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In days of old when knights were bold and Izal weren't invented they wiped there ass on blades of grass and walked away contented
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14 minutes ago, vanessan said:
I think it is useful if we are able to establish how these scams actually work from beginning to end. However, they are becoming more sophisticated every day so we are probably nearly at the point where it will be best to boycott all phone calls where the caller is not known. ☹️I agree if my phone was just for private calls friends and family I could do just that, unfortunately it's a business line and there is no way you can control calls you get, yes BT offer a service whereby the caller states their name or company and then waits for you to receive a recorded message and if you want to speak to them you then pick up the phone, don't think that would work with a business I think people would just slammed the phone down and phone somebody else.
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Eddie bear/Ted/wild thyme/1/ Friday y/ Saturday y
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I note from the Picture at the beginning of this thread the makeshift canopies for an aft, most of these single level cruisers the drainage from the fore and aft sections are below the waterline hence they drain in to the bilge, so if no automatic pump or flat batteries, and considering the atrocious weather we have had recently this could be the reason it sank, just a thought
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7 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:
Simple solution. Write down what day it is on a piece of paper and carry it with you at all times. Today is Tuesday. Come on now, write that down and the jobs a goodun.
They tried that in the Goon show except it wasn't the day it was the time written on a piece of paper, So what is the time ? I'll tell you it's written on this piece of paper, of course the time will never change LOL
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Found it watched it just too funny
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I've just spent Saturday night on board, never run the heating at night just a medium tog sleeping bag and a Quality blanket, put the heating on in the evening and its a 5 kW warm air heater so hot had to to open the hatch about 6 inches to balance it off, as these heaters don't like being turned down too much, in the morning frosty outside windscreen on car frozen but nice and cosy in the boat, now back home enjoying my newly installed central heating system, happy Winter boating to You all.
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Yes I will be on board over the Christmas break, probably won't go back to work until the second week in January as it is normally quiet so get in a bit of boating instead
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You're going to laugh at at me I know you are, but when I read the heading Yorkie Rescued, I thought it was a dog but when I found out it wasn't and thank God this poor man was rescued and I did read the whole article and really feel for his predicament, but the fact is that heading although factual in its sense Yorkie rescued, I read it differently which just means that whether a person comes from Yorkshire Hampshire Outer Mongolia doesn't matter, that I thought it was a dog a man's best friend because let's face it how many of us have mourned the loss of a pet more than a family member So basically pet or human same result rescued fantastic People have lost their lives rescuing us humans and I think as many rescuing pet animals, just proves who we are and the sort of people we strive to Be.
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What a beautiful picture, the Broads at its best
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Hi Mel, welcome to the forum, I'm another one from Acle Marina Probably been there 10 years, now on our second boat and Hopefully the last because as you know you never seem to stop doing things and spending money on them I think I'm almost there fingers crossed,our boat is called wild thyme it is about 11 or 12 boats down from the gate as you come in, be nice to meet up sometime, regards Ted
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10 hours ago, SPEEDTRIPLE said:
I always thought they should have done a conversion on your model with a longer front cabin, and a lowering roof over an aft cockpit. I think that would look nice.
I think Alex Hampton got it spot on really think it has classic lines for a modern boat, the only thing that he got wrong was having the Stern open when cruising no good in the winter, the canopy had to be folded back onto the roof as it was sloping with no means of getting off from the side when mooring the last owner of my boat had a square canopy made with an extension frame at the Stern and zipped side panels as can be seen in the photograph, and as he commented to me probably one of the best Improvement now allowing side and Stern mooring while leaving canopy up.
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14 hours ago, SPEEDTRIPLE said:
I thought the Mk4 was the sedan version?. The Mk 1 + 2 being the sliding roof, and the Mk 3 being the fwd cockpit fixed top version?. I`ve seen one of the sedan versions had been "de- sedanned" if you know what i mean?. Strange thing to do, but gives you a nice big cockpit, but at the expense of the salloon?.
