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WherryNice
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Hmmm, just been catching up on this thread and thought I would chuck my two penneth in........now I am no fan of outdrives, I had one on my last boat and it caused me a major headache when the cv boot split whilst in the water (little old Sonic drive) but if the boat was everything else I wanted I would probably put up with them and instigate a thorough preventitive maintainence program to ensure reliability - having it done professionally every year or perhaps every other for 20 years(for example) will surely be cheaper overall than converting. Of course making sure they good spares availability first!
A good feature of a twin outdrive set up over twin shafts is that you should be able to run on one engine without fear of having to stop suddenly as you can steer the drive in reverse to keep the boat straight - try to stop hard on one engine with twin shafts equals a broadside approach to the hazard and brown trousers all round! (There may be technical reason not to run on one outrive though - anyone know?)
The 'stern on' issue may not be a huge problem if the boat has a decent bathing platform and the Princess 32 transom already overhangs the drives to an extent anyway.
Anyhoo, just my musings, feel free to ignore, personally I'm not a big fan of the Princess 32(among others) as you can't see out of the cabin windows very well when below but I can see the appeal, decent proper boats. (Looked at a few generally and one closely with my folks a few years back).
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On 29/12/2019 at 13:22, grendel said:
could you convert it to twin hydraulic drives powered by a single engne?
It is possible, there was a Sancerre (?!), for sale at Jones Boatyard St Ives a while back which had just such an arrangement. Now how well it worked I have no clue...
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Best keep an eye out for him then....
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C'mon own up, who rammed it?
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1 hour ago, marshman said:
P. S. Sorry that this has turned into a conversation between Vaughan and myself and of little general interest to anyone else!!!!!
Not so! I also find this kind of detail stuff very interesting, especially when it comes from such reliable scources.
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I think my main concern would be why/how did the sump come to be empty? mechanical issue? or just a normalish amount of consumption without being topped up over time?
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48 minutes ago, BroadsAuthority said:
Earlier this year we did have Spirit of Breydon, in a fully functioning condition, listed for sale with a local brokerage (who shouldn't still be displaying a poster!).
She is also still listed for sale on the Apollo Duck website.....
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If I have understood correctly then this might be what you are looking for
I have no idea if it's any good or whether it's cheaper elsewhere or anything like that, I just Googled the phrase "intercom using ring main". The same units came up on Amazon but they were showing as unavailable.
Hope that's of some help.
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Bonjour Captain! (thats my French all done). Welcome from me
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Thank you, she looks a lovely example but I was hoping it would be the type OBB has, good luck with the sale
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Hello, is it a fixed roof one or sliding canopy? Ta
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At least that one can run on the centre engine only.......
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A140 was shut this morning at Hempnall(between Long Stratton and Tasburgh)where the new roundabout is going. Not sure how long for but getting round it was a pain so probably worth checking/sorting your route beforehand.
apologies if you all know this already, thought it worth a mention.
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Very much up my street this one, love the interior decor and style but alas it would take a substantial lotto win for me to be able to take her on.
She was for sale a while back as I seem to recall?
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1 minute ago, oldgregg said:
Navigators and General may indeed be cheaper but as you've mentioned, Alan Boswell has domain knowledge and is more likely to know where limits and conditions would cause an issue for Broads boaters. The devil is in the detail with policy wordings.
That's exactly why I havent bothered going direct myself tbh, I just thought I should mention that a cheaper deal might be achievable.
The other thing I like about Alan Boswell is the fact that should I have any serious issues I can easily pay them a visit in person.
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I use Alan Boswell in Norwich, no complaints with them, easy to deal with and they understand the Broads properly. Never claimed though so cant comment on that. My current policy is underwritten by Nav and General so going direct may be cheaper.
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7 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:
I have ‘Found’ a Ford Transit Custom sport 2:2ltr 155bhp. It’s four years old, one owner with just 18000 on the clock. That’ll do it for me. Now to cobble the brass together
Griff
Good vans those Transit Customs, a couple of years ago I spent 10 days or so driving a base model one in support of a Lands End to John O Groats cycle ride - bascially spent 10 hours a day in it - very comfy, really nice to drive with a great gear shift and I found the cab had some really nifty storage solutions too!
Now how reliable they are I have no clue...
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3 hours ago, JanetAnne said:
That's looking like a Windboats 26 seacrete hull with a unique top to me.
My thoughts exactly.
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There's something of South Walsham about that, perhaps near the public staithe area, but I'm usually wrong on these things.
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Glorious noises! Sounds like a pair of Ford Sabres to me......
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Hello and welcome from me
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Oh you lucky beggar, I've been looking at those on the Triumph website trying to make the man maths work so I can (not) afford one!
I quite fancied the red but that looks pretty beasty too, enjoy!
Glad they have bought the name back, my Dad had a '59 5TA Speed Twin back in the 60's, looked a lovely bike.
I almost had a Speed Triple, it was T595 Daytona with Renthal bars, the riding position used to cut me in half after about an hour or so, race rep seat tipping me forward and the bars pushing me back up!
I also had a Sprint RS, cracking bike!
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8 hours ago, grendel said:
either the sat navs are giving the turn instructions too late or people are just idiots.
Nail hit firmly on the head right there.
Trouble is I think we all take it in turns to be 'the idiot' at some time or another.....
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4 hours ago, Captain said:
Herbert Woods also provide a detailed map or atleast did when I used to hire with them
Neil
We hired from them last month and the map they supply is excellent
Also the Broadcaster magazine, available all over Broadland for free, has a variety of useful info in it too.
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The Importance Of Keeping Your Boat Details Up To Date
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Oh that's a real shame to see, hope it can be salvaged ok.
When I visited Beccles YS back in October I recall seeing people onboard her with what I assumed was a pretty hefty pump(big hose poking out the front door)so perhaps an ongoing issue...