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Hi John, Great pictures especially the two boats. Regards Alan

Hi Jon, The hood on that Moggie looks almost new. Did the polish come up well? are the doors good? The worlds parts suppliers for Moggies seem to be in Devon & Cornwall, you used to be able to get most if not all the parts including lower or full door skins. Be it cars or boats remember to wax on and wax off, worked well for the Karate Kidd, just in case you need some exercise. Regards Alan

Hi Kathleen, You should be ok with the wifi at Tingdene, it is free to all moorers if they have paid the mooring fees and there is about 6 to 8 masts to log into thoughout the site. Note to self must get the unlock codes for the wifi. Regards Alan

Hi Jon, That sounds a good plan, but get the owners to apply for the toll, if you applied for it from a commercial point of view the boat would have to be registered as commercial rather than private. Regards Alan

Hello Clive, Welcome back to the Broads and to the forum. Regards Alan

Nice boat Jon, what's it like inside? Regards Alan

Please find attached the Broads Authority’s Notice to Mariners No.5 2014 which relates to the opening times for Trowse Swing Bridge with effect from the 18th May 2014. Please note that the bridge is currently not operational other than as specified on the Broads Authority’s website. Kind regards. Chris Bailey Administrative Officer Operations Broads Authority Direct Dial: (01603) 756007 email: chris.bailey@broads-authority.gov.uk BROADS AUTHORITY NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 5 of 2014 Opening times of Trowse Swing Bridge Notice is hereby given that Trowse Swing Bridge opening times will be as stated below From Sunday 18 May 2014 to Saturday 13 December 2014 Monday to Friday Saturday Sunday 10:01 09:11 09:04 11:06 11:09 11:14 14:06 14:06 14:21 16:06 17:06 17:21 18:41 18:06 19:23 It is recommended that craft arrive at the bridge in good time before the specified opening periods as arrivals after the published times may not be accommodated. The bridge may be contacted on VHF Channel 12 Regards Alan

Hello Mandy, If you are still on the Broads it maybe an idea to call in at Brooms & Faircraft to see if any of the Syndicate Boats that are moored at these two locations are currently moored up, I am sure that at Brooms they would let you look at the boats, just call into the Receptions and enquire. If you see Ranworth Breeze I am sure that James who is currently aboard would let you have a look around, shoes off of course. Regards Alan

Hello Brian, Keep up the good work with your posts. Re the speed on the Broads, do not rely on any form of speedo, I am sure with all of your experience you know that tidal flow effects your speed. Tan had a warning a few years ago (needless to say I never let it drop) by one of the wardens who had clocked us doing 7.5 mph on a 6.0 mph section the speedo said under 6.00 mph and we only doing a little over 1100 rpm but we did not allow for nearly a 2mph tidal flow. Regards Alan

Hi Bill, I can't see any speaker backing cones but there must be some to adhere to fire regulations for ceiling voids in buildings. Have a look at these speakers as an alternative they have a built in backing, I used some of these on the boat in February. http://www.force4.co.uk/1957/Force-4-Waterproof-Speakers-4-inch---20W-Marine-Speakers-Pair.html Regards Alan

Hello JTF, On the task bar above this message if the paste will not work, click on the icon top row left hand side (it looks like a switch) if you click on this the smiley goes grey and you can then paste. After the copied text is in the message you can click on the switch again to reactivate the smiley. Regards Alan

On Friday 25th April at 8.00pm -8.30pm on ITV (channel 3)the third part of this series "Weekend Escapes with Warick Davis features the Norfolk Broads. http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep3week17/weekend-escapes-warwick-davis#.U1P4JvldW8A Please see this interview in the Peterborough Telegraph:- http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/what-s-on/leisure-lifestyle/interview-warwick-davis-escapes-with-the-family-in-tv-series-1-6004314 Regards Alan

Interesting story of rowing an old dingy on the Broads for fund raising:- http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/video_mother_of_two_tackles_75_miles_of_norfolk_s_rivers_in_inflatable_dinghy_1_3565723 Regards Alan

The Kings Head in Blofield has reopened, for the full story please follow the link:- http://www.edp24.co.uk/what-s-on/food_and_drink_2_5148/norfolk-food-features/villagers_raise_a_glass_to_duo_as_blofield_pub_reopens_1_3564303 Regards Alan

