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we made our self nown to the yard and genarilise me intention for next two days ....
all hand shuuk and storie swopped, we set orf to the posh ole band b ......
it was dark by naw and the front door was rung a few times only to hear shout orf the side orf the paddock cum farm land to us sayinnn..........................
oh eeee...............i,ll be thaw in ha moment .............
this lovely lady trotted across the paddock and made he self known to us and said she will open the door .........................
dressed is wellis farm stylee cloth and a wolly hat on her head good ole farm girl
mud and glove and bonfire a burning with fork in hand .....
once joolities were exchanged she explained i hope yer like pigs cuzz all sasages are from ere yer naw ...............no veggie ones ...................
we smiled and agreed ......shown our room and set our bags dun for intruc to nearest walkin eatery....................
yuo love pigs she said ,,,,,,,,,,we said love toooo...........................
next ther was a commotion going on out side to only be descibed as a screamming match cum fight ............restling ...............kicking orf the wooden fences and gates etc around
so we being nosey had alook only to be met by the other partner of the b and b .....
she was doing the restling and pushing and swearing and sayin hello to us , then explained little jemima dosn,t want to go in the trailer for the slaughter tomoor..............
we offered, bieing gents to help, but she said no worries i,ll do it in the morn when ive had rest ................................pheeew.........................poor ole pig .....
jemmia was let goo to run around the back to prepar for fight in morn ...........
round two......
walk to pub ....................orf we go only about 3/4 miles so advised the pig killer and the dim light got brighter as we walked to the pub, fed and drank ready for our ole hard work day next morn
3/4 my ares more 4 miles ........................
bloody cold frost and worn feet, tempted to get taxi back, but we did it for two nites on foot ....
do yer love bacon ..........................!!!!!!!!..??????
sasages were nice in morn and the little ole pig went orf for ride dun the rudd early hors and we heard nowt......... sqeeeeeeeeeeeellll.......honk honk........snort snort .,......
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WELL I TRIED TO CONVFINCE THE CUSTOMER .....................................
but the old age adiiseeeee..................
the boot yard man is always rite .......................
i could orf glued it back together ................
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not me too much but the others on here and from near and farr to reminise about the ole days her eon the broads as it is about the broads ............................
like the boat sales at herbert wood ......................noooooooooooo nooooooooooooooo the old one
stuart wood little ships ....................................
neswsons boat s .......good ole finbar ...............................
hearts cruisers ..................the cockerill ........................
the good ole boys at yarmouth yacht station
queen orf the broads ...................................trip boot
the golden gallion .........trip boot .........................
the donkeys at .....................stracey mill..........................
squessed a boot at potter
or sum numpitie towing a boot at midnite ....................did i wake yer up ....??????
mr cressey orf ole maffet and me at diving for fouled props ....................
and loads more ..........................come one i,m sure yer all can tell
some orf yer poor buggers might met me too .........................breakdowns ...............hire boots
if this has been dun befor than i say soory naw ...............................
or that numptie jumping upo and dun the river bank ...........................
yuor got a tory tell it its all for a chuckle or an arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i remember ................
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nar then we went to collect the ole girl a while later ...................
so i asked me ole mate matt to help with the temp plank work and windoe repair and support to the ole broom lift at the darkest bristolin place on earth ......
my wife raun ruud the place to find me sum whaere to sleep for two day or sooo
i said i kipp onn the boot but the wife and matt looked in disguss and said sharing with those hard **** rats at sharpnees woudtn,t let me share .....grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
so she fund agarn ole posh plasse for me and me bunk mate matt .....
we set orf early huur to get to bristolland asap .................
what really happened the day whizzed by and we left at 2.30 ish for the foreign land
matt fell asleep and i drve the posh car to destination .................
so a lttle timne late rthe remote fun gooos it the wiffee ....
are yuo near there yut ..................????
yep just stood next to boot naw .............
no realllly hwere are u.......????
so i put the phun thinghy to matt and he assaid ......yep we are on traget ..........
the wiffe swore and said poor ole car and how many speed tickets .............!!!!!!
it was a bout 4.45..pm
i,m a king at low level flying.............
fast on water and on land .......................tooooo...........
then the pig story begins .......................... next ..............
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with thaqnks to yuoung matt we did a little repair on the "picken " today
found the leaking plank a tiny bit orf rott on a plank near wateer line ............
as a temp repair a quick patch inside wirt sum cotton and goo soon sorted that
i left the ligth on last nite so batts flatt this morn ........dohhhhhh
big ole chager on soon srted that ooot
florrs all looose now and bilge exposed too
still i,m not happy with the improeved dri oot so another day or two to leave till we cover her up complete to keep that ol rain oot
as yer can see from the starboard side she had been leaking through the temp winter board to replace windows which has not helped also ....
all the oak panel insie the state room are nearly al in good stae aprt from the odd one from water ingrees from leaking windows ...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....
