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MauriceMynah
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Any nearer and it would be 'ahit'
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4 hours ago, NeilB said:
Pretty high at St Benets as well, mean’t I had no excuse to not clean my waterline!
For all those requiring excuses not to clean waterline or any other part of a boat, contact
Nyx, Swan Quay, Richardson's, Stalham.
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Private Pike? No, don't tell me!
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Well well, the pinkers has been stirring up the grey matter again.
OK so I purchase a fine piece of delicate high precision measuring equipment. I then proceed to mount it on a bulkhead and start hitting it just to see if it's giving an accurate reading.
What piece of equipment? I hear you ask. A barometer, I reply.
Oh well that's OK then. We all hit our barometers don't we.
Why do we tap barometers? Doing so actually tells us nothing. I hear people say that doing so tells us if the atmospheric pressure is rising or falling.
Oh no it doesn't, it merely tells us if the pressure is higher or lower than the last time we thrashed it to within an inch of its life.
Example. Last time we came in and gave it a black eye it settled at 1000 mb. Now we strike it again and it reads 999 mb. Is the pressure falling? Not necessarily. Had we smashed it an hour before, it would have fallen to 998 mb but since then the pressure started rising. So why do we do it?
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3 hours ago, DemeraraBorn said:
Well done guys. Hope this balances some of the negative comments about paddleboarders on the Broads.
I have to second that.
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The best person to speak to would be Peter Waller. He no longer posts here but I believe him to be active on the other Broads forum. Our ToS I think stops me from saying more
Perhaps Hylander can help more as they are active members on both.
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The other forum used to have their meet at the closest Weekend to the longest day. If they no longer have meets, that would be a good date, plenty of light!
How would people like that?
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6 minutes ago, YnysMon said:
Good news. I checked with our choir admin person. The Ely trip is off! So that’s us sorted for an extended stay on MS.
Now, that IS something to sing about. :-)
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I used to run two cars and one boat on 100% FAME for nine years. Never had a problem with it.
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Agreed Grendel it merely requires a little more attention.
The yellow Post to watch out for and stay within the posts.
Timing needs to be thought out but for most Broads boats even that isn't greatly important, just means burning a bit more juice if you get it wrong. For the boats with higher airdraft, going South to North, bridge clearance at Yarmouth is the only hurdle to really think about.
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Well now, it's lunch time and I'm enjoying a lunch time libation. ( please note Griff, lunch time, not dinner time) While letting the ice do its job to my pinkers I was wondering about another thread I've been posting on and found myself in a quandary.
If Oftoss, the government body responsible for other government bodies acting sensibly, fines the BA two million pounds for raising the tolls above the rate of inflation, where can the BA get that money from?
Just wondered!
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Grendel, that is if the problem is just financial.
Imagine you owned a farm. Have you considered dogs worrying livestock? OK so your farm is arable, how much in the way of disposable barbecues and empty beer cans can your harvester handle before giving you a hefty bill?
Just two examples but give me 5 minutes and I'll think of a dozen others. Well ok your not a farmer, you are just lucky enough to have some riverside land and the BA wants to lease a two meter strip alongside the river to create moorings.
Who is responsible for the land three meters away from the river if someone comes to harm there? Do you let the general public walk across your land to get to the road? What liability does that involve ? Who pays for that insurance? Who collects the litter there?
That's what I'm getting at, it might not all be about money
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Sorry Vaughan, I'd like to agree with you but don't think I can.
I have to wonder just what these negotiations involve. Who is being intransigent or has unrealistic ambitions. It is very easy to see the BA as the bogeyman all the time, but is this actually the case.
Society reaps what it sows. You and I ( and many others on this forum ) remember well when people respected other peoples property, held responsibility for their own actions, and took pride in their behaviour. This is no longer the case. People nowadays couldn’t care less about leaving litter and mess, they couldn’t give a damn about manners and responsibility and, if there is an incident, their first response is to find someone else to blame, and think about compensation.
If I owned some riverside with mooring capabilities, these days my rush to put up "No mooring" signs would amaze the world. I would be saddened to do it, but the problems these days would make it essential.
If the BA wanted to negotiate with me to create moorings then my list of requirements may well not be acceptable to them.
Could this be the stumbling block the BA is up against? Has society once again shot itself in the foot for lack of personal discipline?
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3 hours ago, Gracie said:
I reckon it's just a myth started from those moored South to stop the hoards
Nah, it IS those moored down south. The myth is the young lady monster, with mother and father being mythiths and mythter, plus of course their son marthter
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Anonymity of forum titles is an odd one. My history includes the old AM CB. where real names (or "personals" as they were called) were never the norm. I used the handle "Pommie" back then.
Forum names for sites like this one, originally came about for matters of security, given that it would not be unusual for members to say when they were coming up to the Broads. A gift to house breakers.
