JennyMorgan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Was chatting to a friendly yard owner today and as usual one topic lead to another, not least Mel at Topsail Brokers, a well respected business and used by a number of local yards. Anyway, apparently 30 or so boats on her list is the norm at this time of the year, only that this year she has over 60 and many are Broads boats. Seemingly the biggest problem is the difficulty in obtaining moorings, especially at reasonable prices. Driving around the area recently and I was surprised to see so many boats out of the water. I wonder, is the bubble bursting? Looking at broker's list shows that there are some real deals out there, that is until you want to moor your pride and joy. Does this mean that the days of budget boating are numbered? By the way, it's worth searching out Topsail on the web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I'm sure, should the need arise, a few more big holes will be quickly dug at Brundall, Burgh St. Peter or Horning and quickly filled with some very profitable floating white plastic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetAnne Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 This may be more down to lack of information than lack of moorings. There are many moorings available but finding them can be a problem especially if you are not local. If I needed to find some quayhead to rent I would start right here on the forum. The knowledge within usually comes through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 14 hours ago, kingfisher666 said: I'm sure, should the need arise, a few more big holes will be quickly dug at Brundall, Burgh St. Peter or Horning and quickly filled with some very profitable floating white plastic... That's great for folk who like such holes! Long dykes with nothing more fancy than a post or two are more in keeping with the Broads. Marinas and shopping malls, ghastly, soulless places, at least in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnks34 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 When Boatyards started calling themselves Marinas moorings started to cost more! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddybear Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I'm with you on that one Jenny Morgan, Long dykes Far better than Marinas We are at Acle ours has water and electric so while not exactly cheap it doesn't feel like a floating caravan park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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