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Hoveton is of course what most people call Wroxham, eg Roys of Wroxham, Hotel Wroxham, Wroxham Day Boat Hire, Wroxham Police Station are all in Hoveton
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22 hours ago, MargeandParge said:
The piles will probably need replacing if they dredge it now as they won't be long enough.
Still it will please any angler's that enjoy eels or flat fish.
Kindest Regards Marge and Parge
22 hours ago, MargeandParge said:The piles will probably need replacing if they dredge it now as they won't be long enough.
Still it will please any angler's that enjoy eels or flat fish.
Kindest Regards Marge and Parge
I think you will find they have been replaced, they are a much bigger section than those where the heading hasn't been replaced and look clean and new.
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1 hour ago, Smoggy said:
The rangers are still not the problem, they just do as instructed from on high.
I realise that, but it's how I feel, I just feel alienated by the whole direction of the B.A. 13%toll increase; so much maintenance not carried out in the winter months when it should have been; Ranworth extracting more money out of it's cash cow to finance their hair brained schemes, for example £6k on a phone box on the Thurne as an information centre (what a joke).
The recently renewed heading at Neatishead Staithe (carried out this season, not winter, with the moorings closed) only 50% done with footpaths of fine grey grit. Clearly no comprehension of what it takes to look after a fibreglass boat.
From what I see, there is no joined up thinking at all.
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On 10/05/2023 at 11:48, rightsaidfred said:
Every thing I do and have done in business and private life is done with my head not my heart, there are far more learned people than myself dealing with the legalities and I leave that to those best suited.
You cannot compare the BA to local authorities their constitutions and legislative powers are miles apart, there is specific legislation granting local authority`s the powers to enforce various car/traffic related issues including parking that does not apply to the BA or many other organisations including NP.
Fred
I agree with you rightsaidfred, the B.A. can't be compared to a Local Authority. For a start, the latter is democratically elected by those they tax and provide services for.
I don't quite understand the argument about the Broads not being a National Park, when the Government's own website has the Broads as the first on it's list. Having said that, I have visited many of the other National Parks and have never been charged for the privilege.
In my opinion, if it is a National Park then let it run solely on Government grants with a separate Navigation Authority to maintain the navigable rivers by toll's alone, which would then be much lower.
Iv'e stopped going to Ranworth, which we probably did at least a dozen times a year, always using the pub and shop and JP has changed my view of the Rangers, whom I always regarded as my friends but increasingly feel they are the enemy.
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I have had a Volvo Saildrive and no complaints at all, no 'A' bracket and no cutlass bearing and stuffing box. However, that was on a yacht with a keel and deep rudder so no chance of it running aground and punching a hole through the hull. I wouldn't have one on a broads cruiser though, as too vulnerable and a weed catcher.
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On 19/02/2023 at 16:23, CambridgeCabby said:
Left Ranworth after lunch , back up the Ant , very little river traffic .
Now moored up at a crowded Gays staithe
Hi Simon. I see you are moored on the Side On Moorings at Gaye's Staithe. I heard a rumour that the side on moorings and the 2 end moorings are now private and no longer BA 24 hour moorings. Is there any truth in this?
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49 minutes ago, grendel said:
oh dear, does that mean the broads authority will start charging for thurne dyke moorings now, I pity the poor ranger cooped up in their new office all day, but for only £1, bargain, so can we all club together for a replacement tourist office at Ranworth, then they wouldnt need to charge there.
That was my immediate reaction £10 to moor at Potter Heigham now, as the BA have an office on the Thurne.
I wonder if you can make free phone calls by tapping out the numbers on the receiver rest like some of us did as kids.
Alternatively, having just received the exorbitant toll charge, can we press button B and get out money back!
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7 minutes ago, YnysMon said:
The link from the Norfolk Broads Forum takes you to the Shorebase website that the OP referred to.
Just had a look, I didn't realise.
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10 minutes ago, Mouldy said:
Ours has gone up by just shy of £55. For those that don’t know, it’s calculated on the size of the boat in square metres and ours is a relatively modest 28m2. Makes me glad we don’t have anything much bigger.
