JennyMorgan

Why there is a shortage:

Camels do fart, witness desert sandstorms.

I have never had varnish flake, I have had numerous black spots where water has permeated though, but not with Epifanes. If a job is worth doing then it's worth doing well, according to my wise old granny and her granny before her, and she was a wise old Romni lady!

I did think about posting this under jokes! http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/tourism/broads_are_included_on_list_of_100_greenest_holiday_destinations_in_the_world_1_4720620

I did think about posting this under jokes! http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/tourism/broads_are_included_on_list_of_100_greenest_holiday_destinations_in_the_world_1_4720620

There is an entirely believable story of an old boy who collected mooring fees for several years from an unnamed Norfolk broad. When he finally 'retired' it was discovered that he had no authority to collect such fees. Apparently an honest moorer sought out the land-owner so he could pay the usual fee, up to that point the landowner had no knowledge of what had been going on. Not an entirely unheard of scam!!

I've used cheap varnishes in the past only to regret it, having then to strip off and start again. For me Epifanes is cheap, because it lasts.

Evening, Vaughan, you are not alone in wondering when EF is to be relaunched, A superb job has been made of the hull and OF has great plans for the interior, however those plans remain just that. OF has moved up North, Brancaster, and bought himself a Sharpie, a lovely boat that seems to have won his affection. Do you want me to e-mail him your address?

Quite right Fred. Old Frank actually has a photograph of a wherry crossing HGB. That they did cross HGB is also documented in 'Broadland Sport' by Everett as was the access to The Trinity Broads, that being OF's inspiration when he, I and John Royal rowed/paddled and quanted up the Muck Fleet to the Eels Foot..

There could be some debate as to whether the Broads, as an area, really is man made. At what point in history should we refer to? There is a legal maxim on that & I really can't remember it, however, whilst the Broads themselves are probably 'man-made' in origination the rivers that flooded them were largely natural in their original state. Yes, tidal flows have been reversed in one case and in reality our rivers, as we know them, are largely the result of industrial intervention, the rivers being the motorway of medieval East Anglia, but at one point in history they were totally, unarguably natural. The Waveney for example, when there was a land-bridge to the continent, was, as I understand it, a tributary of the Rhine. The Broads are unique, even peculiar, they need to be understood as such, something the good Doctor has yet to appreciate, indeed he appears to have fought that reality from his very first day in authority. His quest to downgrade the Broads to lakes and just another national park are indicative of his mindset, for most along the rhond the Broads is the Broads, complete with its idiosyncrasies, legal or otherwise.

Indeed I do. A man who once suggested to the good Doctor that if he wanted to lead the good folk of Broadland then he should find out where they were going and then walk in front of them. Wise words that were sadly ignored, hence his near zero ratings along the rhond!.

Now I know why he is popular with the girlies!! I see that even the fish don't like poor old Des, what did he do wrong?!

Fred, the Broads is only a national park when it suits Packman. In other words 'cherry picking' helpful legislation and ignoring the unhelpful stuff. That the Broads is not actually a national park does have its uses!! I did raise the issue of the right to roam when I was on the navigation committee, the official response was that it was for people on foot, not on boats.

Only by the Ginger Angry Brigade! The Ginger and Proud fraternity are far more tolerable.

We had the opportunity to tackle the problem of the closed Broads in the recent Broads Bill, Packman's response, when I suggested it, was that his 'safety Bill' would be scuppered if Hoveton, for example, was threatened by the Bill. Friends in high places? Fred, hallelujah and amen to your most recent post, especially the comment about birthrights,

Q, after a few attempts on Google i tapped in 'unowned Broads' and this came up, hugely interesting, with the suggestion that Breydon is, in part, unowned. This whole link looks interesting and deserves more than the quick browse that I have so far given it. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XjLOCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT257&lpg=PT257&dq=unowned+Broads&source=bl&ots=PzMGAKg5WZ&sig=30s3hkn_olgU4gNsaBqhqODhcAQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjnqMml1sDPAhXrCcAKHXB2AkwQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&q=unowned Broads&f=false

That will be an interesting task. I suppose it all goes back to the Enclosures Act, parish boundaries and granted rights of turbary for peat digging. I suppose ownership could have been abandoned, no value seen in land that is under water. Boundaries also tend to migrate thus ownership can sometimes be hard to establish. Don't suppose that there is anything to be gained by a spot of research but nevertheless intriguing, I wish you well in your endeavours.

I quite like Des O'Connor records, it's Barry Manilow that I draw the line at.

Tis only 'gingers' and 'baldies' that take offence, blonds are too good natured!

Jean, try reversing off the Broad , that way the red marks will remain on your port/left side, simples!

https://www.facebook.com/Jean-Pierre-Dick-184912304957750/ Imagine this one in the Three Rivers and heading up the Ant!

If the course of a river has been diverted, such as Oulton Dyke or the New Cut, then the bottom may well be in private hands and the 'owners' may well be entitled to move you on.

You need to change your diet!

That might also apply to private boat owners!

Alan, strangely I do not own Oulton Broad to a point half way across, just 163 feet out from the bank. I suspect that this dates back to when the Broad, some of which was a mere, was divided when the remaining Broad was dug for peat. Other riparian owners own greater or lesser amounts of land under the water. I believe that the Crown Estate only owns tidal river beds rather than broads. There was a recent planning dispute at St Olaves, by the marina, where the CE claimed ownership of the river bed thus preventing the marina owners from driving piles into the river bed.