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by Miles
Mon Feb 26, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: Boats/Engines/Chandlery For Sale
Topic: Portable Gas Cooker £30
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Portable Gas Cooker £30

Portable Gas cooker with windshield.
Used condition but good.
Collection Wayford Bridge NR12 9LL.
£30
by Miles
Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: High Waters and Low Bridges: Flooding Persists on the Norfolk Broads
Replies: 0
Views: 26566

High Waters and Low Bridges: Flooding Persists on the Norfolk Broads

Otter.jpg High Waters and Low Bridges: Flooding Persists on the Norfolk Broads . In Norfolk Broads where waters flow, A tale unfolds of woe and woe. The floods are high, the bridges low, Boats can't pass, it's quite the show. Potter Heigham stands, although so small, But boats below, they hit a wal...
by Miles
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: Boats/Engines/Chandlery For Sale
Topic: Vintage Boat Cabin Light £20
Replies: 0
Views: 29943

Vintage Boat Cabin Light £20

IMG_20240214_104647_334_copy_2080x1560.jpg This is a vintage boat cabin light. Jelly mould type. It has been rewired and the metal backing plate has been spray painted in white primer so it is ready for any colour of your choice or can be left as it is. Collection only please from Wayford Bridge NR...
by Miles
Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: Boat Repairs
Topic: The Crucial Step Most Boaters Overlook: Applying Underwater Primer Before Antifouling
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Views: 39054

The Crucial Step Most Boaters Overlook: Applying Underwater Primer Before Antifouling

antifoul (1).jpg The Crucial Step Most Boaters Overlook: Applying Underwater Primer Before Antifouling Maintaining a boat's hull in top-notch condition is essential for ensuring optimal performance and longevity. Antifouling, the process of applying specialised paint to the underwater hull, plays a...
by Miles
Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: Boat Repairs
Topic: Is Your Diesel Heater Playing Up?
Replies: 0
Views: 31930

Is Your Diesel Heater Playing Up?

Somebody shared some information with me today about stubborn diesel heaters
Apparently near the glow plug is a gauze which is supposed to atomise the diesel .a bit like an injector I guess
Here is an image or two
Replace and all should be good.
Many thanks to Pete for the information.
🙏 👍
by Miles
Sat Feb 03, 2024 5:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: "Broads Comedy: The Flooded Fiasco at Hickling Hall"
Replies: 1
Views: 30394

Re: "Broads Comedy: The Flooded Fiasco at Hickling Hall"

In Hickling Hall, a meeting so grand, To discuss the Broads, and the floods on the land. The CEO, with a cowboy hat on his head, Ignored the crisis, as if it were all in his stead. Three hours they spoke, live on the net, No solutions found, just cucumber etiquette. The Broads suffered, drowning in ...
by Miles
Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: "Broads Comedy: The Flooded Fiasco at Hickling Hall"
Replies: 1
Views: 30394

"Broads Comedy: The Flooded Fiasco at Hickling Hall"

nbf3.jpg "Broads Comedy: The Flooded Fiasco at Hickling Hall" In Hickling Hall, a meeting so grand, To discuss the flooding, Norfolk's lowland. The Broads Authority's CEO in a cowboy hat, Indifferent to floods, imagine that! Three hours of talk, broadcasted live, No comments on floods, di...
by Miles
Wed Jan 31, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: Bin There, Dumped That: A Tale of Sutton Staithe
Replies: 0
Views: 32318

Bin There, Dumped That: A Tale of Sutton Staithe

A Tale of Sutton Staithe (2).jpg "Bin There, Dumped That, A Tale of Sutton Staithe" In Sutton Staithe, where waters flow, A tale of woes, now here we go. The bins have vanished, oh dear, oh me, A mystery solved, it's in the sea! No more waste bins to call their own, So rubbish takes a wat...
by Miles
Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: The Broads Boating Blues
Replies: 0
Views: 32997

The Broads Boating Blues

The Broads Boating Blues (2).jpg "The Broads Boating Blues" In Norfolk, where the Broads stretch wide, A tale unfolds of the boating tide. The season's start, a joyous sight, Yet the Broads Authority brings a comical plight. With tolls that rise, absurd and grand, They're like pirates, ru...
by Miles
Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Does the Norfolk Broads Need the Working Windmills/Pumps Back?
Replies: 0
Views: 41465

Does the Norfolk Broads Need the Working Windmills/Pumps Back?

Leonardo_Diffusion_XL_A_windmill_on_the_Norfolk_Broads_2.jpg Watermills/Pumps are often regarded as being in the late 18/19th centuries but they actually go back a lot further. Next time you are passing Hunsett Mill, have a look at the date on the actual mill, pretty sure it indicates a 17th centur...