Ours has gone up by £78.40, they are slowly killing their cash cow.
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23 hours ago, ChrisB said:
Do they go out to 2024?
No, only to the end of 2023 at present
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Plan to be on board early next week, for the first time this year. Yipee!
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11 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:
As expected just received 'B.A's renewal notice for the 2023 river toll - Yep increased by 13% - Happy days
Griff
Yep Happy Daze!
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Afraid to say I always use the tide tables from our Forum's rival which calls themselves 'Official' fro some reason. The tables are excellent for passing under bridges and crossing Breydon as they give low water at various locations and slack water at Great Yarmouth. They are corrected for BST although sunset and sunrise are in GMT.
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Fabulous boat Ray, congratulations. I believe she was Paul's own boat, so is no doubt in excellent condition.
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On 26/02/2023 at 07:02, NorfolkNog said:
Must agree, Swancraft really did set the bar for hire craft quality. Not only in external appearance but also what you didn't see. For example they used double battery banks with top quality batteries. I doubt if that's the case today. I am reliably informed that at least one major yard uses the cheapest batteries, which may account for hirers running engines at all hours
And yes, the names on the Richardsons boats are on the back only and look to be a bit faint so quite hard to spot.
I agree. Our boat was built by Swancraft and the 'behind the scenes' engineering is the highest quality and so neat and immaculately installed. Those that know Paul, are aware of his high standards.
Before we had our own boat, we hired from Richardson's from 2008 to 2018, we had fabulous holidays and were always impressed with their service.
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On 25/02/2023 at 22:35, FlyingFortress said:
Been there again this evening 😊
Beer excellent, but then I am a bit of a fan of Adnams Ghost Ship , other Adnams beers available.
Food is just excellent, nothing special just good food done well.👍
Agreed. I seem to remember reading in the EDP last year that they got Norfolk Pub of the Year or some such. The landlord was very proud to show me the article picturing the staff.
After shopping at Tesco last year we went there in the pouring rain and spent a lovely afternoon in one of their little zip up dining pods in the courtyard (tables inside the pub were full). Highly recommended.
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I do think hire boats should be sent out with their blue polyprop mooring lines knot free. Whenever I take ropes from mooring hire craft they have knots in them pulled so tight that they can't be undone. This is a problem when mooring to rings. It's best practice to pass the rope through the ring and make fast onboard, so that casting off can be done without stepping ashore. This is prevented when the knots foul the rings.
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On 22/02/2023 at 18:43, grendel said:
the ten foot draft wouldnt help a lot- the modern road bridge is only about a foot higher then the old bridge.
OK, that was a random guess. we are only 6'3", but its the width that's the problem. "Never mind the Quality, feel ...."
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I think it would be a good idea in order to reduce traffic and preserve it for ever, to try and sell it to the Americans who could dismantle it and rebuild in the Arizona desert like they did with London Bridge. Then replace with a modern footbridge with a ten foot air draught. A modern road bridge already exists.
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Welcome onboard. What a lovely sailing history, I will look out for Nancy.
I also loved the Arthur Ransome books, albeit I am 16 years younger than you. I was sailing from the age of 7, started on the broads where I learnt to sail, before sailing offshore and abroad for many years. Retired now and have a motor cruiser on the Broads, also based at Horning.
Hope to see Nancy and get a photo to post here
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On 30/01/2023 at 15:13, Happy said:
I was told by a well known boatyard owner that if a boat had fitted covers over the windows outside it was because the windows leaked?!
I've been on this boat a couple of times and like Flying Fortress, know the owner, I've never heard mention of leaking window though. The stern and forward 'well' covers were made last year and I think the side window covers were added as an extra and when used in the winter stop condensation I believe. I think the stern thruster was also new last year.
A cover over the forward access well is a good idea on these boats for the winter, as the floor level is below water level. This means it has to drain into the bilge and run along the hollow of the keel moulding to the stern, where it is pumped out through and automatic bilge pump, so there must be reliable shore power and battery charger.
