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  1. all calm now water at the river ant level slight higher than norm no more than after a heavey rain for a day or two ......

    quick check on me ole beach etc flodd gate still up and sea level high but sea state calmer ..............

    we stayed in house last nite and I monitored the beach / sea state regular

    it was worst last time when it crashed waves over the top of sea wall washed all the sand away and at end of our end the sand was scalloped away from under the concrete sea wall

    yard suffered small damage ............

    nerver in the field of running a boat yard .............

    now I,m off to smoke a cigar .............

    still expect a higher rise in river level .but will take days to affect us..............

  2. back to origin ........................

     

     

    fav hire boots......................

     

    nearly born on a fb wilds specila floter tub........

     

    meet wife and day trip on ole woods "glistening light "    the borne 35 one 

     

     

    had many a trip on aq fly bridge  37 at eastwoods christina..................

     

     

    of coarse any royall booot for me ................!!!!!!

     

    loved the old golden lights and crown of light ........................woodies 

     

    langfords 42 too ideal boot for here 

  3. did some one say wafis ......................!!!!!!!!

     

    up the waffis 

     

     

    great for a sail tonite...................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

     

    posted by king moaner united supparter of miserys gut united ltd.......

     

    always happy to moan .com

     

    cuus yer want too i,ll put translate script up here soon ,when i git thay tim.......

  4. if the ole tide does nt  slip back by much from what is see then its the next highen to worry about .....

     

    as our ole sand has had a good ole wash orf to yarmoth for a change  then we aint got alot to slow the ole waves down ere...................

     

    sea wall has repotdlty been breahed just a mile from us as i type 

     

    and afew numpties taken pics to close the the pier at cromer got into trouble ....doh 

     

    the sea shell be a cruel ole gal when she wan,ts to be she taketh and giveth all in a day ..............

     

     

    estimated high waters ere 8.30/940. am ish depends on wind and mooon mood ............

      i,m taken a boot to wark to mo.......

  5. hi 650xa

     she is in Bristol and has been here about 20, or more year. hasnt been in the water for about 10yr

    ahh yer see i,m not just sat in me office on me **** waffling i get about and see alot to 

     

    thorght it was the one in bristol ....!!!!!!

     

    bck there agin soon to find some more boots ...................

  6. pike a bit quite now this week but good news large numbers of huge perch 

     

    they lay in the holes in the deepest depth yer know .......

     

    otter s runnning arund and abouts ........

     

     

    lots of activity on the surface feedrs and no eels ........................

  7. flooding pics from the inbred land ..web feet our us ......................

     

     

    ramp at 4 pm with tide far away white horse on the shore with 3/4 foot swells

     

    same ramp at 7.30 pm with gushing forcing water with huge froth surging up to the locked gates

     

     

    we were told to evacuate...................................

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  8. up date here goose happy as the wayford broads are full now to the top

    so windy even the crows had to walk hum ...!!!!!

    going hum in while to see the sea at palling .....

    Yarmouth and other costal place in places has been evaced.....

    blast me that blow boy .I tell yer ...........

    our water here is coming up fast if the wind blow shell be biggern tonight

  9. well blow me we were phoned this morn at 6.00 in the am by the local flood warning machine to tell us of floods.......!!!!!!!!!

     

     as we  are at  home to the sea in sunny narfolk and work on water all day long on the broads on the river ant too looks like i,m taking the fast rescue launch hum tonite to get to work fast faster than norm.....................

     

    better check the floor boards when i get hum always wanted a sea view in the morning.................

     

     

    i,ve worked in boot yard that we wadded to work and worked on stagging while the floor was under water  all day from 1/2 foot of waater....

     

     

    drive hunny lorry to work from full length of river side est while bieng taxi to other yards or row to wark ...............

     

    be safe  look at the water coming dun the ruds.........................................!!!!!!!

  10. orghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh phew too computyy for me i,m orf ................................................

     

    moan ....................slag and moan ........................i,m the best poster and yer not ......................

     

    more waffle than me ,my god that must goo some toooo......................!!!!!!!!

     

     

    shall i,ll put a video up too .........................................

     

    nbf masop waf lot of waffle .com .........lost me know .................

     

     

    now i need some money for me rud can yuo help .........????????

