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smellyloo
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IMHO The rights and wrongs of who did what and when and why is not really a suitable topic for this platform.
I understand the relevant authorities were informed (this is the correct action) so I feel it serves no good purpose to post this footage here, it merely encourages a trial by forum debate.
I hope this forum will avoid the name & shame culture, directed at perceived wrong dooers, encouraged by the proliferation of digital cameras. It is an invasion of privacy and often the footage/image does not fairly represent the whole story.
Our lives are already recorded by many "spy" cameras without having to watch out for the curtain twitchers,
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I reckon XS650 could help... if he'd only allow you on his land long enough.
It would probably be attached to a boat tho ..... I believe he sells them ..... but keeps it very quiet!!
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Just think of the extras you would have to buy .....
Straw boater
stripey blazer
white plimsoles
and for night attire
sleeping cap
night shirt
wee willy winky candle
Yep I think that would suit me just fine. £110k ..... pocket money for some
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By law 1 Common sense.
Always run your engine when moored ..... it's the best way to get to know your neighbours they'll be very keen to run over and have chat.
Always play your music loud ........ spread the word and share your favorite band with your neighbours ..... they'll grow to love you.
If your on a all male/female trip .... party late .... your neighbours are likely sick to death of the boring bl**dy reeds and the deafening silence.
By Law 2 Consideration
By abiding by by law 1 your fellow boaters will appreciate your considerate nature.
You never know they might even take a lovely pic of your frivolities and post it on a forum.
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I find that not washing/showering when on holiday a welcome break from the norm.
Usually towards the end of the fortnight the moorings tend to become much less crowded and often I am the only one there. Also the mozzies much less troublesome.
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I would not like to confront them as it appears to be an organised gang.
Quite right, that's what insurance is for.
Things can be replaced ..... not so people.
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So just to be clear ..... do you know anybody who sells boats?
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I think the bathtub was a Caribbean which given the location probably came from one of the defunct Thames hire fleets but could have got there via a Broads fleet.
There was also another wide beam grip which I think was a 27ft Seamaster.
I was also wondering about the wooden launch. As the two swing bridges were opened for the boat perhaps the launch was ferrying somebody ahead to open them.
I suppose the producers chose to make the film early in the season so that they could have a clear run with little traffic. If the film was made to entice people onto the canals they really would have been better filming say about June when the banks would have been full of colour and more wildlife about plus more moving boats to add interest. Also a more winding, rural section would have been more interesting.
It all looked rather bleak and the rows and rows of boats, a lot of which would have been at their winter moorings and would have been out cruising later in the year, gave the impression of one long linear boat park.
Bit of a missed opportunity to me.
Roy
I must say from watching the program I left with the impression that canal boating was like passing a long line of parked boats. But as you say this is probabably early season slumber.
I had hoped that the program would be instructional ..... lock passing and bridge dodging. Particularly with a view of assessing the viability of single handed helming.
This video was no good at all in this regard. Tim & Pru's adventures were much more informative.
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Wow ..... watched the entire 2 hour trip (not in fast forward) note to self ..... get a life!!
Highlights:
At 8:55 passing large sunken canal boat.
Gentleman's launch passes 3 times ..... must be a friend of the producer.
Sometime in the last hour passing a Broads bathtub.
The ghosts from the past where quite well cut in.
Can't wait for the sequel ..... perhaps videoing a fishing match.
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I find the clinking of the ropes/masts on sailies much more annoying to be honest in the marina.
Every effort should be made to silence the halyards (ropes) when moored or should it be berthed? It really isn't that hard.
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the conditions were awful.
The first three struggled by after a few attempts, but as the last one passed our bows he got very close and his "why are you glowering down at me - I have not hit you yet" almost got him a boathook to eat!☺
He then shouted to the guy on the pole thingy " ignore the cruisers coming through the bridge , they have to give way to us" - showed his total lack of knowledge or ability but he was not at all interested in any damage caused
Have you ever tried handling a sailing boat in poor conditions in confined waters?
I note you says he didn't hit you .... so maybe his helmshipness should be applauded.
He also correctly informed his crew as to his intentions.
Of course I was not there so you may well be correct in your assertions however reading your account I see a different interpretation to yours.
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Perhaps a quiet word in their ear may ease the way for both you and them to continue with a relaxing holiday.
Blimey ..... the voice of reason from MM. Still makes sense to me.
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I remember my first capsize on Hickling ....... whilst swimming back to the boat, to right it, my foot touched bottom.
Then realised I could stand easily and walk the boat back to land.
Thereafter I chose to sail with large lumps of iron hanging off the bottom ...... it's amazing how gentle a grounding can feel when pushing into the mud, something that seemed for me to be a frequent occurence.
All good practice though for wriggling back out of the mud.
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If a forum is criticed within it's own walls does it really matter ...... it's a thing ...... nothing more.
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Blimey ..... Gracie seems to get into some scrapes ...... our very own Forum Betty Boop!!
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I post here and I post there at the moment I am mostly posting here.
Why ..... It currently feels welcoming, the mods seem to act in a reasonable manner and there is a reasonable turn over of topics & posts.
I have no allegiance to any particular forum and will continue to browse and participate in several.
To those that may feel reluctant to post I encourage you to give it a go. It doesn't matter (on here anyway) whether it's a load of old cobblers (I offer this humble example as exhibit 1).
Who knows you might even collect a few "love" points on the way.
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The solution is all in the mind.
If you buy a boat that is too big to pass water under the bridge then forget about the other side and enjoy what's on your side ...... unless of course your already on the other side .... then the other side is to be envied!!
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Blimey as far as I can see there is no suggestion that large twin engined boats are going to be banned from the Broads ..... you will still be able to choose the type of boat that suits you.
It's just that the boat toll/tax could be tweeked to factor in number /size of engines in addition to the existing criteria.
If well thought out and implemented it could result in a reduction in toll for smaller, less powerful craft.
It would be foolish to raise the toll for the larger twin engined boat excessively thus resulting in the loss of revenue when they chuff off elsewhere.
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I see nothing wrong with tolls being based on number of engines as well as the other criteria, if this helps to reduce the overheads for historic craft on the Broads so much the better.
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Blimey ..... my grandad's old crock would have to go over that bridge in reverse!!
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So if I understand it correctly Gracie is jumping into a posh bathtub with a man in a skirt? Takes all sorts I suppose.
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Hardly perfectionism, more pedantry. English and American dictionaries disagree with you. Who actually cares?
Erm .... me actually!!
You never know when these snippets of information will reap rewards.
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And they want to re-introduce the lynx in Norfolk
Presumably to make hunting more fun!!
Shed City, Potter Heigham.
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I might be wrong but I think a lot of the bungalows around there are Leasehold ...... looking at the details of those available the lease seems to be quite short.
I don't know who owns the freehold but a leasehold property with a short lease devalues quite quickly.
I don't know whether the lease can be extended or what it might cost?