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  1. My first hire was in 1972, a boat called Fair Sandra a Freeman 22, from Faircraft boatyard based then above Summercraft's Hoveton the top off Brimbelow Road , they had 2 other Freeman 22 names escape me now.

    Always wondered was this the start of Faircraft, before they became Faircraft Lloyns?

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  2. Well in ten years time we will all be driving electric cars (😂😂) which unless they are able to increase the range or install enough fast charging stations on route, no one will be able to get there in a day, it's like turning the clock back to the stage coach taking several days journey from the South East to get to the Lake District. Hey ho that's progress. 😕

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  3. 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.

  4. 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. 

  5. 16 hours ago, Matthew12 said:

    Brown and yellow doesn't quite work for me but still very nice

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

  6. On 18/07/2018 at 23:26, PCL023 said:

    I seem to remember my brother mentioned a Seamaster 26/27’ (an old style) he owned for a while was built in the late 1950’s. There were a few around this time all GRP run out of Barns in Wroxham, Named queen something. I think there are some pictures of them on the Broadland memories site? 

    I will try and find out from him when the one he owned was built. 

    Cheers 

    Paul  

    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

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