[who's watching who lol]

hi goodall you've really done your homework have'nt you ?thanks for the info, it's amazing how them pilots get those ships into such a narrow lock like that, RESPECT, it must take them years to get it off to a fine art like that, & it's amazing how much cargo they can carry too. i'd hate to have to be in the same lock as one of those, it would be terrifying. i know what it waslike being on the big trent with those big gravel barges when i was a youngster, & my dad made me drive the boat, & i got stuck inbetween 2 of them going the other way, & i did'nt know which way to turn, & seeing all the water dissapear from under you is very frightening, we actually hit the bottom of the river & it took a chunk out of the propellor, very scary.gulp. lori

[Fag Paper to Spare!]

WOW, that really takes some beating doing that, i don't think i'd have even contemplated that at that speed, & that close to bridge, gulp, bet he had his brown trousers on that day lori

[Booked it!]

Dont Panic!

on our boats we have a split charging system with separate engine starting batteries, this means that even if you run the domestic batteries flat (not likeley) you will still be able to start the engine to charge them up again..

have a great holiday!

hi clive, do i take it that you have the old style batteries with water in them, my hubby says that those with the gel now, can't be charged through the alternator if they go completely flat, is this true ? & how would you get around this if you had to have these kind of batteries on your boats when yours start getting too old ? lori

[who's watching who lol]

hi everyone, i thought i'd go & have a look on the panama canal webcam, only to find that someone or something had beaten me to it, i'm not sure what kind of bird it was or what the ship was, but it certainly made me chuckle, i can't believe the size of some of the ships that go through there, the one's i saw were certainly fully loaded,

he certainly looked a beautiful birdie, lori

[Is Summer on Its Way?]

i can't see it ever getting really any better, especially with all this rain, we seem to be having quite alot of it up here in chessy, i went to a place called trent lock near derby & they are still having alot of floods, here are a couple of pics i took there, this is just the other side of the lock, the water is usually about a foot below the last step that's under water, lori

[Unusual Trailer Launch]

I was flicking through some boat vids on you tube (as you do) and came across this.

I don't think i have ever seen a boat launched on a road trailer in this way before.

It doesn't look like a very safe way of doing it and i would be blowed if i would let somebody lower my boat into the water in this way.

Epecially being inside it at the time. They're flippin mad.

I bet there's a few H&S comments on this one. LOL

that was weird to say the least, ive never ever seen a boat being launch like that before, i'm shocked, i just don't understand why they did'nt take the boat off the trailer, they certainly have a weird way of going about things over there, lori

[Brooms of Brundall]

We popped in to Brooms yesterday for a pump-out... yes, I know, they charge £16... but it's a heck of a job they do with two long flush-outs and twice the amount of blu you get anywhere else.

They've dropped the price of red-diesel by 9p/L to £1.19/L! Is this a first on The Broads?

So we filled up as we wish to support them as much as possible because if they close their fuel/pump-out facility (which is not just a remote possibility at the moment) it will leave a huge gap in the Southern Broads cruising area.

blimey john, two long flush outs what you ave been eating ? it must be all them steaks you keep eating. lori

[Any waterside pubs with sky sports?]

Hi everyone

Im taking the boat and tent and going broads camping on saturday. I was wondering if anyone knew of any pubs I could moor at for a few hours between Norwich & Rockland st Mary which will have the Haye v Chisora fight on.

I'm only looking to watch the fight and have a pint before heading off to the camping spot for the night.

Thanks in advance

hi brandenj, i think i saw somewhere that the ferry at horning also have sky , lori

[the new wherry look]

good morning everyone, here are some more piccies, to whet your appetite Mmmm nice

& here's some deliciuos sweets for those NOT on a diet , lori

[the new wherry look]

hi everyone had a little message from the wherry on fbook today, they posted up some of their piccies from inside the hotel, so for those that have'nt seen it yet here are a few pics for you, the hotel definitely looks alot better,

[mary flynn]

Hi everyone the reedcutter has put their sign back up, all painted & pretty again, but i was asked on fbook if i knew the story of mary flynn, the woman on the board, ive tried googling it but it came up with loads of that name, but not the story about her, & was wondering if any of you knew the story ? Lori

[PACIFIC CRUISERS]

just had a look at the pacific cruisers link, they look very nice boats, pity it's at loddon, they did'nt look too expensive either, does anyone know what buses run through loddon ? & how many run through each hour ? lori

[POPPING MY BROADS CHERRY - WITH A DISASTEROUS CONCLUSION]

hi david am really sorry to hear about your holiday, hope everyones alright, but please don't let it put you off boating, me & my sister have been going for about 12 years & have never had any real problems with any of the boats, i'm sure if you give it another go that you'll enjoy it. lori

[Lowestoft Air Show, 23/24 June]

See below, Lori

http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow

thanks for the link john,i had a look & had a look at the vulcan vids too, they're brilliant, ive watched a few of vulcan videos, but there's only 2 ive ever seen where the vulcan did a full barrel roll, did'nt know that it could, it was beautiful, lori

[Another boat down at Beauchamp Arms]

OH DEAR that's so sad, it makes you want to weep, it looked liked like it was a nice boat once, lori

[Lowestoft Air Show, 23/24 June]

hi everyone i got an email from the vulcan site, they said that they've now got the 2 newish engines for it yet again, after the last two failed, & that they were sad to miss the jubilee day, but they hope to do the riat tour in july, can someone tell me what the initials ( riat )actually mean please ? lori

[Overnight Hire?]

George Smith's do hire out by the day or night .... but they don't have any boats which will accommodate 6 or 7 people overnight.

Carol

hi carol, you're right i'm afraid, it looks like they've already taken the big boat out of commision, lori

[Overnight Hire?]

Hi There,

I hope i'm writing this on the right forum.

Myself and my friends are coming to Norfolk this weekend for our annual trip, and we usually take a day trip to the broads. However this year I thought i would try and organise a one night stay on a boat, to make it slightly more different and hopefully just as fun.

Does anyone know any companies that do this? Location isnt really an issue.

There would be 6/7 of us.

Thanks in advance.

James

Hi james give george smith a ring at wroxham, he hires by the day & night, & you don't have to take the boat back til 4.30 pm, but there is one setback, you have to take your own bedding, but they are nice boats & fuel is included in price, hope this helps. lori

[Three Rivers Race 2012]

Got them from the HSC site Lozi. The Potter one is,showing boats in the dark at Potter Bridge at present not many left to clap you through now .Went down earlier and it was packed with spectators and a massive queue at the fish shop,nothing beats sitting watching the boats with a bag of fish and chips.

thanks boaters, oh by the way, i prefer a lovely lunch of roast lamb, with a nice glass of baileys with ice, Mmmm lovely.

[Three Rivers Race 2012]

hi all , ive got the two webcams at horning, but how do you get the webcams at acle & potter ? lori

[Broad Ambition]

hi all just found this pic of BA on the thames, all wearing their boaters, & very smart they look too, well done to them, , lori

[Broad Ambition]

They're really great pics, it's a beautiful boat, that's what i call a broads boat, & it's nice to see that they've got back all in one piece, lori

[Pump Out Facilities Southern Broads]

1. Goodchilds, Burgh Castle

2. Waveney River Centre

3. Derby's, Beccles

4. Numerous along the Chet at Lodham

5. Brooms, Brundall

6. Norwich Yacht Station

Personally, we use Derby's, Brooms and the NYS... cos they all come out and do it for you!

Buit if you're a hire boat then most yards have a reciprocal (free) agreement.

There is another one too john, sandersons at reedham, they pumped us out even though we'd not hired from them. Lori

[swimming pools]

It's all changed!

Beccles Lido has just reopened and is a heated outdoor swimming pool now! If you can get under the old bridge you can moor right outside on the floating pontoon! (just below the church)

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/picture_gal ... _1_1389935

http://www.beccleslido.com/

hi john thanks for the info, had a look at the pool, it looks nice & big but it looks like it will be closed when we go, , by the way what height is the beccles bridge ? lori .

[Finding a doctor on the Broads]

Hiya Lori,

Seeing this thread has just reminded me. As I do my boating alone, the question of getting a doctor came up, in my mind, and I promised myself to find out. Well done Lori, you've beaten me to it, well done, and many thanks to Matt for the information, as I'm based at Broadsedge, Stalham, so well done both.

Regards

Baz

Hi baz i think you can find that information in the free newspaper that you usually get on hire boats, but we did'nt get one on george smiths boat, plus i think you've got yo pay for them now, lori