Recent content by Baroudeur

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I don't. The assumption (based on his experience) was that sea water had made it's way into the cylinders by how stuck fast it was. The engine is the originally fitted one, and is now some 20 years old. It's history to me, prior to 2018 is unknown, so a big part of me feels that replacing it may...

Hi all, I'm on the south coast of the UK. Came back after lockdown to find my engine had seized (it was last run in Nov '19). Seacock was closed and I have an anti-syphon valve on there too, but it's stuck fast. My local engineer says it's a full rebuild or replace the engine. I would...

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I’m Brighton too, and I did receive the email.

Interesting - I got their sms but not an email. It said that it would be making contact again after today’s clarification by government.. Have to be honest, I was also a bit worried about the blow yesterday not having seen my boat for such a long time..

Would be great to know the RYA are on the lobbying case again right now..

They closed before the lockdown was announced iirc. And, in some ways are no different to a business operating a car park where you can rent permanent spaces - as a business that does not offer any lesiure services, voluntary or not is not the issue. As for being told to shut, again, no - not...

Fair enough. But, it’s another regular Premier thing to be a little deceiving in these mails. I remember one last year telling us how Premier have taken up the use of Sea Bins and how they were fighting the plastics issue. Despite asking several times, I still don’t know why Brighton don’t have...

If true, then perhaps we should be expecting a discount and rebate on fees given their voluntary closure. Although this may also set a precedent with the chronic silting, lack of concerted effort to remedy it, and their bold claim of 24 hour access given that any boat with a regular keel >1.5m...

No, we cannot. Considering that it was started several weeks ago and is now 10 pages long, and the title of the thread is 'why haven't premier furloughed staff' etc and I've regularly commented on the state of Brighton Marina. Are you saying they have?

Here here.

Indeed. They were very quick to voluntarily close, which surprised many at the time, and continues to surprise anyone I have cause to talk to about it. However, if B&Q and other retail businesses can reopen, then so can marinas in my view. Very little time would be spent in shared facilities...

Whilst I haven’t ever raised my voice or shown discontent overtly, and I understand the comments above regarding a small subset of marina users too, I have experienced and witnessed more occasions of staff having to be constantly reminded and nudged to do things than I should have. it is crazily...

thanks for clarifying that.