:
Just seen on FB that the BA have approved an increase of 8.9%. If this is true, it’s not as bad as it could have been, but more than recommended by the Nav Com.
If the rate rise is correct, it will bring the annual toll on Norfolk Lady to just (and I mean just) shy of £519. In 2020, we paid £391.44.
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Just seen on FB that the BA have approved an increase of 8.9%. If this is true, it’s not as bad as it could have been, but more than recommended by the Nav Com.
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16 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:
I retired from the OU on a scheme designed to shrink staff costs.
Which is exactly what Yare House needs. It could do with a commercial dose of laxative
Harsh? - Well another awkward truth is that when the Blessed Authority was formed, they took over from the port commissionaires at Gt Yarmouth - There were just six of them in their office
Griff
If it were a profit making organisation, shrinking staffing levels would be the first area looked at to reduce costs - I know, because that was the reason for the department restructure that forced me into taking voluntary redundancy.
On a slightly different, but related subject, there is a post on a FB Broads Group today, showing an objection placed in the Public Notices of the EDP on 22nd November by the BHBF to the Secretary of State under the Harbours Act, regarding the increase in tolls imposed in April.
It seems that the good doctor has upset more than just a few from the boating community.
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4 minutes ago, floydraser said:
Well done James Knight and well done BRAG. It's surely going to be difficult to defend actions if they are proven to be unlawful.
Yeah, but we are talking about the BA.
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6 minutes ago, vanessan said:
I know a lot of forumites don’t do Facebook but two letters have been sent to the Broads Authority regarding tolls, one from James Knight and the other from BRAG. Both are well worth reading. ‘Light blue touch paper’ comes to mind.
I’ve read them both and they do make interesting reading. One can only hope that the good doctor and his merry men have the grace to read them and act upon the contents.
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Springer’s Retreat On The Rivers
in Holiday Tales & Blogs
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And the quay heading is in very poor condition too.