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  1. narr got better idea ............. rapp it in all resin from that ole factory in turkey and make it good ......................
  2. her ewe goo again ................................................ loads to do taday launched loads yesterday ........................................... got quite a few in this week end to lift and store ........................... got to share this one ................man pulls up in posh car ask a few tentverly quesstion explaining he left a boat here about 6 yrs gao ...................................and did,nt pay ........................6yrs ...............!!!!!!!!!!!!??????? is it still here .................... can i pay the bill.............................. how much ......................????? my replies .......................................... no ............................no.....................no.................... ye having alarf..................................................... 6yrs interest %................6 yers land stroage .................umm i,m in the money ................15 % late fee too bill will be .................£££££££££££.s.................... ORF MY LAND ..........................RARGGTHER QUICK I SAY ....................grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr................. rie i,m orf to varnish the new yacht this week end and in water .......for a sail ...................... ohhh clive with some new doors toooo.....................................!!!! mdf orf coarse ........... i know i can be a bit slow with works but thta was taken the biscuit ........................
  3. naw back to the ole rirte whaey orf talkin ....................... this boat is a rescue and to add to our ever in creasing collection orf craft ................. the classic 1930,s broads yacht took some doing to get hold orf due to the three attempts to remove the yacht from the great chaps garden ............................ but with chris and his superb lift set up we can do its and we did .........!!!! she was built by collins and with he non painted hull and all wood exposed cabin side in solid mahog she will in -deed look the dogs again ................. now resting in her new hum at the yard ,i will be in rit earlt this morn to get her moved from middle orf the ole yard to one side so we can get on with day to day running orf me ole yard ...... we work while others sleep .........................john boats 24 hrs yer naw...................eat and breathe boots ............... pics are orf the keel and what is left of the part dead wood being lifted to the lorry as this is a bit orf ole iron and heavey secound pic is orf us dun the rud at horning....................come on chris keep up ................ all back at the wayford base with a blue sky as a welcome site great after noon moving boot s .... and now as i goo hum i turn to see me ole mate the swan come to say hello and in spect the latest arivall with his head shacking .......muttering ..................why ,not a another one ...........yer mad ..................!!!!!! with the rest orf the yard flatt out ........queen is having her decks fitted now and we are workinh as hard as we can to get boot ready for easter ,lots orf engine works to doo alot orf boat,s broken at mo to work through...........over heating ,blocked fuel lines ,season servicing ,inverters not working and blocked toilets works goes on .............................. nice early start today no rian and dry day yippeeeeeeeeeee.............. oh forgot to mention i,m orf this week to collect a broom speed boat and look at another woodie rescue ..........!!!!!!!!!
  4. we have been a little busy today ................ my new name collect a boat...................... this one was in a garden my fav way to collect a boat quick phone call at noon today and at 5 pm she was on her way back to wayford rescue centre nice and gentle with this ole girl we can do it .............................. what a team with gmr on one side and a good ole team from wayford it was done in a jiffy and nice and safe too lorry was delayed in norwich so we had to wait ,nothing for it roll a fag ..... once chris and the lorry and his daughter were in place as they were busy too three boat,s in one day wow.......!!!!!!
  5. saved another yesterday ........................................ keep them coming ........................ don,t let it sink ..................... glass, concrete, wood ...............we do them all ..................... from far and wide ......................
  6. ahh humber not a prob i have a very good friend who is a super in tenadant on the tugs .... or shall i calll in me iou,s.................... life boat ................... helicopter .................... or shall i fire up the 235 hp motor ................... or chaffuier driven to any destination with full bodie gaurd with a safe vechile with special forces in side to protect .............. ohh so many people owe me ................................... i,mon me way ..........................!!!!!!
  7. ssshhhhhhhhh.................................. there is a woodie bring bourgth back to life ...................... by a man who is the herbert woods man ................. sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......................... i willl tell the later .............................. shsshhhhhhhhhhhhh....................... queen.............................................. perfect lady ............................ ...............???????
  8. are all good now now who is playing ..... great band called " Egypt " love me ole classic rock too they are good and make a guitar sing and new cover rock band called "ashdown " well done boys keep playing, they are the support, very young with old style a good eve and a packed nite ahead might take one orf the ole boots and stay the nite ...... good food good ale and good music
  9. we are looking for wooden boat to rescue or save ........ sailing or motor cruiser s ............ dinghies or day boats ......... we are wms ltd at wayford bridge on the ant we care and wil save them all...................... thanks for yuor interest and infomation in all ............................regard s....jon wms ltd
  10. i hear there is some music in the pleasure boat hickling this friday ............. music on the river in the spring thta l be good .........
