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    Boat Safety

    in Speakers' Corner:

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    9 hours ago, MrBlueSky said:

    What should be addressed are the accidents which will inevitably happen because of bad boat design. One which stands out to me because there are so many of them on the Broads are the Broadsman style boats.

    I know that there are notices on the boat telling you that onone should sit on the rear when the boat is moving but people do.There should be either no seats there or there should be a guardrail around.At present if that boat is hit or hits something you will be straight off the back if your sitting there.

    We would regularly hire that type of boat because we have large dogs and a guardrail / pulpit is difficult for them to duck under, especially when stern moored at low tide

    I wouldn't like to see these boats requiring to be changed due to a tragic accident

    We understand the risks when moving around the outside of the boat and take precautions.

    I have walked down the side of a boat and tripped over the centre cleat before, and luckily I remained on the boat, but I wouldn't advocate removing all centre cleats for example

     

     

    Live 'Carried Away By A Moonlight Shadow' Posts

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    11 minutes ago, Broads01 said:

    Friday takeover with a 6pm takeover time.

    The takeover time is after 4pm when the maintenance crew have been on board

    As a syndicate we are content with this all year round and many (like us) will arrive early and enjoy the wonderful village of Horning or other locations

    MS is equipped with navigation lights and is insured for night travel so it isn't an issue if the members want to remain on MS at the marina or venture out in the evening

     

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    May Broads Briefing Inc Good News On Commissioners Cut

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    To be fair, where I reside the farmers would have just put up some post and wire fencing for their land with the appropriate signage irrespective of what any "outsider" may have deemed to be their property.

    But it doesnt excuse threats to cause criminal damage to innocent boaters who are using the facilities unbeknown to any dispute 

    All a bit pathetic in my view and the farmer should be extremely ashamed 

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    Moonlight Shadow Tales

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    Fantastic pictures and holiday blog to date Malcolm

    We have ventured up to Dilham a few times and really like that run and the Bumble Barn B&B cottages we stayed at last year was owned by the landlord of the Cross Keys and the food and welcome there was first class

    You will have to send me a version for the website when you get back and I will upload it for you

     

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    Tragic Accident About A Dog

    in Broads Chat

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    I really couldn't image our life without a dog being part of it, as I was brought up with dogs and have had one for every year of my life to date

    They really are a huge part of our family and incidents like this are heart-breaking

    We were at Beccles when a nearby owners dog fell into the water and was lost even though my son jumped in to try and save it, but sadly it had sunken below the boat and he couldn't get to it.

    This memory is still very raw and no doubt to the owners also

    Dog ownership, love of the broads and syndicate ownership all come hand in hand for us and we probably wouldnt have been so keen to do the latter if it wasnt for our desire to give our dogs the very best experiences when in our care

     

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    Electrifying The Broads

    in Broads Chat

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    An infrastructure that can support mass electric cars, trucks, buses and boats is many years away

    All the very best to those who wish to be pioneers, but it's not for me at this time as I believe they are not a viable option and certainly not as great for the environment as the glossy adds try to portray...

     

     

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    Holiday Tales

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    13 hours ago, andyg said:

    The moonfleet boats always looked very presentable

    When we hired Moonfleet was our number 1 choice as the service and the way they presented their boats was unbeatable in our opinion

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    Diesel And Pump Out Toilet Prices

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    I filled up on Wednesday at Swancraft (Shadow Boats) at Brundall and the cost was £1.55 a litre for 60/40 split

    Pump out was £18

    I rang prior to attending and booked a slot, to which Paul provided an excellent service and was a great help

    They are my go to place in Brundall

     

    Covid Increasing Again Locally It Seems

    in Forum Surgery (Medical Section)

    Posted

    I know more people who have had or still have covid over the last 4 weeks than I did for the last 2 years

    Thats the negative

    The positive is all of them have felt a bit rough, reporting cold like symptoms, but otherwise they have been fine and it passed after around 5 days

    So fingers crossed this will be the outcome for all

    I do though smile when I see people walking alone in the fresh air with a mask..... especially when countries like Scotland force mask wearing still and have the highest rate in the UK...

    I was forensic specialist, and I wouldn't wear a paper or cloth mask constantly....

    And certainly not when alone or in the open air!

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    For Those That Moor In Brundall

    in Norfolk Broads News

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    The place is being striped inside and the outside has had a coat of paint

    The pubs surrounded by protective fencing at the moment, but it certainly looks as though they are gutting the place from the amount of stuff going in the skips

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    We also saw Independence on the hard standing outside Broom main office so she is either awaiting some work or transportation

    As for the moorings at Broom, we couldn't help but notice the number of empty spaces as there must have been between 15 and 20 mooring spaces in and around Brooms which appeared to be more than we had ever seen before and from the Yare you could clearly see the hard standing area and the Yare PH

    I do think it would benefit them if they could create some visitor moorings, open up to hire craft visiting and create some decking and outdoor seating leading to the moorings 

    If they did this, they could transform the area into something people would want to visit and raise the profile of Broom to the local and boating community

     

     

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    Newfies Afloat

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    8 hours ago, YnysMon said:

    Shame you are having to go home early Warren. Hopefully you’ll have more luck with the weather next time. 

    We planned to head home either Thursday evening or Friday morning as I am working Saturday, and the first 4 days were far better than we could have imagined so no complaints

    We are back down in May and are already looking forward to it

    Enjoy your next trip

     

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    Newfies Afloat

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    So today we made the decision to head back home tomorrow

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    The weather isn't looking great tomorrow and with 2 large dogs, we have to make a decision not just based on what we want, but what's best for Moonlight Shadow, the syndicate members and our Newfies

    So today we made our way down the Chet and up the Yare to one of our favourite places, but a place we had never had lunch before, so we thought we would rectify that and yes....we have already visited once on this trip and that was the Ferry House, Surlingham

    So we have now had breakfast, lunch and evening meal at the Ferry House and on every visit it had been a hive of activity with loads of returning customers

    We both had Cod and Chips with mushy peas....can't be doing with chasing garden peas round the plate...and we both agreed it was stunning!

    We had booked a pump out and refuel at Swancraft (shadow boats) for 3pm so made our way there after lunch and it was great to chat to Paul (owner) who is such a top bloke who goes the extra mile to support you

    Then it was the short journey back to our mooring and the packing and cleaning commenced

    We are now settled down for the evening with a plan to set off home whenever we get up

    It's the first time we have been on MS since the new engine which is so much quieter and cleaner than the previous one, but there is still work to be done as the drive is a little weak forwards and reverse, the ropes need replacing soon, we couldn't get the saloon lights to work, the aft heads water pump seemed weak and the mop was broken on our arrival.

    So a few bits to sort, but that's the beauty of boating.....always something to fix!

    🤣😂

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