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I'm sure he'd be more than happy to have them. Transport is a bit of an issue but we'll be down Oulton way on the boats sometime in the coming months.

There's actually a funny story behind why the budgets so low. B.I.L had some money saved from when we were going to go in together on a 23ft Norman but decided neither of us would have the time to do the project so I spent my money on a new outboard and he got this project boat. The first things he bought were battery, switch panel, helm and wheel. Next he got a call to say a mooring 2 spaces down from mine was available if he wanted it. We went to Brundall that day and he paid for the mooring to make sure no one else got it. Unfortunately the mooring blew his entire budget

Forgot to add yes the boats in Norwich in B.I.L's garden.

As usual alot of great advice. Unfortunately I get no say In the materials as it's B.I.L's boat. I've advised him the best I can on what materials will and won't work and roughly how long theyll last. All the wood should work except the floor as it's osb which won't last long atall. The first wood to go in was the wooden beams across the floor. Some of which came with the boat and the rest were treated wood from sin bin. The next job was replacing and improving the structural wood surrounding the cabin. Fortunately the roof and sides were still solid so this gave us something to screw the beams to. Once in place it gave us a chance to get some planks down for a seat. Still need some "legs" and cross beams to spread the weight of the seat across the hull then screwing together. More to come, the next update will be when the drop leaf table wood gets fitted and some shiny bits go on. Branden

Well the boat was stripped internally, washed down and ready for the wood to go in. The wood rubbing strake came to bits once the towing straps were removed. It was held in place with loads of wooden blocks and around 100 rounded screws So far the wood consists of homebase sin bin beams, a broken drop leaf table and some sheets of wood dumped near the river down the road. Total spend so far, £3 for screws.

Hello all, for those who use the forums Facebook page may remember a few months ago I posted a picture of a small boat my brother in law had purchased. I've been waiting till we made some progress before deciding to start a project topic for the boat. The boat looks alright in the first photos from when he purchased the boat, but once it arrived in the garden everything fell to bits. The only solid part is the fibreglass. All the wood was rotted and pulled out, the paint came off in the rain, The windows.... Fell out. The trailer... Welds snapped. The budget is low, all the wood going into the boat is scraps and offcuts. The B.I.L (brother in-law) has till 1st April to get it done so I'll update this topic as and when I get photos. I have some on laptop that I'll upload when I can. Branden Photos from day of purchase before towing home.

That was a quick sale. Congratulations and good luck with whatever you decide to spend the money on. A new boat maybe? Branden

At £22 a year that's only 100 years to pay off the engine so along as I live to 125 I'll be laughing I could always get 22 lottery tickets a year, you never know

Just got mine through. I'll be saving around £22 this year Branden

I hope it's not on the 4th as that's my birthday and I'll be in the boat. Was hoping to get to the jumble. P.s glad to hear the lack of crime hopefully it'll stay that way. My nephew will be glad of the change in license, he turns 13 this year. Branden

Hi Vaughan, lovely photo. Goes to prove a point though. Has anyone seen a group of boats like this near Thorpe recently, No. Has anyone ever seen a group of privately owned boats in such an aesthetically pleasing condition on the Broads in general, I'd imagine not. Thorpe council will have alot of work finding boats that are both in good condition but also complement the boats themselves. If each boat is a different make and design they will never look astetically pleasing to anyone who doesn't appreciate the unique variety of boats contained in the Norfolk Broads. Branden

Wouldn't charging for short 24hr moorings but providing water electric and toilets make the moorings more profitable instead of annual moorings for a remarkably low price. I imagine applications for moorings would be in summer when boats are actually cleaned regularly. I struggle to see where they'll find enough aesthetically pleasing boats in Thorpe that would want to restricted by the bridges. All aside I'll be whacking in an application at that price. My boats a mucky bugger but would be interested to see what response I would receive.

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I like it mainly because I don't have to buy anything else

I don't have anything to charge my main battery onboard at the minute as it only powers lights and horn so very little power usage. When it's low I take it home and plug in to battery charger. My 2nd battery takes the brunt of my power consumption. It powers the stereo, USB ports for phone charging, dc socket for spotlight and hoover. This battery is charged by solar panel and always has a good charge level. P.s it's only a 85ah. The idea of charging off the engine is new to me. I like things to be obvious so isolator near switch panel for lights. Isolator near stereo for stereo and will be an isolator near engine bay for engine.

Thanks Trev. I'll go the the extra battery + isolator route rather than the 2 way isolator. Would I need another dual purpose battery or a starter specific battery E.g a car battery? Branden

Hello all, I recently bought an outboard with an electric start and I've never owned one before. I'm trying to work out firstly whether I attach the controller to my main 110ah dual purpose battery or if I have to buy a seperate starter battery? Secondly, do I directly wire to the battery or do I need to wire through an isolator or in-line fuse? The outboard is a Honda BF15 and provides 12amp charging. Any advice appreciated. Branden

I optimistically thought I'd take the boat out yesterday but was a definite no go. Did spend a fun 30mins throwing things at the ice and watching then bounce off into the bushes. In the end the mud weight put a good crack in it. If you look closely youll see something metal someone else attempted to break the ice with. Photo taken at Brundall. Branden

Engine came dry and I was surprised that it didn't come with a litre of oil for filling up. There were 3 boxes inside. 1 had fuel tank, another had tools, manual, control box, fuel line, the third box was empty so I assume the oil was meant to be in that box. Out of curiosity would you think it would have the gear lube in the bottom if it came dry?

Well the outboard arrived All looks good in the box, can't wait to fit it. Hopefully there won't be any issues as the courier delivered it with the box upside down and had to bump it down 8 steps, the "this way up" sticker was on the inside of the box so couldn't be seen. Now just got to flip the controller so it can mount on the port side, buy the throttle cables and add 4 stroke then she's ready to mount.

If there's another tidal surge you could save money on getting her craned back in. Hope you have the mud weights out

I tried to take my boat out from the mooring at Brundall yesterday but found it was frozen over . I was optimistically hoping it would clear up over the coming weekend

This reminds me of something I overheard in hoopers in Norwich. The chap was saying how his wife wanted him to take the deactivated bomb he had bought online out of there living room and get rid of it. His response was it cost over 5k and he'd sooner get rid of her. I do all the cooking so she'd probably still moan. She's agreed it can stay in the kitchen as I suggested I'd have to keep it in the bedroom as it's Warmer there and engines don't like the cold.

Received an email and a call to say the outboard will be here tomorrow morning. Wasn't expecting it to arrive so soon. Now to sweet talk the wife into letting me keep it in the kitchen till I can fit it on the boat. Wish me luck

Very true but 1 mud weight is on the front of the boat and the others in the engine bay. They would of took longer to deploy than it took to start the engine. I've took your advice and bit the bullet. Got a new Honda ordered and should be here in the next few weeks. Atleast by the sounds of things as it's a short shaft it should hold its value Thanks for the advice everyone in steering me towards buying new and avoiding what could of been an expensive mistake buying used. branden