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    The Commodore Oulton Broad

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, YnysMon said:

    That's a very sad statement. We are relatively recent visitors to the Broads. I'm not sure what aspect of Oulton Broad they are referring to, but during the time we have been visited the standard of shops, pubs, cafes, restaurants and takeaways seems to have varied. Personally, I think there has been an improvement recently the last few years.

    We have to agree Helen

    Its one of our must visit places now as we love the park and the variety of pubs, cafes and restaurants in the area

    I have no doubt the comment is just a reflection of their disappointment at Stonegate's decision

    I wish them the very best for the future and hope the Commodore can remain one of the very best establishment's to visit, especially on a sunny day when you can have a beverage on the terracing or grassed areas whilst looking out onto the Broad

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    Live 'Carried Away By A Moonlight Shadow' Posts

    in Holiday Tales & Blogs

    Posted

    Enjoy the rest of the week Helen / Graham

    Anything happening at the Yare PH of note?

    The walk into the village to the Ram and / or Casa Mia are nice also 

    We once planned to walk to the Shoulder of Mutton at Strumpshaw as the footpath beside the station takes you that way, but we never made it as friends made alternative arrangements so if you like a walk a bit further afield and the weather is OK you may want to give it a try

    Other than that drives out or train journeys are good options, especially with a floating hotel to come back to

    Stay safe and have a good one

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    For Those That Moor In Brundall

    in Norfolk Broads News

    Posted

    36 minutes ago, PaulN said:

    Got to be joking. The most miserable landlord I've ever come across. Been there several times, as food was OK, but never received a welcome or a  smile

    We always had a warm welcome and loved the quirkiness of the place, the pub grub was very reasonably priced and not Michelin star standard but tasty and plentiful

    The clientele were great also and every time we visited someone new or an old face would engage in conversation

    It was the type of place you could visit as a family, as a gang of mates or alone and not feel out of place

    Our kind of pub! 

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    "all Inclusive" Prices

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    We have always used shore facilities where available and the onboard facilities when not, or at times of the day when it was just impractical (Early morning visit gents!)

    As such in many years of boating, on many different vessels, with a variety of shipmates we have never needed a pump out midweek for a 7 day trip and rarely also on a 14 dayer.

    I do recall we had a fortnight on Moon Voyager once and where we also went south for 4 days with 5 adults on board and did arrange a pump out, but other than that I can't recall ever needing one...

    That was more down to 3 early 20s lads on board who had one night.....to the next morning in Norwich drinking copious amounts of alcohol followed by huge kebab's!! 

    But other than that occasion I don't recall needing one

    Houseboat To Cruiser Holiday On The Broads

    in New Members Say Hi !

    Posted

    If you like the Horning / Wroxham area it may be worth considering these 

    https://www.watersidebreaks.com/description/watersidegrandlodge.htm

    They are off Grebe Island next to both JB Boats 

    https://www.jbboats.co.uk/

    And Norfolk Boat Hire who both offer day boats for short or longer bookings at a reasonable price

    http://www.norfolkboathire.co.uk/index.html

    In addition you also have Boulter's Marine who offer day boat hire

    A good website to check is here

    https://www.norfolkbroadsboathire.biz/dayboathire.asp

    But as others have said, you may have to compromise and book the houseboat and day boats separately

     

     

    Considering Joining A Syndicate At Some Point

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    37 minutes ago, Ally said:

    Is it nerve wracking? It must be lovely though travelling when others are moored up and you’ve the river to yourself! 

    It's weird when you haven't done it before, but you soon realise your eyes are amazing and you start to see things as if it was daylight

    We loved the calm and relaxed early morning cruise

    Conversely I once cruised from Acle in daylight but thick morning fog towards Great Yarmouth and I hated it and will never do that again

    Thankfully by the time we got to GY it was blue skies, but travelling in foggy conditions was a mistake!!

     

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    Works From 17th January On The Electric Posts At Rockland St Mary

    in Broads Authority Notices

    Posted

    10 hours ago, YnysMon said:

    That’s good news! Though I must admit that we haven’t yet moored at Rockland on Moonlight Shadow

    It's one of our favourite spots and the walks are great as you can head off towards the dyke and main river or turn right on the road and head into the village where there is a well stocked shop with post office counter.

    As for the New Inn across the road, we have always found it extremely welcoming with great food 

    So more electric posts is a great addition to the mooring as the Eastern side would fill up quickly at peak times 

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    My Day

    in The Broadscot Lounge

    Posted

    1 hour ago, RumPunch said:

    Still nowhere near garage rates. Daughters car has fault coded. Dealer wanted £130 to plug it in and read it ....... bought a half decent scanner for £90 that will do pretty much everything. Took me longer to type this than garage would have to read it

    Depends where you live I suppose

    I have always had Land Rovers and contrary to popular belief found them to be extremely reliable and great value for money

    I have just replaced my motor for another newer model and you guessed it, this morning, the engine management light came on the dashboard, so off I drove to Land Ranger Services (https://www.landranger.co.uk/) (Atherton branch near Manchester) to ask if they could plug in and run a diagnostic check.

    They plugged it in and told me I have a glow plug fault which is causing the engine management light to display. "Is it serious I ask." "Nah", the man says, "I will reset the management system for you to clear the fault but on your next routine service, just let us know and we will sort the glow plug out"

    "Ohh brilliant, how much do I owe you?"
     

    "Nothing, its fine, it only took me a couple of minutes"

    Great service, treating customers well, means you promote them to others and you WILL be back!!

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    Considering Joining A Syndicate At Some Point

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    13 hours ago, ShaneB said:

    I would have snapped up the share in Moonlight but prefer a northern base. 

