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more jobs .................. solid oak top made and just starting to put sealer coates on

here are some pics of what we are up to..................... dummy galley in a 37 footer befor we make the oak planked top

blimmeey it pours curomers today ..not complaining but blimmey we were busy soooooo busy ........... sold some more boats and need some more too better get looking sorted some troublesome boats out and told a few silly customes sit and wait, stop fiddling and find the problems first ,stop reading tuc ineternt for too much info can confuse ..... office full yard busy with customers and see some good ole boys from the fens form other yards too we have friends all over yer know ..........!!!! last few sunken boats are still afloat and all is well ... now where is me wet suit ........... orf hum now and back in to morrow may be if I hav,t seen to mush falling dun water .......... good boating all................ keep them coming ......... projects pics etc will do later just enough time to type and sleep .......

ahh i see the wind doth blow again and dam rain did come to test me ,my yard and me dam ruds ..... we have in deed been busy and akll i wnat to do is work and sleep yards full to brim ,boats to lift orf trnasport boats to lift new ones in and old ones ooot out bords to service engine to build etc etc .................. on top orf resto works .........yard works and ins jobs ..................... we have in last few week had three boats sinking to deal with from little ole ones to big uns ................. broken masts ...............busted legs drives ...............rottern rubbing strakes ......etc etc i,m in the proceees orf rescue two famous woodis one will arive on mondya pics to folow the othe rin next two weeks i hope we have sold quite a few boats again so lots of happpy people etc .................... had a full yard last week with all staff in to many so got alot done with boat bulders busy and enginners moaning all was good ......................... wife kicking me **** and gooose drwaing blood from three silly customers .....orf my lands ............... ahh welll oil leaks to trace hetaers to fix ,decdks to reinstall and wooden hulls to paint main shed needs nuck out again and some boats to move around more boat on transort next week seen some old friends in last month with great ole lorries and nice trailer and not for getting me ole mate mr tony tug boats of coarse with is loverly little ole set up for all the small stuff we acept them all the big stuff and small tooo great to see so many people last few weelks customer s from far and near too most comments apart form the road is ohh mt god how many booot shave yer got .....?????!!!!!!!! wooden boat fleet has been expandeing again anew yach to add to the collection for mr b again this time what a star so two boat in the ole thre rivers race may bee keep well away if i,m at the helm ia can find and muddy bank or tree for miles ..................sailors rule ..............up the wafis .................now where that v8................. just one or two big thanks to my neighbour this last week for loan of extra equimpment to lift a sinker taaaaaaaaaaaaa...... when two were quite enogh .........................................another story for later must get on and lots to do ............................ bring on the sun i say ...................................................

in breed and web feet i may well have ........................................... learning difficulties tooo.................. and some other mental problems tooo................... kness are u/s legs are swollen too bones arche most days toooo............. on erather large mouth and feet to match .......................... me plug a yard that has on eof the best reputations on the broads ...................ummmmmmmmmmm....... busted ........................................guilty ................... alrite it s me sister ..............................good ole royall s....................................... did thta go orf topic enough .............????? mooring in wroxham anyone ............................. plug plug plug ......................................... yer caught me ....................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good ole royalls there the nuts ............................... always help ful pleaseant and polite .................................. well done royalls ............................................

yuo can always volutee on my scruffy ole yard and clear up me mess i make ......!!!!! and get a half fillled cup orf luke warm wattter....................... any one no ...............................ahh wel can,t say i didd,nt ask .......................!!!!!!

on a serous note i have dug my bit too we clered the cockshoot broad................ laid walk ways ...............etcetc talk to ba ,how hill trust or join the wafi clubs too ................ dont for get if yer want to help on the water why not offer service to the nacey old filed trust loverly people get on the water and help the people who can,t .............. they do a grand job yer know .......................... good ole eric he had it sussed god bless him the proper marsh man of our time dug many a little dyke clear keep the canal deep with my own stuff

i carry an chain saw .................... some tnt ......................... run a very powerful tow boat ................... and got a gun ............... so i can trim the trees shoot the nesting birds out or thway and blast up and down to clear the mud on the banks ............... gun ...............????? cuzz here in narfolkland we do that like the bayou orf the uk orf my land ................................!!!!!!!!!!! i reckon we should all trim a bit when we moor up and every little helps ....... run yer boat in gear at tick over and blast the bottom in to main channel and let the nature do the rest to keep the bottom clear ........ we get flushed every day ............... join the ba they have vouterrs yer know ...... or the north walsham canal people ............... good luck with yer search ............... don,t for get yer gun ..............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and bring yer own pupppy dawg................................. i have three if ye rneed to borrow one ................... all in jest yer knaw........................................

