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A great post Alan and a very good reply Gracie, but i hope the wine is suitably chilled in the river before toasting! Charlie

Well good point about the licences Brandon, think your right there. But yes I have to admit we will be doing it again, but will be able to take a lot more in as it wont be so nervy. But the big long broads bus (tour) surprised me being up there, where do they turn that ?

Very nice read Carol, pity we never new a lot of this before we went up there.....Thank you Charlie & The Wench (Inge)

Well we went yesterday, it was should I say a tad nervy as in over 40 years holidaying on the broads never been beyond the yacht station. On approaching bishops bridge I was a tad anxious as. its arched and all the research Ive done said it had a clearance 10' 6"and as it was it was at about 1/2 hour after low water with our 7'10" air draft it was a doddle no height gauge though. All the bridges bar one up there also were minus height boards. But what a wonderful experience its like another world up there. I must say even with the water low we encountered no problems from any thing except the long river buses it is how ever rather weedy but the centre was clear. One word of warning even though we was going at 1.7mph as was nervous for the legs that hangs a fair bit below the hull. The river buses go along at a fair speed from the playhouse to the yacht station? also one small broom boat doing about 10-15mph round a sharp blind left hand bend. We will do it again but maybe out of fishing season, that said it amazed me the amount of people fishing up there out of season. Alan if you pm me an email that will take attachments i'll send you my bridge heights including those above Bishops bridge that ive compiled over the years. Charlie PS i did turn where they turned in that video as beyond that it did look rather dubious.

Well that was a nice video ......and yes very spooky to say the least.... pity no moorings up there some parts looked really nice

No was thinking of doing it our boat Paul and Lorna

Just wondering has any one ventured past Bishops Bridge? And if so what is the navigation like beyond the bridge?

Hiello Aubrey and Wendy Good to see you both here and a very warm welcome from myself and the Wench (Inge). Charlie

1976 in south Essex my eldest daughter was born, 13th April we brought her home on the 20th, and it was thick snow. On June 1st the heat wave started that went on to October, by mid June we had bought a paddling pool for Inge to sit in with her to cool her down ............ but 75 was rather hot as well but cant remember snow that year.............. funny old weather in the UK

Welcome to the forum Jas.......

Hello from us, we to have been coming here together since our honeymoon October 1974................... but came before that singularly.

Hello Baitrunner no we was on our boat Water Witch II and yes we waved to almost every boat in the 4 hours we were out. We now have her running good again after all the agg we've had with the engine.

We was out yesterday, Brundall to just outside Norwich and i have to say most boats were waving...............

We got ours from Brian Wards

The Wherry Hotel at Oulton Broad

We have to let others know of the fantastic breakfast we had at the Wherry Hotel, on Sunday. It was the best buffet breakfast weve had since Guernsey Peninsula Hotel. Cereal, fruit juice and full English, all hot and tasty, Highly recomended. Tight lines Charlie

Isnt yellow colour 110V cable and Blue 240v well it used to be!

Well its for an inboard Volvo AQ140A so this week emptying the tank of some 45L and will be putting fresh in with ann aditive. That said Ive never bought on the riverside, but a point worth noting Viking And thank you for the link Strowager.

Just a quick question really, on going to the boat on Saturday. it wouldnt start, I have to say that the petrol thats wintered in the tank 3/4 full smells a tad stale. So here is the question what additives do you use to prevent this? If I have posted this in the wrong place could a mod please move it to the right place. Tight lines Charlie

Well in 1974 the Beever Fleet with their New Generation fleet were based in there. At that time they had pump out small shop etc. It was well tidy and looked after. But a few years later they were removed and then opperated from the riverside. All what they had there was demolished. Not sure why though

Certainly is good bait but I have caught a crap yet, I find that they are bit to messy to try and catch to be honest ............ boat on

Or just get someone else to do it and enjoy yourself. Merry Christmas one and all

said that on the post itself... May everyone here have a Merry Christmas and boaty 2015 Charlie & the wench (inge)

Yup remember our first tv 12" screen just BBC that was early 50's............ and my old nan had a tv in mid to late 50's with ITV on it when it came out. The old "H" ariel had to be replaced with a multi eliment one.... what a difference the 625 lines had over 405 lines on tv picture quality...