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  11. ahh back from sunny clime seeing more boot and feeding the mullet out of hand on wet and windy harbours in the atlantic brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr............................

    up at at like a bestest narfolk snail i,m too .................

    got man flu still like no other too so slow as a slow thing ...................

    managed to river test rebuild down river toady past the proper old bill with comments like "drive it like i stole it " and a polite wave ............................

    finish the ole woodies in pairs this week king done and mallard too................

    slip way still full and got our part orf the river bottom having survey this week check them ole large holes where the pike hide ........from here to barton must have agood set of googles and snorkel i say

    only a few pike men this week so far and a boot or two goes by ..........

    better get on as got three more boots to come as from thurs so need to make room .......

    pulling engins apart and got rebuild ve8 to source and supply some ole ford parts to customer in the smoke

    whilst on river trial in rebuilt boot which is fibre class and wood top "good ole bourne "saw otters and great sun burning through the trees whilst we slippped through the water with customer at the wheel i stood back and admired the little wake from an old 35 foot bourne going through the water with ease and low wash .............nice

    passing hunsett mill looking at its best, despite the runggen extesion of a cock up modern thing on side of a classic house "broads land mark " dis,t look to bad ..............

    stilll lokin for new wooodi for new customer must be in need of work and about 30 foot plus too ??????

    so off on hunt next week to see what ican find look out i,m off gain ...............

    lock up yer mooorings too.........................

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  12. yes you can and if the engine has a electric solenoid you can yet the engine to shut down as soon as the sensor has no water. 

    calll me ole fashoined but yer beat seeing what yer pumping old school some tines is best ans simples 

     

    experince will tell me what is a good flow or not steam and colour of the ole smukk out ot the ole exhuast too

     

    but i,m and fart now no new fangle stuff her yer know .........

  13. I have a wood burner in Broadsventure just to keep her on her toes,!

    Can anyone remember 'Anna Capri' (I think) she was a HDML moored near Acle or Stokesby, It looked like the owner gradually dismantled her and kept warm while doing so!!

    was it anaa capri or annna marie yep saw her many a time nice ......................

     

    pulled out at johsons ole to break up i think 

  14. ahhh make a loop .................

     

    make a loop of excess exhaust hose make no bigger than the the hight of the engine water injection point 

     

    pin it to the bulk head or hull ie with a large jubliiis clip with a ole bit orf rubber pipe as a sleeeve er back up and a acumilator set up all in one 

     

    nice and quite ....now still with plenty of water escape 

     

    simples ...............................

     

    done it loads and it makes simple silencer utilizing water of the ole engine etc 

     

    ie the vetus silencer look inside it should be collasped and not blistered ..if blistered then run on hot exhaust gas at some time ,as said befor look at raw water pump all cooler incl gearbox and engine oild check the ole end caps on header tank etc 

     

    change impellar every yera as they die inside and swell etc, use to last  , last a life time it seems .naaaaaaaaaaaaa

    water  out and air in, not always a leak to see....??????

     

    check them ole pumps 

     

     

    check them ole jublee clips yer know ole steel one loose there grip and stainless will die too....

     

    weed filter have a seal in top orf lid ................????

     

    muscles are blockers tooo with white wine and garlic too....... umm!!!!!!!!

  15. i reckon thta yuo have a single coate of the fav international damboline bilge paint a high opacity paint for the boot under floor and in the ole cubords too........

     

     

    in lain english its a oil base paint whch help s the surface breathe ,but be warned whens its cold it takes a week and a day to cue .................brrrrrr................

     

    or its an old fav a mix of pink /grey primer with a hint of woood preserver used as a good base seal etc for bare wood in and below the cabin sole etc 

     

    or some old grey wood paint of sorts ................either or sling it on ...........

  16. ohh thank yuo for yer ling words .............................

     

    yepout and about this eve on the town .....................

     

    and not aboot in sight ......................

     

    off to far far away clime to see some rite proper forign boots and may be some fihing too 

     

    marlin for tea anyone ..............??????

     

    so next week a boot yard tale or two from a hot climate .............

  17. a boat is just not for Christmas yer know its for the weekend too....

     

     

    wood or steel or fibreglass they all still sink to the bottom ......

     

     

    all my fleet are wood too and the wood burner id ready to go too clive

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