blow the bridge ....................its rite and potter tooo.................................... lift them up i say ......................... keep it reel............................. i got it, dig a hole under all the bridges and make them deeper ......!!!!!!!!?????!!!!!!!...........................

moorings in wroxham how much would yuo pay ................??????? premium place premium price ..........???? i see that it depends on where how and when ................. from £ 20per foot to £ 65per foot ........................ if yuo had a mooring and a yard with all the trimmings good facilties lifts storage and shed on tap work done at a reduced rates for moorers, shower toilets wifi and power water ........ pump out and diesel at discount price too willing to accept outside contractors and discounts set up at trade outlets with in the marine industry and of coarse free advise and know how............... free break down cover only pay when called out .............. space to park free passage ie pilot service at the bridge and a temp mooring if the bridge is tight so passage when water drops what a service that would be ........!!!!!!! free dinghy storage winter store lift out too foc reduce rates for lifts and welcome diy too and a diver cover for fouled prop any more ..................... how much ................................................??????? isn,t that it should be .............. look after the customer and the rest will do it self ....or does it ..............

a simple pram style with no babie.............................................. good luck with yer sail ........!!!!!............opps sale ........ :

a big thank yuo to the broads authrita ........ the trees are clearing along the banks on the proper river ant up our end............... it look alot better wider and clearer to see along .................. well done ............................ local ranger is a good ole boy too.................. keeps in contact with me and the local ole bill too good ole boys and girls we are lucky to have a good realtion ship....... with he ole bil and river authorata......tooo keep on eye on the river and all the asssociated bits .................... our end is well patrolled by both by road and river too................ good niegbors we keep an eye on each other ........................ welll theres me bit said ...........................how many points did i get .....!!!!!!!!!oooh should orf been pints ..????? blast me we will sail in a wafi with ease from wayford to barton now .............. thank yuo ........................to all concerned ..................... blimey did i really say all that i must be getting soft in me ole age .....................

ahh power boat racing might be racing this season if all goes well ..................... just like the ole days ..................................... wont be able to get there till half way through as got commitments else where ..................... thanks for plug lori bear .................................... moor on the broad and watch a hydro or cat or junior whizz past yuo with the smell of burnt two stroke from a highly tunned motor ..................nice ............bring yer ear plugs ........... ohhhh love the typos .......................keepp tam uppp...............................!!!!!!

great day on sun day the wind died proper style ............................ yes and no rain .......................NO RAIN.................all day ..................... wayford broads level did drop too............................... preselaed some more bulkheads .................... moved some rubble around in a poor excuse for a diggger driver ........................ quick visit to my yard neighbour to see they have had some more trees down ...........and a genral check to see all ok hipperson will go into water on mon or tuesday does it look alot better and with new decks and top covering too well down all concerned there ................... took delivery of a 33 foot fast fisher this last week with her twin engines and nav gear and all the vhs stuff and fishfinders proper boys toys............ so look like we will be out on the ole north sea soon and trips to far aswell......................... once she had had a good clean leg inspection and antifoul for her bottom boats safety works and polish hull and make them great ole lumps run nice shell be orf .......... owner is getting excited tooo.................... rebuild orf broads cruiser is coming along all new cabin sides wood is all machined now and the front bulk heads are made now stern cabin side being constructed all in solid mahog ........................... queen is having all her hidden works done at mo repair to bulk heads rails and beams ,new tank bases etc lots of little fiddly jobs for alan to do we have usual lifts to do in and out wow blue sky ................................up there in the sky this morning..................... sad day on sunday found a cygnet dead looks like it was trying to land or take off when wind gust made the bird hit the crane boom or a mast .after my dr jon m e ......i found it had a broken wing but the bird new it was bad as it was curled up with head tucked under wing.................arghhhhhh...................... well back to it ...............................