Yes that's right the sedan version, Out of the three that were built the first one had a nasty accident with a bridge and could not be economically repaired so was altered internally and fitted with large canopy, That just left 2 and both are in the Hampton Safari owners club, mine is the last one built and is called wild thyme,The picture was taken this Sunday 22//9/2019 at the Hampton Safari club's Autumn meet at Acle.
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On 24/09/2019 at 16:10, Vaughan said:
Hydraulic drive is when you have a pump on the back of the engine and a motor on the end of the shaft, connected by pipes. Personally, I have never seen a Hampton with hydraulic drive.
I've got a Hampton Safari Mk 4 with a Thorneycroft 1500 mated to a hydraulic drive in the Stern very smooth and very quiet and doesn't have that horrible diesel smell I had in my previous boat a Mk 2 Hampton shaft drive
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Just a thought, as drones have cameras and the person operating that drone is seeing said person with shot gun pointing at it, I think the person flying the drone may want to move away very fast Before he gets blasted out of the sky.
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The only way to take part in all of the interesting things is to buy a boat, unfortunately this may have a detrimental affect on your financial and mental faculties, I personally think that boat ownership is the only way to go but then I'm not exactly cash rich or mentally stable so what the hell do I know he said gibbering
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Yes welcome from me to, I also prefer the Northern Broads especially now the silly season has come to an end, hopefully for you it's fourth time lucky with your next boat, regards Ted
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Hi John, at least you've got the right boat you can go under all bridges but one of them you will need to clench your buttocks,enjoy and make sure Millie has a life jacket, Regards Ted
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22 minutes ago, grendel said:
nav lights are just one requisite to navigate after dark, I would think the terms and conditions / insurance might state differently.
God I hope so having been hit by one of their boats in the daylight.
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I had this problem just over a year ago, unfortunately you can't replace a Three way fridge which operates on gas/electric when you have your safety certificate done they will have a record of the last fridge you had if it was gas and still working you can keep it, but if you change it it has to be 12 V compressor only, and yes they are very expensive, but there's always a possibility that a second hand one will come up for sale, good hunting.
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I just had to jump in on this discussion, I bought a Triumph Tiger Cub together with a Francis Barnett in bits both in the same boxes got the Francis running but never ever got the triumph running looked a nice bike when I'd completed it but for the life of me couldn't get the bastard to run,I personally prefer Norton's happy days
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Welcome to the forum, as others have said an excellent choice of boat and I talk from experience as I myself am on my second Hampton Safari which is the much rarer mark 4, and yes mine is hydraulic drive engine in the rear makes it a lot quieter in the main cabin, I would also like to see pictures when you get her uncovered, regards Ted
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On 19/07/2019 at 21:08, chameleon said:
can someone explain retirement please?
It's when you stop earning money, and her indoors finds you lots of things to do, I'll just keep working LOL
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1 hour ago, Hylander said:
Dont really think that you would do this on a boat but you could make at home and they make a change from the normal run of the mill tasteless versions you buy.
Actually just as easy to do on a boat, I have done these and have them with a salad the next day, have always found that my boat oven will reach a good temperature similar to the one at home, as I follow slimming world I tend to use low-fat sausages I have made the Scotch eggs with chicken Italia sausages skins removed flattened out into a circle and then wrapped round a semi-hard-boiled egg dipped in beaten egg and then breadcrumbs get it right so the yoke isn't too hard and they are delicious as for breadcrumbs tend to buy them in the packet far easier on a boat
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Change Of Policy At Richardsons
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When you take over your boat you are normally asked Have you hired a boat before, if not you will get the full treatment (Hopefully) Of how to control the boat at this point if the answer is no this is our first time , it would be good to give a map to help you in exploring the Broads on your weeks holiday, rather than good luck enjoy your holiday I hope you find your way back to us, yes I'm being sarcastic.