I have the Alpha 36 version, which is the same mould but modified in 2002 to give a small tern bathing platform which improves access when moored starn on. My engine is a 38hp Beta with a shaft. Basically the same block as the Nanni as they are both Kubota based. It can achieve all speed limits in all tides.
Great boats that get under all bridges except PH, the advantage with a private boat, which doesn't have access to the hire fleet yards, is that you can always find a mooring at Wroxham.
For stern on mooring I use the stern camera, which I consider a must.
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It is a very poorly constructed fb page, with all sorts of junk on it. Other fb groups I belong to are exclusive to the group and only give information that is relevant. They look more like our forum than the fb page of this group.
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I ue facebook but only for closed private groups, such as my local residents group and a small group of friends. I don't give a regular account of my life, letting people know about my holidays and hence when leaving my house empty etc. I have never had any junk come through from other sources and so I am OK about it.
I thought I would have a look at the action group being discussed here, with a view to join and so logged onto the link that Ray kindly posted above.
To my amazement, when I accessed this fb page for the very first time a few minutes ago, I found I was already a member and cleared to add posts, having joined last Sunday. How can this be?
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On 09/01/2023 at 16:35, CambridgeCabby said:
As an aside , the only reason there are rangers (voluntary) ones at Ranworth seems to me to be due to the fact that they have a visitors center there , the “current crop” that were there last season did on occasion assist in boats mooring but not IMHO in a manner that was especially efficient or tbh beneficial .
One of these rangers rushes out with their boat hook in hand ready to spear any incoming vessel and is one of those individuals that has a talent to look exceedingly busy whilst achieving diddly squat , often waving a day boat into the side dyke (taxi rank side) or on the front when there are spaces in the dedicated dingy dyke readily available .
They are often seen untying a boat without consulting with the owners or crew so as to squeeze another boat in , and tying the boat lines above an already moored vessels ropes , not good etiquette at the very least , and as far as moving another’s vessels I’m not certain as to the legality either.
In all the years we have been boating , when a boat arrived and is in obvious difficulty making a safe mooring there has been an abundance of willing individuals only to happy to assist.
A BA Ranger is not needed at Ranworth at all and to a majority of those I converse with is not wanted either .
Ergo , if the BA wish to save funds then dispense with the Ranger at Ranworth all together .
I agree. If the BA want to save money, then do away with the information centre and Rangers at Ranworth, the centre is little used and I doubt that selling publications produces any significant profit, if at all. I'm sure that the majority of day visitors to the broads do not rely on these so called information centre, but rather research online prior to arrival. If publications on the broads are required then go to the nearby Norfolk Broadland Trust building.
I agree that the ranger we see running around with a boathook, provides no significant service and had better not come near my boat with it. The other rangers just seem to walk around recording registration numbers to check for 24 hour transgressors and this is a recent thing. Other 24 hour moorings don't have this so why are these jobsworth's necessary.
Whilst I can see the value of someone assisting at GY and Reedham, to tell people to come in and leave the moorings against the tide, this does not apply at Ranworth where the tide is minimal and the main influence is the wind which applies to all the unattended moorings as well.. The moorings at Ranworth are stern on and so when reversing between two other boats, with plenty of boaters to help as a rule, then by the time mooring ropes are within reach of the bank' it's job done!
Next do away with that 'Edwardian' Launch 'Liana' that takes up a 24 hour mooring albeit permanently. I must have moored at Ranwoth about 20 times last year and never saw it move. What a waste of our money. The open launch moored on the other side of the green also with a reserved 24 hour mooring, I assume is owned by the NBT and not the BA.
Are we also likely to see charges at Hoveton, where there is again an unnecessary (IMHO) B.A. information centre, albeit for reasons best known to the B.A. overlooks Roy's car park rather that the River.
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A Close Call....
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In all my years I've never been called for Jury Service and often wondered why, yet there's Grendel our fine upstanding forum tech man, whom I had the pleasure to meet at Beccles last year, being summoned 3 times!