Thanks Robin for a great update as to where you are up to, shame about the cars as volvos are normally hundreds of miles mile munchers but when neglected anything will fail eventually. I hope that you and Sheila are doing well, good luck with the sale of the boat and the move into your new house. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Good luck for your future move. Hope you get a good price for Independence. Always love getting a captains blog notification if you’re ever passing through Necton feel free to pop in for a pint 👍
Sad day, will miss the updates, I went ahead and bought 'Fair Trader' a 535 in Spain, having her shipped to Greece where I pick up and bring her home to Limassol, Cyprus to liveaboard, all the best you land lubber!
Nice to hear from you Rob, best wishes for the relocation for yourself and Sheila ,hope Mum is o.k. You have hit upon a tender spot regarding Volvo V70 's ,having had some expensive experiences with these vehicles ,ahem. Going back a few years ,by the way ,I ran a garage for 24 years ,retired last July. But ,having ran a superb Volvo 850 T5 for a number of years ,which was a fantastic car(estate) ,when you consider they used to race these things ,(check Jason Plato ),it was a marvelous car. But ,it was, a tad thirsty. So ,I decided to go V70 diesel. A colleague of mine ,a car dealer ,but largely honest ,!,sold me a 2002 mk 2 v70 d5 ,and it was excellent for 30 odd thousand miles ,until ,the aux. belt frayed (due to a chunk of metal coming away from the p.a.s. pulley. The frayed aux belt then rode under the cambelt and ,basically destroyed the engine. So I was a bit pissed about this. Anyway ,I acquired a secondhand engine and fitted that. Trouble with that was when stripped ,the clutch was worn ,so we had to replace that ,also with dual mass flywheel assembly (not cheap ),and so on and on ad nauseam-------. Eventually the great day came ,and away we went along the M42 ,(Rob ,you have to experience this road to hell ,it is er ,mind boggling ).To cut a long story ,or ,short story long ,the bloody turbo failed on the maiden voyage .I reflected upon this in the pub. (You could then),so I persevered and replaced the turbo .not cheap.. Anyway ,the following week ,we went to Cornwall to stay with relatives there. Okay ,went well ,but when I totted up the bill ,having done the work myself ,I came to the conclusion that was the most I had ever spent on any vehicle. When I retired 6 months ago ,I bought myself a Lexus 250 ,always fancied one because I used to maintain several for different customers ,they never ever went wrong ! So ,in two weeks time ,I shall be driving this beautiful car to Richardson's ,to take over Moon Enterprise on May 4th. Don't get me wrong ,the Volvo ,when going well ,was a great car ,very economical and comfortable.! But cost me lots ! Love to see you sometime on the river All the best ,Tel.
Hi Rob, great to see you on line again with exciting news. Did you give up on the lorry driving plans? Have you any other ideas for your future occupation, it's great to be able to share your plans with you. Thanks for the vlog, John
Hope your back on the water soon and reviewing some more hire craft. Myself and my wife will be hiring from Broomcraft on 10th May for our first experience handling a boat, so should be interesting...! We have a Broom Captain for a week and will be touring the southern rivers down to Beccles and back. Any tips for my first time since I was a 12 year old with my parents and have you ever experienced the Broom Captain ??
The boat honestly has not cost a fortune to run - it’s had the odd issue here and there, and the engines cost about £1,000 for a full service. But the biggest cost has been the moorings, Tolls, and insurance - that’s close on £6,500 a year. Then you have electricity which has been running in wintertime at about £25 a week. I realised this is costing me more than running an average home annually. So that’s why the move not because I was tired of living onboard.
Wishing you and Sheila happiness in your new home. Unfortunately Robin there are unscrupulous M.O.T testing places out there, I don't drive but I know a couple of people who regularly get bent, 'genuine' test certificates, one doesn't even have to take his car in, unbelievable eh!
Make sure you do the Cam Belt and the others they are all in a line and if one goes they can all go . Been there done that! shame to lose the engine very good car. good luck back to hiring reviews ;) ??
Hey Robin missed you on here! Followed you from the start but wondered what it is you do for a day job? Hope to see you out on the broads in force still. Best of luck to you
Good luck with the future. Just think how much you're gonna spend on doing up that beater v70 including purchase 5k, you would have been better using a budget of 5k in the first place and got a better v70 🤦🏻♂️
Car repairs etc are Very expensivwe , if you are only keeping it for 6 or 7 months dont bother, as for MOTs as long as its fine st the time then thts it.
Have you done all those HGV courses yet , and are you now a qualified HGV driver ? You said it was your ambition to be a lorry driver....remember..... Bet you cant wait to drive those EU motorways
You’re right and wrong. I inherited money and that went towards the purchase of independence. My other investments and income streams fund the other boats and my day to day expenses.
Good luck with the house move
Thanks Robin for a great update as to where you are up to, shame about the cars as volvos are normally hundreds of miles mile munchers but when neglected anything will fail eventually. I hope that you and Sheila are doing well, good luck with the sale of the boat and the move into your new house. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Good luck for your future move. Hope you get a good price for Independence. Always love getting a captains blog notification if you’re ever passing through Necton feel free to pop in for a pint 👍
Sad day, will miss the updates, I went ahead and bought 'Fair Trader' a 535 in Spain, having her shipped to Greece where I pick up and bring her home to Limassol, Cyprus to liveaboard, all the best you land lubber!
