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Cost Of Boat Parts
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Dances With Otters » June 23rd, 2018, 11:53 am
The OEM cost price of this part for a Volvo Penta is £176.00.
I was able to make up the part from ASAP supplies for under a tenner. :D
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 23rd, 2018, 11:53 am
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How Great Is This Weather?
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Dances With Otters » June 22nd, 2018, 10:19 am
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I spend most of the year waiting to be able to do some boat painting. When it finally arrives, I am in such awe of its splendour that I tend to get...
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You're describing heaven, Dances. Enjoy yourself, brother. I try to do the same.
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Last post by Silan
June 22nd, 2018, 1:49 pm
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Hire Boat Hit And Run At Sutton
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Dances With Otters » June 19th, 2018, 1:58 pm
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Missed it myself but on arriving for a BSC I was reliably informed of the dramas. Apparently a hire boat, not mentioning any names but smashed into a...
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My brother was moored by the slipway waiting for a BSC test and saw it unfold. After seeing that and getting whacked silly at Ranworth, he decided...
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 21st, 2018, 4:44 pm
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June 20th, 2018, 3:32 pm
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June 19th, 2018, 4:52 pm
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June 17th, 2018, 8:49 am
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Broads System Failure
Why put up with it?
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Dances With Otters » June 14th, 2018, 12:20 pm
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I am all for live and let live but when people take the **** and say stuff you to everyone else, it makes my blood boil.
These boats abuse Stalham...
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It's quite ironic as they have a published PDF on how much of a conservation area it is yet the staithe is neglected and derelict and gridlocked.
It...
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 17th, 2018, 7:59 am
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Stinky Stalham
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Dances With Otters » June 5th, 2018, 5:09 pm
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Can Stalham cope with such a large fleet of hire boats pumping out sewage?
Local's olfactory senses would say that's a negative. :roll:
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Probably blame the otters :roll:
😆😂🤣 somebody will :lol:
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Last post by JohnS
June 14th, 2018, 5:57 pm
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Speeding Hire Boat
What is the rush?
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Dances With Otters » June 6th, 2018, 8:36 pm
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Half past seven on a lovely summer's evening I had this hire boat come up behind me tailgating.
Despite doing the speed limit myself I could tell...
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:roll: he's obviously not enjoying his holiday much, so trying to rush around to get it over and done with :roll:
Not surprised at all, see it all...
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Last post by JohnS
June 14th, 2018, 5:51 pm
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Right To Navigate Tidal Waters
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Dances With Otters » June 13th, 2018, 3:49 pm
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It is a generally accepted principle in the United Kingdom that we all have a right to navigate tidal waters.
To the best of my understanding this is...
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It was always my understanding that the toll is levied under the harbours act
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Last post by Bargate
June 14th, 2018, 7:39 am
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How Quiet The Rivers Are.
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Dances With Otters » June 12th, 2018, 4:14 pm
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I had a little trip up the River Bure recently and I was so surprised how quiet the rivers are in general.
Even the Ant is not manic.
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Good job mine is out of the water. :D Safest place
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 13th, 2018, 1:24 pm
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Broads Registration Numbers
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Dances With Otters » June 11th, 2018, 7:20 pm
You may have noticed that the Broads Authority are clamping down on boat registration marks.
An issue has been brought up in conversation that they...
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 11th, 2018, 7:20 pm
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Shocking Electric!
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Dances With Otters » June 5th, 2018, 3:19 pm
In our days of obsessive health and safety I find it hard to imagine why this little time bomb is going unrepaired.
Could be fatal.
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 5th, 2018, 3:19 pm
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Barnes Brinkcraft Boat Running Engine 22:30 hrs
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Dances With Otters » May 31st, 2018, 9:25 am
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Brinks Symphony 2 W675-12.
This vessel was running it's engine at 10.30 last night and did so for approximately half an hour.
My question to Barnes...
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Since I have been on the boatyard I fill a 13 litre bucket of hot water and pour it over my head....lovely.
I would hazard a guess and say that the...
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 5th, 2018, 8:35 am
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 2nd, 2018, 6:01 pm
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Why Is The Norfolk Broads So Addictive?
A simple question but a deeper answer.
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Dances With Otters » May 30th, 2018, 4:36 pm
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What is it about this magical waterway that captivates people over and over again?
Nearly everyday I have made a half hour journey into Stalham to...
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I remember back in the nineties, Judith Chalmers presented a holiday program for the BBC. She spent a short break on a Richardsons boat and then,...
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Last post by avg45
June 1st, 2018, 7:27 pm
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Dogs and Boats
Dogs just love boats
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David » May 27th, 2018, 8:10 pm
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If there is any proof needed see below dogs just love boats
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Poor old Mike has had to call it a no starter this year as his dog ran away from him and got hit by a car on the main road by Stalham Staithe. Sadly,...
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Last post by Dances With Otters
June 1st, 2018, 6:30 pm
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What's the River Bure like?
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Dances With Otters » May 26th, 2018, 7:31 pm
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Can't say the Ant is busy at all especially for a bank holiday weekend. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining but is it just me or is it still...
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Hahaha, I've seen that a few times! It also always cracks me up when there one person trying to drive the boat in to a gap, then everyone else on...
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Last post by JohnS
May 30th, 2018, 6:04 pm
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Last post by Dances With Otters
May 26th, 2018, 7:31 pm
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Data Held On Forum Members.
What do we know and what do we do with this information?
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Dances With Otters » May 25th, 2018, 2:26 pm
I raised the information issues held by registering on this forum sometime ago, however, to reiterate this information if any did not see the post....
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Last post by Dances With Otters
May 25th, 2018, 2:26 pm
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A Common Sense Issue With Water & Electric?
It is a bizarre set up at Sutton Staithe.
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Dances With Otters » May 20th, 2018, 5:56 am
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Have you ever wondered why the two electric posts and water hoses at Sutton Staithe are so close together?
Same too applies at Hoveton?
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Totally agree there’s way too much paper stamping and meetings for my liking, and I expect for most toll payers I imagine. They probably think that...
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Last post by JohnS
May 24th, 2018, 8:33 am
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What Has Changed Since 2012?
A review from Trip Advisor
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Dances With Otters » May 20th, 2018, 5:51 am
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I stumbled across this review of the Norfolk Broads purely by chance and it does date back to 2012.
Even though it's an old one, I couldn't help but...
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Have to agree as well, :?
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Last post by JohnS
May 21st, 2018, 11:13 pm
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Confessions Of A BA Toll Checker
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Dances With Otters » May 19th, 2018, 10:04 am
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I have a confession to make and it is quite simply this, I used the Broads Authority toll checker for the first time and it felt awful.
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Oh, you are quite right in many ways, however, if someone was to locate a boat that had no tolls paid, then went on to report it to the...
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Last post by Dances With Otters
May 20th, 2018, 5:41 pm
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Aldi Workzone Drill Fire Update
Finally a good ending
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Dances With Otters » May 3rd, 2018, 7:32 am
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Many of you will remember a close call I had with a cordless drill bursting into flames on my boat sometime ago now.
Another consumer...
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Last post by Dances With Otters
May 17th, 2018, 7:05 am
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Mermaid Slipper Stalham Staithe
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Dances With Otters » May 15th, 2018, 8:39 am
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Has anyone ever eaten in the Mermaid Slipper at Stalham Staithe?
I do believe it is quite a top end establishment but I must confess I have never...
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The only boater that I know of that has eaten there is Tho owner of Fen Pedler who moors 3 boats down from me, he rated the food but it is more...
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Last post by David
May 15th, 2018, 5:49 pm
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