MauriceMynah

I'm Coming through! Yeee Haaaaa

Sadly Iain, no, not really! Fussy whatsit that I am I'm after solid ones rather than these ones which are pressed steel. but thanks for trying.

Ahh, shame, not quite what I'm looking for. The nearest I've found are these on ebay. I'm after Stainless if I can get them at a reasonable price.

Can I have some details of those hooks please Tim, I am going to re-jig Nyx's canopy and I will need some. I'm after the solid ones not the pressed metal.

Discussions have two sides, this thread seemed to have just the one. I'm not for one moment saying that any of the doom and gloom merchants were "unrealistic" and I don't for one minute question their qualifications, Further had the points raised been prefixed by "in my opinion" or similar I would have felt less inclined to raise the point, however (and to speculate) I wonder if there has been anyone reading this thread who has changed his mind and decided not to bid as a result. I further wonder if we shall see any of the boats concerned in future years. If we do, and the person who decided against bidding also sees them, I wonder what he'll think then!

Nobody wants to see anybody getting 'stung' and if someone is thinking of bidding for one of those boats and wants our opinion then they are more than welcome to ask. I would then support quite a bit of what's been said (though possibly not all) However my poiint is this.... Is it absolutely impossible that there is, in amongst those lots, a boat, that is basically sound, with a working engine (including prop) and that if the new owner is prepared to put up with the current shabby condition will see him ok? Is iot absolutely assured that all the boats on offer are wrecks with no hope of redemtion, just promises of tears and disaster ahead? I'm sorry Vaughan but the prop point is speculation unless you know otherwise. Will he? Are you sure? or might that be more speculation.

Would their spares department be called Bona parts

I wonder if the amounts might improve if the various forums discussing the subject were talking in a more positive manner. All I've read here is "wouldn't touch 'em with a barge pole" and "Have you seen the hole in that one", not to mention "They've been left open so they may well have been robbed of anything worth while". How about mentioning that Broad Ambition was in a pretty poor state till some people with some skill and some cash got hold of it.. Look at her now! Janet Ann, Royal Tudor, and Nipper didn't look like they do now when they were first sold from the hire fleets. There are people out there with the skills and the desire to 'Do them up' and may well sell to some such people.... that is if they aren't totally put off by this thread. Buying anything at an auction is a gamble and it's worth pointing that out, but suggesting that for all we know they might not even have propellers is a pretty damming piece of speculation.

My parents hired Broadlander a while ago and loved it. That was in 1966 so it is just possible it was a different boat.

Wouldn't that depend on whether or not VAT had already been paid and not claimed back? you DO pay VAT on 2nd hand vans in many cases for example. Frequently an auction house will charge 15% commission and I've known it to be as high as 25%. I agree that 20% is a tad high, but not outragous.

and you think it's dignified for me hiding behind a sofa?

Only as a customer!

Woof Woof

Why?

AS you said Barry, If it aint broke.....

" Oh yeah hey man, I'm just sittin 'ere catching the soles".... Nah, sorry Viking, It just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Unless you are training him as a gun dog or something, I'd be inclined NOT to encourage him into the water. If he discovers he likes swimming, you might find it harder to stop him going in when and where you don't want him to. Jumping off the boat when you're going along, that sort of thing.

He'd need to go sea fishing to do that... very few rays up the Bure

Well be honest, they deter the hell out of us!

Strictly between you and me Mark, I think I prefer the method Griff would probably use to deter herons. but don't tell anyone

Sorry, edited to add that the fountain and the waterfall will only be turned on when we are there to see them. Only the low powered filter pump will be on 24/7

Wasn't planning on it Alan, Why?

I have to say that as the pond will be running at least 3 pumps, I'm going for good ones. two will be low lpm and one high. One low one for the filter system, another low one for a small fountain and a more powerful one for the main waterfall.

duel... Duel... DUEL...!!! DAMMIT !!!!! I can't believe I did that

and I take it that if it's coughing, that's the smoke alarm.