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That has mostly been my experience of such groups too. There were a few out over the weekend and it all seemed like good-natured fun.
I saw more issues with small private boats which were being used by far more people than the boat would get a hire license for...
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On 10/08/2018 at 09:28, jimbob88 said:
I don’t like them, think the angular stuff looks better.
I think the main benefit is that the angular stuff is more spacious...
Take an Alpha 35 C/C from 1995 and then compare it with an Alpha 35 c/c from 2015. There's a LOT more space inside the 1995 model....
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There was a sign there over the winter, so perhaps someone has clouted it?
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Hard to fault Honda or Toyota, although Hondas just seem to have a bit more soul. Gotta love the VTEC!
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5 hours ago, Stranger said:
just doing a swop too from a Skoda to a Ford c-max lots more room and easy to get in and out of
Great car to drive, we used to have one. They corner like they're on rails though they can tramline a bit on motorways.
Actually pretty reliable too (though ours was a petrol so you'd expect that).
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The benefit of there being lots of GRP is that there's less wood to maintain.
Each to their own I guess - I'd prefer an older boat to have lots of GRP than masses of wood to replace or re-varnish.
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Don't forget that our sponsor the Wayford Bridge Inn offers a preferential rate for NBN members.
Someone else will be able to give better details than I....
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Never had a bad experience at the Bridge Inn - And the service is as consistent in July when the place is rammed as it is in the winter.
Some places seem to get caught out by the demand in high season, but the Bridge seems to handle it well. As a local it's a place I go regularly and will happily meet boaty friends there for a meal as it's a pleasant setting and they're reliable. It's that experience which keeps people coming, and thus keeps them running nicely through the winter, which I think a lot of others could learn from.
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32 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said:
On narrow-boats they recommend 5 hours of cruising, it would be interesting to know how many hours of cruising is recommended by the Broads operators.
I think it's usually "at least 4 hours". Not something I usually have a problem with - But I've taken over hire boats where the batteries needed a couple of days to get up to normal as the previous hirers had not done enough running.
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4 hours ago, StillCruising said:
The hire boats that have no gas have a huge number of batteries and big alternators to charge them.
Indeed they do - I believe Barnes fit twin alternators as standard.
Swings and roundabouts really. I kind of prefer gas in that I don't have to run the engine much in order to make a cuppa, but equally a nice electric combi oven is better to cook with than an LPG stove.
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3 minutes ago, Broads01 said:
My only gripe is with the side entrance, not so much that it's on the side but that the canopy blocks it when you slide it back.
Yeah that's the biggest design issue, I think. Could have been solved I think, given that the door slides out of the way, so perhaps some sort of Pearl-style door in the canopy - Although the threshold would have to be pretty low.
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They can be noisy certainly, although a new exhaust system would sort that and ideally a new engine with more power, as a lot of them are underpowered and so get run at full throttle a lot.
The side steps aren't ideal for older folks, although on those second-generation Connoisseurs the steps are much better than the originals, and you can also use the steps in the cockpit. They're not great when you're drunk, either (so I'm told
).Plus of course the side entrance was how they managed to fit so much into the space.
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Yeah they're a great bit of kit, and cool enough externally to be used on top of a fibreglass boat.I use a Cobb "BBQ" a lot when we are out and about, I was a little skeptical at first, but since getting this for our camper I have got rid of the BBQ and cadac grill. This bit of kit is really versatile and we often do a full roast when away camping including Yorkshires and roast spuds. One of the issues with wild cooking is that you don't have an oven, with a few heat beads this fella will do everything that an oven can do from roast to cakes to joints, as well as griddle, fry and BBQ. I cant rate it highly enough. The added benefit is that it doesn't smoke or get hot so is perfectly safe in the camper awning. Look em up on line they really are worth the investment if you have limited cooking equipment, and a week of BBQ and fried food really doesn't appeal when we are away.
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Here's your spreadsheet converted to Excel.
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24 minutes ago, ChrisB said:
I don't want to give details but I stopped a person on facebook but only after my only recourse was very expensive legal action.
Sorry, but to be clear here - Do you mean "on Facebook" or do you mean "on the NBN Facebook Group" ?
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Brundall is a nice spot to be moored but as others have said you do ideally want to be on a pontoon as the tidal range is quite considerable.
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I think the team sees the NBN platform as a strength, and something that sets it apart from other groups so there's no suggestion or intention of FB replacing it.
People seem to be overreacting to this thread when the message is simply that the Facebook group will be more tightly controlled in order to make it feel more like part of NBN.
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23 minutes ago, rightsaidfred said:
Some may think I am being paranoid here but living in London this is not an uncommon scenario and I have experience of this through extended family, so while others are free to do as they choose I won`t have anything to do with the facebook group or the forum if they become to closely aligned.
Hi Fred
I don't think it's a case of 'aligning' them in the sense that you have suggested here - More that the FB group is to come under the same governance and processes that are in force here. The two will never be directly 'plugged in' as it were, as that isn't possible and isn't what the team are trying to achieve.
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Nope, those are usually on shaft.Hydraulic drive perhaps?He was lucky!
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Welcome aboard, Dave
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I think something on the south might be good in order to make it more of a destination and redress the balance a bit? I know there's Whitlingham, but I'm not sure that has the same appeal.
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It's an unremarkable design, but hopefully if it is built then it will at least be used like the conservation centre at Ranworth is and presumably in its day that was controversial too?
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11 hours ago, vanessan said:
Strange to have a microwave/combi oven.
Pretty standard on recent Barnes builds. It does mean that there's no gas on the boat - which is not a bad thing - and if the batteries are kept topped up then you've got the benefit of an oven that is going to be more like the one at home.
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If it does then you'll be able to plug in at places like Ranworth.
http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/facilities/electric-boat-charging-points
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Probably wise. I saw a Bounty 27 moored down there about 10 years ago and I thought "rather him than me". Haven't ever seen anything else down there though.