JennyMorgan

Polly, what are you like?!! http://lodestarbooks.com/?product=the-lugworm-chronicles 'Real' boating! No bow thrusters, no central heating, no curtains, no TV, no bath other than over the side, no microwave, no carpets, no bling, what it's all about! Well, for me anyway.

Now, what sort of boat was Lugworm? All the best sailors have'em, that should give you a clue Yes, a darn good read.

I like this one! The absolute peace & stillness of the water is appealing. I see that the boat with the skipper is registered with a W indicating she's a Waveney boat and I suspect that she's the Enchantress, owned and hired by Robinsons. You can't see it but she has a clipper bow, probably the most beautiful boat ever built on the Broads, despite being a MoBo. Next to no tide at Stalham but I see the skipper has put mooring springs out so she won't move backwards & forwards, as it should be done! I understand that Enchantress is now up on the Fens somewhere.

Even the legs on a muscovy are like breast meat . You can always have the head stuffed and mounted

But that's a muscovy and honestly, amazing eating. Been well fattened by the holidaymakers, now's the time! Messy critters, worse than geese.

Fatten her up for Christmas, she'll make good eating, with orange sauce!

Might have posted this on another thread but here seems to be a good place, keep things together. Similar vintage, shows what many folk know as the Pegasus Yard or Robinson's Yard site.

It always amazes me just how many people simply abandon their boats during September then expect them to be in pristine working condition the following May/June, that is if they haven't sunk during the winter!

I always think that doing a proper job, both in laying up and fitting out, is one of the joys of boating. Don't know that I would take it quite to the enth degree that Andy does but perhaps for boats left afloat it is wise advice. What I will bang on about though is the wisdom of leaving valuables aboard. Thieves now know that valuables are left so they do target boats. Ventilate and remove temptation.

An interesting one for us sailophiles. Found on e-bay, self explanatory shot.

Bit more modern this time, Brundall, 1950ish would be my guess.

To be precise, Seven Mile Carr. Never sure if it's seven miles from Beccles or seven miles from Oulton Broad. Anyway, Broads yachting Edwardian style. Not sure why but the road leading to the moorings there is called Di*ks Mount.

I actually thought the title was wrong, that it was in fact the Yare. How wrong can a bloke be?

Mark, I'm not sure but my father was born in 1911!

A creditable, well deserved award.

Thanks, Strowager, very interesting.

Another old one, 1900 something. Idealised Norfolk, when inbreeding was rampant, Londoners were foreigners and Pac-Man hadn't even been thought of!

In this case at Bramerton in 1911

Iain, you've missed a pm between us. Re orders am happy with pm's.

Floating fuzz easily identified by the polished shoes and white socks!

Hi David, hope so, got a pile of e-mails to plough through. Just hope that we are near or up to 20 orders.

Hard standing for me, preferably under cover. Martham Boats is good for up North, if you can get in. Being down South we now use an excellent yard on the Brooke Business Park in Lowestoft but I do know that they are full for this winter.

Re Amsterdam, that, compared with the cars going around the roundabout outside the Centraal Railway Station is quite orderly. Done it once, never again! Absolutely manic with cops chasing drivers for momentarily hesitating. After that the canals were docile!

A previous Lady Somerleyton was quite proud of the fact that she was a Hore before she married his Lordship!

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