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Troyboy
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Enjoy the meet everyone. Lovely sunset picture. Hopefully we will get to meet some of you next week if you are about
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Loddon looks nice. Hopefully we will visit next week. Really looking forward to getting on the broads again.
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Thanks Malcolm. I will ring him before going to see it.
Regards, Dave.
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Thanks for the information everyone. I looked at Keleka online. It does look like a very nice boat. We are on a week's hire next week so hopefully I will get to see it. Just a thought. Is Ludham Bridge a problem on these Broom 29s. My only stipulation is that it goes under Ludham bridge.
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She's a lovely Broom 29. I've been looking at these with great interest. There is 3 for sale at the moment. There is one with Norfolk Boatshed at Richardsons moorings which looks a nice boat.
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It's a place I've never really cared for. Concrete Staithe always put me off and not really much there. Fast flowing river as well.
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Thanks for the information. We are hiring Bella Maria (Fair Lilly) on the 20th May for a week. By far and away the nicest boat we have ever had. Bon Bon does look lovely.
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Lovely pics of Langley Dyke. We are on Bella Maria again on 20th May for a week and hopefully we are going South. Must moor at LD for a night. Thanks for the reminder.
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What a lovely looking boat. Excuse my ignorance but is it a Haines 36 Bure.
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Interesting subject. I think it's a must for rangers and anyone else who deals with the public as part of their job where there might be a hint of confrontation. Protection for all concerned.
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On 01/03/2024 at 21:28, dnks34 said:
This is an interesting subject. Every time we pass a liveaboard moored on the river I think about the occupier and the story that got them into their situation. It's a shame some don't respect their surroundings the way they should. What really surprises me is that there aren't more people living in boats on the river. I know that there are logistical problems to overcome but with the price of housing being what it is and a very acceptable boat being relatively cheap in comparison to housing I do wonder why more don't do it. Saying this I'm not in favour personally.
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To be honest I sleep like a log but I find getting up 6am ish and having a busy day does the trick. Try not to have a nap during the day. I usually have 30 minutes in the chair on an afternoon and then go on to have a good nine hours at night. I'm lucky I suppose.
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I've enjoyed reading about your week. Roll on May 20th.
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Brilliant write up for today Kate. Finlay is a lucky lad.
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9 hours ago, kpnut said:
And Gracie, get a dog. They love eggs that have gone past their best. Raw, straight into their bowl.
This made me smile Kate. Vera loves an egg yolk dropped into her dog bowl. Mind you she likes anything dropped into her bowl.
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I hadn't realised that Wroxham Bridge was so impassable at the moment. We are on Bella Maria on the 20th May so hopefully we can get through the bridge by then. Can't wait to get back to the broads. All of your exploits whet my appetite. Hopefully we will get a couple of trips in this year.
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We are back on Bella Maria from Richardsons in May. Monday to Monday. The Sunday roast at Wayford Bridge Inn sounds perfect as we return towards Stalham. Good thread revival.
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An interesting thread and food for thought. Boating certainly get a little harder as we get older and less mobile and less confident in our own physical prowess. I certainly have to think sometimes when jumping off the boat to moor. It doesn't sit well with me having been a very physical person all my life. Keep fighting everyone.
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2 hours ago, kpnut said:
Lovely to see photos of Vera again. She’s beautiful. It really wouldn’t surprise me if she and Finlay and have a common line somewhere in the background.
Believe it or not but she was nearly 10 Yr old when that was taken. Yes I wondered if there were some common ancestry between them. She loves the boat.
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Great thread.
Kate, Finlay sleeping on his back with a straight leg is just like Vera.
Happy new year everyone.
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5 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:
Finally got MrsG Q5 onto its winter boots. Z3 passed its mot this week with no advisories, first one under my ownership.
I'm going to Sorn the Q5 on 30th Dec as we paid the £500 road tax in October. Then on Jan 01 I'll tax it for a year at £180. That'll give us a free refund from the treasury
Griff
Could you explain how that works. I take it that the car is 5 years old between October and January.
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13 hours ago, Mouldy said:
No dpf, but the egr valve was prone to failure. Surprisingly lively little car though and the run out Race Blue versions with full leather are still worth a fair bit of cash.
I had a race blue car. They really are a fantastic little car. Funnily enough I'm pondering over an 18,000 mile race blue Vrs that has just come up for sale. They are a future classic car.
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I loved my 1.9 pd Skoda Fabia Vrs. So much so I've had 3 of them. They were a fantastic car to own. That 1.9 pd engine was super reliable and no dpf to worry about. Also great performance with the 130bhp. It was a little gruff sounding but I liked that.
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DPF has been the cause of a lot of VW group diesel problems. I wouldn't touch a modern diesel now. Ad blue now has to be added to modern VW cars to make them work properly.
As said, the tighter the emissions control the more unreliable some cars have become.
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Nice pictures. Loving the post box topper.