OldBerkshireBoy

Have you looked at a Shadow 26, proper river boat with a keel and an inboard diesel engine.

Remember the raw costs of building a new boat have risen some +40% so this will have a knock on effect with secondhand boats.

Being a skinny bald headed person I am the sort that wears a light fleece whilst others wear T-shirts in summer sitting outside a pub in the UK come 8pm or in other words I feel the chill like no other. There was no working heating system on the boat which has big windows when I brought it so fitting heating was top of the list. I spoke with the head man in the yard and picked his brains and experiences with Webasto, Eberspacher and Planar heaters regarding costs of buying and servicing and was undecided. Then he threw me a curve ball of a cheap Chinese heater instead. Costing around £100 plus the costs of a proper exhaust I figured if it only lasted a year or two It wouldnt owe me anything so I took the gamble and won. So far it has lasted around 3000 - 35000hrs often running 6hrs a day in winter without fault. The display controls the output with an on/off programmer plus I have an on/off key fob for turning it on without getting out of bed. The fuel pump is mounted below the take off from the tank so it is flooded all the time and the piston pump pushes fuel to the heater (they dont suck fuel in to the pump) You should use the supplied nylon fuel hoses on the pump outlet as some rubber hoses can expand a little under pressure and adding extra rubber mounts or suspending the fuel pump makes it quieter.

https://www.butlertechnik.com/webasto-heater-hl18-and-air-top-18-gasket-set-46555a-p290

Nowt wrong with that, they are a site sponsor and even better if you can stroll there from your mooring. Panks was an option if searching for NOS if the service kit is no longer made.

Aren`t Panks in Norwich service agents, might be worth a call to ask.

Customers rarely if ever understand the time spent by the tradesperson when pricing the job for starters.

Sorry to be blunt however I feel that is unfair.

Guess it is back to having tan lines for me then.

EDITTED.

Thought the trains were mostly electric with the odd diesel freight train now and then plus isn`t it all non residental.

There is a covenant on it, don't know all the details though.

Yes, I was thinking that after awhile Broom will say it isn't viable as a pub and seek to use the land for another purpose.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-60036729

Midlands do different sizes. https://www.midlandchandlers.co.uk/products/ash-boat-pole-12ft-x-46mm-e230

Current rumour is that Brooms have brought the pub and are looking to re open in March. Just a rumour though with no sign of any trade vans in the car park so may be hot air.

I`m unsure about genetically modified foods but I am against cloning humans!

Another saying thanks for releasing a dog from behind bars.

Might that depend on how much a yard is charged based on how much they sell each year.

Bromley`s in Blofield?

Whilst some do refer to a boat as such others don`t.

Give the lady a break and save your blood pressure, could it have been a new job this week with a new company car and using the fuel card for the first time after visitng parents in hospital that afternoon. Also I doubt that I am the only one amongst us that has filled up at a garage only to realise my wallet was back at home

and 14 miles or even less in an hour in some parts of London.

Dont commt to anything without seeing for yourself and thinking one is moored on the south and other is moored on the north should that make a difference too you.

Painter/Decorator who used his van to drive there?