JanetAnne

So far she has filtered half the upper Thurne in under 24 hours. We do need the flow to lessen aft before we stick another three inches of hull underwater.

No. Tudor is not ready for full.tanks yet Griff. Over the course of the night she has closed some seams and opened others. I don't want 1/4 ton of diesel sat midships just yet.

Ah, the joys of wooden boat ownership....

Ain't that the truth. Most of the planking is looking good now. Our areas if concern are based around the keel, hog, tube chock etc. These are all in good old rock hard english oak so will take a fair bit of time to swell up to size but apart from that she is doing really well having been out for over four years and baked bone dry in the last few months. The night watchman is currently snoring like a chain saw. I have a permanent marker pen poised but can't decide what to write on his forehead. ... any thoughts?

Well she is still afloat and we have installed a night watchman. ..

Gutted to miss it again. Friday's are all but impossible at the minute but we live in hope..... well near Aylesbury actually but you know what I mean.

Thought the engine was going in not being taken out.

It had better be!!

This may be more down to lack of information than lack of moorings. There are many moorings available but finding them can be a problem especially if you are not local. If I needed to find some quayhead to rent I would start right here on the forum. The knowledge within usually comes through.

Oops, someone beat me to it!

Adding onions would also help disguise the odour, then I believe wrapping in bread.....

The easiest forum quiz question I had was in a round entitled 'questions about the forums quizzers' or something similar. One question was 'Whats the name of JanetAnne's dog'? In my haste to not read the question properly I got it wrong

Shhhhhhhh!!!

Was an oscar winning performance Lulu and probably quite hard to do in the heat of competition!

Please do. There is quite a thirst on this forum for piccys of the broads and especially the boats from times past.

Highlight 5 and 6 are still going strong. I was 13 in 1976 and owned half a 2 berth launch with my brother. We spent the whole summer on the Broads aboard that little boat. It had the two berths a hob and a sink. Aft cockpit with a Stuart Turner twin on dynastart. We used to see how far we could get on whatever petrol we could scrounge out of dad's car and then, when it ran out we would drift back on the tide to Oulton Broad and scrounge some more. If we ever got a full gallon we could be gone a week!

Nav lights not working is not part of the bss. Condition and security of wiring and fuses are. If it's fitted it needs to have been fitted safely and within bss regulations however, it don't need to work!

There are pictures of Somerleyton bridge with these shorter rails laid alongside the normal rails ready for use. I bet Jenny Morgan has some?

Now if it was rails we were talking about, though it seems we are possibly not, I would drill a cooling hole down the length of the two rails intended to remain to size and pump cooling water along the inside of said metal. If I was fortunate enough to have a local source of water like, for example, a river below and the water was not the wrong type of water then I could potentially keep my steel cool and to size.

Is this a modern problem? I cant remember whether the bridges were out of action in the summer of 1976.... must have been too busy bathing with a friend!

File the ends down on all four rails the relevant amount to compensate for the expansion when hot? When the rails are cool you will need to get all three passengers to jump as their carriage passes the gap. If that isn't enough get the driver to jump at the same time.

Alan and Barry need all the encouragement they can get. That old boat needs to be afloat in 8 weeks! It has a very very important event to attend.

Nope, it ain't me either

Perfect. I have your number Peter, will ring after the weekend. Cheers

Yes I know it's a strange request on a broads forum but I also know there are many on here with local knowledge and I live 160 miles away! I need to find a local gardener in Lowestoft who can look after my mums garden for her. Nothing too strenuous, just a lawn to cut, some borders to keep tidy and the occasional shrub to keep under control. It's not a big garden, probably 70ft x 35ft plus a little postage stamp size lawn out front. She is 86 now and it's become just too much for her. We reckon a day a fortnight but would be guided accordingly. So, does anyone know anyone?