  11. i,ll bore yer with me wafi pics ........................... naw than is that a jibby thang that do alot orf flappping .................... well it does with us as we are not true wafi boys ................. nice eve on barton ..................and no one else aprt from them ole hires boots running up and dun a polite wave and tiporf the ole hat to yuo ............................... two boys standing next to the rigging ....................taken in the view ..............................or putting the worlds to rite ..... waffle on a wafi ................................!!!! lots or strange roop ,hanging dun from that bit orf ole bamboo with the seleeping bag on it ..........all strange to me .... start the engine and stop that zig zagging up and dun me river out orf me way ....................... it was nice to get orf the sailing base from wayford and get some sailin dun naw i,m going to go out in my 8 foot prm dinggeey and make a foolorf me self................ see i,m not all about doin 90mph with me 250 hp up me ole chuff on the river i can wafi too yer naw ..................
  12. more jobs to do more boats in and out we love them all .................. some happy customers with good news and bad bit orf a sad ole week we lost a very great comical cheerfull character, dear alan keep surfing in the ocean me ole mate ....................regards and thourgths with his wife and family.............play some sabeth and have a can ...!!!!! we have been flatt out this week phone ring orf the ole hook and visit some loverly woodies too what with a collection orf broom speed boats in house and broom cruisers too launched quite a few too this week been a naughty boy too ........................ went for a sail on ole barton today and blooming lovely it was too in a classic pegg yacht with its owner and a very experienced man too at the helm with all yachts orf all sorts ,nice quite gentle sail round barton.... well i can bunk orf some time ,but got back to yard to two waiting customers wanting me attention and at least i had and got dinner bourgth for me a meal fitt for kings the ole cod and chips gerkin and ole pickle egg.ummmmmmmmmmmmmm got an engine in this week a great little fourstroke ,man said just had it serviced.um with bits and water in feul,,, my **** ............... and to finish one orf me boring ole sunset spring eve shots ........what a still eve on way back
  13. whaheey on it today and big up to the boat world ...................................... i,m a lier i,m shot to bits its all too much ........................................ anyway here is some pics ........................ wood on wood a name plaque for a plastic laying on some more new rubbing strakes shed looking messey full of works plastic to strip and woodie in back still getting paint on her hull................. our friends from quinto loading and orf we go..................................... a nice pic orf " flight " leaving us after her winter moor with three men in a boat what a sleek broads yacht owned by local lord and lady ,we have the posh here too ya naw ..................... naw boys straight to mooring .....no pub .............!!!!!!
  14. and they made it from 50 foot waves and swells bigger than my lower bits ...................... a sea sick dawg and green wife and crewe hangin on for dear life ..............lifre raft ready and call sign ........... MAY MAY MAY day .....................................not till next two months ...................... why did yuo go through a 48 hr orf hell to travel to the broads orf rough sea like no man or wooman can see befor .............................?????? to come to see me at me ole rough yard .................................... well done lynn and russell........................... welcome to my yard and me shouting at early hrs .................................
  15. i,ll work if it need doing and work till its done but i,m tied and old naw and need me sleep ........................ lots todo as always ............................................ long day for boat yard as a whole we are flatt out at mo only missing one enginner darn it .......................... all boat builders in full flow and paint work very slow as we are creating aload of dust ....................... up with my crack this morn .............................thnaks bazza.....................!!!!!! lift nice little hampton been in for three years too wiped her bum and sat on land strip decks on a freeman .remove yrs orf ole paint build up put posh antifoul on sea boot as she is going to a drying out berth on the coast ........... service diesels from twin cylinders to up to date four stroke outboards and a leg service on a mercruiser too fixed the boys two stroke screeming ped now does the speed orf light with alittle tweek er and thaw collected a clasic broom speed boat nice little boat , from a well maintianed nice chap too shell soon have a big ole lump on back to cruise the waves with ease .....?????? only one break down today spining raw water pump impellar .................bit strange as quite new but not my normal manufacture choice customer supplied that one ............................. orf to bed naw as knakererd....................
  16. more works more boats and no rain thank yuo god .....!!!!!!! launch several at mo big turn round ........................ get them in and orf my land ................!!!!! lots orf engines to service outboards and in boards legs works to do etc............. was welding some alloy props when welder decided to pac up ,my fault left job til llast and had to see ole mate to get them done..............some one had to bail me out orf the dog doooo..............!!!! all done now ..............in early this morn to get first early lift on to transport to leave us, back to whar she come .love seeing boot s back and forth over the years from france to trent ,thames and ouse etc they all seem to turn round on a 4/5 year cylce back and forth to broads ...............!!! boat shed busy with wood works ,varnish works and painting ................. tanks to install,yard to tidy up and soon me grass will need to be cut ..................
  17. naw than this ole little gem had a dirty start this week ............................. "well blast me " he said as i lifted it ............................ slow she was too with a tonne orf muscles on the bottom too and all that calcium deposits too she was a heavy ole girl tooo been stood a while ....just a bit................!!!!!!! with ablast of the garden hose and some cilit bang it was all done in the same time thay build them cars on that ole discovary stuff i love and watch ...... one whoosh and its gone and me and edd are orf dun the rudd again with the camera crewe in tow .....!!!!! once i did my bit the owner wipped her bum and applied some blue stuff....................