    I did smile when I read this because I was of the exact same opinion before we took the plunge and bought our shares in Moonlight Shadow

    We even came down and spent the day on her as the previous owner met us and we took a jaunt to Rockland St Mary, had lunch at the New Inn and came back

    At the time shares were 2 or even 3k more for the same style of boat on the Northern rivers and we just didnt feel the outlay was justified, so we went for MS which was moored on the south

    Now if you asked me the same question, I actually am not bothered as I love the south (dont let anyone know please as I was quite vocal at our first AGM about moving north..........................)

    I saw the south as miles of reeds, very few good stop off locations and tides of terror, whereas I now see it for the beauty that it always had but I didnt open my eyes to it

    We took my brother and sister in law with us this year who had always hired northern boats and had never been south in over 40 years of boating

    We visited Reedham, Loddon, Beccles, Geldeston, Oulton Broad, Thorpe St Andrew, Surlingham and Brundall and they absolutely loved it and actually said they think the south is better than the north as you are virtually guaranteed a mooring, the towns and villages have so much more than they do up north and the quiet places are just gorgeous. For example the run from Beccles to Geldeston or Bramerton Common to Commissioners Cut is just stunning and we love nothing more than bimbling along at 3mph taking in its beauty

    The North and South both have their advantages and disadvantages, but having spent the last 3 years mainly on the south, I have grown to love the place and I am sure you would to

    P.S. We do still venture north on MS and if you check out Dave Whitworths or Russell Thompsons videos on youtube you will find they both have syndicate boats, and regularly venture south, so the location of the berth isnt as restrictive as you may first envisage or worth the 3k extra outlay!

     

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    Considering Joining A Syndicate At Some Point

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Andrewcook said:

    Hi I was thinking of joining a syndicate as my Holiday for the Two weeks on the Broads Hiring Boat is One Thousand Five Hundred quid I think it would be cheaper to joining a syndicate. 

    We visited the broads 4 times a year and we worked it out that on average it cost us around £6500 per year

    If you purchased the shares now you could get them for around £2500 and then their is a monthly fee which is around £150 p/month

    This means once you own your share of the boat your outlay is around £1800 per year

    It was a no-brainer for us to go down this route as we now have a guaranteed 4 weeks per year and invariably you are offered many other weeks at no further cost when owners cant use their allocation

    We had 5 weeks this year, but could have had around 10 weeks if we had taken every week that was offered

    It isnt for everyone but certainly worth considering if you are or intend to be a regular visitor

    You also get to converse with the likes of @Mouldyand @YnysMonwho also have shares in MS

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    Considering Joining A Syndicate At Some Point

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said:

    Is that for a full 4 week share or a half share of 2 weeks? what will the additional costs on maintenance be for the new engine. The last syndicate boat having a new engine cost over £12000.00 plus fitting costs.

     

    That's for the 4 week share and there are 2 syndicate owners selling up, so 8 weeks in total are available

    The winter maintenance and engine replacement come in around £15K this year, but should give her many years of quality boating

    With money saved in the contingency fund the additional costs to the owners are reasonable

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    Considering Joining A Syndicate At Some Point

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    On 04/08/2021 at 19:42, Ally said:

    We have been thinking of joining a syndicate

    Just to give you the heads up if still interested in syndicate ownership that shares are currently available on Moonlight Shadow at the very reasonable asking price of £2500

    She is currently based at Broom in Brundall and is having a new Nanni engine fitted this winter

    Full details are on the BCBM website

    https://www.bcbm.co.uk/boats/broads-cruisers-page-127.html

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    Just A Heads Up- Boat Damaged At Neatishead

    in Speakers' Corner:

    Posted

    23 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:

    Never had a problem, but will avoid it this trip. 

    Some other boaters have said the same which is so wrong and is giving in to intimidation, when it is your legal right :default_sad: but I do understand why you would make this decision.

    If this attitude of the small number of Anglers at Neatishead is allowed unchecked, then we might as well ask the Broads Authority to amend their sign or put up a new one stating no berthing by boats from say beginning of November through to March 15th and be done with it

    Griff

    I fully support your actions Griff and I certainly don't see it as an aggressive action, but I balanced response to an horrendous incident.

    I recall when I was a uniform PC in Cheetham Hill, Manchester around 1995 and got a call to attend the Fairy Lane Estate (you can have a guess what that was like!) In the early hours of the morning due to a vehicle being stripped.

    I was with my colleague Don Price at the time and as we drove into the estate and approached Stapenhill Drive where the report was that the vehicle was located I was driving the "panda" and noted the street was pitch black as all the street lights were out and at the bottom of the cul-de-sac we saw a car on blocks with no wheel's

    We drove down the cul-de-sac towards the vehicle and the whole street came alive with bricks, bottles and firebombs raining down on our car as it was a trap to target us 

    We managed to get out OK and the local youths painted "Police No Go Zone" in large letters across the road.

    The next week Don and I would park our panda next to the graffiti, with the windows wound down as we spent the week doing paperwork in the panda parked on Stapenhill Drive, chatting to locals, many of which were extremely supportive and wanted someone to stand up against the thugs who spoiled it for the majority

    It worked, the graffiti was cleaned by the council and the police were never targeted again on that estate!

    I like to think we brought some good to a bad situation

    Sometimes, doing something.....has to be done, to not only send the right message, but to protect your colleagues and the wider public in the future.

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    Covid19 Booster

    in Forum Surgery (Medical Section)

    Posted

    11 minutes ago, ExSurveyor said:

    We live in an imperfect world, full of imperfect people, governed by imperfect laws.

    We will never change them on a Norfolk Broads discussion forum.

    Can I draw members attention to Grendel's earlier post,

    "can we please limit the discussion to the topic, ie Covid,"

    More exactly, to the booster .

    Thanks.

    My whole point was about COVID and Boosters and the impact of those who refuse them which you obviously missed

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