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The paddlers could raft up and put a proposal to the BA to suggest, eg, they have a number on their paddle blade instead to wave at the inspector. I seem to recall Traditional broads classes had a similar debate and can’t think that I’ve seen reg nrs on half decker classes eg.

Cawdrons or Gowers or Massinghams albeit not been to them for a while so hopefully someone in the localities will confirm open etc.

Here she is at the Herbert Woods book launch. I tried a ‘through the rigging shot’, not quite so spectacular broads style by yours truly... need to leave that to Beken’! She was definitely worth the full resto. I’ve got a closer up shot which I won’t post as it would probably id individuals but suffice to say she was fondly remembered by the alumni. Fantastic that the owner went the whole hog!

As Vaughan said teak is not easy to varnish. Whilst a lot of effort will be required to clean it back to bare wood is the answer to simply oil it ultimately? It will need to be reoiled frequently I expect but finishes like polyurethane are great forever internally but I’ve seen issues when used externally where accident damage has subsequently occurred, moisture has got in and difficulties arise trying to blend in new with old. Im sure however you decide to finish it it’ll look smart, nice design of boat!

I think there are plenty of swinging moorings free on Hickling, contact the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. You’ll just need to find a berth for a tender, Whispering Reeds perhaps or the parish Staithe. I’m assuming the yacht will pass under Potter of course.

Egg and tomato sandwiches at the Pleasure Boat Inn I believe. I was either a twinkle or laid to nap in an armchair upstairs in those good old days.

Used to take the weight of a Bristol VR double decker back in my college days. I would guesstimate at max capacity you would have 5 tons of passengers plus driver... I mean bus. Realistically it was 2 passengers at 7am on a winters morning! Not sure what the builders were planning on hauling over it but seems to have stood the test of time!

Ideal blank canvas for a liveaboard fitout, design all the home comforts in from the start, wood burner, insulation, double glazing and air-con! Otherwise conventionally if it works out half the price of a Broom then I’m sure somebody will come along and put their own badge on! I assume it wasn’t a reject, no warranty seems to be implied.

Those old two stroke Mercs certainly got you up on the plane quicker, the more modern 4 stroke lawnmower affairs are so lethargic in comparison. I can’t imagine 90hp to boot though, only ever helmed a 20, or possibly 25, “Blueband” on the tail of a Dell Quay dory which aren’t the lightest of vessels even when new. Saw the odd 40 on a dory, but never managed to beg a go.

I’m glad you posted this Chris because I was aware of the Norfolk connection with Jaguar and had often wondered if it was Malcolm Sayer who might have dropped into the Pleasure Boat a few years earlier for what I believe to be an opportunist publicity shot for project Utah aka the jag saloon. If you were deliberately going for a waterside location why aim the lens at the pub? I picked this up from Aronline a few years ago but the landlady of the time never mentioned it and believe you me if Jaguar has planned it She my great aunt would have have told me several hundred times over! My dad had a mkII in the 70s oil crisis, my brother has flogged loads of XJs for Mann Egerton and I had the Daimler 250 V8 version for my wedding car in ‘morse’ red. An E Type I can still only dream of...

I’m sure the time will come when there is a boat show reinforcing classic glass polyester craft, jelly mould Freemans, Sabberton super skis, Chris Craft Commanders, Dell Quay dory’s, Broom Oceans, Moonraker Mysteres... many of these broke the moulds back in their day!

A mini wherry would be fine, besides it really needs the house to be re licensed and some benches outside for the punters to enjoy a half of Bullards. The quay heading was still there last time I biked past. I remember the Maid of the Mist based on a Double ended north norfolk coast design of some sort, fooled me many a time from first sight in the distance, based at Wayford I recall so seemingly poised for the reopening. I’m sure there’s a chance that negotiations could yield some sort of favourable outcome for the landowners, the trust can certainly muster the resources, hope the resistance isn’t down to people letting dogs off their leads, last time I was down there someone had let theirs loose oblivious to the risks.

If it helps get the navigation restored then I’m all for it. The additional surface water run off from North Walsham over the next couple of thousand houses should fill it! What with Spa common to Royston bridge being rewatered soon then maybe in my lifetime I’ll see a Wherry passing by the former Wherry PH on the Bacton Road!

