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Mark , what I meant was " Rules still apply " with still and enclosed waters having their own ,......

Cracking read

Any funny boating pics doing the rounds that will put a Christmas smile on our faces ?

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Mark , close season rules apply wherever you intend to fish from

I live and die in shorts all year round ..... Mind you , in the winter it's indoors only LOL

Somehow I don't think "Thermal Underwear " will help in getting your glider off the ground

So what happened ? Or is it a secret , and if you told me you would have to kill me

OMG ..... I so want one of these

And me matey , and me ......

I'm with you Jenny on that one

Ahhhh Cheers John

Thanks Gracie ...... It's this time of year I hate , cost's a small bloody fortune on Christmas prezzies ..... Money that could be invested in new windows for " My-Newt "

Could do with one of these for " My-Newt " ...... Our moorings are close to Cantley sugar factory and we get inundated with wasps and hornets

Just noticed that my upgrade to " Full Member " has been approved ...... Thanks guy's and gal's

Back in the day , most of the lads wore " Brut " and the girls wore " Gingham "

When my kids were young , we always associated the manure and slurry smells , being city folk , with holidays ....... I'd wind the car window down, take a deep breath , and tell the kids it was good for your chest

Whereabouts on Breydon was this pic taken , as I can't think of anywhere you would be close enough to the bankside to get such a good shot .....

This topic looks promising for me ..... A couple of windows and all the rubbers could do with replacing on " My-Newt " ..... Trevor Preece , expect a visit from me for a quote in the near future

Don't even joke Grendel ..... She's dragging me round the shops tomorrow to buy her a pair I'm alright , I've got my chest waders

Loddon Staithe and Surlingham Ferry were both on over the weekend

We certainly did thank you David ...... I don't think she's over keen on joining me again much before March though

Happy birthday buddy , hope it's a good'n :-)

Just home from an eventful weekend down at Langley on " My-Newt " ... Arrived early Friday morning to be greeted by a high tide and flooded moorings , but we soldiered on and went in , shin deep into icy cold water , to get aboard . Got the boat into running order , and off climbed the wife , back into said icy water , to untie ..... Ropes were frozen solid , so after standing in shin deep water AGAIN , she then spent 10 minutes trying to free the ropes ..... Once untied I headed into the main river to turn round so I could head up the dyke to the car park , only to lose forward power from my outboard . I had reverse , so turned the wheel hard to port and went round in circles , while I had a look to see if I could spot the problem . No joy so I had to reverse back downstream and into the dyke to my mooring again , wife got soaked for a second time . Finally sorted it after a bit of fettling and ventured back into the river , only to lose steering . Back to the inspection hatch and more fettling while drifting along with the tide . Sorted that , and headed back to car park to load up , only to remember I'd forgotten to stop at the petrol station for fuel for the outboard and Loddon Staithe for water . So back in the car to Loddon , while wife sorts out stowing usual sundry items associated with boating . Friday evening was then spent chilling with a glass or two of Port , bliss . We were then joined on Saturday morning by our friends Gary and Pam on their boat Fly Eagle , and had a lovely run up to Surlingham Ferry for dinner , an overnight stop and breakfast Sunday morning . Woke up to a beautiful Broads morning , and after said brekky , set off back downriver in brilliant sunshine and very little wind . Perfect boating conditions .... A few beers before settling down for the night, only to be woken by rain hammering on the roof , but by the time we'd had a brew the rain had stopped and we were able to load the car and put My -Newt back on her moorings and head off on our 5 hour drive home ....... Thank you Norfolk for another great weekend , see you next month :-)

As the saying goes " A little knowledge is a dangerous thing " ..... Or in this case " No knowledge "