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Also the Essex registered in Chelmsford around 1962 in the picture has non standard wheels. But looks to have undergone s serious restoration and well loved again now by the looks of the picture.

100E also had vacuum wipers, some early E93A's has hand turn wipers

In the background by the person in a red shirt a E93A sit up n beg popular or maybe anlia popular 2 door anglia and prefect 4 door all E93A's had rod brakes unless converted to hydraulic late 50's early 60's

The prefect with a side valve engine along with the popular were both E93A 's Commonly known at the time as sit up n begs

That said the Ant tasted awful last July.

a very warm to the NBN Pgi from me and the Wench (some call her Inge) Charlie

Thank you howard yes my spelling error

That was done before that posting Peter

You two thinking of getting a little tender then ??

Not just me then thats had 2 virtually new domestic 110ah (12 months) batteries done in and 120ah agm starter battery 24 months old (10 year guarantee) done in due to miss wiring. Same yard. But also 167l of diesel pured into the bilge due to same yard taking out float switch and not refitting correctly. I'm sure Robert remember that as well as I do.

This is the friendly forum lets keep it that way. Hire boats have as much right as private boats to use the broads, this is fast becoming anti hire boats. If you dont like hire boats why have a boat here. Go some where that hire boats dont exsist.

The broads are the broads, this is the height of the season, you have to expect these things.

Shall we cease with all this talk about collisions and damage, it will put off potential hirer's. I can assure those reading this thread that collisions and damage are not a common occurrence slight brushes are more common, and nothing to get excited about.

If you feel anyone being aggressive on this forum please feel free to report it

Politically correct no, I just live in the real world knocks n bruises happen a fact of life boating in busy areas. Nothing at all to do with hire v private.

As a kid we used to get 2/6 for every grey squirrel tail we took in to the council offices. That stopped one they realised the greys had won and killed off our reds

Duplications deleted Ian and Polly

Sadly scuffs/slight damage is a fact of boating in busy areas. I have yet to see a cross channel ferry scuffless! So are their skippers pilots inexperienced in your eyes???

Please stop knocking hire boats, as the people who hire them is wide and varied. Many owners on the Broads started off as hirers.

now now

A very warm to the NBN coffeepot, from me and The Wench (some call her Inge) Charlie

Will tell her to bring a cane with her then on Sunday Katie

Sadly David, i'm going to be devils advocator here my friend. 1) Being a mobility scooter user, isnt really a reason for not having a broads holiday. look at our own Broadscot RIP Iain he never let it stop him. 2) If I listed half of whats wrong with me a lot would say your still boating, (I feel very lucky to be still alive) yes I have a shooting stick on board and one in the jam jar along with a walking stick. I intend carrying on until I am no more. Look at Richard RIP Richard, he to buckled down and got on with life as best he could right up to virtually the end. 3) There are many on here that would help you, in fact have tried helping you, in many ways. 4) This is where I get jumped upon or not, its so easy to feel sorry for yourself, and sit about dreaming and moping about, your ailments. just think this There are far more people out there worse off than you are. But before any one says talk is cheap and easy I have had a disabled badge since 1996. If it comes to it I would drag myself here on my hands and knees to take in the broads. 5) Follow your dream go for it sooner rather than later, i'm sure any help you need will be forth coming from the members here The NBN The Friendly Forum Regards Charlie

Got a bone to pick with you two......................................................................................... Got me nut burnt chatting at St Bennets.......................... The Wench says my fault not yours, so looks like you wont be in the corner Simon