ChrisB

I understand that a lot of vessels of this general type including RML497 the Fairlmile B at the National Museum of the Royal Navy were fitted with Hall-Scott Defender petrol engines. Many of these engines were stripped out by the RN prior to sale and returned to the US under the terms of WWII Lease-Lend agreement. I regularly travelled on the above when she was Western Lady III on the Torquay to Brixham service. Later under the name Fairmile she did cruises to Dartmouth and onwards to Greenway Agatha Christies estate. I have also been told that many war time petrol marine engines were not viable for civilian use, not just because of their eye watering consumption but because they were designed to run on fuel with such a high octane level not available for peacetime marine use.

The 2008 quake near Market Rasen was clearly felt in North Norfolk.

Oh Joy! E-mail from my supplier:-

The Real Life Drama. We kept our boat at Cobbs Quay, Poole. Back then Sadlers were based there but moved into bigger premises as Martin and his father David somehow got swept into the national hype surrounding Howard's Way. I knew Martin quite well and his friend Rodney Patterson the double Gold Medalist. Sadlers were riding the crest of a wave with their 25 to 34 footers. The punters lined up for a demo sail with an Olympic Champion. Trusting in the publicity the up-market kitchen sink drama created Martin became involved and produced the very advanced, for the time Barracuda 45 for the show. That 12 foot leap cost them a fortune, less than 20 Sadler Barracudas were built and Sadlers as conceived by father and son passed from their hands.

As were Oysters in this Country.

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Take a drive along the North Coast Road. Cromer, Sheringham, Blakeney, Morston, Wells, Brancaster etc all good. Nearer to The Broads I enjoy Caister Motor Museum at the Castle. A really good private collecton of most interest to us who started driving in the sixties.

As an aside. Those of us that cruise or used to cruise as in my case along the South Coast have never expected free overnight mooring. Premier Marinas overnight charges start at £4 per metre so my Berwick would be £40 per night on nights when we could not swing to the hook. For that you do get a pristine berth not covered in goose and duck droppings, free Wifi, your first £5 of electricity and toilet, shower and laundry facilities. I don't think £10 is bad. For one of the most popular spots on The Broads. There is still plenty of free moorings.

Built around the same time, Crowland's Trinity Bridge crossed the Welland and a tributary. But the drainage projects and redirection of rivers during the mid 1600s left it high and dry.

The Thames has it's own "Potter" namely Osney Bridge in Oxford. At 7'6" it stops the higher airdraft boats from the top 32 miles of river.

The road bridge is a fraction over one foot higher so if the old bridge is 6'8" the road bridge will be about 7'9".

I think you will find that Potter Heigham Bridge is a scheduled Ancient Monument under the jurisdiction of English Heritage. Therefore the smart money is on it is going nowhere and will not be altered. Boats have been passing under it since 1385, unfortunately water levels have risen and flood defences have had to be made higher which tends to push the water further inland. As has been pointed out on many occasion, it is the fact it is an arch and Broads boats tend to be very wide beam in their superstructure that keeps many out. High craft would not benefit because the road bridge is less, quite a bit less than 8ft anyway.

73 years on:- Kitted by my Aunt. It has a bobtail so I assume it is a rabbit. His name is Thumper.

Always stop for lunch or dinner if I have been to GY, Lowestoft or Southwold. I like the place.

It is just the act of actual purchase that is blocked. Once purchased on my Kindle Paperwhite I can download to any of my tablets or phone.

I just tried to purchase via the Amazon app and got as follows:-

This appears to be my problem. It tells me in the Kindle app. I found this :-

I am not sure if there has been a disagreement but I can not purchase books anymore useing any of my 3 Samsung Tablets or my Samsung S phone. I can however download to tablet once purchased on the Kindle. Conversely I recently read a travel book with YouTube links. The kindle was not supported anymore so had to watch on the tablet.

I have a soft spot for the original early 60s Capri. A coupé of the Classic. My Mother had The Capri, but I never drove it on the roads as I was not legal until 1966. The Capri The Classic

The greatest asset for me of The Paperwhite is you can measure battery life in days, even weeks if you read a bit in bed like me each evening. Not in hours. Sure you can only read on a Paperwhite and photos are better on a tablet but mine is small and easily slipped into a jacket pocket for waiting rooms etc.

When we were "looking" to purchase in Norfolk. So would be 2006/7 The Old Police House in Horning was up for sale. We never moved forward on the property but if we had my late wife was going to rename it "Tedders"

And many manufacturers have a 30 year parts availability policy after the last one rolls off the line.

£133 is a very good price, I have paid twice that on an Audi, and that was a long time ago.

Yes, but it will be "right". Spare Keys on certain marques can prove a tad expensive though. Not to mention the fag of ordering in person, with proof of identity, and presenting the reg docs.

My assessment is based on their price. Some beauties about for £2 to 3K. For a German ( Osnabrück ) car built by Karmann powered by a Mercedes M112 V6. Even the Supercharged AMG versions are no money. A hell of a lot of Grand Tiurisomo bang for your buck.