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Hi Lori, This is regarded as a canal breach, they usually happen on canals with an embankment, they can breach on the side of the canal or on the bed at the bottom, I have seen various old pictures that show breaches with someone stood on the bottom with tehir heds just seen above the hole. When a potential breach is being monitored thay may close the section and install stop planks, in the situation of the canal in question they will install stop planks at locks or at the narrows or bridges to isolate the breached section. Quite a few years ago there was an incident on the Chesterfield Canal where someone managed to pull out a plug out of the bed of the canal. I was servicing a machine in a local canal side pub at the time and saw the empty canal. https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/memories-of-pulling-the-plug-on-canal-1-624620 Regards Alan

The Riverside site of Brooms includes a small number of companies who rent, lease or own properties on the site such as Custom Craft and the chap that does the window repairs etc. I know of a few people that have already set up their own businesses after leaving Broom's over the last year, maybe it could be said that they saw the writing on the wall. With the 90 plus trains going past every day and the fact that they have to blow their whistles/horns on leaving Brundall station as a warning for the unmanned crossing for access to Bells Marina it is doubtful that housing is a good option for the site. I would also assume that there will be another warning when the Brundall unmanned crossing comes into effect? Regards Alan

I thought the Haines boats used the Broom hulls, but IMHO fitted out better. Regards Alan

As with all items plumbing especially is made to a price, I have had issues with gate valves over the years and always have spare ones to replace the upper part of the valve if needs be, yes you will some leakage, but it is better to have something you can turn off if needs be. I have not been keen on plastic fittings, they always break at some time so I would never fit one to the skin of a boat. Regards Alan

You could try boats&outboards as an alternative, Ebay classified is also an option, Regards Alan

Hello Kevbro, Welcome to the forum. Regards Alan

Hi Sue I hope your shares sell soon. Regards Alan

Hi SteveO, One of the best towns is Burton on Trent as long as the wind is in the right direction, if not then all you smell is the output from the Marmite factory. Regards Alan

One of our owners did moor there a few years ago, yes there is a danger of mooring on one side of the marina. His complaint was the charges for mooring, £18 was the cost of the welcome pack, he thought this would contain a bottle of wine, sadly just leaflets and he also had to buy electric cards. You would be better off mooring outside the Fisherman's or on the 24 hour moorings. Regards Alan

Hi Steve, Poor Les getting the brush off by the looks of it Being as I didn't see Debs here is a tip for cleaning the forward and aft toilets, fill the sink with warm soapy water and using a sponge clean clean everything down including the walls and then using the shower head rinse it all down whilst activating the shower pump in the said toilet. I bet you can not for your next allocation. Regards Alan

Sorry this alert came in on Friday. Dear all, Rake/agitation dredging work will be taking place by a contractor on behalf of the Broads Authority in the Lower Bure from Saturday 17 March 2018 to Thursday 29 March 2018. The work will be carried out at variable times, on the ebb tides between high slack water and low slack water during daylight hours. The start location is at Bure Mouth to Vauxhall Bridge, then during this time period they will working upstream to Great Yarmouth Yacht Station. The vessel carrying out the work will have a slow speed and restricted manoeuvrability. The vessel will display the appropriate day shapes (ball, diamond, ball) and up and downstream signage will warn of the work ahead. Navigators are requested to take extra care when passing and follow any instructions/directions of the crew. Kind regards Tom Tom Waterfall Digital Communications Officer Tel: +44 (0) 1603 756034 Mob: +44 (0) 7769 696117 Twitter: @BroadsAuth Broads Authority, Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road. Norwich NR1 1RY 01603 610734 www.broads-authority.gov.uk

Hello MM, If you go into the next entrance after Tingdene Marina you may get one of the yards such as Silverline to let you moor for a short time whilst you visit Peachments and Brian Wards who are a short walk up the service lane. Rgards Alan

Part of that shop was a well stocked chandlers, on our first journey to the Southern Broads I bought a couple of ball fenders for use on the boat to help protect the hull from the heavy piled moorings that were on the Southern Broads at the time. Regards Alan

Unless you are going to the Southern Rivers, personally I think its a waste of fuel going beyond Stokesby. Try and take in Womak Staithe, its a short walk up the lane to Ludham village. Regards Alan

I thought that a garage was just for storing bits of wood Regards Alan

Hello Steve, It was good to see you again and your father in law Les. Thank you for the lunch by the way. You should be fine on our boat Ranworth Breeze, just watch out for the wind, the canopy down is the best option or it acts as a sail. No calls of yet so you must be doing well. Regards Alan

Welcome to the forum Neil. Regards Alan

Hello charlottefayelloyd, Welcome to the forum. Regards Alan

We had to replace ours last year and of course used Brian Ward's. You can use the NBN discount code or if you are an accounts customer you get the discount automatically. Tanya & Nick will always help you out if at all possible. Regards Alan

I have driven automatics since 1996, I would never go back to a manual now. My worse case manual issue was on a company escort van, I had just got onto the M1 going to Leeds when the gear stick popped out of the gearbox and was just flopping around in the rubber gaiter, getting to the end of the motorway in Leeds was a trial, I managed to push back in the gear-stick and hold it in third gear until I got to the companies own garage. Regards Alan

Hello Simon, For several years I used to replace our anchor for a mud weight that I had purchased, the boat was still being used at sea at that time so we still had use of the anchor, we we stopped going out to sea a mud weight replaced the anchor on a permanent basis. Regards Alan

We may see you out on the rivers Mark. Regards Alan

BROADS AUTHORITY NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 03 of 2018 Navigation Restriction due to Power Boat Racing Oulton Broad 2018 Note that vessels may be temporarily restricted and regulated in their movement in the vicinity of the power boat racing circuit at Oulton Broad during the 2018 summer season. Where necessary patrol boats will supervise transit between races. Please take note of advice given by officials. Specific dates for racing are as follows: Thursday 26thApril 6.00pm Thursday 3rd May 6.00pm Sunday 6th May 12.00noon Monday 7th May 12.00noon Thursday 17th May 6.00pm Thursday 24th May 6.00pm Monday 28th May 12.00noon Thursday 14thJune 6.00pm Thursday 21st June 6.00pm Thursday 28th June 6.00pm Thursday 5th July 6.00pm Saturday 7th July 11.00am Sunday 8th July 11.00am Thursday 19th July 6.00pm Thursday 26th July 6.00pm Thursday 2nd August 5.30pm Thursday 9th August 5.30pm Thursday 16th August 5.30pm Monday 27th August 4.00pm Sunday 9th September 12.00noon John Packman Chief Executive Broads Authority Yare House 62-64 Thorpe Road Norwich, NR1 1RY 5 March 2018

Hi Monica, Here i a link to the Hoseasons website that has some pictures of the Broom Captain. http://www.hoseasons.co.uk/boat-holidays/broom-captain-bh2180 Regards Alan

We currently have fog, needless to say because we are setting off for the Broads today. I will give it a few hours before we depart. Regards Alan