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  1. now then then thats a bit better........................ fish are back pike are biteing bit slow and very timmed ................ not much on the main river more in the dykes and basin around as far as barton to wayford too........
  2. ohh dear a little bit orf a broom motor cruiser on the floor not mutch use to mix with some ole glue even to poke back in a hole either ......!!!!! and rest of the bits fit for the bin not aloud to burn and need it out orf my land as not to cross contaminate the other selection of woodies ere with a bit orf luck king out and in water and queen up and closer to shud to clean her befor she go in shud ......if not on Monday ....
  3. up on it this morn just quick look st the battered beach... befor long tiesom travel to work on those heavey mud laden ruds with the huge tractors to dodge and weaving in and out of pheasants.............!!!!! look out theres a car .........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.. "orf my rud " """""""
  4. 650xs

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    gooood ole post ........ can,t comment will go on too long .......... all of my trips are adventurous ......
  5. well blast me again another boot turn up today for lift out better fill in the rud holes and put them in the rud I suppose phun a bit busier today and got to travel to another place to fix a boot or two ... woodie in shed for quick repair going good paint work on a 27 plastic all dun just need harden and polish to make good and shiney too move a narrow boat tomo and little 26 footer to able to get the king out for launch .... some numptie put a bunch orf boots in front of shed ..silly me .... shed still abit tidier at mo and make room for some more engines ...... I,m still fighting the man flu and managed to semi smile today I expect to see one or two customers tomorrow too...... now lets see what the inside or the nearest alcoholic beverage strongest bottle looks like ..........sleep well I will..!!!!!
  6. all clear today lets hope for nice day tomorrow for relaunch of large classic woodie..... just rain light wind and more rain..........
  7. blimmey first proper hard frost this morn river froze and basin etc report of neatihead dyke froze too..brrrrrrr slipping and sliding on the slip way with boat to move got liftle ole yacht out and had to leave wash down till later as water works froze too........ man flu got better of me today so bunk orrf early to go home and die ..........like a man ...!!!
  8. just so yer know me ole mates at beverly trnasport have been in and out of my yard for last few weeks with boat from all over .................... mostly large ones ............................................. as the last boat arived in the fog from a fog bound uk road traffic zones with all the markings of it been in a dogs mouth and thrown in and out of a puddle ,a little dirty to say the least...... as per the norm a proper cup of tea had to be made for driver of lorry as he will not function until it done we make best tea we can but not quite to spec as no access to yorshire waater..............!!!! boat is in for repairs and finale tart up she will indeed be easy to miss.........
  9. and a broom tucked up in one of the shed for a little job or two
  10. now where am I going to squeeze them in now ..... is it me or are they getting bigger and wider... look at the blue sky for at least an hour today yippee.... wayford broads are getting smaller too....
  11. thanks for kind words ...........young alan ..... busy still and not complaining ...yet ....... in on time for survey lift yesterday to lift an ole broom for ole customer to hopfully complete sell once the survey man of a well respected company has passed his keen eye over the ole girl she lifted a treat no movement and nice and tight everybody will be pleased....... next her off to shed for little repair and put a new coat or the ole black stuff on her bum too.... get her into shed as got another boat from my ole friends in Bristol coming ..... a plastic with alittle more hp burning grunting diesels to cruise the 4 mph zone ..all 450 hp of her too ..look out new owner off the broom once funds completed is a happy happy chappy ,love to help and pat his lovery mates dog too ,who ate all out dog treats while they waited ....... good to see another woodi sold by a great broker too, the boys from boat shed do it again ...... and a little more work for us too, every one happy and all work for the local economy to this area still making room in shed for more inputs and finding long lots engines too remove ole diesel from yacht today to find ne home up north in another vessel good ole 1gm 10....... still got some more to winterise and accept another waffi today for lift to store tooo....more the merrier I say ..... no rain and grey ole clouds with a sudden bright sunshine burst out of no where just in time to celebrate sale of boat with new owner ,what timing.... soon got chilly and mist to drop down from above brrrr 3.5 degrees...........nice frost in morn I reckon queen started while waiting to move king out for weekend launch so little tidy up while dry day around her and start to get some orf that ole rubbish out ..... go some off site work todo this week water pump u/s and full engine service to do too hope it stays dry will make life a little easier hanging off the back end of a engine room outside ....
  12. ohh dear al gone a bit pete tong as they say in the smoke ..... river very quite no ells no otters no fish .... pike boys went out in last two sessions and dead than a dead thing ....... not a bite .tug run .........nowt ....... weather, grey fog and then sunsine late afternoon.... pressure 117 mb and on change so it says ..... little moon showing and temp drop to a mild 3.5 degress..brrrr in early eve .......... water still but clear no heavy soil deposits floating through the ole system this end ........ this week so dull even mr otter and the kids stayed in bed ...!!!!!!!
  13. bahhhh hum bug i,m as happy as ever ........umpphhhh.............. no one has had man woman wuss puss flu thinghy like me ..........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr and i,m still at work ......ish
  14. quick clean and polish and antifoul ......................... well might aswell ........................... pooor bugger easy to put back in ........................................ poor old dandy ..............................
  15. if that is song of joy which was onced owned by mr bell .....????? famous man yer know ...............
  16. ohhhhh................................
  17. this one need new owner ............................ ther will be lots of ole woodies up for sale next few weeks now ..................
  18. look a young mallard in the shed last year now on land awaiting good whether to set her bum wet
  19. queen will have a full story of her rebuild tart up ................
  20. hello jill thanks for pics ....... bit orf a sad ole do as a few yeras ago we had both queen and princess here sadly princesess had since been recked as was last on land in sandwhich we no interior and and hole or two in bottom......... we did try to by it but sadly to no avial i will chase it up ................. but queen will look the the nuts ......................... king goin in at week end ............................champagne ready ................
  21. arhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhdam fisher men folk etc ............... dodge my exploding float yer ........................water users..... good to ere all is well....................... beach has had a little battering ere but still lots of sand......................
  22. nice and level here good ole ant she is a proper ole girl can cope with all the floods and the nw canal is full nice i had more water in me tea cup ....... what all the fuss about..............!!!!!!!!!! erh neighbour was it like yer end ......clive .......not hum but boot yard.............????
  23. rite been dun sum ting this week but not sure what ive achieved ....................... still got man flu ***** thing and cough for for england in semi finlas with all the rest at mo so close to get near top ten ...... trying to sort shed no 1 out at mo...............found stuff that i forgot from years ago ....!!!! found two outboards one previous employee ,not missed.....and a fort two foot boat not bad week then ... keept tying loose covers and chasing broken tree s............. quite week end so far only hand full of hardy soles to visit yard .............. had a specil deliv all the way from new zealand a long awaited specila wood delive in dust from to add to my collection..................long story ...................... but what astar to deliv in person a small package of the best wood dust in the world and all cleared h and s and customs too..... now big ole hearts boot ready to relaunch next week end so shed clear out and lift ole queeni in and make start with her refurb and the nuts of a job to start.................. plank work ,hull strip repaint top and bottom new cabin sides etc etc ..............recolk whole bottom strip transom and do rename across transom etc ...... strip clean them ole teak decks and get looking the part ................ i,m sure shell lift ok and i,ll do my best to move her with dignity.............. better clean hoist for hearts big lift too.....can,t mark the paint so best strops out and carpet to protect "best akminster too ".... make room for the paints jobs to do dam plastics to do ....................... better find me best squireel brush and go kill a badger to get the best brush for final finish ...... look some boats and in dec tooo so we are not alone
  24. nar then yer want a bounty milk chacolate with a coconut miost centre ........ummmmmmmmmmmmmm let me nar when yer get the flag done .....................
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