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Troyboy
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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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Thanks for posting this up floydraser. I'm sure there is a wealth of experience and knowledge available for those of us that may need it. It takes courage to speak about such things.
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You are made of sterner stuff than me. It's fantastic that you are on the Broads. Great to see the ducks getting a feed. Enjoy the rest of your trip.
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We had a light dusting in Scarborough overnight. No more please.
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46 minutes ago, dom said:
In my experience, surveyors tend to recommend fitting a high capacity manual pump in addition to an automatic electric. I always found that a bit odd - if a pump's going to fail, inevitably, it's more likely it'll do so when the boat's unattended and there's no-one to man the 2nd pump.
The most sensible recommendation I've seen is to fit a second auto pump, with a float switch which triggers a fair bit higher than the main pump. Cable it directly to the starter battery, using slightly over-rated cable. Add a fuse rated just below the cable capacity, ensuring it's significantly higher than the current rating for the pump.
That seems to provide a couple of benefits - a fail safe pump, which will keep running irrespective of any main bus or switch panel failure - but also a secondary pump which will join in parallel with the main pump if you suffer a more substantial leak. The overcapacity cable and high rating fuse is intentional, so the unit tends to keep running even if overheating. If your boat's sinking, the slight risk of fire is probably not worth worrying about!
Given the relatively small cost involved, anything I own is getting something along those lines. Years ago, I saw an all female crew on a hire boat hole their hull on wooden stakes near Horning church and it's amazing how quickly a boat can go down. Dom Buckley also recommended "a pair of stout buckets should be carried at all times" on one survey, which I think is fairly sound advice too.
Thanks dom. I thought that a second standby pump would be a necessity for piece of mind. Your comment about 2 stout buckets made me smile. I need 1 stout back to use them.
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Thanks Smoggy. It makes sense now. I've always thought of single bilge pumps as having all of your eggs in one basket. Do owners get them changed regularly or are they very reliable for a long time.
I never liked mooring at Reedham in my own hoat because of the concrete quayside.
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2 hours ago, Smoggy said:
It only takes the wrong skin fitting under water to start a syphon in, more likely on a hire boat than a sea capable boat but still very possible, also bobbing on the quay edge can cause damage to hull or stern gear especially on that concrete edge.
Whatever happened its not good news for the owner, hope he gets something sorted.
I might be being a bit thick Smoggy, but what do you mean by the wrong skin fitting.
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11 hours ago, PCL023 said:
Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious .... was another one we knew well.
Not so much nowadays as they are powered by Toyota engines. The build quality still leaves a bit to be desired.
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2 hours ago, webntweb said:
Is that not Langley Dyke?
My apologies. I meant Langley Dyke. I'm always mixing them up.
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We used to really enjoy a night at WRC. Alan was a lovely bloke to deal with on the moorings. Plenty of comings and goings on the campsite, showers, pub, dog walking field where the church is, elsan point for those who needed it. Its a shame if it's lost. Isn't it strange how a lot of really good things change or are lost in this modern world. Hardley Dyke is another example.
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I see Florida Light is under offer. I'm not surprised.
Hilight has been repainted just before being put up for sale. Not a 1st class job but it has certainly tidied her up.
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18 hours ago, Richie said:
There's a few Herbert Woods boats that look like they're leaving the fleet and are up for sale on the Waterside Marine site.
An Amber Light, a Florida Light, a Glistening Light and a Shining Light.
Mind you Hilight is still for sale from last year and the Sparkling Light that also went up for sale at the same time has only just sold.
I saw that these boats were for sale. We hired Hilight about 20 yrs ago. Not a particularly comfortable boat inside.
Florida Light looks like it could be a good buy. I've only seen the pictures mind.
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Liveaboard Friendly ( Official Or Unoffical) Marinas/yard Norfolk
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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.