Ray

Welcome aboard

Welcome Willow

These are fantastic fried! Ages since I did that ? Frey Bentos Pies got us through the first few years of married life, along with canned marrowfat peas and fried tinned potatoes. We have moved on a little in 40 years but I would'nt say no to one of those meals again

Welcome! I love Arrabbiata, looking forward to visiting you ☺

Our previous owner had a new rubber strake (think that's the right term) fitted all round, I guess my bow protector/roller was modified then. With the front well of a mark 3 there is at least the luxury of getting a good brace and leaning back to pull up the weight. Odd how the same weight feels so much heavier than it did 35 years ago :)

Thank you all.. you live and learn! It's good to know the correct names for things but I can understand why there could be concern about them, maybe that's why a previous owner removed mine! I don't mind letting it down and pulling it up manually. Not that I ever attempt mooring other than dead slow but we also have a sizable bow fender which should be the first point of contact if a mistake is made! Am I alone in worrying about other people's boats more than my own? Every boat is someone's pride and joy, they can be repaired but you don't want to have to repair them in the first place :)

Big metal lump on the bow, with a bolt through it holding precisely nothing. The mud weight line disappears into a pipe thing angled toward the bow, just behind the big metal lump. What is the big metal lump called please? What is the missing bit and could I/should I replace it? What is the pipe thing called? Apologies for the technical language! lol

I understand a boat was also cast adrift at Irstead last night. Culprits believed to be same for both incidents, seen running off and using a silver colour car. Wherever possible I bring our ropes back to the boat to tie off overnight, I'm a light sleeper and would feel anyone stepping aboard but I like the mudweight idea so I'll put that out overnight now as well!

I started out with nothing... still got most of it left.

Good looking boat, congratulations and many happy hours aboard her

I love signed books! Looks like my summer reading is all sorted!

I've never come across these books before, first one ordered for reading onboard!

Insurance companies will only pay third parties if their insured client is shown to be negligent. Negligence is the one big key matter in every sort of insurance claim where you hold someone liable and claim from their insurers. It is exactly the same principle as in car accidents and is why your insurance documents always say ' never admit liability'

Hi, many thanks! Yes, I should have been looking in there all along! The little blue book

Thank you, interesting point about the outward tide being longer.

I almost did but I looked before I leapt

A seemingly obvious question but here goes. Published tide charts for the Broads and in particular the BA ones, give a time chart for adding to particular destinations for example Potter Heigham high water should be +4 hours after Gorleston (Gt Yarmouth) But they only ever state High Water in the page for other locations, given that we are often concerned about Low Water does the same time lapse occur. If Low Water is at 13:00 at GY is it Low Water at 17:00 at PH? All this doesn't take into account wind, air pressure, rainfall over previous days etc. But is the general principle the same for both High and Low tides?

Welcome!

Maybe it's hard to define drunk because there seems to be stages of drunkeness? You may start by slurring the odd word and by the end of the night be tied to a lampost with a daffodil stuck in your butt Maybe losing good judgement due to alcohol would be a good definition, it covers everything from becoming a bit loud to throwing up in public. Of course there are people who can be very annoying without ever touching a drop... they're not drunk, just aholes

Maybe I am

According to my wife that would make me permanently drunk!

Like so many things in life, do your own thing and enjoy yourself without impinging on other people doing their own thing and enjoying themselves. Simple responsibility

We saw them coming down the Ant on Monday, I misread their flag as being French! Sacre bleu!

But which is which? Or should we leave that can of worms for another day?

In view of all the above I withdraw my outline request for a boat specific forum without going forward with a full planning submission... I thank you for your time, irreverence and humour