whilst fibre glassing a bulkhead in a boat and listening to the dam wind and rain and thourght how lucky i have been .............................................. rain ......rain .....rain .............................. ohhhh wind ..then a gust orf good ole wind with rain ........................arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... i,m trying to work lift boats last few days has been an **** they are wet enough as it is ...... even managed to get the digger out for an hour or so................might be able to do rud......hahhhh..... now this morning is a beaut , almost summer days ere ...... blue sky blue sky.......................now i can see the earths roof ........................ as on thurs last week in the morning it was nearly time for tee shirt only................... dogs are barsking in the sun while i,ll rite this blimey ...................... quite a few covers blown to pieces and stuff every where................. office did shake and shed doors did heave in and out a few times............... i have had wet clothes every day from waist down for weeks so it will be nice just to have wet feet .....!!!! from my puddles of coarse..............................!!!! had a nice deliv driver come this week and decided to knock a boat orf its stands....... opppps....... what a numptie..........................i didd,nt see it ........................... err 24 foot and deep vee hull and huge flare to bow with a cone on the ground to warn of over hang too need glasses..................???? all works a bit slow at mo very much behind the jobs at mo so big catch up now needed..........come on get on with it ........................... spend more time workin instead orf typing might get more dun .......!!!!! now orf to work guv honest .............................

water levels are high only a few more inches for river to go across road next to slip ways so i say it is the highest its been so far this winter for us at our end ....................... with rain orf the land and from the far reaches orf the ant source in deepest norolk all we need is the wind to go rung way and high tides ................. my drainage dykes at the back orf yard are getting full and the dykes at home are full with fields showing signs orf swamping too ................ land is saturated with water from all sides .................... but i do feel for the rest orf uk that are under the deluge orf a water to cause flood and homes and buiseness and live stock too all in trouble ............................ we live on a wet island and as i do i work and live by the water in low lands.......... my choice

yes sir we are based next to stalham at wayford bridge good ole booot yard ..........................

still busy and behind with jobs ........ sat in office waiting for a very important call can only deal with in office so knees under desk and sat on **** .....!!! mock up for new galley in boat pic below water is rising now as rain for hrs and just stopped now spent Saturday plumping a new water system in boat in cubords up side down on back ...just the way I like it

no worries with yer boat it will even come up to me we have had several boots like yours here only bottom which is hard on the ant is the bit at irstead out side ice house as its got a hard clay / sand bank that I have come across ...... been stuck on it befor only at extreme low waters for a second or two ...... rest orf our bruds is mostly silty bottoms and cruise with ease enjoy yer trip .......... most orf the time our end is in excess orf the 4 foot mark easy bring yer ole steelie up the bruds ive got one or two like yours moor with me too .......

Orf my land ............

Hunnsett waffle are you sure the guy in the garden was the owner...... Cuzz me ole mates dad was the gardener there and had a beard.......!!!!! just a tbourght........ pooor hunsett boat was made a mess by a numptie who ripped it to pices made a bit orf pigs ear.......orf it last seen by me onto a lorry.....

great map would seem the ole wives tales are tru then .............. my house is in the sea too and the ole nat was there tooo...................... we are to have a roman rud under the yard as when we plied it went all hard .................. great info on the staithe love it great to get info with out all the politics rubbish like on other broads site s its a breathe orf fresh air tooo....

will the rain stop ....ummmmmmmmmmmm wayford broads are full to the top...... river is creeping up too barometer is telling me 884mb nas stuck on the part on the scale that says rain ....well I never saw that coming winds light ............. grey clouds and temp turned to chill factor perfect got three boat to move today and get wet again .... spent all day yesterday in meetings and meet new customers too had a coffee with some nice people in wroxham from the ole days dear hire fleet days I d miss them ....... new transom in little boat dun now and new rubbing strakes all set on another in shed too phunn a ringing again and lots to see on sat this week nice visit even though a bit rushed at a sports cruiser for sale to give appraisal and find trade buyers for craft for quick sale won,t be here too long nice boat just clean it ..... got nearly full team in at mo whoppie.........

Up to early this day....... lots to think about..... sat in bunk was asleep on the boat woken by hard rain on the cabin roof stayed on boat at yard nice a d still with little moon showing 2.48the clock said .........grrrrrrr..... arghhh well at least saw the little window leak in main cabin from bad screw in frame yard so silent and dam egytian geese were asleep too.... boys been busy during norm hrs with three days worth of work chopping new wood for new cabin sides and furniture for two rebuild s