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JennyMorgan
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Jill, lovely, delightful person, a privilege to have met and befriended her.
Back in time too many would be top dogs, fortunately we have moved on from those days.
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10 hours ago, Andrewcook said:
How long has Norfolk Broads Forum been going ?
A bit longer than the NBN has!
Both, like the Broads, have and are changing, perhaps better described as developing, one more than the other.
As for the Broads, also constantly changing and developing, in most respects amicably moving forward, but not always!
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4 hours ago, Andrewcook said:
Hi all as you all know Morwich City Football Club is in the Championship at the moment as they are looking very likely to be back in the Premier League in the Year 2021
Be good but for how long!!
Be good if they went down, a lot, then they could do what they do best, thrash Ipswich Town!
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We've long had hybrid boats, often referred to as 'auxiliary yachts' or 'motor sailors'.
In the meantime how will cars that rely on 'on street parking' charge their batteries? Come to that, those of us who prefer 'primitive' moorings might also have a problem.
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53 minutes ago, OldBerkshireBoy said:
Ok I`m no boatbuilder but fail to see how you can cut half of a bulkhead away and replace it whilst making it stronger and keep it looking nice.
A laminated web structure perhaps?
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4 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:
Hi Peter (JM) Yes I am aware of the structural importance of bulkheads, and I shall be taking advice before I hack into any of them, Also I shall be asking the boatbuilders here what they think.
Wise man!
There was a cruiser pulled on Lake Lothing a year or two back that had been 'open planned' whilst she was afloat to such an extent that when she was lifted the engine's shaft couplings went way out of true!
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A word of caution, bulkheads (walls) might be what holds the roof up and the sides apart, an integral part of the overall construction. Best befriend a handy, onsite boatbuilder!
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2 hours ago, Vaughan said:
I notice the two yachts behind with their forepeak awnings rigged. There would be two bunks under the deck and with the forepeak hatch off, the awning made it into a comfortable cabin!
Or a privy with a degree of privacy!
My daughter's Spray had such forepeak berths, complete with bucket. Height of luxury! A friend of mine had the wherry-yacht Olive, good memories of that forepeak, apart from the aromatic aroma of the ancient cushions.
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Pleasure Wherry 'Reindeer' on Oulton Broad with Swonnell's Maltings in the background. Built by Ernest Collins and possibly his father, Robert, in the late 19th Century at Norfolk Broads Yachting Company on the Hoveton bank below Wroxham Bridge. Described in August 1916, "Slept ten persons in four cabins and cost £14 4 shillings to hire for a week", and again in 1926 “Her accommodation plan is doubtless the best that can be produced for a Pleasure Wherry and she is one of the best fitted Wherries on the Broads." Pre-WWI. (Colourised by Russell Walker of Lowestoft & reproduced with his permission).
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5 hours ago, MauriceMynah said:
good point. Which antifoul should I use to protect against that?
Black tar or https://www.international-yachtpaint.com/en/gb/boat-paint-products/topcoat-finishes/danboline
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1 hour ago, Smoggy said:
And if the bilge is constantly slopping with water it can come from inside as well especially with exposed glass fibres that can wick into the layup.
Plus the dreaded polyester-mite, strewth, I'm going back to wood before the bottom drops out!
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1 hour ago, marshman said:
there must be hundreds of Broads boats with very bad osmosis then.
Potentially thousands!
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2 hours ago, FreedomBoatingHols said:
The only GRP hulls I would attack with tar varnish are ones that are in bad nick to start with.
Anti-fouling provides an important layer of protection to your GEL coat. What most people don't understand is that Gel Coat and GRP are NOT waterproof. Constant immersion will cause osmosis in GEL which will go on to delaminate the GRP layers. The Antifoul provides a layer of protection between the wet stuff and the expensive to repair stuff.That's a worrying comment as not too many hire yards appear to anti-foul the entire underwater hulls.
