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smudge837

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About smudge837

  • Birthday 04/08/1971

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Gonna be L&L for the most part
  • Interests
    I think the Mods would ban me if i said here.
  • Occupation
    Forces
  • Boat Name
    Noggin the Nog

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  1. Hi all. Many thanks for taking the time to reply and sharing your experiences. I would just like to say that I am not saying any dealer/broker is trying to rip me off with a dodgy survey. (before I get strung up) My main concern was, the dealer implying I did not need my own survey, as the survey I was shown is a hull survey only. Th boat in question seems well(over) engineered and has a built in large genny, that neither I or the broker could find. this is a gas free boat so electric is quite important, for heating and water and the like. So I am a little wary as to why you would take time to slip the boat, remedy arisings from hull survey but not have an internal/ full survey. This is a very large purchase for me, and I don't think I will be in a position to do it again if this one bites me. I know the buyer beware bit, just at the moment seems more like a used car dealers than boat broker. If that makes sense. cheers all Smudge
  2. Hi all. I had a good weekend looking for and at NBs. Without naming names, one brokerage informed me that they do their own survey to speed things up. (This is a big firm, not fly by night.) On a boat I am interested in, they had a Hull survey and it looked very good, the few points mentioned had been remedied. when i asked about a full survey they said I could ask their guy and he might do it cheaper as he has already done the hull. I was taught that if you want a survey you get it and pay it yourself. Am I being a bit retentive or is this a normal practice in brokerage world? I do like the boat but! I don't really want to spend 40k ish without being sure she is right. So I call upon you here to set me straight, (she is very nice) should I stay or should I go? cheers Smudge
  3. Ok I know I am not the sharpest tool in the box, but.... Ask who took the photo with todays time stamp they will know where it is.
  4. I will try this and see if it works. If not i will read up laters. Thanks for the replies guys n girls Woo hoo it worked
  5. Hi Star thanks for the reply. the one I have seen, seems to have a bow cabin area, A trad stern then ish 30ft accom area, then 10ft of cover area, then 8-10ft of bow. I didn't have a good look under the cover, but it did seem to go down into a well deck.
  6. Hi all. Had a great weekend poking round boats and found a top 4, that if they are still around in July then jackpot. The question I have is I saw a NB moored just down from the water point at the Wharf Inn Fenny Compton. Looked to be around 60ft, Trad stern and a black canvas canopy over ish 10ft area forward, green and cream color scheme. I do have a couple of pics but not sure if it's the right thing to post pics of someone else's boat. I was wondering if there is a particular style type/ name as this seems to be the just right one I am looking for. Any information on this type of boat or even this one, would be be very welcome. cheers all Smudge
  7. Doh, how could I forget Crick. Many thanks for the replies, getting all excited putting routes and notes together. Smudge
  8. Hi all. As the title says, I’m planning a weekend of boat shopping. I will be based near Fenny Compton. Please could anybody let me know of any smaller or lesser known locations, as these seem to be all I can find on the tinterweb. On my list so far are: Rugby Boats, Stowe Hill Whilton Marina Braunston Whilton @ Wigrams turn Should be a good 3 days of boat porn. Cheers Smudge
  9. Yes, I briefly toyed with this one. I was put off by the sold as seen clause, and the tarp over the forward edge of what would be the hold now living accom. Also it came up 2 months to early and is a bit far for a looksy, when I thought she was in Hull, I was ready for a drive over and a call to mister Lloyds. I would love to pick up something like this. Cheers Smudge
  10. Hi, At £2300ish plus fixing kits, does this compare with other systems? I have come across this system before while digging around, it just seems a tad pricey to me. I suppose if you get 10 years out of it then might work out ok. Cheers Smudge
  11. Hi all. With reference to op, I also remember being told around the late nineties and early noughties, when I was looking at having a shell built, not to use eastern European steel. I was informed that it failed to meet western standards along with the Chinese steel flat pack hulls that were just starting to come over. If I recall correctly this was about the time you could buy Polish narrow boats fully fitted for around 20k less than UK spec boats. I wondered if it was just UK builders spreading tales as they could not compete with the price. Since then a couple of years ago the MOD had a problem with a battle winning weapon, basically it kept failing when under intense use. On further investigation it was found that one single component, had the steel sourced from and eastern European mine,(we even managed to track down to which day and load it came out of the mine.) When this component was checked with the “super metal checker”, (metal not my department, I do bang stuff) we were told it had a similar consistency to an Aero bar, more bubble than metal. The blame was placed entirely on the eastern Euro supplier. So my only real experience with eastern metal is yes it is inferior, if sourced on the cheap ( i.e. by a government dept). And since the mid-nineties we have been chasing cheaper and cheaper deals, and sourcing from further a far for normal people. Cheers all Smudge
  12. I live 1 mile from litherland Tesco, my boys and I often cycle the canal route. It is a cracking run from Wigan. ring o bells is a very good stop over. cheers Smudge
  13. Hi all, as this is kind of about BW auction. Could I ask if anybody knows how or where BW sell of any sect 8 / seized boats? Either north of south. I popped into white bear, but was told that the place was now closed. (mooring marina still functioning) Cheers Smudge
  14. Sproz, PM sent. Cheers Smudge
  15. Hi all, It is on pt3 and 4. Just about to start on goggle box, om yesterday ch. Happy floating all Smudge
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