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Just thumbed through my 56 Yachting World Annual and your example is typical of what was pictured for the Pavillon D’Or. The Spirit’ build is definitely quality workmanship and finish but to my mind trying to appeal to a different marketplace than reproduction of classic designs perse.

This issue needs addressing!

I think the bikers have ditched the broads nowadays and headed out to sea, tend to come across them at the Kingfisher bar on a Sunday morning enjoying a coffee or sat on the sea Wal’. The Jolly Roger is normally flying!

It may have been mentioned earlier in the thread but I notice Windboats Lady Beryl II up on Apollo duck and also a Staniland that was stationed at Ludham for the war and rebuilt at Herbert Woods at some point later. Nice looking boats!

Bikers pub, Friday nights if I recall correctly but that was 20 plus years back and I was only ever passing by so sadly have never had a beer in there. Only ever stopped at the Yacht station to wait for the tide.

The idea of a riverside property with moorings at the bottom of the garden has definite appeal but ideal location really depends on how precious you are about your boat. I'm sure I recall a gentleman up towards the Ship end who was constantly frustrated with the amount of wash created by passing boats. Sad to see Sandersons go for sure however Reedham ticks lots of boxes as a place to live: views, trains and beers!

That makes a Citroen 2cv look relatively safe but I guess many forward control type vehicles represent the risk of the VW T Type with no crumple zone in front e.g. the Commers,,, Austin J-Class, Ford Thames equivalents back in the 60s and early 70s which would probably have suffered a similar fate. Mind you achieving 70mph for the test would have been a struggle too I expect! Getting back on topic I guess the Leboat write offs are only good for diy fix up, as a static houseboat perhaps, scavenge of mechanicals and then chopping up and recycling albeit that seems to be a very limited marketplace, end of life disposal costs can be significant as per end of life wind turbine blades, see in America they just store them after cutting up and rearranging to take up less space.

The tin worm would probably have eaten the door before you got the chance to put your hand there. Mate of mine had a bluebird coupe with frameless doors. Not very weather tight but as the sills and underside rotted the car sagged an inch or so in the middle and the door bottoms caught when you pulled them to; trick was to try and lift and close. A mechanically and electrically perfect mot scrapper in the end.

I think the likes of Twitterer etc. have put the fear of being cancelled into folk...

If the boatyards get fully booked there’s always the Woodland Boat at Hingham on Airbnb. Looks like a Caribbean highndry!

79 tents in the garden eh, sounds like you could fit a nice sized house or two on there!

I hope they do repair and maintain the base in some form, foremost I’m guessing livelihoods depend on it and from Vaughan’s vista in normal circumstances it certainly does look a beautiful place to relax on a boat which is what it’s allaboat. Maybe not a first timers venue but “for the experienced hirer” or such loyke. Would be a shame if this destination is lost, I guess if it weren’t for the broads hire industry and the subsequent export of the idea (and boats) to France then it may never have existed in the first place? Unutterably sad watching helmless vessels seemingly resisting their fate but some probably being damaged almost certainly beyond economic repair in the procession to the end. The insurers look to have a bit of a mess on their books even if it’s just damage to others to worry about.

Force Majeure clauses in commercial contracts have been the source of a lot of excitement in the past year, if pandemic is defined as an FM event in the contract then it makes things clearer, if not it may end up for the courts to decide but as a matter of contract, not a point of law. Like lockdowns, tier restrictions etc. there’s an element of being able to foresee what could happen now but with furlough, business grants etc and most important loyal fan base hopefully all boatyards will be able to sustain. Worst case which I hope never happens is closing down and refunding from sale of assets, although if on borrowed money the bank usually gets first dibs of course.

Perhaps if those in power can see their way to finishing off the jab programme in conjunction with the local elections then we should all be sailing in June, at least those old enough to vote.

Welcome back Paulr181, your post made me smile on account of the mention of caravanning. Years ago I was sat in a riverside pub with a retired hire boatyard owner and a funeral director friend of his, I can’t for the life of me remember his name, anyway the latter was quick to quip that the boatyard man taught him how to yacht but that he subsequently taught him how to “caravan”! Enjoy your trip, no shortage of caravan sites in Broadland!

