[Hireboat retirements]

after spending this last week dodging the rain working on , i noticed Richos have a Bourne 35 on the for sale line, Morning Horizon? what a lovely boat she is Clive, really tidy condition..Very nice!

[Hireboat retirements]

Must admit shes a great boat for the family,so much more room than the Elysian 27 we had before,she needs work, but getting there! also will be staying as of Hearts 1 in her hire fleet livery..bit of a retro thing i suppose!

Its always very interesting seeing the ex fleet boats for sale at stalham Clive, always tempted..tbh, the boats you have and the price they are, i think they are great value...

[Hireboat retirements]

now that sounds tempting! by the way Clive,have all the old Hearts boats gone to new homes now??

[Hireboat retirements]

are you selling all the san moritz?? think we hired no.1 years ago, have to say one of my favorite broads cruiser designs, with that all weather wheelhouse, great vision, ease of handling,great layout etc..

youve got me thinking now Clive!

[Hireboat retirements]

always intresting to see whats for sale ex hire, and after spending the weekend at stalham on my first visit of the year to of hearts, i happened to take a peek at the 'for sale' row! must admit i do like the Bourne 35(always liked-and have hired San Moritz at Riccos), but that Top Gem-What a boat, really like the look of that...lot of boat for that money, any history on that one Clive?

[Behind closed doors.....]

Hi Clive

Thanks for the info, always thought they were from Ludham airfield, but Metfield and Seething! blimey they have seen some history in their time!

im sure when i cleaned Richardsons boats on the yard on saturdays in the mid seventies, we all congregated around the end of the T2(black hanger) first thing in the morning, hoping to be picked! i think it was either 50p or £1 a day!! it was hard work too..still cannot stand the smell of brillo pads!

andy

[Behind closed doors.....]

Hi All

Very interesting thread this.. pic of my 34 elysian there in the basin too! thanks for the behind closed doors pics..always wanted to look in where some of the work to the fleet was being carried out when im up working on of Hearts 1, but didnt want to get in the way

By the way Clive, can you tell us where the old hangars came from?

Andy

[Old Hearts boats never die.....]

Hi Dan

Great work! well done mate..love the new photo section, nice to see my new boat in its former glory!

[Old Hearts boats never die.....]

Hi Dan

well done mate really interesting site.. will add my latest project as a resto thread..will clive let me use that hearts tea set for afternoon tea on board???

[webcam]

Hi jonny

thanks for that, was hoping it was round the other basin but alas no...but work is progressing so im told on my new boat! have you still got curlew??

andy

[webcam]

hi jonny

sorry if its been posted before but how do i see richardsons webcam?? id like to try and see my new project if i can!!

andy

[A Saturday Afternoon on the River]

Hi

Looks like you had a great time! far better than just normal day boat..

[Evening Star - Refit]

that looks superb..well done

[EARLY ASTONS]

thanks for the pics dan..really like aston seabird, great looking boat that..

[The Broads - then & now]

Really enjoy these then and now pics- many thanks!

Andy

[webcam]

makes interesting viewing!!

[Calypso forward well..]

really enjoyed this thread..superb workmanship, so nice to see some of the older hireboats being restored

[Old Hearts boats never die.....]

hi dan,

thanks for those,im currently on the moorings at stalham with my 27 elysian and was walking around the yard last weekend and saw the old hearts boats all looking a bit forlorn!some of the smaller elysian 27s look like they need a bit but could still be turned round.. looking at them took me back to my hireboat days in the eighties..

As for of Hearts Elysians, where they first on richardsons hire fleet? does anyone have pics?

Wish i could save em all really! but then id have to buy a yard to put them on..prehaps near norwich..thorpe?? could always live on an MTB..

[Dissapearing Shops]

hi,

does anyone remember the little shop at st olaves bridge? moored there once in the eighties in a hired miss moore 24 freeman, needed a box of matches. on entering the shop we were confronted by this old grumpy chap that preceeded to give us complete run down of every item in this little shop! He said in broad norfolk-We got,milk,eggs, sugar,jam tarts,white bread,brown bread,etc on and on he went..when we asked for sunblest bread, he got really angry saying-no! and we dont need no pretty pictures on it! we brought the matches..

we had moored at the free 24 hour moorings near the shop and he kept coming down and looking in the windows!! reckon he was spying on our baked beans to see where theyd come from!!

ah happy days!

[Old Hearts boats never die.....]

hi all,

following on from this thread, does anyone have any history of info on of Hearts 1, Elysian 34, D673, which ive found out started life as richardsons hire boat back in 1972? as fairway 3..then sold to hearts cruisers in about 89/90..

ive checked her out on superb norfolk broads boats site,

any info or pics at all would be great..

many thanks indeed

andy