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A few cats might swim, a few cats might like water, but non of the cats that I have ever homed have shown any great desire to get wet. They might lick their nether regions for absolute hours but that is not the same as actually getting wet.
Unlike a dog, a sensible cat won't bother to retrieve a stick, least of all one that is thrown into the river. If MM/John insists on taking Taxi afloat then may I suggest that lifelines and cat proof netting be fitted around the new Nyx. I suspect that a cat be fitted with a lifting harness but a lifejacket is probably a step too far, unless John wishes to be clawed to death! A cat overboard drill would be a wise precaution, perhaps with a large landing net near and handy. Perhaps dunking Taxi into a well filled, cold bath will give John the answer to his question.
I don't envy Taxi his potential adventure afloat, or his dunk in a cold bath, brrrrr!
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Tar varnish works well, cheap as chips, but nasty stuff when it comes to sanding it smooth and it's really horrid to remove.
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Hempel Broads does the job perfectly well and it's made for the job.. Wait until after Christmas and Jeckells bulk buy and usually do it well cheap! I re-coat every two years but I suspect it might last three. Also available from Nearest & Dearest. Apply with a roller, easy, job soon done!
https://www.norfolkmarine.co.uk/broads-a-f-2-5-ltr-black-configurable-1020162
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1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said:
I do remember her being sunk though.
On Oulton Broad that is. Indeed I believe she went down twice, mind you that was in a shallow dyke so she wouldn't have gone under.
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I have to agree entirely with Finny on this one. I grew up with cats and had them in my life for just over fifty years. I really don't think you would be doing Taxi any great favours in taking him onboard, indeed I will repeat Finny's last line:
20 minutes ago, finny said:my advice .re-home the cat to an environment that has its best interest at heart
as well as that from OBB.
22 hours ago, OldBerkshireBoy said:Oh dear MM, might be best to re home him.
only I'd replace 'might' with' would'.
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On 08/12/2020 at 06:14, kramer said:
In 1972 I moved to Australia and have yet to make a return journey.
You'll be welcome back!
Thanks for making contact and for the interesting update on the Golden Hind.
During the 60's I spent quite a lot of time down at Pinmill. Spent a couple of summer there as an instructor at the sailing school, also became friends with Giles, the cartoonist who kept his boat there. I suspect that I would have seen Golden Hind down there amongst the house boats but afraid I don't recollect her being there, probably more interested in birds rather than boats, or pints in the Butt, despite walking along the foreshore several times a day! I do remember her being sunk though.
Are you in the picture as GH was being towed out of the dyke?
Here's her under sail:
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I had a cat afloat and on one idyllic, calm morning the water was as smooth as a mirror, stupid mutt thought it was capable of supporting his weight and jumped out of the boat. Nothing more pathetic than a half drowned cat. Cats have been known to travel hundreds of miles in order to return to their previous homes.
https://www.cats.org.uk/norwich/feature-pages/adopt-an-older-cat
It is not easy to teach an old cat new tricks.
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59 minutes ago, Mouldy said:
The Germans have shown us with the BMW Mini what a success story Leyland and latterly Rover Cars could have had with the foresight and financing to bring the Mini into the new Millennium.
The present German Mini is hardly mini. I'm of the opinion that even the Huns are now missing a trick. The original principle of the Mini was right but BMW have left the mini market wide open to other very small car manufacturers.
I remember the fun that we had with an original Mini Van, no trouble in getting sixteen teenagers in one!
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26 minutes ago, floydraser said:
how does the team think raw varnish should be finished after a hardening period?
If well applied that should be it! If not then lightly wire wool and recoat,
If I were doing the top of a table, I wouldn't hesitate, West epoxy. Quick and will surely outlast varnish big time!
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21 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:
get yersen onboard for a libation or two
Is that for a tot of woodworm killer, Git Rot, Ronseal, fungicide, creosote or whatever?
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Norwich City Football
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How are they doing then?