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OldBerkshireBoy
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The White Heron at Brundall will be showing the football in the sports bar whilst crew memebers who are not interested can use the other larger bar and it is dog friendly.
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Are you staying on the north rivers?
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Leaving the cost of buying and altering such a boat to one side I wonder where would I be able to empty the tank and at what cost if I was to start providing this service?
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20 minutes ago, Hylander said:
Hardly, just two us and we pump out after 4 days and we have two toilets. I think we contribute our share.
If you are paying per toilet as you stated then yes I would agree.
Not sure what you meant by Hardly but its not important, or is it?
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So what would those moaning expect to pay if you`re on a large hire boat with 8 or 9 berths and three toilets after 2 weeks of use? Some yards can pump straight into the sewers others have to hold it in a tank and then pay to have their large tank emptied. The equipment can block and over time parts wear out, unblocking or replacing parts is not a clean job! Lastly, for a smaller yard stopping work on an indoor boat repair and downing tools to carry out a pump out outside in the rain all for (say) £20 is hardly worth while is it? Now whatever you may think of yards that still provide this important service for us, the word conned is too harsh a word in my book.
The DIY stations as found on the Thames and canals mentioned very rarely work when you need one and as I cant see there being local sewers handy they will need holding tanks and tankers to empty them so dont expect BA to start installing them anytime soon.
And if I may touch on the subject of diesel. Those that bring their own diesel from supermarkets will have nothing to complain about if the day comes where yard owners will only supply diesel and pump outs to those that moor there.
With pubs the cry is use it or lose it, in my view this should apply to what is left of the infrastructure of the broads as god knows what will be left in another ten years time.
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2 hours ago, oldgregg said:
I see that there is a potential buyer.
If it does indeed happen (and of course buying a Boatyard is not as simple as buying your lunch), then I think an owner who is actually interested in running a Boatyard would be a very good thing for that site.
I believe that the new owner will impress you.
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Are BA allowed to cover a boat with a tarpaulin as said in the article?
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46 minutes ago, Vaughan said:
I wonder what reason there could be for this, other than cost?
The cost of living you mean? Oh and the lousy weather so far perhaps.
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The brass item in the first photo looks like an auto air vent to me but I stand to be corrected. It being there suggests air lock problems in the past.
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I know what you are saying however I dont understand why at no point in the five years you didnt say something to the management.
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35 minutes ago, NeilB said:
Paid my £849 last week. The visitor tolls are crazy prices though, surely 1 month should be 1/12 of the annual cost with maybe 10% for admin.
Sounds like the BA want to discourage short term visitors.
That was my thinking, 1/12 plus admin.
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18 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:
I have today paid the Blessed Authority £405:00 for a 28 x day visitor toll for 'B.A'
Is that a typo? £405 for 28 days.
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12 minutes ago, floydraser said:
Moved today.
Thanks to OBB and C.Ricko for their help, along with a couple of ex bgm neighbours who provided emergency cover which wasn't needed.
Then disarster darling: the head of my cleaning brush fell off!
At least it wasn`t you that fell off the boat!
Thanks for the burger and drinks
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Here you go, I havent watched it myself so if this gets me in to trouble I`m coming for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4KuEAYIYY
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18 minutes ago, Jbx5 said:
Big wellies required
Highest tide i've seen this year at the moment at Brundall.
John
Its been worse many times.
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1 minute ago, grendel said:
no
Why is that? You lot keep upsetting me!
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7 hours ago, JanetAnne said:
I've never known him so quiet....
Can we deny all knowledge and just blame the moderators?
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Wonder if Mrs G found out about the mooring ropes having been washed in her washing machine?
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5 minutes ago, ExSurveyor said:
We are up for the week, a nice relaxing time with a couple of small jobs on the list.
Yesterday Pauline found a puddle in the drawer unit under the basin in the rear cabin. I pulled all the drawers out and found a pin hole leak in the Flexi hose to the monoblock mixer tap.
What a pain in the butt it turned out to be. No one had replacement hoses so it needed a new tap.
That meant I had to remove the basin worktop to be able to get to the inset basin to get the taps out
If I was a small framed contortionist it would have been a struggle, the refit the basin and worktop and reseal the whole lot.
Unfortunately I am too tall, wide and old.
The Sheerline needed the rear door lock replacing, Guess what, they aren't made any more, I found a near match but no luck getting it to fit. Having swapped parts between the two and straighten a few bent bits I managed to refit the original lock back in place. Of course the lever handle set no longer lines up, next job, find a handle set that I can 'adjust' to fit.
As tomorrow's weather is looking good then tools can stay packed away, time for a cruise and lunch.
If one flexi as burst I would replace all.
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On 29/01/2024 at 17:20, NorfolkNog said:
Anyone tried the Ram yet?
Just to let you know, open for drinks but not yet serving food, you are allowed to take your own food in and use their cutlery.
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On 08/02/2024 at 17:43, ExSurveyor said:
I wonder if this was triggered by the planning refusal for the floating pods in the marina.
Planning refusal was the reason given when the news first broke back last summer.
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28 minutes ago, Smoggy said:
I just hunted through my sent folder with a view to resending and I can't find it, my head wasn't very good when I emailed as I was suffering from a chest infection so I may have typed it and hit the wrong button, not even in drafts folder so....
Sorry Paul I may have blamed you for not replying to an email I didn't send
I'll try again.
This why some meds say Do Not Operate Machinery!
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15 hours ago, Smoggy said:
I emailed and not yet had a reply, must be a couple of weeks now, not a good response.
Hi @Smoggy, I mentioned this to Paul last night and he was sure that every enquiry had received a response. Might it be in spam folder or he asks that you use sales@swancraft.co.uk as an alternative to reach him.
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If it is out of the water then I am not sure that Tingdene allow outside contractors in.