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When you go long distance walking it's quite normal to have a support vehicle to take your bags and things from stop to stop. These boys are taking it to a whole different level with their own support mechanic. Currently bring serviced at The Fisherman's Inn. Mind you there are worse places to stop for a DTS and pit stop.
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I think I would start by asking the yard how large the tank is? There cannot be many hire boats with a tank larger than 212 litres which is how much they were charged for.
If they did 31 hours cruising over a week, then discounting the changeover days that leaves 6 days to do any real cruising which works out at about 5.2 hours cruising a day, which is somewhere close to what the yards normally say you should do to ensure you keep the batteries topped up. I think they normally recommend doing at least 4 hours per day.
So it strikes me they probably did slightly above average cruising hours for the week, but there is no way they should have got through 212 litres of diesel, IF indeed the tank can even hold that much.
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The yard isn't going to lose money by doing all inclusive. They will simply work out what the average hire boat uses over the course of the season and add that to your holiday cost. If you use less in a week than the average hire boat user, you will have lost out and be subsidising the boy racers who use more than the average hire boat user!!
Think I would rather pay for what I actually use.
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1 hour ago, Lulu said:
Umm can the average hire boat fuel tank actually take £400 worth of fuel!?
An excellent point. 👏 my ex hire boat has a 175 litre tank. If I purchased at the most expensive on the Broads £2.30 per litre it would buy me 173 litres. I'd be returning the boat with 2 litres left. Unless excessively cruising I would think most hire boat tanks should last a 2 week hire.
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That doesn't sound right to me. Some back of the fag packet calculations for you.
The highest diesel price I know of on the Broads was Brooms at £2.30 per litre, so worse case £400 would buy you about 173 litres.
My boat which has a typical engine for the Broads does about 2.7 miles to the litre in the Summer, no heater usage.
So for that kind of money I would have got 467 miles, which is one hell of a mileage for one week.
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Glad to hear you and Mrs FF enjoyed it. It's a shame to hear about the reduced opening hours, but I guess to be expected if it's quiet during the week. I sincerely hope this place survives the Winter and goes back to full opening hours as soon as possible. Strangely enough I had the lamb when we visited and it was excellent then as well.
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2 minutes ago, YnysMon said:
I hope they don’t just go along with the usual pubby menu. I find that boring. Whilst we can’t afford to eat out at places with astronomical prices, generally I would prefer to pay a little more for something a little different than the norm. Unless I’m really lazy (as I frequently am) why pay out for something I can easily replicate on board?
For some people it's about being lazy and not having to cook. For others it's a chance to try something new or something they wouldn't cook at home. There's a place for both types of venue. Sometimes a place gives you inspiration for something you might try at home.
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Think the crisis started with Covid. I'm sure they didn't plan or envisage the Ukraine war so give them a chance. They might not open with food but it sounds like it's on the agenda. Let's maybe consider being negative IF it's warranted once they've been open at least six months.
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It's a brave company that spends any money refurbishing a pub in the current climate. Whatever it becomes pub or gastro pub. Moorings or no moorings. Give it a chance. Give it a try. Support it if you can, but don't knock it until you've tried it. GIve constructive feedback to the management and negative feedback to the forum only if your constructive feedback was ignored or dismissed.
Someone or some company is spending serious money. Prices won't be cheap. They need to recoup their investment. Please bear that in mind if you need to be critical.
Think could you or would you be prepared to do better with your own money before dissing this venture.
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I believe Norfolk Broads Direct have been using it for a number of years, but then again most of their fleet is relatively new when compared to the older stuff in Richardsons fleet.
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With the Energy Price Guarantee now active please be on the watch for the latest round of scams.
If you are a monthly direct debit customer most energy providers will take your monthly direct debit as usual, and then within 5 days give you an automatic refund of £66 to cover the EPG. You DO NOT need to do anything extra. If you are on a key meter then you should receive vouchers in the post which can be used when you top up the key.
Please be very very careful about replying to any text, emails PMs etc that claim you need to provide your bank account details to receive the EPG.
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22 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:
Might this not mean that saying "Oh I am sorry" on hearing of someone's death,you are admitting liability for that death thus admitting murder/manslaughter?
And thus you have hit the nail squarely on the head. The word sorry has many meanings and can we used to commiserate with someone, to empathize with someone or because you are saying sorry for your actions. Unfortunately the legal eagles have latched onto saying sorry meaning you are apologising for your actions and therefore at fault in the accident and liable.
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I think it is the rise of the compensation culture that is largely to blame. Removing liability from saying sorry has the potential to immediately defuse a situation.
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36 minutes ago, TFrench89 said:
Thanks, didn't see it from that perspective. Think I'd still apologize if I'd hit another boat tbh.
