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  1. Richard Digance explains it quite well in verse 4: https://youtu.be/x4oiX7yrdDA?si=iJ1TD3khr5FMvtF3
  2. Hmmmmm! My insurance renewal came in a few days ago. We have a Multicar policy, which includes the buildings insurance for our bungalow (but not the contents). The cost last year was £961 and the renewal came in at £1285, an increase of more than 33%. I drive a seven year old ŠKODA Octavia vRS TDi and the wife has a three year old Kia Sportage AWD, neither being prestigious or of a particularly high value. Hearing that there’s been significant increases in insurance rates, due in part to the fire at a multi-storey car park in Luton that resulted in about 1500 vehicles being written off, I’d already made some enquiries with other insurers, as well as a couple of the comparison sites. Frankly, no one was cheap, one company who has a talkative dog as their advertising mascot quoting me almost £800 for my car alone, so I phoned our current insurers and negotiated the cost down to £1202 for both cars and the bungalow. Cant say that I’m happy, but judging by some of the quotes I had, there’s not much to be gained by looking elsewhere. 🤨
  3. I haven’t ever met Ian, only knew him through this Forum. I’m so sorry to hear of his passing, so soon after he’d achieved his ambitions of moving to Norfolk. Heartfelt condolences to his family. Thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.
  4. Paul sent our Eberspacher to Panks in Norwich, if my memory serves me correctly. It was certainly nowhere near £900, even with Paul’s time to remove and refit the unit. I think that if our heater became too expensive to repair, I’d be tempted to fit an Autoterm heater. If they’re good enough for Griff, they’re good enough for me!😁
  5. Isn’t it strange how nothing seems to stick to Teflon, but it is able to adhere to so many surfaces, including people?
  6. Bit of an open ended question, according to The Ferry Inn’s post on FB. The ferry itself is being taken to Oulton Broad somewhere for refurbishment. The timescale is dependent on how much work is required when it’s been inspected.
  7. For anyone who may be interested, there is a very lengthy letter posted on at least two FB groups (Reform the Broads Authority and Norfolk Broads News) to the BA Board and Nav Com Members, from the BHBF, in time for their meeting later this week. It’s worth a read, I think.
  8. Hmmph! Go on - rub it in, why don’t you? 🤨😉
  9. Is that not similar to learning to drive after you’ve passed your test? What you are taught can never prepare you for every eventuality. The process of properly learning actually starts when there is no one beside you to tell you what to do.
  10. Clearly following the lead of politicians - baffle the electorate with statistics and other bovine excrement in the hope that the majority don’t delve into the figures to research the truth.
  11. Pretty sure that The Kings Arms at Ludham will be open. They’re advertising a specials menu for lunchtimes on their website, so it does look as if the kitchens will be open for other options, too. No offence intended here obviously, but the pub may be an option. Alternatively, you could go to The Fur and Feather at Woodbastwick. No mooring fees At Salhouse at the moment (I think - ask Kate), but no need to cancel Graham’s big day! 😉
  12. According to their website, The White Horse at Upton is open on Monday (and Tuesday), although a phone call to confirm might be prudent. With EW’s boats all lifted and on the hard, you could easily get down there and turn. The pub certainly could use any additional custom at the moment.
  13. Don’t head for The White Horse. They’re closed too!
  14. I forgot about that one! Yes, they do have water and it’s free to their customers, as well as 240 hook up. Like Beccles Yacht Station, their posts use specific cards, available from the pub, the there’s often residual credit left on the posts, if you check them. At this time of the year, they’re generally happy for side on mooring on the stern on moorings too, I’ve found.
  15. Mouldy

    Richardsons

    Don't you think that The Broads are already considered an elitist playground by some. Just look at social media and see the number of posts proclaiming that Broads holidays are no longer financially viable to them, due to spiralling hire costs and (to them) unacceptable mooring fees.
  16. Sorry to hear the news, Alan. Thoughts and prayers with you all at this time.
  17. Probably. Theoretically, you’re not allowed to moor at Norwich Yacht Station over the winter months, so hoses have been removed and water turned off for a while. They used to remove the hoses at Reedham, but leave the water on and we’ve been to Loddon out of season and the hose was there with water available. As they are all BA sites, who knows the logic but as you suggest, it’s probably to prevent freezing. With so few southern yards remaining open, there aren’t many alternatives that way now.
  18. There is a hose on Moonlight Shadow for such eventualities. I think most private craft owners will have one on board anyway, but appreciate the heads up. We’ve topped up at Oulton Broad before, out of season, although with some difficulty. The Broad had frozen overnight and because the pipes to the taps run under the pontoon, they’d frozen too. We found one had thawed out enough to top up as the surface ice thawed though, so all was well!
  19. Water availability may be an issue currently. Obviously Beccles and Oulton Broad should be okay, but I read on FB that the hose at Loddon has been removed and supply to the tap switched off to prevent the use of your own hose. Water should be available at Swancraft though, as long as the pipes haven’t frozen and if you’re desperate, Broom may be an option.
  20. Mouldy

    Richardsons

    If they’re sensibly priced, probably there is. A good many of the old ‘bathtubs’ have found new homes. Some of the larger craft appear to be more difficult to shift though, such as the old Ideal 45’s, but that may be down to a more limited market for private craft that size, due to tolls and repair costs.
  21. Mouldy

    Richardsons

    Maybe the increase in costs of labour and materials would make that economically not viable now. Several of the more recent additions to Richardson’s fleet have been pre-owned craft that have been purchased at reduced price when compared to new. As you rightly mentioned, many of their older fleet are over 40 years old. Rather than spending many thousands of pounds on new engines and internal refits and still only hire them out as budget boats at relatively cheap prices, I think it would be better financial sense to sell them on and invest in newer craft that will hire out for a greater return. That way, they reduce the fleet size, reduce the overheads to keep them as hire boats by reducing the outlay on tolls, turnaround cleaning and maintenance and annual off season maintenance costs too.
  22. Seen on FB that The Ferry Inn is open again and that access from the road is now possible. The winds for the next week are generally southerly (south easterly/south westerly) which should help the river levels to drop too.
  23. To me, if you fish in an area that is busy, hiding in the reeds with a pole that extends across the river, on The Thurne between Thurne Mill and Womack Dyke for example, it should come as no surprise to an angler that neither he/she nor his/her pole, will be seen and he/she will be disturbed. In that case, although it’s an individual’s choice, malevolence towards someone passing on a boat, is unnecessary. Its a similar situation to that when you arrive at a popular mooring, such as Neatishead Staithe, during the tourist season, to find an angler at the dyke end of the moorings, with kit spread out and two or three rods on rests, who becomes visibly annoyed at having to move to allow a boat to moor. As in all walks of life, exercising just a modicum of common sense could prevent confrontational situations from arising.
  24. They might give a degree of control over where you fish, but anglers using them on busy rivers during the main boating season strikes me as being selfish. Don’t get me wrong, if I see an angler, I will try to move into the middle of the river, but it really grinds my gears when one is hiding in the reeds, fishing with a pole, that you can’t see and you get a waved fist and a torrent of abuse from them as you pass. Surely, common sense dictates that you either make it so that either you, or your tackle (fishing) can be seen by passing boat traffic. It’s obviously not so bad during the quieter months with less boat traffic - save the poles for the winter!
  25. The Ferry House at Surlingham has posted on FB to say that they are open again, after being closed on Friday due to flooding (the lane and beer garden, so no access). I think the southern rivers may be fairing a little better than the north. According to the weather forecast, there are more wet and windy days to come this week, although the wind direction is changing to predominantly southerly on Wednesday and Thursday.
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