Could be losing the Buck at Thorpe to a flat and cafe conversion according to the local rag this morning. If that were to happen I hope they could maintain some sort of licence or corkage arrangement at least. A bottle of beer is better than nought. Can’t remember if there is still a cafe a few yards down, Harley’s?

The Stadler hybrid trains were launched to much fan fare on my local line. I should think the pantographs will see little use whilst in service unless those on the london line breakdown. The trains are longer as the diesel generator is a section of rolling stock in itself, the platform at Sheringham was extended. Also to get the equivalent number of seats in the composition it is either 4 or 5 units. If modern cars are anything to go by overall they could well be heavier than the 2 unit Sprinters they replaced, almost certainly than a single Sprint which could accommodate almost all passengers in rush hour with a bit of a squeeze. Save for anyone getting on at Wroxham or Salhouse! They are quieter, except when the generator develops a fault whereby the revs remain high or some other fault causes a whistling screech even when stationary, as residents in Sheringham found. For those with a short drive to the station car parking charges plus fare makes it more than double the bus fare which for the express service to Norwich is only 5 to 10 minutes slower and would probably be about the same were it not for the queue at the NDR though whether we’ll ever see as much traffic as there was pre-Covid remains to be seen.

Hadn’t been used for a very long time is one way of putting it. Was condemned I was told by a previous tenant who witnessed it back in use when he popped back one time not long before very last orders were called as opposed to the fire brigade. Can’t remember the disco, the front bar wasn’t in use by 89. You must have had A Ruddles County or three and taken a wrong turn into the Broadshaven on your way back to the boat Howard!

Being as I’m a five minute drive from either canal or the Bure I’m pondering getting a SUP having tried it out at Wroxham a while back, advantage being the elevated view over a canoe, bit like flybridge vs single level. Anyhow, BA toll looks to be 35, British Canoe Union 45. The extra 10 quid gives some 3rd party insurance cover benefit so I would probably do the latter. I know a lot of people who have taken up canoeing and supping recently who didn't know this was an option so just sticking my oar in case forum members are interested.

Bygones, first one is indeed the Bridge at Potter Ham about ten to fifteen years before it went up like a matchbox (wasn’t me playing with them I have an alibi being in Bavaria at the time). By the time I worked the bar there in 89 the Hillman and Consul had gone but the vinyl roof remained under a pink or faded orange Austin Princess! Great local crowd and heaving with holiday makers, never seen broads pubs as busy since if I’m honest. Thanks for posting the pic.

I think the beer festival was held at the Railway for at least one year, happened to be raining that one so nice to be sat inside supping the usual outstanding range of real ales. About 2003 4 ish. I used to tout it to my work mates as a warm up for the Norwich fest!

Hi Stewart, my wife is born and bred in Derbyshire but refuses to go to Yarmouth... but she does like Broadland pubs fortunately, well some of them...

NN if I come across them again I’ll be knocking on their door for sure, seems a coironcidence!

Robin, note the varnishing after readying for fit bit before actual fit; witnessed my grandfather and father doing this on Norfolk Dinghy rebuilds, centre-plate case base was a common starotting point, a rebuilt boat is usually gooder than new as you have had admirably shown!

Cheers for posting Stewart, I love the Art Deco pubs and happened to mention the Iron Duke on the Griffin thread, the photos on your site highlight why I think of it as exemplar. The fine details, particularly the falcons, really set the Lacons builds apart from the rest. I saw a pair adorning a grand driveway entrance somewhere I cycled past in North Norfolk but can’t recall where, obviously reclaimed. I can’t remember the Links but then I didn’t grow up in Yarmouth, however I think because my parents went to school in Gorleston a trip to the seaside town rather than Norwich was often preferred, certainly coming in via Caister, sometimes with the bonus of a helicopter coming in to land or take off, swing past the racecourse and over the by then redundant rail bridge and inevitably stopping at the junction with North Drive, looking left at the Duke. That was back in the 70s, but when I worked in Yarmouth about ten years ago I drove in and out the same way just for old times sake. Yarmouth has some wonderful history and beauty to match, I can filter out the mistakes of the planners in more recent decades, they’re everywhere!