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hi bill, rickos dont run the mini buses anymore (shame really) guess the demand wasnt their.. clive was helpfull last year tho with pointers on how to get to stalham. your spot on with your comments re the rickos fleet we have hired amber gem at least 5 times, only ever had one problem the prop fell off outside the ferry inn a few years back. took some time to put right,, i didnt mind i wasnt driving back!!! so i enjoyed a few cold ones and improved my putting

hi lori. stalham isnt as hard to get to by train as you may think, we nearly had to do it last year. you need to get the train from norwich to wroxham and its a 10 min cab ride from the station.

just had a look on richardsons web site and they have added some 360 views of their boats, big improvement well done clive

agree their jimbo, seeing just the hull next to that af 42 gives you a real good idea of the size... love the lines of the hull clive looks very smart

hi guys. dont seem to be able to log on to summer crafts web site for the last week or so, anyone else tried or is it just me did notice last time i was on the site their wasnt many if any current updates. enjoyed all the pictures sue and brian posted last year anyone got any info or have they closed it down?

hi carol that was really good loved the shots of wroxham, the water pump at horning thanks for sharing it with us.

hey neil, how about a rickos shed cam, im sure theirs enough members keen to see the progress being made, even pay as you go, 5p a frame lol... clive could edit out the bits he didnt want over yards seeing and then stealing his ideas. lets face it sky is pretty crap at the mo

no that feeling dan quick mate get yourself down to stalham and chill. oh and dont forget the photos

how much would a project like this cost 30/40k and what would her vaule be once fully restored anyone got any idea.

hi john, thoses doors look fantastic i wonder why the hire yards dont use them? cost i guess.

hi clive. clive as the rc 45 production gets into full swing and the fleet size starts to grow, will you start de fleeting your older af42 ? or are the new rc45s you have got planed over the next few years be addtions to your fleet not replacement for the much older af42s models you have. just to be a bit checky clive as im sure ur snowed under at this time of year is their any chance you could post a few pics of the merchant class boats you have purchased. andy

hi clive, point taken. i guess its a massive undertaking to take made up pictures of all your boats. but dissagree with you on your new boats.

had a look at the brochure this morning and on the whole its an improvment on last year. just a few things that struck me... lots of new boat introduced last year from france but i only saw one that said new to the fleet. if it was me id be making a point of letting everone no theses boats were new additions first time customers wont no they are. all the new picture are great and do give you a mcuch better idea of what your booking but im not so sure about the cabins not being dressed curtins missing etc, i do understand your point clive re customers expecting things like flowers,bottels of wine, bowles of fruit. but i just think it would look better, but i guess thats just my take on it.loved the big page on broadsman ( that boat would look stuning with a blue hull) and finally i thought the piece about mr richarson was a very nice touch.

yep mine turned up this morn and has now dissapeared. my sons have it and are planing a trip on the broads with their girls. clive if my boys try and book broadsman could you please refuse their booking on the grounds that old grumpy (thats my boys nick name for me ) will be soooo jelous thanks in advance

hi clive have you de fleeted many boats this year?

thanks for the info clive had a look at le boats web site quite like the look of the merchant model. please dont put thoses cheap looking plastic patio sets on the sun deck they will melt in the barmey norfolk summer sun hope their be one around the yard in may to have a look on.

jonny havnt had mine yet , got our april trip booked on suncharm. holding off for our sept time trip to see what happens with the fleet over the next few months lets see what clives been upto in france.

hi dan,has clive not given you the nod as to what kind of new boats he has brought. i looked the other day aswell i was kind of hoping he had brought one or two of the p/h c45 models but i guess that would go against what their doing with the new builds, time will tell or clive could just spill the beans

hi neil, weve had san marino 2. three time over the years and shes a very comfy boat. totally agree with the comments on the mid cabin. the tv on san marino is mounted on a shelf that you can swivel round into the rear cabin and watch the tv in bed my boys loved this they used to take all their videos with them. very popular boat i seem to remember all ways booked well.

more boats clive when do start work on the new dyke?

i have one just the same mate my grand daughter has seen to that be back on suncharm in may clive. any chance of a look around bv if shes in the shed?

3 seater sofa clive,how did you get that through them small doors? did you manage to get anytime out on the rivers on her?

hi clive, thanks for the photos, im really starting to get the feel for the boat now you can see her lines and the space she offers i think as a 6 berth boat she will offer a lot of room judgeing by the picture of the guys working in the forward cabin. i see you have moulded the boat with the windows already moulded in!! i always thought this was left to the fit out stage and cut out of the mould to suit? the blakes and pennenet flags are a nice touch. when your at the helm of BV do you wear the same kind of jumper as james???

hi clive, it looked heavier then 3 tons... sorry if this is a daft question but does the superstructure mould require the same level of polishing as the hull mould did? and from your picture all weight seems to be down the right hand side of the boat as you look at the photo or is this just the way im looking at it? sorry for all the quesyion but iv really been hooked by this thread i really had no idea their was so much work in getting this set up. guess im used to seeing a yard buy a mould and then fitting it out in a few months,

well done clive, looks like that was easier job then you had with the hull plug? how much do you reckon the superstructure plug weighs