oldgregg

Yes Potter with an under-powered or poorly-handling boat and a strong wind is not fun. @Dan has seen me get it wrong there in a Bounty bathtub. Certainly a thruster coupled with the normal helm hard over and lots of revs routine does make a difference, though Broads cruisers (particularly modern hire boats) don't have the power to turn quickly in a strong tide.

Also sometimes known simply as 'Ham' street - As with Potter Ham Yes I'd go with Burr, but as you say they're not saying it exactly like that.

You'll find both pronunciations in use around these parts I think, but an old Norfolk boy is probably less likely to rhyme it with 'pure' but the accent does vary - A Norwich accent and a Norfolk accent are not the same, for instance.

What type of file was it Steve? The app does have some different restrictions that we don't have direct control of, but it'd be handy to know if there are some limitations.... Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

I think you will find this development is connected... https://www.hoseasons.co.uk/boat-holidays/waveney-scorpio-bh2609

Old fittings can be a bit brittle from their age and the heat of the old incandescent bulbs which can make conversion a bit of a pain, but once done it makes a huge difference to the boat in terms of light and power consumption.

Which is a great shame - That place is the perfect location for a Northern WRC.

They have been very light on branding, with just a small name on the transom. Personally, I think they need to be more clearly branded in order to generate more bookings but it's their choice I guess. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

Some of their boats are fairly unique, too - The 35ft ex Fair Entrepeneur centre cockpit is quite a good layout as it has a double forward and two single cabins aft. Ferry Marina now have the other one built, of course, but BBC's will be cheaper to hire better value I suspect and they make a good boat for a group of friends wanting separate cabins but also a more compact boat that's easy to handle.

Yeah the future value of classics is a tricky one with electrification coming over the next however many years. Will they be worth less because of being old tech or more because of the rareness, sound etc and how they represent a very different time.. I wish I knew the answer.

I was curious what an SD1 costs and while I didn't really find out, I did find this... http://ddclassics.com/car-listing/rover-p6-3500-rhd/ How much?

That would be RPI Engineering in Horsford http://www.v8engines.com/ And yeah I think my Grandad's old SD1 2300 was a straight six. I'd love a restored V8 Vanden Plas EFI or Vitesse, proper 80's car.

Yeah that is an interesting one given that they have a hirefleet. I guess perhaps hirers will be able to moor for free where their fleet is kept, but not in the basin?

Well.... We're talking about OHV engines with gear-driven camshafts and mechanical injection pumps. High tech they are not. But of course they are reliable and suited to the application.

Given the higher calorific value it seems likely. But yes, no changes to the boats - It's just a different type of go-juice going into the same tank.

It's a fairly new product to market but a lot of the takers are citing the reduction in particulates and NOx even if it does cost a little bit more... Clearly, we are not running Euro 6 engines on the Broads so the gains are a lot slimmer - But it could see a marginal improvement in pollution. Who knows - Only time will tell.

GTL is a few pence per litre more generally, so it'll be interesting to see the pump price here. I don't believe the calorific value is exactly the same so real world fuel consumption could be lower - Only time will tell though as there are obviously other factors.

Sounds like the Shell rep has been round the yards then....

Those sound very much like British Leyland problems! Would have made more sense to re-bore the V8 surely?

Yep - The Americans didn't really want it as it had been unreliable and there were better lumps available. The British motor industry had no better answer though, so it was improved and used in all sorts of things and bored out to 5 litres by TVR. I've even seen a speedboat with a Rover V8 in it. Land Rover eventually switched to Jaguar lumps during their period under Ford ownership, and Rover stopped using it because the 800 was basically a Honda and so used their V6. I too thought it was relatively light, though, and that that was the reason it became the weapon of choice for a lot of larger cars of the time? I guess perhaps it was lighter than the alternatives, but still a bit of a lump? As it happens, I was watching a doco on YouTube last week about the SD1 and it had a bit of a history of the 'Rover' V8.

Yeah, not great but I think the cooling was the real problem.

The layouts do look different between the Commander variants on the website, but I don't know if they actually are in practice - One shows the sliding side door on the stbd side which seems unlikely. Only Richardson's can confirm though @C.Ricko Commander and Commodore have different layouts (island double vs scissor berths in the forward cabin).

Probably a good idea, given how bad the original engine was.

It's a synthetic diesel made from Natural Gas. Theoretically it's cleaner and in Europe it is used in marine applications such as the Canal boats in Copenhagen. I'd be interested to see what the cost per litre is here though, and I would assume NBD won't be happy about people doing a mid-week top-up at Boulters or Goodchilds etc (not that anyone does that ).

They're the equivalent of piston rings... Rotary engines are very different!