  18. ohhh ere ..........................whilst learching on front off the quay heading i see this great ole huge dutch steelis thing cruise by ....................................... thats look nice ive got one of them coming some time ..i thourgth ............................... man shouts " are yer jon ...????? "........................errrrrrrrrrr yep yer in luck i,m him ........ naw at the moment i clean forgot the boot was a coming and said, turn yer runnd boy an maar the ole stellie thing in here ................................ blimmey thta was close ....................nahh don,t tell the chap and lass who own it .........."!!!!!!!! lovely people and nice ole dag toooo boat great lots of space and warm tooo................................... always welcome and look like yer had a good ole trip ......................... naw wash that ole salty water off my land ............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we have them come from far and wide yer naw ................................... welcome to my yard ......................................now wipe yer feet ...........................
  19. this little four stroke was stood for yrs and also was for sale i advised several to buy the boat cause of its lows hrs and we fitted it when new so know how little it was used ...................... boat was sold to trade for give away price ,engine cleaned, serviced checked and test run all ok ................. few days later one of many customer s came to see said boat, when saw it said it s not the same one ........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...i should of bougth that.................. ohhhhhhhh ummmmmmmmmmm........................................................ woodie rebuild looking alittle more complete .....well done matt deck beams and carlin going in on the queen all bulk head repairs done ,decks are fitted with new beams now in oak and mahog yer knaw ...................... new deck skin next ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yippeee................ boat that was sold last week, went to sunnier climes for new life of hard work ...................we waved her good buy ...... life of towing and pushing ..welll she was a work boat ...................!!!!
  20. we the day went to tip top ole good ole day ............................not................. run run round like an idiot and got no where plan a collect two rescue boats both woodies and wafis ....... not a vee 8 or racing two stroke in sight .................!!!!!! squeeze in to garden lift and ole lady from her resting place and load on to lorry with care and ease all good no worries nice easy quick clean job .................. take back to yard unload and orf to next boat ........................ arive at new secret location of next rescue boat ..................turn loory round to set up lift and "bang " opps what was that quick look under and steering box broken ...................ohhdear ...................... never mind collect next time .............................then will be third attempt to collect this one ........... i,m going to get it ........................i will............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  21. hello mr 10 b if yer read me post yuoll see some of its resto works ..... 28 foot fwd drive woodie local build broads cruiser
  22. if any one want tolard haw too type luk ma then e,m wallin to tarch .........!!!!!!! more bad typos and fun on its way when ive got tum yar knaw.................... haw yer gittinn ornn......................................... i hope me wobbly pics are a bit better naw tooo..................................
  23. more works etc ..................... first pic time to lift and set this one down lower to ease install of cabin side and roof beams etc complete rebuild of a classic broad fwd drive woodie ....... now time to build a clasicc ford marine lump needs clean and set up on stand to get started ,love these ..... all new part in side ,block was ceased but after many hrs got it free from being under water what a gem 68 yrs old lady in for tidy up little repair will make it shine a pleasure to work on thames built and been her on broads fro a while now more rubbing strake rottern to doo never ending .................... fixed with all steel bolts and screws ohh dear ,............................... lift day today for some ole sick boat from resting places to come to new hum at our place ........................... hope all goes well ................................ better get going and get on .............
  24. wood to be be bent ,new rubbing strakes to fitt complete.................... wood in clamps is laminated to go round sharp bend on bow to refitt new rubbers all complete on craft cut and trimmed to ease bending and and all surface s are trus to hide joints .glued with epoxie of coarse will go and collect two loverly wooodies this week to rescue first job on monday to lift one stood for 30yrs in a garden two fantastic yachts which are in need of rebuild but we will save them ,motr to the fleet ............ they call wayford rescue college ,among other rude names alll i need now is another shed to start a boat bulding school ............................. well stranger things have happened......................?????? pic with hand in bilge shows the importance of a clean bilge muck got stuck under float and stooped the bilge pump from operating ,hence float could not tilt to sense water ingress...................... working late and in the rainn my fav .......some times the day just goeoooossssssssssss more up keep on tractor had some small new strops made last week ...........................ouch we use several different types super wide for delicate woodies and light weigth to man handle with ease and to try to fitt under the keel when the boat transport guys decided to get the boats as low as poss and give me and inch to sqeeeze a lifting strop under ......."great " just the way i like it ....................
  25. yard full ish squeese them in ............... we had to put the next of boats in where i could as the majority orf boats on yard had not moved due to rain and no private owner wanting to work on there pride and joys in the rain ...................... we have current about 280 boats on site at mo so a little bit tigth......................... more to come from far and wide .................
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