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Whereabouts on the system were they, Paul? I've seen a fair few up the Ant and round by Thorpe but never seem to have my camera at hand.

Last time I was there (almost exactly a year ago) the other moorings looked to be in a sorry state. We managed to get on one of the concrete moorings and yes as Paul says they're solid but you need plenty of fenders.

The customer in Ireland (actually Northern Ireland) is Westwood who were an Aquafibre customer and then with Roes for a while after AF went bump, but they now use Richardson's for their mouldings. They're not to be confused with the old John Williams operation in Beccles known as Westward - Although amusingly I have seen an old Westward on the Broads with DIY 'Westwood' badges.

I understand it's still at plug stage. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

There's a Westwood Sedan currently being laid up at Ricko's I believe - Are you sure it's not that? They have been moulding for Westwood for a while.. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

It's coming.... Some already play a fake engine sound through a speaker in the grille. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

Yes I think she is currently in need of TLC...

With a modern ARGOFET split charger you only need a small link cable to the battery monitor and given the greater efficiency etc that might be worth looking into. They aren't the cheapest of things once you've bought all the bits, but it saves running enormo-cable to the dash.

Everyone's mileage will vary but it's worth looking at a used DJI Spark (with warranty!) as they're very stable and quite cheap now. Crashing a DJI drone can be painful (I should know) but there's little work to do with the footage which comes out of them. Swings and roundabouts. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

Oh no the internal cleaning is built into our running costs! Makes sense I think as 'clean' is quite a subjective thing. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

We have the option at Richardson's - It's £25 + VAT and yes well worth it. Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app

This is a nasty one. A woman has been killed in Italy after getting crushed between a boat (I assume the overhang on the sides) and a bridge. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6989347/Mother-crushed-death-children-Italy.html

And let's not forget the problem it creates in terms of the ongoing cost of getting rid of ships (ie the Scout Ship, Thai on the River etc) when they are end-of-life.

Yes, very popular with Richardson's hirers. Quite easy to locate as if you find yourself on Barton Broad then you've gone too far and it's just behind you.

Hi Paul and welcome aboard. Actually there was a thread yesterday about 'Wild Moorings' as they tend to be known and yes it's very much a thing - Obviously you need to be sure it's not private land, but there are plenty of places. You'll find some experienced folk on here who'll be along soon with suggestions... Of course there's always the option of mudweighting somewhere, but then the BBQ wouldn't be an option.

There's another bridge between the A146 and A140, as well...

I assumed this one at Cringleford - The one shortly before you turn off onto the A11 if coming from the direction of Postwick.

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In terms of what constitutes a wild mooring, I would say that it's anywhere without a proper staithe or quay heading. It has amused me when I've seen a picture on one of the Facebook groups of a boat 'wild moored' when in reality it's just on the 24 hour BA mooring at Hardley Cross or something like that. For some, if there's no pub or a shop then it's a 'wild' mooring. A proper 'wild mooring' involves being tied to a couple of trees or on a bit of bank (that isn't private or where you have permission to moor) and with the rhond anchors very much in use.

Craig's database only lists three of them having been registered on the Broads http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki2018/index.php?title=Style_Details&style=SntC

At busy times it used to get rammed, even when the pub was crap. Nowadays with the pub being much improved, yeah I think there's a strong possibility of that if there's a lot of boats out. If you're plotting a course for Ranworth or Acle then you can always dart into Thurne if there's room...

Same here. Perhaps an air horn is my next purchase

If only there was some sort of UK Government website instead.... https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits

Yup. Also the number of people that buy cars which don't appear to be fitted with indicators. Self-driving tech is getting better and you can see realistically that at some point in the future (I'm not talking just yet) people will be banned from driving cars because while machines can and will get it wrong, humans are much worse.

I would think there's a formula, and actually just the presence of them would be a deterrent, surely? The car I personally saw lose it at one of the roundabouts was going way over the speed limit.