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Team dogs seen plenty of mantainance on my BMC I recon he could take the head off on his own now
Haha.
He might need the pigeon to tell him which head to take off
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Nipper had her BSS today done by Alan May, she passed with flying colours and I can throughly recommend Alan knows his stuff and looks at things from a very practical point of view.
Did Alan come to you or did you take Nipper to Maycraft? -
Ricardo to the pub.
Pidgeon to fix the moorings
Dog to fix my ski boat engine.
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I have exactly this impression, if there is a service the councils can sherk (to save dosh they can put towards their pay rises and pensions) they will.
Its up to us to not let that happen and doing their job for them (even if it is just litter picking) isnt going to help us in the long run.
I’m not sure how this is possible but I agree 100% with Marshman, you agree with him but I disagree with you
Picking up litter helps me because I’ll have less litter. I don’t think I’ll be making enough of an impact for the council to say, great stuff, John is saving us bothering. -
Is it still going to be faster to stay on the A47 and go south of the city if heading East on the A47?
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What do landowners who clear up fly tipped rubbish do?
I’ve heard of farmers moving fly tipped waste off their land to the roadside and reporting it to the council.
Very risky but if they don’t then they’re expected to pay for commercial waste disposal.
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Whilst I don't want to discourage people from trying to do the right thing but I do have a question.
If I take a black sack with me, and fill it with litter abandoned by those who don't care, and I leave it by a litter bin, Can I be done for "fly tipping"?
I think if you picked up the litter from private property then probably .... but places with public access? Don’t know. Very interesting question. -
If you use Waze satnav you can report new roads, errors etc. Volunteer map editors then update the map. You can even edit the map yourself if you so desire.
Waze is owned by Google so changes to Waze are soon reflected in Google (and probably sold to other digital map companies).
As a big Apple fan it pains me to say I think Waze is excellent. -
The solution is to stop people littering the Broads in the first place.
Of course. But I don’t like to see the litter. I’m not going to sit back and whine about it, I’m going to do something about it. I’m not saying anyone here is whining, simply that I’m not going to. -
at mains voltages 16A for 24 hours is 384Ah at 4kW
at 12V 4kW = 333 A 333A for 24 hours =8000Ah - requiring a 16000Ah Battery
Of course it is. Sorry, forgot the whole V vs A thing ... I should know better. Back to college ☹️ -
I can watch TV, have the lights on, charge various devices, have the heater on and the fridge coming on and off as it needs for the whole day and not need to be hooked up, or start the engine, or worry about batteries going flat, but then again I re-engineered my boat that way.
You’ve stolen my idea
How much battery capacity do you have?
Standard leisure batteries?
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Is it fair to say all the problems outlined above (except for fully electric boat charging) could be solved with higher capacity battery banks and higher output chargers?
But what boatyard in its right mind would add those things? “Why are your boats more expensive to hire?” “Because we’ve added stuff to avoid the need for more charging posts” ... hmmm, good luck with that sale
You’ve had to motor to the 24 hour mooring so would it be unreasonable to expect the battery capacity to last the 24 hours you can stay there? 16 amps 24 hours (and that’s the extreme isn’t it?) is 384 amp hours of capacity isn’t it? That’s not impossible is it?-
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What I really don't understand is that in my local area the local people have formed two action groups to improve, care for and generally tidy up the area for locals and visitors alike. I don't see that on The Broads.
We (River Thurne Tenants Association) recently had a litter pick around Potter.
It’s not the solution but it’s a start.
I was thinking of doing similar informally when I take the dog out (simply take a bag and pick up bits along the way) but am I ok simply leaving the bag in or near a council bin?-
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Not to me it doesn't when I have to pay for it through my rates.
Andrew.
Ah, but are your rates artificially low because of the tourism income in the area?-
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As I understand it, it is the local councils, not the BA, who provide and empty the bins.
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And that is all part of my point. It was all those boatyards, who provided a free refuse disposal in those days. What's more they had to pay "trade" rates to dispose of it themselves!
I’m not sure I’ve got all the facts (actually what I have I got from Facebook so I probably have no facts at all) ...
I’ve seen it written that there used to be a lot of bins provided by the BA but they’ve been taken away to avoid paying for commercial waste.
Is that true?
I can understand boatyards having to pay for commercial waste (I’m not saying it’s right but can see how it would fit the rules) but it’s hard to believe the BA would have to for waste collected at free moorings. -
Interesting stuff JM, MM & V.
Does the congestion on the rivers themselves with boats underway seem more of a problem now than it was in the past or is it just when they swarm to moor? -
This thread has really brought out the people with all the answers hasn’t it?
Debate isn’t required, just do everything my way
That’s not aimed at any one individual. -
I’d say the opposite
Not for the boaters with engines wanting a hook up but back to electric boats....
If we assume diesel and petrols will be phased out and electric is the future then the infrastructure to charge them needs to improve significantly in my opinion.
A case of chicken and egg? Can more boats be electric unless we have more (moor) charging points? Is there any point putting in more charging points before there are enough boats that need them (“need” not being Penelope’s hair straighteners) -
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It seems that many of today’s hirers want all those items you mention and many private boaters too. It’s a case of moving with the times as has been mentioned before, if the hire companies don’t keep up they will lose business.
Nobody is being forced to use electric posts, nobody is being charged to use them if they don’t. People have a choice of how they want to enjoy their time on the water, with all mod cons or back to basic boating.
I’m not sure about nobody paying for the facility if they don’t use the posts (don’t tolls fund the installation?).
But I agree with the rest of your post 100%
I imagine there was similar outrage when boats with engines started appearing
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I’m not sure where Timbo lives but I think he posted he was in Lincoln hospital. If he lives not too far from there I could pick up anything he needs at the boat and / or bring back anything he wants off the boat at home. I’m just outside Grantham and regularly travel to the Broads. That offer is regardless of whether I can make the DIY SOS weekend.
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Is it right that you couldn’t be charged more per unit for electricity but in theory you could be charged say £50 to buy a card to use that electric that you then top up at the going rate?
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Some very interesting points there folks.
I hadn’t thought of dredging with regard to opening up moorings. But then if that increases the capacity of the Broads is that what people want? More boats?
Personally, I’d pay more to have the Broads less crowded.
Other than rebranding (because you can argue that either way) what do you see the BA wasting money on? I’m not seeing it (I’m not saying it isn’t there, just that I’m not seeing it). When I consider what I get for the money I pay I think it’s awesome value especially when I compare it to what I’ve paid on other waterways. Maybe I just see it that way because I have very small (and hence low toll) boats that I use a lot (other than a ski boat with a bu**ered engine ☹️) -
I would gladly pay more to enable the BA to enter into agreements with riparian landowners to allow wild mooring on their river banks. No signs, no development, just a blissful absence of "no mooring" notices.
If there isn’t a no mooring sign can you wild moor anywhere?
Or is the opposite the case ... if it doesn’t say you can moor then you can’t?-
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I don’t think I’ll be able to make that. Sorry.
I think I’ll be overseas.
If there’s any clean up or anything after the event I can do next time I’m down you only have to ask.