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Phew glad to hear that Eric

Go wash your mouth out with soap Gracie lol ........................ but yes it does make you wonder lol

Captain Dread we saw you twice yesterday at Bramerton on way to commisioners cut, you was just under the trees Norwich end going there!. On return you was on the end of the waters edge tinkering with an outboard.....

Not us Iain for sure ..........................

Us as well mind we always hired in the past south not sure why mind, as always went north ...................

Also done

Not till the 17th this year for me....................................... grrrrrrrrrrrrrr dam work

That was about 9am Peter, one male on board and I think someone else who I couldnt see. But only saw it briefly coming under the road bridge when in lock is was to low down

Some good info there Timbo, we are yet to bring butch to the boat... But soon he will make his first voyage with us.

she must have been the boat we saw coming through the lock Saturday morning then just as we was leaving the Wherry Hotel having had breakfast. The boat looked like a Cornish crabber.

Don't think to fast then mate

Bottled water for drinking, tank water for washing etc ..............

Nice one Robin

Last comment on this in 1974 October 28th to be be precise on the date. Boat Bough Queen think thats how it was spelt, any way second day into out honeymoon. The boat started to take on rather a lot of water. We were approaching Somerleighton so I about turned to return to the boat yard at St Olaves, but on reaching where the new cut met the waveney a load bang and all steerage was lost on all but a hard starboard lock, but to crown that I couldn't throttle back or knock it out of gear. Now the point im making is that the only may to bet to a bank was stop engine, the restart in gear and kill and so on until I could get ashore. I knew what I was doing as was a qualified DTI fishing charter boat skipper. On getting to the bank three very helpful men from the beaver fleet that had the mariner at that time rushed out to us, me having jumped onto what looked like lush green grass, but was in fact grass growing out of 3-4ft of water. Well they got us back into their mariner on the slip by one laying in bilge operating rudder and other operating gear and throttle to the instruction of the third in the cockpit. They gave us hot showers and drinks etc and got hold of the boat yard for us. We used there boats New Generation even after they moved onto the river until they stopped trading. The cause of the mayhem we caused was a rudder cable (stranded wire) that had corroded through and on breaking lassoed the gear and throttle cable jamming them solid. So there are two sides to every story. Will say no more on it now. Charlie

Baitrunner Posted Today, 03:06 PM Whilst I agree far worse things happen on the roads and probably with a lot more severity and cost overall, but put it back into the hire perspective - car hire companies don't let you off when you bring back a car with no roof, you might get away with a scuff if your lucky!!! We do have insurance on our boat, what I was saying for some one to have two mishaps in a few weeks is very unlucky. For the 100'000's of hires 99.9% have no mishaps., private boats also can cause mayhem as I stated. Charlie

have a goodun Iain ...........................

seconded

BB sorry to hear your very unfortunate incidents and so close together as well. But yes two isnt good for you or any one else come to that. But two or even a few incidents out of the 100'000's of hires on the broads, as disruptive as they are, but still a very rare occurrence. I did witness an accident in the 70's a beautiful wooden hire craft had a hole punched in its side by a private yacht hitting it it midships while moored and its bow sprite think thats whats called narrowly missing the young lady on board while cooking. Rare yes but like I said things can happen on the roads far worse do we start saying all drivers to pay £1k deposit? Iain Brilliant idea that and it could be done, but who would police it? Charlie

But the very very small minority, are just that 99.9% of all hires are done by perfectly sensible persons. All stag and hen party's I have come across have been perfectly acceptable even if a tad loud at times. Never judge a book by the cover of one or two that have been unacceptable, live and let live. You BB was unfortunate I feel to encounter not one but two bad eggs have been most unfortunate. Charlie

Wont tell the wench (Inge) then Gracie cant spoil her idea heels are for women lol can I

Of course only one of the female gender would know that Gracie..... you and the wench would get on well dam shoes ............

But on the other side of that coin it could prevent an awful lot of decent people from enjoying a holiday on the broads............

I had a couple of nice mullet at Reedham about 2 years ago 3-4lb using sausage meat on a short gut paternoster close to the bank (1-2') away.. But then I was targeting them, as over the years had seen a few in that part of the river.

there was also quite a few fishing in the centre of Norwich yesterday..... and one was even spinning!

Rather like what came first the chicken or the egg!!!!!