Matt

Have you looked at Beam or Light? We had 4 adults, 4 kids and 2 dogs for a week aboard Thunder last year and I am biased but the huge saloon makes all the difference. However, Thunder is 6ft 10ish but they claim Beam of Light is 7ft 2 inches and won’t pass Beccles old bridge (which can have 9 ft of clearance.....) or Wroxham although I have taken Thunder under Wroxham! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Indeed but looking at the size of the kitchen and I particular the worktop space you probably have to eat out a lot! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In the end we scooped into the police van and went ourselves with the paramedic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Waited an hour for an ambulance Friday, got a solo paramedic who in turn called for an ambulance in a “hot 1”. Even he could not get an ambulance to our location. When the wheels come off they really come off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could not agree more- no doubt we still head south and it will be on our visit list :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well after 6 years of having Thunder moored at Brooms in Brundall the owners recently voted to make the move North in Richardsons at Horning. For me personally really looking forward to it but this is no reflection on the South- just ready for a change. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The ones I am aware of are in conjunction with the local police team. And certainly where I live parking has been decriminalised meaning the police have little powers and it is all down to the council to enforce. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not much power. I believe the number plates are passed to the police who then write to the owners advising them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve had a nose around Silver Cloud and she is indeed lovely and very soon she will have her big sister moored up very nearby....... :-) Most of the owners on Thunder take her out as a couple- bow thruster and electric mudweight make it all a doddle really. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It’s okay the £1 January hire is no secret :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The thing is when you hire some of these top of the range crusaders it can easily cost £2,000 for a week- surely you would expect to be able to have a shower when you want! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would have thought the shower pumped out direct into the river........unless you like to shower whilst on the toilet :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I would say Griff's point about less owners is the key point here. My suggestion would be that as a syndicate put some money away and then once you have enough buy a share back to the syndicate and don't resell it. Let's say £6k buys you a share in Lightening- an extra £20 a month and then in 2 years time but an 8% share back. You could do what you want with it but along with the 2 weeks maintenance you could remove Jan to mid Feb from the allocations draw straight away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just my thoughts but having had a share in Evening Shadow (Centre Cockpit, Aquafibre 38) and Thunder (Dual steer, Diamond 43) I would say that the centre cockpit is a fantastic summer boat but in the colder months that sliding roof used to leak heat like a sieve! In my opinion Thunder is a a better all year round boat but it would be better without the sliding roof as even here it does get drafts. I assume the more modern sliding roof and canopies are better insulated though? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

True that :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It may "only" be 3% but the compounding effect following last years big rise is that in £ the rise gets bigger every single year..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I believe that will be the total cost of the CEO's office which will probably include a PA and some other expenses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It is Sunday the 29th :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I did the Lords tour earlier this year- loved it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If there was a "love" button rather than a "like" button I would have pressed it :-) Also dogs should not be banned rather the owners should take responsibility for their dogs! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Spoilsport.....! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a shame as I could have been tempted! Yes we only have the 3 school holiday shares so can squeeze them in. Can your 6 not even share the other school holiday weeks: 2 at Easter May half term Oct half term And then Feb, Christmas/New year - although I think you might winterise? Why don't the owners just tell you when their school holidays are?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Does that mean that your 2 week school holiday share owners actually only get one week in the school holidays? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Okay, we had two families (4 adults, 4 children) and two dogs onboard Thunder in the summer. It was a squeeze but there are not many bigger hireboats around anyway- but with only 3 cabins 2 are in the saloon but to be honest if you went for 4 cabins would the saloon be big enough for 8 people? You can hire true equivalent hireboat: http://www.ferry-marina.co.uk/cruiser-6 And don't forget with a four week share on Thunder you can have 4 people named to use her. But the syndicate is currently full at the moment :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How about the old Le Boat yard in Horning...? Preferably in the next week or so?! I jest- you can make it out on this one! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk