MauriceMynah

For when the season is open again, it has been my experience that the main mooring fishes quite well with many small fish and a few larger ones. The spot I always felt had to be the prime one was the end mooring looking over Sutton Broad. later experience has proven to me that this is not the case with higher numbers of fish coming from nearer the boat yard. Hope that helps.

Until such time as I can find an electronics engineer who can repair my Isotherm fridge, I might be having to stock far more in the way of tinned products. Oh woe is me! Still even though I have seen Robins most instructional video on opening cans, I do have a tin opener.

Me ?? Gobby ??? I shall not hide in May, though I might take a few precautions

I can't argue with that ! and I wouldn't dare argue with that !! (except manoeuvre is "oeu" not "oue" still, perfection is perfection is perfection.)

I very much doubt that !!

Come along now Pally, stop poking the wasps nest to get a reaction. We all know how easy it is to put typo's in a post, and we all know (and is pretty well documented) that the Rascals opinion of the broads is pretty damned high. Things go 'tits up' and we have a moan. We all do it (generalisation) probably even you (suspicion). I too have only found the staff of the tolls office to be helpful, but we speak as we find, sometimes just a bit too quickly. If I were to place the blame for the IT failure, it would be aimed at all those who waited to the last minute for paying their tolls. (I'm a goody two shoes who paid his toll when first asked, back at the start of March).

Rust is our friend Carole

DNKS34 said... ..."I think more than anything this highlights the increased risks involved in crewing a boat single handed." Ahh but add to the increased risks the increased satisfaction of a manoeuvre well executed. Also add the peace available if you are on your own. No, Solo boating is a joy, though in my case also unavoidable.

Clear the decks for action, make ready the torpedo tubes... Oh I wish

Canned Ratatouille !!! Wash your mouth out sir! On the other hand, it does sound quite a handy thing to have aboard.

hmmm one short of perfection. Can we do anything to remedy this?

We cannot know the details of what actually happened we were not there. Nor do we know what was said or how much was heard, we were not there. Finally we can have no knowledge of any other extenuating details on either side. We were not there. I have been running solo far more often than not since the 1970s and always prefer it if people didn't just take it upon themselves to "assist". My craft is an aft cockpit 27 footer. I frequently put her nose into the bank to kick her stern out. Last year I was doing that during storm "Kate" I was in Thurn Dyke and being blown on from the starboard quarter. I needed to both get the stern round and turn the boat. The wind was strong but even so the manoeuvre was about to work when two kind souls, thinking me to be in difficulty, pushed the nose out. I called out "No thank you" but all they heard was "thank you" so continued with their assistance. I shouted "NO THANK YOU" but still it seemed my message wasn't getting across. I was of course in this period, travelling sideways, quite fast, towards the craft moored ahead of me. I hit it. The two who had been 'assisting' me were from that boat, and although there was no damage, were jotting down details. As their craft had halted the bows progress, the stern swung round but as these two were taking details, I thought I'd better re-moor and have a chat. The wind was now off my port bow still blowing me on. I invited the two aboard, and with the aid of pencil and paper showed them what I had been trying to do and how their well meant actions caused the coming together. This they understood (it was then they told me they thought I was just shouting thank you). Getting away I once again put the nose to the bank and wound the stern out. The kicking her round to get the bow out was a bit hairy, but fun. and I did it contact free. The reason I tell this tale is not only to illustrate how easy it is for requests to be misheard and for misunderstandings to be had, but also demonstrate that one experienced riverman may very easily think that another such person needs no assistance and that to give it unasked could be counter productive. Requests from a boat must be loud, clear and concise as to just what is required.

WOW, you get 'lit barbeques' walking past you. That's handy. Sorry, no, really I am

Most strange, I tend to get my pumpout done there for exactly the opposite reason. Always friendly, always helpful! Is it possible that, given the breeze, the pumpout operator misheard the request, perhaps not hearing the "please" or misheard the tone of the request? It can so easily be such a simple misunderstanding that can cause these frictions. Perhaps he had asked you something and you had not heard (something that happens to me often). I have a rule of thumb, I will not say ill of a business until the reason has occurred more than once. Poor service or bad attitude can happen for real or be perceived through misunderstanding for any one of a number of reasons. My advice is... Use them again. See what happens and if no better, then give negative publicity. Having said that, maybe you did, it didn't and you have

Not necessary Q, We're all groan men here! (ok and groan women too, it just didn't look as good )

Spot on matey, spot on.

For Motorbikes, lady drivers, drunks and anyone else who feels like it, use the same principles used by sailing craft on the inland waters. All rules, laws and other advisory documents apply to everyone else.

Yes yes yes, we all know it's not speed that kills it's the sudden deceleration or (if you are the one being hit) sudden acceleration. It's not guns that kill, it's the bullet etc. etc etc. This really isn't the point, the point is that the car has evolved faster than the prat behind it's wheel. It's prats what kill, and sadly you can't make being a prat illegal. I have said it before and no doubt I'll say it again. If the relevant authorities ensured that when speed limits were applied, they were both appropriate and enforced. There should be 20 or 30 mph speed limits near all schools enforced with both average speed units and safety cameras. the same should be applied on shopping high streets and the like. All other speed restrictions should be based on the safety record of the road in question.

I think that this topic has once again proven the calibre of the members of this forum. There are few subjects that can muster up stronger feelings that religion, yet here we are, discussing it without any teddies being thrown from prams. Yes the ice we skated on was thin, perhaps the thinnest of all yet we did so without blood pressures being raised or tempers being frayed. Oh that says so much.

Tempting, isn't it.

Not good for Black Puddfing sadly.

I believe I read it on this forum when the price of tying up at Gt. Yarmouth was under discussion. No charge if you are waiting for the tide and you don't leave your boat.. If I recall correctly, it went further saying that they were obliged to let you wait for the tide.

I understand that as long as no one leaves the boat, you may stay to wait for the tide. I'm sure someone will correct me if I have that wrong..

You and a million others Mark.

It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing....doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, doo wha, doo doo wha .