Shemaha

Vaughan, I know it's been mentioned before, but you should really write your memoirs 👍 I would be one of the first in the queue for it😊

There is also GOBA Great Ouse Boating Association, which you can join their website gives a bit of information with an interactive map showing locks, moorings and services. If you were to join them they have a number of 24 hour mooring places reserved for GOBA members only.

A few years back I had a Freeman 24 which I moored at Needingworth, good marina electric points and water for each moorings, shower block and pub within complex, further up river you have St Ives , big well equipped marina, at Jones Boatyard. Locks not manned, but almost all of them however are electric guillotine locks, so easy to operate without too much effort.

Griff just as well you didn't get a Springer that would just add to the fun for them, they don't call them Springer's for nothing! 😂 we installed a baby gate which did the trick to keep our Hettie at bay 😀 Have fun with her 👍😀

Worth a watch on You Tube interesting visit to the Broads and even a private interview with Terry Waite

You mean something like this from the 1960's ? 😊 didn't some of these come with an outboard?

To be fair these photographs don't show the quality of the varnish on the hull, in full Sun they looked stunning 👍

Just a couple of old woodies from the 1970's from Summercraft, Glitter Girl 1 & 2 and Galaxy Girl, hired Glitter Girl early 70's lovely boat and boatyard :-)

I think the delayed started all down to cleaning, we have re booked with Norfolk Cottages after earlier cancellation for June. Their takeover is now 7pm! So 5pm sounds like a good offer 😀

Back in 72 or 73 I hired April Promise from Barnes, they also had a couple of sedans called I think Duchess and Countess left over from W.K. Barnes when Brian and Jill took over. Just looked on Broadland Memories and as you say also there were a Queen Jayne and Margaret