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  6. I know a lot of people are struggling financially at the moment, but I hadn't realised just how bad it is getting. Today I have seen at least 12 family groups of 6 or 8 people who must have moved into 23-28 foot cabin cruisers since yesterday. There were none of them out and about on Thursday when it was raining, but on a sunny weekend it seems 3 or 4 generations have just become liveaboards ... Hmm.
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  17. You've never tried eating one? They need to be boiled for several hours before they are soft enough to chew. If you cook them with enough garlic you can get them to taste of garlic, rather than hose pipe. A bit like the recipes the French use for snails and a similar texture.
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  18. It's called getting old ? when we moved aboard in our 30s we would hop off onto the bank etc etc, now we'll into our 60s there is no hopping as the knees simply don't allow for it lol.
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  22. Still bored so made another one, wall hanging piece this time
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  23. With no dry-dock for many miles, the slip at Auxerre proved useful once in fixing a cooling system leak. We hauled Secunda up as much as we dared. The slip itself was installed by the German occupation forces in 1943, when a fleet of armed vessels was brought up the Yonne, They were then hauled out here to be taken across Burgundy by road - the Canal de Bourgogne being insuffiently large for the job. To achieve this 1,500 forced labourers demolished houses along the way and regraded the roads. Special trailers were used, with three tractor lories pulling, and four more behind, primarily for braking on the hills. Those taking these pictures risked their lives, yet none of the craft ever made it. The entire fleet, said to be over 50 craft, was destroyed by Allied aircraft farther south.
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  26. Will it help or confuse you more ?
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  28. I have this fitted between my hydraulic motor and the prop shaft on my boat 1998, If I remember rightly its a taper lock,
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  30. Just to keep you amused until some comes along with a sensible answer : Im the girl that makes the thing that drills the hole that holds theRing that drives the rod that turnsThe knob that works the thingy a me-bob Im the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil that oils theRing that takes the shank that movesThe crank that works the thingy a me bob.It a ticklish sort of job making thing for the Thingy a me bob especially when you don't know what it for.But its the girl that makes the thing the drills the hole thatHolds the ring that makes the thingyA me bob that makes the engine roar. And it the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil thatOils the ring that makes the thingy a me bob thats gonna win the war.Im not what you'd would call an heroin at allI don't suppose you'd even know me name But though i never boost of my important postIll strike a blow for freedom just the same.That works the thingy a me bob.That works the thingy a me bob. It a ticklish kind of job making the thing for theThingy s me bob especially when you don't know what its forBut its the girl that makes the thing that drills the hole that holdsThe ring that makes the thingy a me bob at makes the engines roar an Its the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil that oilsThe ring that makes the thingy a me bob thats gonna win the warIt is n all
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  39. Or looking at it another (more realistic ?) way - how much worse would it be without the restrictions ?
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  41. I think he's writing mainly for armchair boaters, like them what keep their boats in marinas, go out for a few days every couple of years and make a pig's ear of everything. I only ever read the bits that seem relevant to me, currently the lockdown status and stoppages, but in normal times usually read the headings in the email and decide not to bother.
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  42. Agreed and if they ever get round to knocking the duty allowance off I shall install another tank somewhere, take heating oil from home. At the moment my day tank is actually a 6 day tank that automatically fills when the engine runs
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  43. I bought my boat 11 years ago from Whilton and had already decided on Trevor Whitling for any future surveys. The brokerage told me they recommended him as well, and he was top on their list. He gave me a lot of evidence to get them to do a lot of work and I negotiated a drop in the price by £4K. It was only a £19K sale to start with. Apart from understanding how Brokerages work, I think you also have to know how Surveyors work too. You need to be there at the survey, so you can understand what the jargon means in the written report, he can also explain to you why things that sound awful are actually a doddle to attend to. And Vice Versa. Also be honest with your surveyor, if you know nothing or are not at all mechanically minded, tell him, so he can adjust his spoken description accordingly. It'll all help you to decipher his report. At the end of the day if you're no good at negotiating then the only use a survey is if you want comprehensive insurance. I'm very good at negotiating, I understand sales, aggression plays no part in the process and the survey report is the ideal weapon.
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