how deep are the broads

[sanderling]

hi all

 

we where thinking about a trip up to the broads this summer, but we need 4ft of draft , will this be a prob

 

many thank

 

 

                     Russell

[Gracie]

hi Sanderling, sorry can't answer your question but have to say what a beautiful Boat.Is she a Birchwood?

 

Grace 

[Hockham Admiral]

Russell, Hi

 

 I doubt your draft will be a problem on the Southern Broads.  Your air-height probably precludes much of the Northern Broads, if you can at first get under the GH bridges.

 

We had a 4'6" draft yacht and went pretty much the whole length of the Yare and Waveney (but NOT the Chet!) without problems.

[sanderling]

hi Sanderling, sorry can't answer your question but have to say what a beautiful Boat.Is she a Birchwood?

 

Grace 

hi Grace, she is a dutch steel cruiser made by de'grut  in 1978

 

   Russell

[sanderling]

Russell, Hi

 

 I doubt your draft will be a problem on the Southern Broads.  Your air-height probably precludes much of the Northern Broads, if you can at first get under the GH bridges.

 

We had a 4'6" draft yacht and went pretty much the whole length of the Yare and Waveney (but NOT the Chet!) without problems.

hi there

 thanks for the imfo, she will fold down to 8ft 4in so  ludham will be as far as we can get i guess

 

 many thanks   Russell

[Gracie]

Oops! Thought she was one of those big Birchwood centre cockpits, just goes to show that I know absolutely nothing Lol

 

Grace

[Hockham Admiral]

So when can we expect to see you up here, Russell? 

[Hockham Admiral]

hi Grace, she is a dutch steel cruiser made by de'grut  in 1978

 

   Russell

Not too unlike the one we hired in Friesland last August, Russell!

 

[Gracie]

Hi John

 

Lovely, I can see now they are totally different from a Birchwood

 

Grace

[Paladin]

The Broads Authority web site contains hydrographical data for the whole of the navigation here . Follow the links on that page to get the detailed data, such as Northern Rivers and Southern Rivers.

 

You should be OK on most of the rivers, some of the broads can get a bit shallow, depending on the prevailing weather conditions.

 

At 8' 4", even Ludham Bridge is do-able at the right state of tide. Some of Richardson's hire craft, kept at Stalham, above the bridge, have an airdraft of 8' 6".

[Guest]

The Broads Authority web site contains hydrographical data for the whole of the navigation here . Follow the links on that page to get the detailed data, such as Northern Rivers and Southern Rivers.......

 

 

....and very interesting they are too, but you need to bear in mind that the surveys all still appear to be dated 2010.

 

A great deal of dredging has been done since then, so many of the soundings may be deeper now, (hopefully !)

 

When those surveys were first published on the BA website, the navigation through the maps was very cumbersome, it's good to see that they have improved it significantly.

 

It was so bad before that I transposed it to overlays on the OS digital OL40 map, to make it handier in the boat. (Very useful when fishing )

[650xs]

no worries with yer boat it will even come up to me

we have had several boots like yours here

only bottom which is hard on the ant is the bit at irstead out side ice house as its got a hard clay / sand bank

that I have come across ......

been stuck on it befor only at extreme low waters

for a second or two ......

rest orf our bruds is mostly silty bottoms and cruise with ease

enjoy yer trip ..........

most orf the time our end is in excess orf the 4 foot mark easy

bring yer ole steelie up the bruds ive got one or two like yours moor with me too .......

[sanderling]

Not too unlike the one we hired in Friesland last August, Russell!

 

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hi John, thats a bit more modern than ours,, nice bit of kit

[sanderling]

no worries with yer boat it will even come up to me

we have had several boots like yours here

only bottom which is hard on the ant is the bit at irstead out side ice house as its got a hard clay / sand bank

that I have come across ......

been stuck on it befor only at extreme low waters

for a second or two ......

rest orf our bruds is mostly silty bottoms and cruise with ease

enjoy yer trip ..........

most orf the time our end is in excess orf the 4 foot mark easy

bring yer ole steelie up the bruds ive got one or two like yours moor with me too .......

hi there 

 

are you up near stalham?

[650xs]

yes sir we are based next to stalham at wayford bridge 

 

 

good ole booot yard ..........................

[BroadScot]

I am sure I remember those steel hulled Braydon Marines boats in the 80's moored well up the River Ant. As for the Chet .....Errrr NO not recommended even after all the dredging!

 

I am sure you will enjoy the cruise up the Ant though, so much to see up there.

[quo vadis]

I love it up the Ant!!!!!!

[ExMemberBobdog]

I love it up the Ant!!!!!!

 

Is that a euphemism?

[Springsong]

You can definitely get up to Barton Broad. The photo is of a similar boat on Barton August 2013

[Springsong]

Whoops no photo.