Bluebell

A constant and consistent presence of my long life. R.I.P HM. Long live the King…

I saw you in the reeds at Thurne Mouth and assumed you were wild mooring! Glad you were recovered okay by Boulters. This week I had a trip south and went all the way up to New Mills in Norwich. BIG mistake. So much weed there, that on my way back down river I overheated by the Frostbites Sailing Club, luckily there is road access and Boulters were there in no time at all and unblocked the oil cooler filter and sent me on my way. A big thank you to Dave and the team at Boulters, their breakdown cover is well worth it…

This year I tried Mint boat polish from Boulters. Pleased with it so far, but not had a winter on it yet…😎

Wow! I remember him racing at Oulton Broad. My Dad told me his boat had an E-Type engine in it. Peter’s dad Pop Sabberton used to give me lift to Royalls boat yard when I was a kid and worked there in my summer holidays.

I like cooking on board, but then I’m aboard for over 100 days a year. It’s not like it’s a holiday for me, more a way of life. Please do not share this in case the shore based admiral might see…😎

Sorry, no I didn’t.

Sorry to hear of another business being pushed into closing or relocating. I will visit Rosie Lees when next in London. It resonated with me what John (Annv) posted. When we rented our office, the landlord, who was really a very good landlord, suggested a rent increase. My argument went along the lines of if you have a mortgage on the property, rates are at an all time low, and if you own the building outright then you’ve had no increase in costs. We eventually agreed an increase of about half the suggested one to cover other “administrative “ costs.

Thanks for all the replies. Pleased to say that on a day trip to Cromer today I bought one (£8) from the RNLI shop at the end of the pier…😎 Now I’ve got an excuse to go to the boat and fit it!

My RNLI burgee/pennant has finally given up the ghost. Does anyone know where I can purchase another from please.

Thanks for the info. Agreed it does look nice…

Thanks, good choice. We had that on our previous boat, courtesy of “Jaws Orca” pricey, but worth it..

As we going to be looking at replacing the flooring on Chiltern Lady soon, can you elaborate on what HPC have done on the hire boats please… TIA

Two weeks ago I paid £20 for a single - up from £15 the time before at Russell Marine. Last week I got a freebie courtesy of Boulters loyalty card!

I spotted some blue/green algae at Fleet Dyke (S Walsham) and a couple of youngsters swimming…

We tried it the other week, much improved over previous owners. One small criticism, they shut at 7.30…😎

Thought so! I came past earlier and thought you’d been quick doing the washing…😎

We fitted one last year and have been very pleased with it. Regarding future supplies of spares etc, it seems production has now been moved to outside of Russia. The UK agent has around 12-24 months worth of spares already in the UK and details can be found on their website.

Sssh! The side on at Malthouse might hear…😎

Look forward to meeting you on the rivers…😎

Don’t let’s stop there, how about a day boat race… … oh there is already one of those…😎

What would be a good time (‘ish) to watch at PH?

The weed filter on Chiltern Lady is also in a cupboard, under the floor. Glad I was shown by NYA on buying the boat…😎

Gave you a wave on the Thurne. I was heading back to the home mooring, fed up with the rain…😎

Tonight moored at How Hill, have seen a few members heading downstream. Sorry not to be attending, but have a prior engagement on Sunday at 16.00 hours…⚽️😎⚽️

I think Everett Marine Services based at Gt Yarmouth handle most incidents around Breydon in the first instance…😎