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Thank you for the advice, that was very useful.

About pump outs, I was assuming that the boat would have enough waste storage to last two people for a week. If not, then we will have to allow for that in our plans too.

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Thanks

Please could you tell me how the pilot thing works? Is there a hut by the bridges & you moor-up & visit the hut? Also refilling the boat with water. Are there stations at the moorings or do you have to visit boatyards? Is there a charge? I also read mention of mud anchors. Are these reliable enough, to anchor for the night?

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Thanks Dan, appreciated.

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Thanks Alan & Howard

The party is just myself & wifey. Hence an 8 berth being a little large for us, we found a 4+2 to be very comfortable for us in Scotland.

We are going back to the Caledonian Canal again. We got 50% off for a 2nd visit in the same season & we really enjoyed ourselves last time. The lock keepers were all so friendly & helpful as were the other people on the canal.

I will look at the bridge heights & work this in with the boat choice. I did want some advice from this forum for which area of the broads to visit & I think it looks as though we should aim for the Southern area.

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Thank you.

I think that it may be a little big for us though.

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Thanks very much Ian.

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Thank you Matt & Alan

Alan, I have seen Le Boats on the Caledonian Canal, but was disappointed when visiting their website to see a "cleaning charge". Although we are clean & tidy ourselves & leave the boat as clean & tidy as possible (we even wear house-slippers in the cabin & saloon), Le Boat's cleaning charge smacks of sharp practice to me. I would expect any boat I hire to be professionally cleaned before I went on board.

I will look at the South broads & also consider the height of the boat, thank you.

Edit: I would just like to mention that Barns Brinkcraft appear to have some very poor reviews around the Internet.

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We recently got bitten by the cruising bug after a wonderful cruise on the Caledonian Canal courtesy of Caley cruisers. We enjoyed ourselves so much, that we have booked a 2nd cruising trip to Scotland in early October.

Thinking of a change for next year, I have been considering a trip to the Norfolk Broads before going further afield to France possibly the year after. I found your excellent forum & must admit that I nearly got put off visiting England from the post about yobs hiring boats on the broads & causing problems. Reading between the lines in some other posts, it seems that this is not uncommon on the broads?

Spending some time looking at the boat hire companies, I think that I may have a preference for Horning Ferry Marina as their boats appear to be in good condition. Can anyone comment about this please?

Our aim is relaxation & quiet, taking in wildlife & pleasant walks. We don't mind & in fact prefer to go a little out of season, say April or October. Is it possible around that time of the year to have a quiet holiday with easy moorings?

The Horning website suggests some trips for people new to the Broads. The Route 1, Wildlife & Relaxation looks interesting. May I ask for advice or recommendations from other forum members about the suggested route? Rather than paste the information, which I think may have copyright issues, I'll just paste the link: http://www.ferry-marina.co.uk/Sample-routes . We'd prefer to moor for the night in quiet locations away from pubs etc. I'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks

Biscuit