Using ones given name as a forum ID is OK if you are blessed with one of the more unusual ones, but I would more likely end up as "John 47". I prefer Maurice Mynah. (The origins of that one for me go way back. )
I know and have met Meantime, his choice for Anonymity is no more, no less valid than anyone else's
For me, I like handles they go with boat names. Who would call their boat "Aquafibre 42" eh?
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3 hours ago, Bikertov said:
That could have been lunch sorted, along with some pancakes, plum sauce etc
Man after my own heart.
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So many thoughts are crossing my mind I hardly know where to start.
I'm reminded of a group of youngsters gathered at a street corner complaining that there's nothing to do. When asked what they'd like to do, they replied "Dunno, whatever!"
I'm further reminded of yuppies who live in a bland little town, finding a delightful little village and moving home to it.
A while later, so many have moved there that a Tesco's opens. All the lovely little independent shops become Estate agents or charity shops and hey presto, that delightful little village becomes another bland little town.
Wherever people go, they want more, they want better. They want to go further away for their holiday than their neighbours. One thing they never seem to be is 'content'.
Finally on this catalogue of random thoughts, I'm reminded of a mantra ...
Happiness is not getting what you want, it's wanting what you get.
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If people want "things to do" send them to Butlins. If they want to chill, relax and enjoy the peace and tranquility the Broads has to offer, then they've come to the right place.
The Broads hasn't changed that much since the 60s in that respect. Entertainment is what you make it. Messing about in dinghies, fishing and drinking are all still there just as they always have been.
I was 11 in 65 when we first came, and loved it. Saying that, its not a holiday that will suit all kids, but those who do like it will be the next generation of boaters.
Do we want more playgrounds for people to walk their dogs in? I'm not sure.
The Broads will evolve, and will do so pleasingly if not rushed.
The good Dr. wants to advertise the Broads to a wider audience. Well, to be honest, I think I'm wide enough as it is.
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Oddly enough, I think there has been another factor involved albeit somewhat at a tangent.
Pub all day opening hours.
Back in the 10:30 to 14:30 then 17:30 to 22:30 days, people used to moor up at lunch time, then move off and moor somewhere else for the evening.
I suspect these days most holiday makers moor just the once per day, causing the favourite places to be full by midday. This manifests itself as a lack of moorings.
Before people start jumping up and down saying "we don't all moor outside pubs" I know that, but a lot of us do !
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When we talk about booking late, or at short notice, how late? how short a notice?
I don't understand unless we are talking "days" before the holiday, how can they expect to know what the weather is likely to do.
Also, when I was employed, I had to book my holidays with the company I worked for, months in advance.
I can't see how this year's poor summer can have affected this year's bookings.
Again I must be missing something.
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Nice to see the Dilham North Walsham canal has the approval of a seal.
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Thinks... can ones experience be anything other than personal?
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My personal experience is that September is the busiest month, much for the reasons Jeep15 says.
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Now, I know I must be missing something, but I'm not sure what.
Boating and the "Broads experience" is loved by a minority group, the likes of which is represented by members of this forum.
Back in the 60s, boat ownership was very rare. We on the hire craft watched the private craft go passed with awe and envy. Then along came the 70s and companies like Norman, Seamaster and Freeman. (Plus many others) putting private ownership within the grasp of normal people.
Now, that minority group could travel the Broads in their own boats. Some, like my parents, had their own boat local to them but still hired on the Broads. It was great to be on a boat that was 42ft rather than 22ft.
I suspect that was the start where there were fewer hire craft but more private boats.
Then hire fleets started selling off their older boats, again at a price that was affordable. This accelerated the move from hire craft to private boats.
The customer base didn't change much, as far as holidays afloat went, but hire yards had to start offering facilities that made their craft luxury boats rather than those hum drum private jobbies.
That, I think, brings us up to the present day. Yards trying to hire out their "Rolls Royces" whilst we, who remember fondly those halcyon days, take out our own Fords.
That is the way the Broads have evolved, and that is why we are so frightened of the likes of the good Dr.
We seem to understand it, he seems not to.
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Too Sensible By Half
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Has the bottom of the 2nd hand boat market fallen out when I wasn't looking or what?
A friend of mine (yes, I do have some) purchased a boat a short while ago. It has proven, not to be to his wife's liking. The loo's too small, the boat rocks more than she was expecting and generally speaking the craft just doesn't cut it.
The boat is a 25ft Seamaster with a 1.5 BMC on a leg drive. I am told that the boat is in good order inside and out. Finally, the craft is being sold with it's mooring available.
Maybe I'm looking through Rose tinted glasses but I would have thought it worth about £7500
He has it up for £6500 I think. Oh and before you ask, I'm not on commission! I am curious though as to what people here think it's worth