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JUDY JANET 3 Ah... need a better picture here! SWIFTWAY 5 MYSTIC MELODY How can you resist, you lucky lot!

Here is our 2016 entry list TABITHA ROSE (Herbert Woods Starlight Class) MANXMAN (Herbert Woods Golden Light Class) MONAS QUEEN (Herbert Woods Golden Light Class) GEORGIA (Chris Craft) WATER RAIL (Herbert Woods Delight Class) NIPPER (Moores Belmore Class) MISSOURI STAR (Jack Powles Star Class) JUDITH M (Martham Boats Judith Class) JUDY (Martham Boats Judith Class) JANET 3 (Martham Boats Janet Class) BROAD AMBITION (Jack Powles Star Supreme Class) LADY CHRISTINA (Graham Bunn Windboat) MYSTIC MELODY (Andrews) CHAMELEON (Compass Craft Compass Prince 3) LADY FONTANA (Richardsons Tranquil (?) I Hope!) STAR PREMIER (Jack Powles Star Premier Class) SWIFTWAY 5 (Richardsons Swiftway) PHOENIX (unconfirmed) MUDDY WATERS (unconfirmed) FINALE (Connosseur and our support vessel - yes you've guessed it, I'm not ready!) We have one remaining space available....

I have had confirmation today that the IBTC will be attending our 2016 show. They are going to bring along a display of tools and equipment as well as 'something interesting' currently under restoration. They are also going to bring along their steam box and do a display of steaming and bending of oak for us. We have that nice chap Doug to thank for sewing the seeds to make this happen. Full details will follow and final times will be in our programme. Ah, that reminds me, Pictures for the programme. I have some but not all. If you are coming and there is not a picture on this thread of your boat that you are happy with, can you please upload one for me. I will include the rest that I currently have under this.

Sorry, maybe I missed something here. Are we now actually promoting the Broads in.... Norfolk? That'll do it!

The most used sign on the Broads is 'NO' followed by mooring, swimming, fishing, camping, fun.. Young Peter is right, we are probably already signed to the max, let's not find homes for any more eh?

Water line now red under the boot top? Keel cooler is missing (yes I know its on the other side really)? The big hole has been filled with planks lol? Rudder blade profile changed? She looks brilliant Doug. So looking forward to seeing her

You leave my little wriggly friends alone you wee scamp! Some days they are the only friends I have... and are currently enjoying some 5 star aperitif's

Ah.... the old days (sigh)... from a time before avatar thefts!

Norwich Yacht station do a very good pump out service as well but yes, it's all getting very limited.

I think I would be more concerned about available pump out facilities. We all have mud plugs and Rhonda anchors but when the tank is full.....?

It's implications may be far worse than we realise. If there are less hire boats there is 'less demand' for navigation and that will easily be argued to providing less moorings and so on. I am aware of one yard that is currently facing huge rent rises, probably enough to tip the balance for them. And, in the meantime, the Thurne Lion is proposed to be closed down and sold off at the end of the season. Now there is another facility and, more importantly, moorings to be lost. We need hirers and hire boats desperately. The Broads will die without them

I will have a Mondeo estate there which you are very welcome to the use of if it helps? The keys are normally in it! May even be able to supply a driver if necessary?

Not especially if you consider I will do over 1200 miles this week alone. Belt failures are not always the cause but sometimes the result. Old Vauxhall water pumps were driven off the timing belt and were weak. Ford tensioners can come undone because the slight whip in the belt as it wears vibrates the tensioner. If we all expect to average one mechanical break down every 100.000 miles driven mine will come round every couple of years whereas some will have 10 years before they are calling the RAC!

And you haven't even begun to mention fouled HPCR injectors at over £200 a piece let alone coding them into the ecu's. Don't forget that we have moved away from mechanical injection totally now. And we have personally had three belts fail Strow. All were well within their service life and two were genuine Ford belts! To be fair though, we do some horrendous mileages some weeks.

Alove? Above!

It's belt driven and, should it fail, because the valves are straight rather than angled in the head, it will snap the camshaft above into three parts and destroy the carrier's. Replacement heads are easily available though...

Agreed. Strowager is right, most parts are still very easy to get for the BMC. And no timing belts so no hand grenade moments like the Ford.

Keep the BMC's.... they are almost bomb proof. However, that 1800 is not a bad choice. We have one attached to an Enfield stern drive and its quiet enough and a reliable old thing. I believe ASAP also carry marinisation parts for them

Doug may need a hand, though, if he has Nipper under control, you could always launch that lovely Royal Tudor and follow him to Beccles... And yes Iain is right, good to see you back

You've been away? Thought it had been quiet...

Or something more radical like dredging?

I hope you will be back in ready for Beccles? It's only 10 weeks away you know...

7mph! They don't even let the ski boats do that these days... lol

She is Rippling Light (S391) one of the Glistening Light Class. Enlarged the piccy and whilst I cant read the name I could see there are two 'p's within the top line.

Almost Vaughan. She is more likely a Glistening Light. The rear window is too far forward to be a Highlight. Its a Moorhen to the port side of Delight X..