Good luck I've watched your video from day one. moving to a good part of the world in Lincolnshire as I live there whereabouts are you moving to
Good luck with the house move! Hope to see you and Sheila on the Broads from time to time!
Nice to hear from you Rob, best wishes for the relocation for yourself and Sheila ,hope Mum is o.k. You have hit upon a tender spot regarding Volvo V70 's ,having had some expensive experiences with these vehicles ,ahem. Going back a few years ,by the way ,I ran a garage for 24 years ,retired last July. But ,having ran a superb Volvo 850 T5 for a number of years ,which was a fantastic car(estate) ,when you consider they used to race these things ,(check Jason Plato ),it was a marvelous car. But ,it was, a tad thirsty. So ,I decided to go V70 diesel. A colleague of mine ,a car dealer ,but largely honest ,!,sold me a 2002 mk 2 v70 d5 ,and it was excellent for 30 odd thousand miles ,until ,the aux. belt frayed (due to a chunk of metal coming away from the p.a.s. pulley. The frayed aux belt then rode under the cambelt and ,basically destroyed the engine. So I was a bit pissed about this. Anyway ,I acquired a secondhand engine and fitted that. Trouble with that was when stripped ,the clutch was worn ,so we had to replace that ,also with dual mass flywheel assembly (not cheap ),and so on and on ad nauseam-------. Eventually the great day came ,and away we went along the M42 ,(Rob ,you have to experience this road to hell ,it is er ,mind boggling ).To cut a long story ,or ,short story long ,the bloody turbo failed on the maiden voyage .I reflected upon this in the pub. (You could then),so I persevered and replaced the turbo .not cheap.. Anyway ,the following week ,we went to Cornwall to stay with relatives there. Okay ,went well ,but when I totted up the bill ,having done the work myself ,I came to the conclusion that was the most I had ever spent on any vehicle. When I retired 6 months ago ,I bought myself a Lexus 250 ,always fancied one because I used to maintain several for different customers ,they never ever went wrong ! So ,in two weeks time ,I shall be driving this beautiful car to Richardson's ,to take over Moon Enterprise on May 4th. Don't get me wrong ,the Volvo ,when going well ,was a great car ,very economical and comfortable.! But cost me lots ! Love to see you sometime on the river All the best ,Tel.
Hi Rob, great to see you on line again with exciting news. Did you give up on the lorry driving plans? Have you any other ideas for your future occupation, it's great to be able to share your plans with you. Thanks for the vlog, John
Hope your back on the water soon and reviewing some more hire craft. Myself and my wife will be hiring from Broomcraft on 10th May for our first experience handling a boat, so should be interesting...! We have a Broom Captain for a week and will be touring the southern rivers down to Beccles and back. Any tips for my first time since I was a 12 year old with my parents and have you ever experienced the Broom Captain ??
All the best to you in the future
Really enjoy your vlogs. Have you enjoyed owning this boat, or has it brought more joy or just expense etc?
The boat honestly has not cost a fortune to run - it’s had the odd issue here and there, and the engines cost about £1,000 for a full service. But the biggest cost has been the moorings, Tolls, and insurance - that’s close on £6,500 a year. Then you have electricity which has been running in wintertime at about £25 a week. I realised this is costing me more than running an average home annually. So that’s why the move not because I was tired of living onboard.
Wishing you and Sheila happiness in your new home. Unfortunately Robin there are unscrupulous M.O.T testing places out there, I don't drive but I know a couple of people who regularly get bent, 'genuine' test certificates, one doesn't even have to take his car in, unbelievable eh!
Hi..Im interested in your Trader. How much did you pay for it three years ago? And how much do you want for it now ?
Make sure you do the Cam Belt and the others they are all in a line and if one goes they can all go . Been there done that! shame to lose the engine very good car. good luck back to hiring reviews ;) ??
all the best on the move sounds like your moving near me ??
Hey Robin missed you on here! Followed you from the start but wondered what it is you do for a day job? Hope to see you out on the broads in force still. Best of luck to you
Hi Robin how much is the boat?
£217,000
Go on, what are you asking for her
£249,950
Just seen you an hour ago at Barton broad on Trixie
Has the BMW already gone Robin ??
I would swop wheels and tyres over make 1 good 1 and get rid other one lol
Good luck with the future.
Just think how much you're gonna spend on doing up that beater v70 including purchase 5k, you would have been better using a budget of 5k in the first place and got a better v70 🤦🏻♂️
Hire more boats!
Car repairs etc are Very expensivwe , if you are only keeping it for 6 or 7 months dont bother, as for MOTs as long as its fine st the time then thts it.
Have you done all those HGV courses yet , and are you now a qualified HGV driver ? You said it was your ambition to be a lorry driver....remember..... Bet you cant wait to drive those EU motorways
BlackRock.........You don't need a day job if you have inherited a Shed Load of Cash.
You’re right and wrong. I inherited money and that went towards the purchase of independence. My other investments and income streams fund the other boats and my day to day expenses.