Hi John, I see you are still moored up at OBYS, bye the looks of if the weather could be kinder for you, Have you seen Ranworth Breeze on your travels, Peter who is aboard until Monday said he was going to be at Oulton Broad on Thursday. Regards Alan

Whether your boating or at home enjoy your Easter. Now what can I cram into four days from work assuming I am allowed out of the kitchen Regards Alan

Hi JTF, They sell the Eco washing up liquid in Roys or Morrisons. Tan tells it is available everywhere, ask me about nuts, bolts etc then I am fine. I am like the kid in the old washing powder advert reading the instructions I would get it all over the place, but fit a new seal to the door or replace the drum bearing on the machine I am your man. Regards Alan

Hi Sue, We have been doing this a few years on Ranworth Breeze, starting off the season with the correct supplies including the cheap two ply toilet paper to prevent blockages. Every time we visit the boat we remove any contraband, such as the washing up liquid, toilet bleach (if used could be dangerous when mixed with the blue loo fluid), soft 3 ply toilet paper as already stated, kitchen cleaner etc containing bleach. If all the boats did likewise then think how much better the Broads rivers would be. After saying that it is difficult to keep all of our owners towing the line. Regards Alan

Hi Grace, Having looked at pictures of Sluice Weir lock, they seem similar to the ones on the River Seven but maybe not as deep. If you want to see big locks then you need to check out the Caledonian Canal or the Manchester Ship Canal. Regards Alan

Hello Grace, Gongoozlers will be about no doubt over Easter so beware Enjoy your trip out; that is if you come out of the cabin Regards Alan

Further to my last message the Somerleyton Bridge will be out of order unable to open after 10.00pm tonight until 06.00am in the morning. I can't see anyone wanting to go through the bridge during these times however. Regards Alan Somerleyton Swing Bridge We have just been informed that due to staff sickness, Network Rail will be closing Somerleyton Swing Bridge 22:00 pm Wednesday 16 April until 06:00 – Thursday 17 April 2014. During this period the bridge will not be able to swing but vessels normally able to pass through when the bridge is closed will still have access. Angie Leeper Asset Officer Broads Authority, Yare House, 62 - 64 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RY tel 01603 756057 mob 07971 156076 fax 01603 756069 angie.leeper@broads-authority.gov.uk

Somerleyton Swing Bridge Network Rail inform us that due to a member of staff being involved in a road traffic accident on the way to work this morning, they are not able to staff Somerleyton Swing Bridge until 10:00hrs this morning. Angie Leeper Asset Officer Broads Authority, Yare House, 62 - 64 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1RY tel 01603 756057 mob 07971 156076 fax 01603 756069 angie.leeper@broads-authority.gov.uk

Quite a few years ago we engaged a guy with a Freeman (a very tidy boat, could have been a 26 or 28) whose moorings were above Ludham Bridge. We got talking as you do and saw him over several days in our out of season allocation. I know he tried for three days in a row to get back to his moorings but the tides were against him at each of those low tides. We never found out if he got back under the bridge. As with all bridges and tides it is not about getting under, it is about getting back! Regards Alan

Hi Ian, The lock is operational but only by arrangement. Regards Alan Oulton Broad - Mutford Lock – restricted operation The Broads Authority has been working hard to rectify the damage to the electrical and hydraulic control systems at Mutford Lock following the flooding in December. We understand it is a high priority for users and have been doing our best to get it back into operation. The road bridge which was out of action is now fully operational. Despite the damage to the Lock control systems it should have been possible to manually open the gates. However, as soon as one of the gates failed to open engineers were called to inspect them. Nothing was found to be visually wrong with the winding mechanism nevertheless the engineers still could not open the gate. This is most likely caused by additional debris behind the gates. A dive team carried out an inspection on Thursday 6th February and have now cleared debris which will allow limited manual operation of the lock by the arrangement with the Oulton Broad Yacht Station who can be contacted on 01502 574946. The longer term solution to rectifying the damage to the electrical and hydraulic systems will make it more resilient to future flooding events. The replacement of the hydraulic system is expected to take 10 to 14 weeks.

Hi Jan, What is WRC and OBYS. WRC is the Waveney River Centre and OBYC is the Oulton Broad Yacht Station. Regards Alan