ranworthbreeze

I was speaking with someone who appeared to have a good deal of knowledge regarding the swing bridges on the southern broads. By all accounts there is a warning to the operator of the bridge if 5% of the 100 mm gap in the rails is reached due to expansion of the rails in the heat. The said operator can not operate the bridge whilst in this condition. It seems to me that a higher tolerance is required or just fit the summer rails which have a larger gap (I believe they are still on the bridge between the tracks). The chap could be talking utter rot, but it makes you think. Regards Alan

Hi Ian, I will be around this weekend more than likely the Ferry House inn. Regards Alan

Hi Neil, I am down again on 17th of September. I have got to do a little bit of last minute packing, then I will be setting off in about 20 minutes. Regards Alan

Hi Paul, I am staying on the southern rivers and I am training a new owner on Thursday. and I have a couple of jobs to do on the boat. Regards Alan

Hello Paul, Please Jill my regards, I hope she has a speedy recovery. Regards Alan

I am setting off to the Broads hopefully leaving by 6.00 am and getting to the boat before lunch, my Brother in law Jon is joining me for the early part of the week before joining his family at Cromer on Friday. . Looking forward to being back on the rivers again.

Hello Silver welcome to the NBN forum, do you wish to tell us a little about yourself and your Broads experiences. Regards Alan

Dear All Urgent Boating News – Bridges Update Reedham Bridge is unable to swing due to mechanical problems. Somerleyton Bridge is unable to swing due to the heat. Kind regards. Karen Karen Tyrrell Administrative Officer Operations Broads Authority Tel: 01603 756035 Broads Authority, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road. Norwich NR1 1RY 01603 610734

Hello Tom welcome to the NBN forum. Regards Alan

Hi Paul, my guess is that the battery box may have been relocated, and the engines must be placed on each side of the boat almost up to the diesel tanks with a space between the engines. I would be interested in a picture of the placement of the two engines. Regards Alan

Hello xmatelot, Sorry you did not leave your name. Ranworth Breeze is a 2001 Birchwood 340 AC (single engine) some of our syndicate owners with the necessary qualifications used to take her out to sea. We decided as a group of owners in 2007 that we would no longer take her out to sea after the life raft was due to testing/renewal. The life-raft used to b e strapped to the forward starboard rails. I have never seen a 340 AC with dual engines, that configuration was normally just on the fly bridge version. The space in the engine bay would be almost unworkable, there is little space with our single 210 BHP engine. In some of the larger deeper hulled boats where you can stand in the engine bay you can walk around or between the engines. One of our owners did tell me that on a trip to sea that waves were coming under the bottom edge of the canopy. The boat is very sea worthy but I feel that I would personally have taken it out to sea on a single engine, even with the sea kit (flares and ship to shore radio and life raft). Some of our forum members have had to be towed back into port when both of their engines or filters have been clogged due to rough seas. Regards Alan

I like my fish pie with mushy peas in the bottom of the dish and I prefer the fish to be haddock or cod that I have pre-steamed and a light covering of grated cheese on the top of the mashed potatoes. Regards Alan

Congratulations Meg, looking forward to some pictures in due course. Regards Alan

Hello Frank, You should be OK at the yacht station, if you need an electric hook up there is three posts towards the upper end of the moorings. As others have said drop the mud weight and tie off all of your ropes back on the boat. Dependent on your your air-draft you may have to check the tides for passage under the railway bridge, this does effect us if we can get into Norwich or not, on my last visit the tides should have been all right but arriving at the bridge there was enough clearance for our boat Ranworth Breeze, Regards Alan

Hello Spray, Welcome to the forum. Regards Alan

Hi Carole, Is the mooring a fixed berth? Ours was well the two different ones we had. The trouble was that the marina flooded and wellies had to be part of our boat kit just to get onto the boat. Regards Alan

Hello John, I seems ages ago that we met with you and your wife at the Brooms Open day a few years ago. I wish you well with the sale of your boat, whoever buys it will have a great boat. Regards Alan

Hi Jay, That looks a more modern light/tap. The old brew was not short of drinking razor blades and was a acquired taste I never could develop, almost but a long way short of bad as Carling in tins since they changed the recipe a few years ago. Regards Alan

Hello Coolcat, They used to be both in Tadcaster and drew from the same water, but only one brewery could draw water off at a time. I believe one brewery has moved elsewhere. Regards Alan

Hi Jay, My guess is that you have never drunk any Marksman Lager which uses to be the lager served in Sam Smiths pubs back in the day, when ever confronted with that brew it was best to drink black & tans or black velvet. Regards Alan

If I had to moor at Horning, I think I would opt for the Richardson's private mooring over the wall from Boulters. Regards Alan

Hi Carole, We were glad to leave Ferry Marina which we used to moor at, we have far better facilities at Brundall IMHO. Regards Alan

Hello Tom, Welcome to the forum to you and your team and thank you for the notices that you send to me for posting on the forum. Regards Alan

I am looking forward to the qualifying today and the race tomorrow, the rest you can keep. Regards Alan

The main problems with the Spirit of Breydon are that the air draft is too high which restricts passage through Yarmouth and the draft of the boat is too large for operation at low water on Breydon so it can not help any boats that are stuck on the other sides of the posts, having to call out other services while they watch on is a wast of money and everyone's time.