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nar the man said is me impeelarr shot ..ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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poor ole cmaera i go through about a 4/6 a year so ai,m not laoud a new one yet
so still on me ole phun ...............
so what yer sayinng me ole drinkl habbit shows .................
hick up ............ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ohh land iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...............uppppppppppp
burrrrrrrrpppppppppppppp.......................................
that why i don,t race no more too much in the blood ..............hick uppppppppppppp.........
well must goo got a bottle orf white litghteeeen with name on it ..................
naaarrrrr kan,t say aweek to type ee..................
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if i tell yer i,ll killl yer ............................
welll we sand the wood to bare or till good base first ..................
if bare we fine sand with 150 grit then 240 grit
appply serveral coates orf sealer ie polyurethane ore water based or single pack celllilose all depends where it going etc
all coats are denibbed befor hand with 240 grit then nearer the final finish a 320 grit
varnish is orf choice ie water based or two pack or single oil based
smitth and rogers.............ravilack .........international or comon as muck good ole quality the best is in the prep and finish ,seal well and last well..........................
pick and choose yer type for yer needs .....................
watch them forign wood as they can hide lots orf oils
don,t let me loose with a brush i norm make amees.......
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good ole hyro oil yer can,t beet it ..............................
doing some stuff today .................
raw water pump impellar change on nanni.........was sstart but the mainn seal had gonee too where o don,t know but i then removed the dam pump and will replace with a new seal once ive cleaned the shaft and polished to get a bit more life ooot orf the ole girl
queen still going ahaed with no decks on now and cabins side removed bit by bit
dam space heater packed up today new filter fitted and whaeey all good again .....
had the dogs running riot today tooo ......................
swimming lesson in puddles and slipway ....
got maddie inspecting snore hole s on boot befor we lift them ....!!!!
and train them to guard some ole boot s tooo
i even let my self varnish some ole wood too.......
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well all bare now ,all decks are off and front half of cabin side removed too
all new works dun in 90s were rubbish with rubbish wood grade and poor quiality ply woods etc .................
new rail will be made to suit new cabin sides ,new hoppers and all trim all new kant rails and roof trim too.....
port holes all out and stored ................
most orf this has been unsrewed to keep the integrity orf the ole girl and not to disturb to much and keep the strees and strain dun to amin.............
slow and steady wins the day ..................................
at least the top planks are all good and no more broken ribs too...........
one little losse joint which was screwed and glued on a top plank joint next to ole bog house ...............!!!
now can see how the ole rebuild last time was dun a bit diy house builder stylee,with small joints loose ones and gap all over ........ahhhhhhhh grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...............
new deck beams needed too and carlins
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picken is a a lot drier now and warm to its like a glow when yer go on board ......
with heaters all flatt out and dehumaniser going too the floor does look flatter and the beams are better too
not such a damp ole boot as befor ......
the ole engine she do bark every time I,m to ask from the quick twist orf the start button and she fire ......
not happy with the water flow so will sort that one out too
just a bit slow on her at mo as time to spend on others so go on twice aday and odd eve to check all well empty the drum out from dehumaniser and just keep exploring a lot to do and take in on a big ole woodie like this found a couple or secret hole too ......but no golden rivet.....!!!!!
must see if there is a penny in the bilge .......
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a friendly ranger is a good ranger .........
well worth the expertise at reedham ............
we have all seen to many hickups ..........
I agree with he others .......a helping hand goes along way ...
last comment/post was dun in jest yer know ...........
fast flowing water and winds in rung direction can make good work for a boat builder for a week or two yer know ...
sonn moan if there wern,t a ringer there .......????
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I,m orf to moor rite next to me ole fav the pub with charm .............
then I,ll set orf once half cut with a smile and a tipp orf the ole hat ...
shouting yer never get me alive ..........copper ..ranger ..!!!
smell yer later ...........!!!!!!!!
advice is free at reedham but ,tiying up cost s.....
ohh humm..............
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waheeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.............
more paint on boot s today ...................
powles has had yet another rubb dun and ready for more dark blue paint grrrrrr..........
full set orf narfolk broads loggers .........................no shelby as he was busy but we did what we could ................
the tree hugging boys won the day ...............
i took the glory bit and got up high to trim the most dangerous bit ..........
so atleast i can claim the glory bit ......!!!!!!!!
quick check on the woodis in the slip for leaks and how the drieng season goes on ...
queen got bare decks now first stage complete ........................
more wood going into the woodie rebuild bulkheads and some frame works to set all inetrnals out to aid layout
had to become car valet man yesterday as once ole digger got level with a car its decided to split a hose orf ole hydraulic and spray the ole little motor in new design oil covering
new style orf camaflage for yard blending
all clean now, once quick to ask for yer keys and wash and wax........!!!!
chilly day frost light in morn .............no rain all day blimmey .....
retreive a 4x4 from ploughing competition use ....!!!, to use to move some little trailors booots to set in front orf shed so near and handy fro works new transom in one and fitt exchange engine and repair bad running four stroke x2 one wont tick over the other is fitt to run one 3 cylinders and has lost number four ............
got some sad news yesterday as one orf my fav ole woodies is to come for sale and she is a beuat too bargain to be had ..............
