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Boatingman

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  1. I am sure Vaughan will help he used to run this boatyard
  2. Just come back from my nightly walk along Dover New pier Lovely walk Disney Magic still there Ray
  3. Hi Griff Seems fine to me From what I have read you are not breaking any instructions Provided you are with no one from another household I am sure you will mighty pleased to see ' B.A' again
  4. Again an article re Santa Caterina being stolen is in Broadland memories news cuttings 1970's Ray
  5. Tobster If you go onto Carole's excellent Broadland Memories site Go into archives and then news cuttings scroll down to 1971 and you will see an article re launching of Amethyst Ray
  6. Griff is very quiet He must be lost in the garage or the pit monster really did get him Ray
  7. Hi Steve I am also a Hythe Resident or Postling to be more precise I have been to Waitrose and Tesco Cheriton today All seems fine I did not see empty shelves or panic buying But i do agree re Hythe age group LOL Ray
  8. Good afternoon Woodie Welcome to the site Like you I go back a long way on the Broads my first hire was 1964 Jack Powles Rippling Foam Ray
  9. Hi Howard Nothing on there Twitter or Facebook pages suggest you call Broads Control 01603 756056 Ray
  10. Rail service on Sundays Lowestoft to Norwich hourly to two hourly service on Sundays depending I. Time of day Ray
  11. The X22 runs Lowestoft to Norwich passing through Loddon Monday to Saturday every half hour during the day also Sunday but less frequent Train from Oulton to Lowestoft and pick up. Bus at rail station Ray
  12. In a previous life I was involved in a sign manufacturing company allowing for inflation since my time we could have halved the cost Ray
  13. There are signs in Suffolk I have just driven from Beccles to Bungay and a sign is now fitted under the Bungay Town sign Ray
  14. I agree crossing Breydon is not difficult provided you take due note of the tides and take care but it is difficult timewise to cross out and back in a short break given the main hire yards are all well upriver Ray
  15. I think a !ot of hirers take short breaks these days with the main yards based in Stalham,Wroxham and. Horning combined with tides over Breydon it makes North to South trips very difficult Ray
  16. I agree 're smaller yards being more accommodating but they are slowly closing No Summercraft next season one of the best gone Ray
  17. Freedom at Thorpe did some Limited hire over the winter months but not sure they still do I am sure Andy will confirm. To my knowledge there are no other southern river yards hiring over the winter months Ray
  18. I think the layout is ok but not a profiled metal roof Ray
  19. I am old enough to remember Dick and Gwen Sabberton running the yard truly lovely people
  20. It would appear to be true they are selling the boats and running as a private marina they are still going to let the holiday properties Ray
  21. Hi Simon It was a bit wet at the time not surprised you were not out for long You are in a good pub there staff are friendly and it has a welcome atmosphere Ray PS Like you I was heading for a closed Tea room
  22. Hi Simon Saw the boat at Reedham lunchtime but no sign of you assume you were keeping warm somewhere
  23. I was in Wroxham yesterday afternoon and it poured down for about an hour grey and overcast for the rest of the afternoon
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