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    Stalham Staithe

    in General Discussion

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    Stalham saithe is a great improvement, unfortunately,nothing has changed.We still have the same old boats, it is in fact even worse now there is often                                                                                                     a yacht left at the end next to a cruiser that is up for sale on facebook along with with lots other boats le

    Car Talk

    in The Broadscot Lounge

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    17 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said:

    Hi Griff, lets hope they get it done soon, you do not want to delay your journey down to the Broads.

    Regards

    Alan 

                                    Air con gassed up on coffee no papers you lucky

    Keep Safe

    in Broads Chat

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    Lets take it steady if you have you own boat we still have the rest of the summer if we mess this up we will end up back in lock down and every body loses.:594c04f0e761f_default_AnimatedGifVehiclessaily:

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    Hello – What Is The Perfect Broads Boat?

    in New Members Say Hi !

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    9 hours ago, boatsboatsboats said:

    Ray, your boat journey is exactly where our thinking has gone - we started looking at smaller Vikings and Shetlands before realising that they really wouldn't work for us.  Then at e.g. Safaris and Sheerline 21/24s, which are tempting in terms of purchase price. But I suspect the 'value for money' will come from having a boat that we really enjoy being on and use a lot, which probably means having more space and the capacity to take friends and family with us. I also started this process saying that the last thing we wanted was a floating bus, but have come around to appreciate their advantages (and charms!)! 

    Broom Skippers - thanks for this suggestion - I had discounted as thought wouldn't get through the lower bridges but good to know that's not the case (PH excepted, which is ok). Better visibility would of course be great. I know there's a trade-off in terms of driving position and am generally willing to take the trade off - I like looking at reeds! I also like the sociable driving/relaxing space in forward drives. But recognise that visibility is likely to be the main dissatisfaction with a boat like this, and that it is also likely to make solo-use much harder.  As you all say, it's all about compromise and deciding which compromises are acceptable. 

    Alpha 35 centre - really helpful to get this recommendation but I think 35ft is just too big for us.  I did have a look around Richardsons yard at the weekend and don't think there is anything in the boats now listed that we will go for.  

    To summarise, some boats that we would be seriously interested in (if they are in budget obviously) include: 

    - Calypso 28

    - Bounty 28 or DC 30 (the DC30 was on our list already - how do they hold their value?)

    - Centre cockpit Alphas - does anyone have an Alpha 32 or views on that? 

    - Broom Skipper or Broom 30

    Coronavirus is an obvious complicating factor - in normal times we would go and see as many boats as possible and would happily have travelled away from Norfolk to view and find the right boat.  In current times that's not an option so we will only be viewing boats that we would seriously consider buying.  I am very conscious of Marshman's warning about the current market and lack of choice. If we need to wait a few months or even till next year for the right boat that's ok. That said, we are ready to jump whenever we find a good buy. 


    I will continue reading the forum though probably won't post as I don't have much to contribute at the moment!  Please do PM me if you know of any 'good honest boats' of the types we've discussed that will be coming up for sale.  And I will definitely update when we have a purchase! 

    Genuinely thanks for such great recommendations and advice. I think with your help we can avoid joining the 3 boats-in-a-year club!

    :default_sailing: :default_sailing: :default_sailing:

    I have Alpha 35 32s for sale like hens teeth   

     

     

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