Believe it or not John Howell MP tabled a private members bill in The House of Commons which would have removed the admission of liability by saying sorry in the event of an accident. Unfortunately the bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of session in 2021 and is unlikely to make further progress into law.
The bill recognised that in many cases saying sorry was enough to placate the victim who might then drop any further claim. Instead the situation continues that saying sorry is an admission of liability that can then leave you open to a claim against you, which is why all insurance companies say you should never admit liability or say sorry, just exchange details. Indeed admitting liability can affect your own insurance claim.
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1 hour ago, TFrench89 said:
Surely by not apologizing there's more risk of a confrontation. I've never hit a boat but if I did I'd apologize straight away. Was quite a hard hit as well, fortunately the boat was undamaged.
Sorry to hear you were hit, but good that everything is ok. We need to bear in mind that in the event of any accident the other party should stop and exchange details, however as annoying as it might seem, saying sorry is to admit liability, which most insurance policies expressly insist that you never admit liability even if you are at fault.
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Just now, grendel said:
which would lead to the speculation over why.
But would end the speculation about if and where they currently exist.
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39 minutes ago, grendel said:
the question is, would that actually stop speculation, or just fuel further speculation based on the evidence seen?
I'm guessing the photo would end most of the speculation as it would presumably show no rails at all, or rails in some places, but not all, and the presence of screw holes if the rails had been removed!
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2 hours ago, andyg said:
I think we need to be careful here, I personally don't accept woods sent a craft out with the hand rails missing. In fact in all my years hiring I never witnessed anything like that. I've seen Plenty of boats with hand rails bent squashed etc but never missing. That would be major H&S own goal in my opinion. Like Vaughan has tried to indicate, maybe the canopy was down that's a large chunk of the superstructure missing and could possibly give the impression of no hand rails. More importantly though I believe the ranger would of picked up on the missing rails and been straight on to herbert woods.
This is where the name and shame policy becomes something of a farce in my opinion. We all know the style of boat being talked about. We all know the hire yard being talked about.
The handrails are either;
1. Never fitted.
2. Removed and not replaced.
3. Never fitted in certain areas.
There is a picture which factually would answer the above questions, yet instead let's potentially cause the reputation of the hire yard damage by speculating about whether they exist, never existed or have been removed, and whether the boat should be in service as it is.
Surely allowing the publication of the picture without any name or reg number visible ends the speculation and is no different to pictures that have been posted before that referred to the dangers of boats with platforms at the stern and lack of guardrails, or pictures that appeared of the RC45 with lots of discussion about the rear facing seat at the stern and its safety.
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8 minutes ago, Gracie said:
I envy you and Marina Ian, I do love it there
Yeah but you have to walk to the other one, I only do ten mins walk at any one time
But the best things in life are worth the extra effort. Just imagine that cow chasing you and you'll get there in 5 minutes. Joking aside The Falgate is worth making the effort and you could always reward yourself with an extra glass of
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Great advice for a well behaved dog.
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20 minutes ago, Gracie said:
I've always moored in Woods too, I love it there, short walk to just about everything you would need on a boating holiday. Cafe x 2, a pub and the tat shop
Normally I find myself agreeing with you wholeheartedly, but on this occasion I have to remonstrate with you! Unusually you have got the important facts wrong!
There are two pubs in Potter. 
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14 hours ago, Wussername said:
All dogs should be kept on leads. Especially in the country side.
There are notable exceptions though. If you and your canine friend are approached by a herd of cows it is generally best to let your dog off the lead. It will outrun the cows and they will generally lose interest in you, favouring your dog instead, which should be ok.
9 hours ago, Smoggy said:All depends on the training and the owner, most dog issues are on the other end of the lead than the dog.
It more depends on the byelaws and acts for where you are walking. If the landowner allows you to walk your dog, with a lead, then lead it should be. If walking a dog on a public highway, then it should be on a lead. If exercising your open air rights to land mapped as open country as allowed by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, then your dog should be on a lead.
You'll note none of the above situations take into account at any time, how well the dog owner is trained in handling dogs off the lead.
Finally there are a number of people who are nervous of dogs, yes even your well trained friendly wouldn't hurt a fly dog. So the last thing they want is to be confronted by a dog off a lead, when they have no idea whether you are the best or the worse dog owner in the world.
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45 minutes ago, Hylander said:
100% increase. How can they justify that one.
Easy. Supply and demand. Two lots of quiet moorings have closed this year so moorings in Potter are even scarcer than they were.
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Nice to have options though if you cannot fit under the bridge, even if you have you have to pay.
There are two pubs in Potter. 
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No sign of the boys. Can only be in one place.