My earliest memory of river green is the late 70s in the dark on a bonfire night. My grandfather took me and my brother from Hickling where we all resided to my Auntys fruit farm in south Norfolk for fireworks etc. At the time I thought the route was strange but on reflection wondered if it was intentional to admire the lights and take in the sights of the boats afloat. Some ten years plus later I recall a visit to the Kings Head, again in the dark, and it was less spectacular. Roll on another dozen years and I found myself renting a flat in Conrad Court with a view over Town House and the old Jenner’s basin. Using the choice of pubs then available I got to know some locals both land based and afloat, more so in the river garden as the KH had become. There was a real village style community feel that you wouldn’t normally expect in such proximity to Norwich city centre. Whether better or worse it still has a draw for me which makes me want to revisit, and compared to some parts of Norwich even if not everything is in its former glory at least the foundations are still visible, and long may they remain so.

The Adventuress I presume was aquafibres take on the Wilds Caribbean? Somehow it seems even less pretentious, if that’s indeed possible, with sharper lines and angles, more akin to the Italian cars of the same era, all that’s missing is a block capital H on the roof to land a helicopter! As a single level cruiser I don’t doubt it is both spacious and comfortable. Seemed to recall it or one of its siblings was moored up at Hoveton a few years back, recall the green one at Barton for many years, good regatta pontoon if not liveaboard I expect.

Done the one hull dig in on a Dart many years ago on Hickling, the Shearwater felt much safer in comparison but not as quick. Both hulls at once does indeed sound scary, the Hobies I recall did have low hulls with the trampoline suspended above them, not surprised it would ditch!

I capsized an e-box once, didn’t impress the female crew but I ended up buying it, thereafter never capsized single handed but did a couple more times, once caught by a gust and novice crew fell leeward, another time when competing e-box on port tack wedged between my rudder and transom, boom hit water, another wet female crew albeit a different one. Comparing the bow and side bags of the e-box with the four copper tanks of a NOD I’m not surprised it sank, about 50% light. If a buoyant aid was being worn in the days of wherry committee boats I wonder would it have been made of corks?

I had seen the edp article before this thread and was quite disappointed but equally surprised at the Norada rating, it doesn’t seem that long ago that the new owners were gutting the former Broadshaven and all the reports I’d heard on the rhond since were extremely positive, albeit I haven’t had the chance to try it out but do have an invite there to potentially take up in the near future. I’ve looked up the link from the nndc website which does seem to back up the edp report but I’m not a facebooker so may be missing something e.g. if the website is incorrect and the owner has reported as such. If he is in fact running on 4 stars and the food’ site has mispublished then it is them/ nndc that owe an apology to edp who can then reciprocater. Digressing slightly I’ve enjoyed Chinese at both of the Stalham outlets in years gone by but will continue to bypass Whymond ham or kebab meat....

Abbey Transport?

First to see will have bought Juliette I expect at 32k. Was the Judith ‘Judith Windmill’, she seemed to be well looked after, remember a former owner telling me a story about the name but can’t remember the story. Does seem to be some extreme variances in pricing around at the moment, for 45k I would be wanting something bigger but it is a Broom and I guess that adds value, possibly never in hire either perhaps, doesn’t seem that long ago a good one would be 20-25k. I wonder if Speedway Star is still up at Martham, was outside a few years back, hopefully inside now and not boat heaven!

Last time I walked along riverside there was a sea line in a bit of a sorry state, looked to have been vandalised with wires hanging out of the dash. Made me wonder why it had been left there but for all I know the owner may have more important things going on. Love the holidiary, highlights how much there is to do on the broads, gateway to all sorts.

I thought cross plys were ok, so long as you don’t mix them with radial? In any case I would never mix the two on the same fender lanyard.

Looks like Juliette of Martham restored by Martham circa 1999/2000. I know this boat from that ownership phase and it was very sympathetically upgraded internally, even had the pleasure of using it occasionally during the colder months and it was very comfortable. Of course it needs ongoing maintenance, it’s a wooden boat after all. At that price a buyer will get a lot of pleasure.

Like the Sancerre 33 up for sale there too, I’m sure a lot of broads boats have been there over the years.

They either did or the later ones were possibly built in the, by then, more modern style with the continuous sheer line. Not sure about the Janet’s but the Jubilees were all like that from scratch. I do prefer the Juliette over the Jubilee but have enjoyed both over the years usually in October and find them very comfortable and a pleasure to helm, real credit to their designers and builders and the entire yard who maintain them. Must get a copy of their book!