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That's awful! How can they be that stupid?

Welcome and congratulations! When will be able to collect her? September?

Saturday afternoon dog walk, stopped beneath the shade of a big old tree to watch the village cricket team play under the watchful eye of the parish church.... and breathe! "This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,--This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."

Living the dream Malc 👍

I had to work very hard to become this lazy and useless 😂 🍺🍺🍺🍺 👍

Great wildlife shots, spotting the various creatures is one of the best parts of a gentle cruise. Quite jealous of the Kingfisher photo.... one day I'll get one! 🙂 The swan in the mist is really a lovely image 👍

I have been planning for some time to give Keleka a deep clean inside and out. Lately I had found a burn in the gel coat under a solar panel and recently a black mottled discolouration appeared over the roof and topsides so I decided that this really needed sorting out professionally and soon. Enter Neil Young of nyboatvaleting... Our boat looks like new including removing the ugly burn stain on the dashboard. Take a look at his Facebook page where he has just uploaded photos of his work on our boat if you are interested here https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065264063052

Could someone advise me please on the correct fluid to top up with. Broom 29 1995 Filler directly behind wheel.

Beautiful! 👍

I would never dream of inferring any such thing! I have attempted to express my sympathy with you for the situation you are in and I sincerely hope it is resolved as soon as possible.

Absolutely! Insurers are unpopular, but I never knew an insurance company decline a legitimate claim

That would be the same as a car accident... Exchange names, addresses and insurance details. Gather evidence and witnesses if possible. If they do not stop inform the BA and even if they do stop in particular if there is injury. I don't know what powers or if the BA can disclose a Third Party's details under data protection laws. Or whether failing to stop is an offence under navigation law. If you have the TP details your insurers will process the claim with them. In the event that you can't trace or don't know the Third Party you will probably claim from your own insurers for your own damage (like comprehensive car insurance) unless your policy does not cover your own damage (if in doubt check with your insurer) Finally you could consider private legal action, I can't advise on this but I imagine it is fraught with possible pitfalls and, of course impossible where the Third Party isn't known. All of the above is subject to professional verification as it may have changed since I worked in insurance claims many years ago in a former life.

Sorry to hear that your wife was hurt, I hope she has fully recovered, it must have been a frightening experience for her.

That's reassuring to know Vaughan, thank you 👍 Mind you it's always going to be a bit traumatic to see one's pride and joy damaged but that's something we can't do anything about!

I think that partly what separates the careful and the careless helms is an appreciation of the boat in it's own right. From the moment I stepped aboard my first hire in the early 80s I knew that if I was lucky and worked towards it then one day I would own one of these beautiful things. For many years of course I was just as happy to hire and to be entrusted with someone else's craft (and still would be if I hadn't been lucky) A boat is never just a "thing" it is a Norfolk Lady.

Sorry to hear about the inconsiderate third parties Malc.. its hard to fathom how they felt that mooring across your bow was appropriate! Fortunately the other parts of your day and the photos hopefully compensated.

Really enjoying your holiday write up and photos Malcolm, a memorable holiday afloat for sure 👍

Really nice, friendly pub that 👍

Emails that you keep should remain on the providers server, that's how you can access them from multiple devices. For the laptop/pad, how about something like the Microsoft Surface Pro (other makes are available) It's a kind of hybrid laptop/pad, you attach/detach the keyboard as required. It works for me but like any compromise it is a trade off to some extent, neither fish nor fowl. Newer models may have improvements over the one I have. For example the keyboard is not full size and because it's detachable it can fall off. I like the look of models where the keyboard just folds away when you require tablet mode

It's odd, they aren't listed in their online shop, this is where we've bought them before!

It really is the most useful app... I have used it to identify parts on DIY jobs, things on the boat that I had no idea what they did. replacement bulbs on Gill's car... and of course plants! 🙂

My horticultural knowledge ends at "I think that may be a rose" My honesty however knows no bounds, as in "It wasn't me" a phrase that been useful to me from the age of 6 to 66 😂

My similar problem was an airlock. I think it was Cheesey that suggested to me buying one of those point and read thermometers and by taking readings along the whole system I found the air lock. Mine was at a joint in the hose so I replaced the connector with one that has an air bleed screw.

You're most welcome. My smartphone and Google Lens deserve the credit to be honest 🙂