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ChrisB
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As someone said on another forum, if a significant number switch from the A12/A140 and the A14/Bury routes then Fiveways and the Thetford roundabouts will become the new bottlenecks. In other words the problem of the old lights will be moved to either end of the new stretch.
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Cromadex will mix you a suitable paint and advise on application. The nearest to Norfolk is Bury St Edmunds but they are nationwide
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I read your download with interest Robin. Especially the prices of the boats on test.
For younger members I would like to put the £19000 for a Moonraker in context. In that year 1973 I had been married for two years and in the June we moved to a new four bedroom terraced town house in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire. It cost £16000 about four times my annual wage.
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There is some history on :
www.moonrakerboats.com
We used to have a sailing cruiser at Cobbs Quay in Poole during the late 70s and early 80s. There were a number of Moonrakers in Poole Harbour at that time.
I seem to remember that after Colin Chapmans involvement a number of boats were built using both male and female moulds and a vacuum resin injection system. These particular boats were said to take on the appearance of a starved Greyhound after a very few years as the mat, ribs and strengthenings suffered from resin starvation.
This could have been idle yacht club bar chat but the story certainly did the rounds.
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I totally agree with you Dave on the subject o the Acle Straight. It would appear that a great proportion of the money will be spent improving the A11, Norwich, A47 junction and the Yarmouth A12 access near Breydon Bridge. But then there is a lot can happen in the five years until work is due to start.
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Don't get too excited. The A47 is being improved but a number of stretches between Lynn and Yarmouth including the Acle Straight will remain single carriage sections. A large amount of the allocated cash is to be spent on sorting out dangerous intersections and improving rounderbouts
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I pay to dispose of oil when my car is serviced. I pay to dispose of old tyres when worn out. So a few pounds on top of the annual toll would be a small price to keep the Broads clean.
The Hire Industry should be paying anyway like a hotel or a camp site. If a levy was put on each holiday I am sure it would not be that much.
The councils crow on about the tourist industry but nobody wants to come to a litter strewn destination.
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We hired an Alpha 29 from Bridge craft at Ely for one week a few years ago. All the bottom end down stream of Hermitage is very quiet even in season. The tributaries Little Ouse, Wissey, Lark, Can and the lodes are delightful with very few locks all of which we passed through were automated guillotine type. EA moorings are for 48 hours and Bridge craft were corporate members of GOBA (Great Ouse Boating Association) who have about 20 privately leased 48 hour moorings. Being EA from an owners point means much higher licence fees. (Locks, automated weirs etc cost money) Marinas are also fairly costly compared with the Broads. Second hand boats on the other hand tend to be much cheaper. We have only cruised up stream as far as St Ives so don't know what it is like between there and Bedford. The section between Hermitage and Brownhills is tidal although about 30 miles from the sea as the New Bedford drains start just above Hermitage and seals are often to be seem there. Hireboats are not allowed to pass along these channels so cannot make the Denver Sluice circuit.
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The Sea Otter company did build some cruisers about 15 years ago and I believe on was a centre cockpit. They were aircraft grade aluminium with water ballast.
I think they did experience a few financial problems and now concentrate on narrow boats but still of aluminium rather than steel.
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Try Terry's Fabrics. If you want track, the small stuff used on boats is Swish Furniglyde. He is very reasonable and service is fast.
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The winter of 1962/1963 did what years of trapping and shooting had failed to do. They starved to death.
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I have subscribed to Watercraft for a number of years. It is a low circulation very practical magazine for wooden boat lovers and builders. Run from the Helford River by Pete Greenfield one of the founders of Classic Boat it has a loyal following and keeps going year after year. It is all about small boats and I have never seen a copy on sale anywhere so a niche mag can work.
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I do agree with you BowWave with regards to the aspects of online publications.
I have all the East Coast Sailing mags and Motor Boat Owner downloaded to my tablet but they are only really accessed as "waiting room" reading which unfortunately I have had a lot of in recent times.
I shall miss AA and in particular John Worrals articles whether historical or geographical. I had the pleasure of meetin him at the Jaguar E Type 50th anniversary at Cromer which he was phtographing.
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The publication may not have done the boating industry a lot of good after it slipped into Archant's "County Life " format but I think it must have worked wonders for the dental hygiene industry. I used to skip the editorial page so as not to view the photographs. I had a Retriever who was 17 with cleaner molars.
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We are down there as well, but it is the Gulls that are doing the damage to us at present. I do however put my old vinyl canopy on for winter. I think I probable saw the duck watching you work the other day.
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He or she was very at home upon "Girl Ruby" the clinker boat moored on the slipway this morning. I do not think the owner will appreciate Mickey's toilet habits on the wheelhouse roof. Friendly sort of duck though.
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The Ken Duxbury classic of open boat cruising has been republished by Pub Lodestar @ £16. This is all three books so good value.
A great read!
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I use GPS to check my log as I find I need to re-calibrate about three times a year. Most people seen to use a 1:25000 OS explorer for general interest purposes, putting it on a decent sized screen is just a bit more convenient.
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Seen here coming out of Sutton
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And I have a spare tablet should the need arise.
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Whilst looking for some more reading matter for her “E” reader my wife remarked “What are these Tesco books?) I said that they had their equivalent of a Kindle and googled it up to find that they had just launched a new Android device called Hudl2.
I was scrolling down the spec of this cheap £129 unit and was surprised to see that not only was it GPS enabled but also had the Russian Glonass navigation system chip built in.
I have been thinking of replacing my Lowrance GPS for some time as it is now 9 years old and the mapping is no longer supported so ordered a Hudl2 for free delivery next day to my local store. On receipt I down loaded the Viewranger App (free) and the 1:25000 OS explorer of the Norfolk Broads £11.
Yesterday I tried it out on the boat and it worked brilliantly.
A clear acrylic book stand (under £5 Amazon) and a waterproof case (£4 Ebay) and there you have it a 8.9 inch plotter for £150.
Regards,
Chris.
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If you too are of a certain age and can remember the likes of the Slater Walker empire, in those days we did not call them Venture Capitalists but a more succinct "Asset Strippers"
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We have been there seven years and think it is very well run. Showers and toilets close end of October so you need to be self contained for four months or so. Berths are on a yearly contract so you pay the whole year in one go by 18th March and your contract starts 1st April. We however live 15 minutes from the boat and have never stayed overnight in the marina so we really day boaters. We use our boat throughout the winter on sunny days except when there is ice. You have been advised correctly as Stalham is bad for ice but it has never given us any problems. We strip the boat of berth cushions, put on an old canopy and curtains for winter and completely drain the water. Being outboard powered is an advantage in winter if you like to go out a the drop of a hat.
Hope this is of help.
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boat gone up in flames at sutton
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Is that the remains of a flue in the burnt out bow section?