gancanny

amazing, it will take a month to digest that

you are correct about the windboat connection fred as i hired from wayford in 1969 on a boat called "CONCORDE" which was a ferrocrete wind boat. following on from what jill said regarding mike harveys death in a glider, the owner of the yard over the river, john linford, also died in a light aircraft accident, now that yard was a blakes, known as neatishead boatyard

well, well it could be harvey eastwoods at brundal, but i am leaning toward thorpe for some reason, probably wrong on both counts

it must be somewhere on the dilham canal ???

well, i will travel a little upstream to a wild mooring at dilham, probably opposite the private dyke which is now moorings

i am going for wayford fred just above the bridge

no M, i aint looking to buy one

i go along with the theory that your first time boat always seems to stick in your memory, my first hire was from windboats which, at the time, very early 70s were operating from wayford bridge. our boat was called CONCORDE, a ferrocrete 25footer, 4 adults and we tried to do the whole system in 1 week, it would not happen today, after several other small boats we them hired a 30ft centre cockpit from norfolk broads hire co, (i think) , george smith is there at present, in wroxham but i cannot think of the boats name, and the, which is almost my favourite boat, we hired RUBY EMBLEM from ernest collins, a 35ft bourne, what a lovely boat that was or possibly still is. but on the practical side of things and taken everything into consideration, easy mooring, size wise, compact and a great all round boat i must go for a bathtub type craft, i have owned a safari, i have had a broom skipper, and a 37ft bounty, for looks the skipper has got to be my favourite but i am going to go for the good old HAMPTON SAFARI

sunderland air show this saturday and sunday, and all free

just having a go

oops, just seen hylanders link to ebay shop , sorry

maybe try these www.ropeservicesuk.com

very nice well done

or try www.sealsdirect.co.uk

you could try www.sealsdirect.co,uk they may have something alan

hi bill its the " no one got hurt" thread,

not a bad try smelly, your accent was nearly right too much CHERYL COLE in the news

another O A P here and loving it

found the web link www.euromarine-ltd.com

euromarine insurance services 37ft bathtub 30 years old £ 146.00 comprehensive or £115 third party only ask for a valid bsc certificate

just a thought, we will be coming to norfolk on wednesday evening for a fortnight and planning to do some time on the south side so look out for an ex royall bathtub. and mark, yes, i would love a look at what you have done. alan

i dont want you guys out there worrying about hijacking my thread, no problem. i really do appreciate the advice i have been given, and i am now trying to digest every piece. many thanks alan

yes, thanks dave at first i thought it was a job i could tackle with confidence, if it was a straight forward ring-main affair, but now i am thinking it may be wise to let a qualified sparky do the job alan

i have on board a 1000 watt inverter which can be a very handy piece of kit at the right time. the problem being i am advised to run the engine when it is in use, which, as we all know is a little awkward, especially at night or early morning, and rightly so. i therefore have decided to add shore power. question; how do i connect the 240 to the inverter wiring and does it have to go through a consumer unit, or is it easier or necessary to put extra sockets in for the sole use of the shore power alan

michael!! i am no expert so i would think there are peeps on here with better advice but, over the years i have been fishing for pike i prefer to troll a dead bait behind a slow moving boat,(rowing boat). using a large float as a bite indicater. i also like to spin for pike around the edges of the broads, eg, salhouse, barton etc. alan