Dave Beard

I've just realised i have worded this all wrong i meant Hire boat yards not (private boat yards} look forward to your new response.

Hi all does anyone know if it is possible to moor overnight in private boat yards, providing they have the space and i expect for a fee and if so do you just navigate in and try and find someone or contact them before arrival? And if you have done this before your thoughts will be appreciated. Kind Regards Dave Beard

You could try speaking to Dave at Broads Edge Marina Stalham it has lovely leafy green areas tree lined and is perhaps one of the loveliest marina's on the Broads there are mostly stern on moorings with a few side on ones and it is not to expensive. https://www.broadsedgemarina.co.uk/ Kind Regards Dave Beard

Wow I didn't expect this amount of replies, so maybe I've touched on an interesting subject, firstly thank you for all the suggestion's, my Alpha already has a Bow thruster and a reversing camera, so I've decided we will keep the boat and take on the ideas about centre cleats Port and Starboard with the Stern ropes pre-tied to them and led forward My wife Helms the boat regularly but says she can't do the docking I will work on that one, and also now I am very interested in finding out what a Stern thruster would cost to have fitted? P.S. I found a winch remote kit that should also be good for operating the Bow thruster for very little money on Flea Bay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234644673510 Kind Regards Dave Beard

My wife has recently had more illness problems and now she cant help with mooring any more so I've been thinking about changing the boat to something more suitable for me to moor and dock on my own, the current boat is a Alpha 32 one level and although I can do it all on my own there may be something else even easier for a 67 year old your opinions will be greatly accepted.

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and thank goodness most of the Genny brigade have disappeared Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

that gave me a good chuckle lol Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

I've been boating on the Norfolk Broads for thirty two years and I have had all types if boats from rowing, outboard dingy, speedboats Shetland, Cleopatra and two types of ex hire boats but for a single handed boat I would stick with a Freeman 22, 23, or 26 you can pick them up for low money even lower if your prepared to get your hands dirty lol Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

To try and sum up Broads boating types we have " The brundall brigade, The raggie brigade, the bathtub brigade, the hire brigade, the day boat brigade and all an sundry between lol Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

as everyone had there tongue stuck firmly in there cheek I thought I would stick mine in less we forget Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

I have done 13 on the list and many more that aren't on the list but my heart and soul live with the. Norfolk Broads Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

You forgot the bathtub brigade from Stalham Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

A big congrats to you both I got my first boat a Metzeler Maya inflatable around 1980 and have had a boat ever since and now own an ex broads cruiser happy boatlng Dave Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app