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  1. 7 minutes ago, oldgregg said:

    Hopefully that's not provided by the AA or RAC.... Both of those companies are imploding at the moment, mainly because they have masses of debt from their PE owners.

    Dont ask either to attend for a wheel change.

  2. 5 minutes ago, grendel said:

    It does seem a shame that the insurance companies no longer believe in brand loyalty, so you need to shop around for the best price every year, they obviously dont realise that if they offered the best price to existing customers and a slightly higher premium to new customers, that year on year they could increase the prices little by little and make a much greater profit - perhaps its good that they dont realise this, after all a certain authority has been pricing this way for years- and still gets away with it.

    Dont think two tier pricing is allowed grendal.

  3. 2 hours ago, Vaughan said:

    By the way, this 10% increase would have meant, for me, a rise of more than £160 over two years.

    Wasn't it a very well known member of the Authority itself, who announced last year that "it is only a round of drinks"?  He must drink with a lot of friends, in his yacht club.

    I dont know as I wasnt there but perhaps he meant three pints once a week over a year.

  4. 36 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

    I have another idea I'd like to put forward, one which if feasible might make a possible business for someone. A bulkhead fitted silencer with cooling fins to be mounted inside the boat/leisure vehicle acting as a heating radiator.

    I hate the idea of venting something hot outside from a device designed to heat an area inside. Surely we should be harnessing all the heat we can.

    One of the aussie or american guys on youtube has covered the idea of using the burnt off waste gasses for heat.

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  5. On 21/10/2023 at 10:27, MauriceMynah said:

     The new unit will be £150. If it turns out that the money is down the pan, well, so be it. I'll be in a better situation next year to go for the more expensive options should it be necessary. 

    I made the same decision three and a half years ago when starting from scratch and they cost £100. Yes ditch the leaky exhaust which is designed to fit outside the lorry and have a gas leak moniter in the immediate area and also lag the pipes to the outlet vents with good quality lagging,

    We also changed the fuel line which may of been a mistake but I can live with that. It was checked during the last BSS by a guy who doesnt cut corners and he didnt bat an eye lid.

    It has served me well for all of this time often running for six hours or more every night during the winters without catching fire or gassing me but did deform a fender outside.

    Yes some imports were stopped by customs however I believe this was due to the paperwork not the actual items being dangerous and just remember to run it at maximum for awhile before shutting down which I believe is good practice for all of them.

     

  6. 14 hours ago, Regulo said:

    Rene was in the rag trade, making men's shirts mostly. The same finished shirt went to the big high street stores and high class West End boutiques, the retail price difference quite large, as you might imagine. The only difference was the label sewn in. Towards the end of her working life, her boss was importing shirts from the far east for literally pennies, and sewing British labels in them. She got out, disgusted. 

    Nothing to do with boat heaters, but I don't believe ANY label can be taken as gospel. 

    100% agree with your last line. Many items sold in the UK are simply "Rebadged" under licence with the enclosed written instructions changed over. One in particular can be found in houses all over the UK producing heat and hot water.

  7. 1 hour ago, MauriceMynah said:

    I have just had a quote for the repair of my Eberspatcher hot air diesel heater.  £850 !!

    Now, I know many of you have gone for the cheaper units from the Orient.  I rather need your advice on whose is best . I have a friend who is looking into this for me, he will be the one to fit it, but your input would be greatly welcomed. 

    Was the quote from the local indie guy or a main dealer type?

  8. 11 minutes ago, grendel said:

    There were only 2 boats on the side section too, it is my belief that the broads authority are already making more money than they expected, and if they intend to prosecute someone, then what if they lose, their cash cow will effectively dissappear, under those circumstances  I would be thinking twice whether to risk that situation.

    If they believe that thay are in the right then they will not see a risk.

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  9. 6 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

    Well, what a thread

    In addition the forum name of a member has now been "outed" and identified as the owner of a boatyard.  Why would he have posted under a pseudonym on the forum, if he did not want to remain anonymous? 

    For that matter, who is Meantime?  In his latest incarnation?  He never says who he is, but he claims to know all about boatyards and seems  to have no hesitation in naming others.

    :default_icon_rolleyes: Guess you didnt see post #4 then. 

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  10. On 14/09/2023 at 08:43, woody223 said:

    I have hired a boat half a dozen times over the past decade, One thing has struck me the rising costs imposed on me by all parties. The boat yards charging more per litre for red diesel than white. Last year it was£1.44 when I can get it for 89p at home. 

    If it was as simple as that then there would be filling stations with pump out services every 5 miles along the rivers. :default_icon_idea:

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  11. 28 minutes ago, PaulN said:

    If anyone can tell me how to do this via wifi, I would be grateful. I am with EE and have a Samsung A70, My wifi is with Tesco, who use the o2 network and has an iPhone 14

    You are looking for wi fi Calling, on some Samsung phones you press the green phone icon then the three little dots in the top right hand corner of the screen to bring up the option.

    On other phones it is within Phone Settings.

  12. 1 minute ago, Mouldy said:

    If that’s the case, it’s about time some effort was put into prosecuting the ones who don’t, instead of penalising the ones that do.  😡

    I thought I read here and elsewhere that prosecutions were taking place.

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