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Hi Simon, Are you trying to get on the wrong side of Grace, no supping wine indeed To be honest I quite like their programes. Regards Alan

Dear All Urgent Boating News - Red buoys on Upton Dyke. Further details below;- Kind Regards Laura Milner Administrative Officer Operations Broads Authority Tel: 01603 756035 Broads Authority, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road. Norwich NR1 1RY 01603 610734 www.broads-authority.gov.uk Red Buoys on Upton Dyke As a result of recent flood defence works, the piles along the true right bank of Upton Dyke have been pushed into the bed and the bank regraded. The result is the dyke is wider, however in some areas the bank is quite shallow. Red buoys have been positioned along the edge of the widened shallow bank while vegetation establishes. Red buoys are port hand markers and therefore mariners approaching the staithe should keep the markers to the port side.

Hi John, We went on a narrow boat in 1974 it was £295.00 which included the fuel deposit for a 56 foot 10 berth boat with 6 of us on board. In 1974 this was very costly, I think you would have found a price on the Broads at a similar level. These days the hire costs on the Broads is the cheapest of any other UK waterways. Regards Alan

Hello Katie, Welcome to the forum. Regards Alan

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I have always found that with twisted or bowed hardwood, you can do all that has been suggested above, but in the end you will always end up with a imperfect job. Regards Alan

Hi Andy, Welcome to the forum. Regards Alan

Dear All Further to my e-mail below, please find attached NTM No. 18 of 2017 with corrected information regarding a sunken vessel in SE approaches to Lowestoft Harbour. NTM No 17 is hereby cancelled. Kind regards Laura Milner Administrative Officer Operations Broads Authority Tel: 01603 756035 ABP Lowestoft N to M No 18 2017 - Sunken Vessel in SE approaches to Lowestoft Harbour - Corrected Information.pdf

We traveled back from Devon yesterday, the maximum temperature was 32 degrees and we managed to get home in 5 and half hours with a stop, the air conditioning in the car was working overtime. No rain on the journey and when we got home it was still 27 degrees. There was a few spots of rain around 6.00pm but that was it. Regards Alan

Dear All Please view the ABP Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 2017 regarding a sunken vessel in SE approaches to Lowestoft Harbour. Kind Regards Laura Milner Administrative Officer Operations Broads Authority Tel: 01603 756035 Broads Authority, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road. Norwich NR1 1RY 01603 610734 www.broads-authority.gov.uk NOTICE TO MARINERS SUNKEN VESSEL IN SE APPROCHES TO LOWESTOFT HARBOUR Mariners and Port-Users are advised that this morning, 6th July, at approx. 0320hrs BST, a decommissioned tug, ‘Ella’, sunk while under tow, in the following position:- 52° 23. 64’N, 001° 48.96’E - approx. 2.1’ SE from the East Barnard Light Buoy. It is reported that the sunken vessel still has approx. 110m of tow line attached, with a 20ltr drum attached to the end of it. THLV Alert will be attending scene today to assess requirements for marking this new wreck. Further information will be provided once this has been addressed. Humber Coastguard have issued a WZ notice to notify mariners of this hazard. Mariners are requested to navigate with caution in this area, and to give the wreck position a wide berth. Please contact Lowestoft Port Control, VHF Ch14, or Tel. 01502 572286, if further information is required. Harbour Master

Hi Robin, Just the way I do it on the boat, sausages always taste better `when oven cooked, you can remove the label and lid off of the bean or tinned tomatoes can and also cook those in the oven. Regards Alan

Hi Jeff, It has clips on the top of the navigation light and a crew at the bottom, the cover needs to be lifted from the bottom. It could be that someone has put some sealant around the cover, preventing it being able to lift it off, if this is the case you will need to get any sealant off first. Regarding changing the lamp, if you go for a LED substitute then I would change both to keep the light output levels the same. Regards Alan

I have not been informed but Breydon Water has now been reopened according to the Broads Authority website. Regards Alan

I have been informed by the Broads Authority that Breydon Water is closed to hire-craft. Regards Alan.

Hello Wyndham welcome to the forum. Regards Alan

An update from Laura at Broads Authority this morning states that Reedham bridge is now operable. Trowse bridge is operable but 24 hours notice is required to Network Rail to open it. Regards Alan

Hi Simon, Great pictures of the boat, the island bed looks good but that fake four poster arrangement must be a nightmare to keep clean and no doubt those two posts will catch everyone out on the trips to the loo in the night. The gas pipe to the cooker surely could have been run better rather than being in full show. Regards Alan

You all deserve forum warning points, poor old Iain must be cringing up there. Regards Alan

Back in the late sixties/early seventies we only had 10 bob to get in the drinks in and get some chips (in our case fishcakes) so we just stayed local during the week and ventured into town only at the weekend. This was back in the day of platform boots, crushed velvet flares and Ben Sherman shirts, we thought we were the bees knees, never enough money, so we were never too drunk, I used to be the banker and bought all the drinks out of the kitty (apart from one of the mates who bought his own, he was great at unwrapping Mintos in his pocket). Yes we hung around on street corners at times before we started going into pubs but we were not much trouble. We all have stories from our youth, we have gown up and inevitably got older, but many of us still have a twinkle in our eyes and feel we are still that younger self inside. Regards Alan

Best of luck with that Mark. Regards Alan

Latest update is that Reedham is operational again. Regards Alan

Today's latest update:- The Authority has been informed that Reedham Bridge is unable to open to river traffic due to a breakdown. Engineers have been called.

Hi Grendel, I am sure all of us drivers of automatic cars have done likewise, I know I have during the transition period. I have been driving automatics of various kinds for the last 21 years, would I go back to a standard gearbox, not a chance. they are too much hassle. Like yourself I can go back to a manual car or truck if needs be if hiring or have a courtesy car in a short time, its just a case of getting used to the clutch. I was always told when driving an automatic to tuck your left foot under your right leg to stop the left foot doing something it shouldn't like stamping on the brake peddle. Regards Alan

Hi Boycee I see you are using a tablet, Stuart & Griff are you using an android/tablet? It may help the Tech Team if we know how you are login into the forum. Here is a quick test on PC Regards Alan

This is the latest update on the bridges. Broads Authority has been informed by Network Rail that all swing bridges will be closed to river traffic from 10:00 until 19:00 on Wednesday 21 June 2017 due to extreme temperatures. It looks as if I am going to inform my fellow owners that Somerleyton is going to be an issue yet again. Regards Alan