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KaptinKev
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22 hours ago, garryn said:
Very true a bank holiday and half term for the children.
And still a cheap time of year for having a hire boat! So when the fishing season kicks in, the rates do go up.
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48 minutes ago, Seagypsy said:
Seems you had a choice of moorngs, don't think your photo was taken last week
With moorings being this spacious, it has to be the winter months!
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15 hours ago, webntweb said:
Admiral Seven passing trip boat Regal Lady at May Gurney's? yard, Thorpe, river Yare, August 1982.
Is that a sizeable sunken boat further up the river on the right?
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On 08/05/2019 at 07:05, MauriceMynah said:
KaptinKev, Why the sad face on my post?
Sorry, not too sure how that happened and have removed it. I have a new computer that has touch sensitive on the main pad aswell as the left and right key. Can be a pain in the back side sometimes.
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23 hours ago, NorfolkNog said:
nothing but praise for HW from me. They were very helpful and understanding when Mrs N broke her ankle a while back.
And why did they?
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6 hours ago, ChrisB said:
A boat with a mast and sails is always the best starting point.
Personally, I prefer to be a stinky.
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For me aftersales service goes along way. as It seems that when these boating firms have got your money and your holiday is over, your comments or problems with your boat mean nothing to them.
A simple email to say they have noted your problems with your boat, they have been addressed and hopefully they would be true to their word and have correct any issues.
Hopefully!!!!
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3 minutes ago, Seagypsy said:
Have you seen the snow up North yesterday and today
Sometimes the way our weather goes, we could have deck chairs out on Christmas Day.
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39 minutes ago, SwanR said:
Was that tongue in cheek KaptinKev or were you being serious? Our few days afloat were fabulous.
I was being serious as our weather can be hit or miss really anytime of the year. You can get some lovely weather this time of year and believe me, when you wake up on a bright sunny morning, you do wish you were waking up on a boat on the broads.
But then this morning we had 0 degrees centigrade on the outside thermo and the heavens did open up today.
That is not for me broads or biking weather.
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12 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:
Growing old is compulsory
Growing up is optional
Griff
In female terms it's called mutton dressed as lamb, I'm sure you have seen them and it's not a pretty sight
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On 31/03/2019 at 12:23, SPEEDTRIPLE said:
I have to say, they are one of the yards i`d NEVER hire from, Herbert Woods being another.
When I hired from HW and when it came to advice about the boat, I did wonder if the chaps that were assigned to give me advice about the boat, were actually brought out of retirement.
He didn't seem to know the air draft of my boat and when I commented back on issues with my boat, I got nothing!
Unless you have praise for them, you are nothing.
Barnes on the other hand were good, even when the cleaner came out with a weird look on her face because my niece had blocked the toilet up 2 days before hand!
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Lets face it, boating this time of year is no fun. The weather can be hit or miss, no fishing allowed and most of the time I doubt a 13.5 tog duvet would be enough for the nights we have on the broads. A boat on the broads is just the same as a motor bike on the roads, a warm sunny day just makes it ten folds oh so much better.
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On 29/03/2019 at 20:21, ZimbiIV said:
Cannot be an Essex duck, no white high heels!
paul
Also that duck has a higher IQ than it's shoe size!
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On 29/03/2019 at 00:07, Pumpmedic said:
Problem you have now is when the new buyer say`s "You`ve only just brought it so why are you selling?"
Robin's reply will be, come car or boat, I always seem to be on the receiving end of an invoice!
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6 minutes ago, psychicsurveyor said:
Strange statement.
Owning a boat on the Broads is a big financial commitment, all year. This shows a "love" of the area as much as hiring.
Unfortunately you are strangely missing the point.
Never mind, potato, potarto!
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2 minutes ago, grendel said:
nothing wrong with being proud of your boat, but it takes all sorts to make this world spin, we like seeing pictures of boats.
You have a lot to learn about human nature my young Padawan!
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15 minutes ago, grendel said:
you're just jealous kaptinkev
Definitely not, the air draft is too high and if I owned a boat, I would not post pictures. Having been on here for a while you get to know the ones that really love the broads and can only afford to hire a boat. But then you get the ones that just come here to brag to being able to own a boat! They are few and far between, but they are here.
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On 25/03/2019 at 11:27, mdblackburn said:
thanks to everyone who's advice i duly ignored, thanks anyway.
Do I sense an air of arrogance!!!
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12 minutes ago, Pumpmedic said:
What you describe is not a service engineer!
Unfortunately I have seen them in action.
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6 minutes ago, Pumpmedic said:
Gonna have to disagree on the first point Kaptin but the second is nearer than you know. First up will be newbuild blocks of flats and buildings such as but in it time it will be in every house but the fuel source may not be gas.
So hopefully gone are the days where a service engineer turned up with a vacuum cleaner, and banged the sides of a boiler to make it sound good to the customer!
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On 23/03/2019 at 22:16, LondonRascal said:
Collected the SLK today, I won't go on in words here about it you can see the warts and all video tour here, for under £3,000 I am not complaing:
Also you will need to upgrade your hairdryer
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22 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:
Friday - Gas Safe Plumber serviced the boiler - £60:00 all in and reported all to the good.
This Saturday evening - Pressure maintained constant since Thursday morning, reliability back to normal.
Jobs a gudden
Griff
Personally and what I've heard, a service of a boiler is a bit of a con. If a boiler is running normally and with the sensors and sophistication associated with boilers nowadays, a heating engineer doesn't have alot to do. A service helps a lot with landlords distancing themselves from this possible killer, but we are all heading in the direction of calling our boiler "Alexa"
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On 14/03/2019 at 22:19, BroadAmbition said:
Then it was onto the trusty workmate for the final sanding down of the entire lot. 320g paper - Cos that's what I found first. Out with the DA and detail sander. However of course not all areas could be accessed even with the detail sander. Nowt for it but Mk1 digits to be brought to the fore and finished off by hand. Now glass smooth. There are 13 different pieces of wood that make up the mast.
Griff
I seriously need to ask this question as this has been bugging me. How does one acquire purple towels?????
1) I have worked at the local Indian takeaway.
2) My missus still hasn't worked out why it's not a good idea to mix colours in the washing machine.
3) I still haven't worked out why it's not a good idea to mix colours in the washing machine.
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48 minutes ago, Mouldy said:
The thread has been posted in The Broadscot Lounge, an area of the Forum for 'non boat/Broads related topics' so personally, I don't see an issue with it.
Sorry . . . . . . just saying.
So you are saying that with a thread like "Car Talk" you are more than happy that I can post a question of possibly washing cotton fabrics with woollens and on what temperature and spin RPM, you would be happy with that?
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Swan Royale
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For me if you add a couple of eyes at the front, Thomas the tank engine would be happy to have the river run alongside the railway.