Smoggy

The first question for any fact has to be "what is the source?" only then can a decision be made around how acurate the fact is, and then it's usually an educated guess at best. I doubt even the customs guys know the true numbers as they only know the ones caught, they too can only guess at the numbers in an empty washed up raft.

You went for the slimline option then.

Sounds like Patrick moore, a mere amateur astronomer but a proffesional musician, unlike Brian May who is the opposite. It's a qualification thing apparently.

That's age not cold. (or the bang on the head still lingering)

Not just limited to lifeboats and coastguard of course, it's the obligation for everyone at sea (if able) to assist when a distress is spotted or received, even if only involves keeping an ear to the radio in case you can be of help.

I'd just use the transporter to beam the boat over PH bridge. Or wait a few years and go out through GY and back in at horsey...

The hard bit is finding a nice bit of des o'connor.

Don't forget the hoof clamping sign for the driveway, you could make a mint in release fees. Anyway I'm pretty sure that ghost at Acle bridge was Norfolk Nog trying to blag a free beer.

I'm still hanging out for warp drive to become a reality, or a 'back to the future' style flux capacitor so you could leave the pub at closing time and be back in time for the previous opening time.

Yuk! Can't do citrus beers. Blackshore however, now there's a moreish pint mmmmmm... I got a right liking for chewy stouts these days.

Independant lifeboats. Check the link above, I embeded this one the front page of my website when covid stuffed all the fundraisers.

If I get one I will try it, I'll even tell them what I died of if they ask. Well you have to don't you.

Thalidomide was also a wonder drug once.... I wonder how those that refused it feel now, quite chuffed I would guess. Admittedly it was shown to be a very good drug for those not pregnant but it still messed up lots of people, I'm all for the vax and have had 3 doses but would still be against compulsory jabs, more restriction for the idiots I have no problem with whatsoever.

Tell them to leave something lying athwartships and watch them scratch their heads. We've 'moored' the car somewhere many times.

Princess 30ds, with radar arch folded it needs 8'8", with canopy down arch drops in about a minute so no hassle.

There's some nice spots around the east coast as long as you time things properly, lack of depth over bars is the main issue. 2019's range for us was wells/southwold/woodbridge/waldringfield/ramsholt/shotley/bradwell on sea/burnham on crouch/ramsgate/dover, and not a sniff of the northern broads, history along the way was dover castle & tunnels/ramsgate tunnels/languard fort, absolutely fantastic and so chuffed we did it all before covid hit. You would never moan about a broads fuel bill again though, roll on 2022 season. And it's only a 30' boat, doesn't take a gin palace to do it.

There's not much food wise that will make my Tina ill, only the lack of it makes her grumpy. Probably a different story with pedigree dogs. A car and roundabouts is another matter, always a messy affair but I guess after doing a 17 hour trip in a cage in the back of a van from romania she has a right to get iffy travelling, yet a pouncy trip out of yarmouth doesn't seem to bother her. Also remember thing like chocolate and onions (and related veg) are actually poisonous for dogs so keep the after dinner munchies for yourselves.

Not convinced about the length of pipework as the water under is doing the moving where in the ground the water in the pipe has to move to warmer ground, still needs leccy for sure but less than an immersion.

Heather was the woman selling, and she certainly hit it lucky.

Watch out for BA next season chaps, there's a challenge to kidnap and ransom a mop....

Some sedans increase your cruising range compared to a traditional broads boat, just needs to be sea worthy. I can't get under the low bridges but can get to many other rivers, there's no such thing as the perfect boat but no wrong boat either.

So who is going to design a heat pump that can cool the fridge and heat the calorifier at the same time? The theory should work to some degree but I'm no-where near clever enough for the maths involved, there's always the river as an extra energy source when the fridge is down to temp.

They're quite good folk to deal with too. I've bought one and sold two through them.

I think any electric boat would do well to carry an auxiliary outboard as a back up.

Go via st.ives (cambs.) and have a snoop along the sale line at Jones marina, they have always had a busy turnover and probably cheaper than buying on the broads. Ditto going with the biggest you can afford as I've done the step ups (albeit cheaply).