sanderling Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 hi Sanderling, sorry can't answer your question but have to say what a beautiful Boat.Is she a Birchwood? Grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderling Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderling Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Oops! Thought she was one of those big Birchwood centre cockpits, just goes to show that I know absolutely nothing Lol Grace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 So when can we expect to see you up here, Russell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hi John Lovely, I can see now they are totally different from a Birchwood Grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 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". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 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 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
650xs Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 no worries with yer boat it will even come up to mewe have had several boots like yours hereonly bottom which is hard on the ant is the bit at irstead out side ice house as its got a hard clay / sand bankthat I have come across ......been stuck on it befor only at extreme low watersfor a second or two ......rest orf our bruds is mostly silty bottoms and cruise with easeenjoy yer trip ..........most orf the time our end is in excess orf the 4 foot mark easybring yer ole steelie up the bruds ive got one or two like yours moor with me too ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderling Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Not too unlike the one we hired in Friesland last August, Russell! Dutch Hols5 033.JPG hi John, thats a bit more modern than ours,, nice bit of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanderling Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
650xs Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 yes sir we are based next to stalham at wayford bridge good ole booot yard .......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quo vadis Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I love it up the Ant!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExMemberBobdog Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I love it up the Ant!!!!!! Is that a euphemism? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 You can definitely get up to Barton Broad. The photo is of a similar boat on Barton August 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Whoops no photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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