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You are allowed to advertise as you have paid for the privilege. I was aware or your GM10(s) and had passed on this info but the person whom requires one is not good at parting with money!
yes i do pay and have always put in my bit to all my efforts in the internet world
if i require to pay more than i will.........................
is that an add..............???????
ohh how we laugh ..............
one good thing about this site is the fact yuo can jess ..............unlike 98%orf grumpies on other broads related sites ,who are so still .......
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thanks jill i report from my new wheather staion here at wayford scrap yard ...............
the station is a bit old and temperamental works some times ,has been known to blow the temp part orf too and cant figure ooot if its raining windy or jaust the uk ..................
thats enough about me ............................!!!!!!!
but i do and will erect me proper wind speed rain meter etc that was a gift to me to erect and intall to the comput thinghy too sum time
grey and still ere at mo .....................what no rain .........!!!!! but alittle ole frost..
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don,t do the green engines ...................arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
change the paint make it run nice and yer migh get sum where
ive got loads .......................
i got a gm 10 or two .............????...........is that an add......?????..!!!!!!
tongue in check and for a rise too................
come get with it ...........................
good luck with yer engine sale mr orwca.................
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in as per the norm today busy tooo..............
nice resonable start not like day befor at 5.30am
wanted to get in today and lay some more paint on a hull i,m doing as it being dun with the ole two pack as to give it a long time to crack orf so can catch up on some more paint works ie sanding and prep to get a better finish on it later in week.........
whilst i painted this one i got a bit carried away and with the lovely owners or the hippersons we decided to prep gloss and get a good gloss base on all over her hull too
and she did looook alrite too..........
spent weekend moving some more booot in and out orf the water too
shed turn round next got some more to fit in
sunday was a strange winters day with bright sun and quite all around .....
back hum early by mid after noon to spend time with wifee took cook a traditional roast withh all trimmings pigs in blankets proper veg and well seasoned chickens
enough left over to make nice soup for next day tooo ..............
might take to poison the staff on monday
blimmmey i can cook ...............and a grumpy ole man with big mouth too...!!!!!!
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in my humble opinion i find any dark colour will show all indiscretions /blemishes and lows etc
maroon to dark blue ........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
its a sod to paint and keep it rite ............
look how many local hardys have been either sprayed or polished til gel no more amongst other too
maxuims sports boot with there maroon stripe and maroon hull s....
fade to ...........
all to do with pigments ligth fast and the ole sun burning into the colours ye know
i love dark colours ...........................
ive seen a chocolate hull on a boot not more than 2yrs old local too not nice .......
in my own opinion of coarse...
well i,m orf to paint a black hull now ..........!!!!!!
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just get yer bit orf land then yer can say ......
ORF MY LAND ...........
buy it dig move it and grow it do it anyways worry about stuff later ......
own yer bit orf land like yer stole it .....
I bet there an eu grant for this .......
ive a got a bit only 1.5 million ........!!!!!!
that includes rubbish, boots and goose etc etc .....
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as I,m no whaether man and did clam to be ...
I dropped a clanger in two reports back on the ole barometer thing ........
I stated it read 900mb opps should orf been 980mb ......
did any one see that ....????
headin up to change today ..well I can but hope .....
meet a few today .............and do sum work too....
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ahhh some pic orf what happening etc
more blue on and the hull is starting to look a little better......
blue blue blue .........
it does show all the dents and more so on an old rough hull like this ...
narrow boot in .....................
still more dummy patterns in ole woodie rebuild bulkheads and roof plans etc
rubbing strakes orf the ole plastic in the bin .....
spent last few days with " mr jc" he owns several boot too and love them all
makin his ole boot look nice, warm inside with its wood interior and panel planks and solid oak work tops in galley she is lookin nice now ....
rebuild ole water pump keep them happy .......
lots to do ......
up early this morn since 5.30 and a beautifull start it was too so silent and still just me and ziggs ......
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yep thanks jill ..................
ahh mr rico she has all new planks in her bottom as said befor bit orf a long term project this one is ...........
may start on her soon gain as owner request stage two ....
at least she lift now with out the botoom sagging....
her bulk heads are knackered too.............
but on the whole not too bad we have and will see worse...
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good luck I say to all concerned................
I,m all for new ventures..................
nice little boot ...........
what with all the norm hire day boots it s nice to see sum thing different...........
more boaty lookin and nice simulated clinker with rise to bow
nar wheres me rod ...................
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can we talk about the ole days ......................
in Broads Chat
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uncle dave and jacks running up and dun the rudd at wroxham with his big ole red tractor from wroxham boat storage days ..................
a mix orf boot hire boot at wayford couple orf sallies and some big ole afrt cockpit cruiser too
rolls garage at luudham bl dealers too .........................maxi anyone ....
facey s at catfield selling plastic pigs ........................
the ole mobile shop boat which was an richo cruiser yer kaw.......
ols charles in the mill at horning bend ....................
i use to launch are canoe as kids from beach at salhouse from our bikes ......
broads tours wet shed with the wooden trip boots in ...........
the best boat auction at same place .......................
the shop at the bottom orf the water tower at herbertwoods.....................
the fake minatuer misaippi steam boot at martham..................
slip way at ranworth public staithe ........................nice for launching cars...............
cockshoot broads full orf mud .........................
the wheery yacht half up the bank in brundall...........................