Brian Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Stopping off at Roy's for supplies on the way to Stalham ( only a few miles trip for us) Collecting the boat at Lunch time ..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Roy's shop complete farm to fork and fish visited also , car packed and ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hi Brian I noticed the mini eggs chocolate in the car, good to see you've got your priorities right lol Grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Ahh the old suitcase on the roof trick.... Just how long are you going for? LOL ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looking at the small amount of stuff in the back of the car, no more than 20 minutes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Grr just wrote a write up and added a picture at the end, but the picture didn't load and I lost the whole write up grrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ok back on track now using Safari We arrived at Moonfleet yard at 1pm, Boat would be ready in about 20 mins, so we got our Lifejackets sorted, we were the only ones three at this time to take a boat Very friendly staff. There were 7 of us. Me, Rachel, Clare and Marcus, Bexley (rachels sister) and her boyfriend and his son. The engineer showed us the controls and was very proud of the next yard where the RC45s are built. We were off down the river with the engineer showing me the controls. I completed the course with a on the dial 180 degree turn, with out using the bow thrusters I took the engineer back to the yard and we were on our way. 1st stop to be ..... Salhouse Broad ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brian Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 The Journey to Salhouse Broad was a lovely one, The Riverside properties at Netishead get more and more beautiful every year : The River Police were at the exit to Barton Broad with their Radar gun. The Moon Voyager had a very accurate LCD screened speed. We were well under the speed limited so waves all round Our first bit of excitement was at Ludham Bridge, We quickly got the roof back and screen down, we made it through with plenty clearance. We decided to moor on Salhouse Broad Island, as the main moorings were very busy. We fed the ducks and watched some HD Free View TV Cooked tea, which was ham rolls and salad The Children had their showers, and got ready for bed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hello Brian, Keep up the good work with your posts. Re the speed on the Broads, do not rely on any form of speedo, I am sure with all of your experience you know that tidal flow effects your speed. Tan had a warning a few years ago (needless to say I never let it drop) by one of the wardens who had clocked us doing 7.5 mph on a 6.0 mph section the speedo said under 6.00 mph and we only doing a little over 1100 rpm but we did not allow for nearly a 2mph tidal flow. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBA Marine Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hello Brian, Keep up the good work with your posts. Re the speed on the Broads, do not rely on any form of speedo, I am sure with all of your experience you know that tidal flow effects your speed. Tan had a warning a few years ago (needless to say I never let it drop) by one of the wardens who had clocked us doing 7.5 mph on a 6.0 mph section the speedo said under 6.00 mph and we only doing a little over 1100 rpm but we did not allow for nearly a 2mph tidal flow. Regards Alan The GPS speedo's that most of us are fitting are spot on, GPS beats old school senders, and as for 5mph at whatever RPM thats just a load of rubbish! As I fit the GPS units in Sutton staithe boat yards day boats im sure Ricco's are fitting them over the older tech on their craft, The LCD display tells me it is most likely a Wema GPS speed and trip log. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siddy Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 We passed the police boat Thursday afternoon on way down to Acle, I said to Kaz hope your not speeding BA coming up then I clocked thenew boat and waves from them. It looks ok complete with full strip of blue lights (bit much). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBA Marine Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 We passed the police boat Thursday afternoon on way down to Acle, I said to Kaz hope your not speeding BA coming up then I clocked thenew boat and waves from them. It looks ok complete with full strip of blue lights (bit much). The Police boat is not the BA, and they are not looking for speeders, they are looking for thieving B*stards!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 So Friday Evening, Moored up on Salhouse Island Get bed set up in the Galley /Lounge for the 7th member of our crew... No Bedding, could be found. The engineer said it was under the seat, but there was nothing. We decided to ring the call the yard out of hours number. We explained the problem, and the call out engineer said he would sort it. 5 mins later a call back saying sorry it was missed off the intinery. So we agree to meet him over on mainland, he would phone when he got to Salhouse Broad car park. Being on the island, we decided to use the Tender to row across to the mainland. It was now dusk, so it was now - A Mission ! Engineer phoned and we rowed across, met him down the path with lots of bedding, blankets and pillows. Rowed back in the dark with LED torches as Navigation. Mission Completed. We all slept well that night 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Saturday Morning, Full English fry up on the Boat We decided over breakfast to aim for Coltishal, we phoned the Pilot when we were leaving Salhouse Broad. He would meet us at Wroxham Bridge. Arriving in Wroxham there were many hire craft reaching the bridge and turning around, causing the usual mayhem ! All seeming to be in a rush. The pilot was waiting on the bank, i pulled up alongside and he jumped on. We already had the screens down and the roof fully open. It was going to be a tight squeeze. He reversed the Voyager up and then all ahead full ! This has to be one of the most exciting bit of our Broads travels, getting such a large boat through a small opening. We made it through with 2 inches to spare ! We dropped off the Pilot and thanked him, and we continued on to Coltishal. It was a lovely sunny morning, this stretch of the river is always quiet, its like a different world, a more peaceful side of the broads. Bealugh was the same as it always has been, the boatyard hasn't changed since the 80s, stuck in time so to speak. Lots of character. We arrived at Coltishal at Lunch time, we had a game of football on the green while other went to the shops to buy ice creams. Football next to the river, is never a good idea. The tender was used again to chase the floating ball down the river ! Im glad we had the tender 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gracie Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I am loving this holiday tale and the pictures are great, bet the row in the dinghy at dusk was fun, keep it coming with more pics please. Grace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 So Friday Evening, Moored up on Salhouse Broad Ha ha that's our boat in the background, second one from the left. Sidestand's boat was first on the left. Can't believe you were there and we did not all say hello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 ...... Glad you got the bedding sorted, what a thing to miss off the inventory, hope they compensate you. Blimey - cant anyone make a mistake these days without people expecting compensation!? Was it even the companies error? Anyway.... Dan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Blimey - cant anyone make a mistake these days without people expecting compensation!? Was it even the companies error? Anyway.... Dan People make errors of course, but it's good business to offer something in return if all goes wrong as customers appreciate that, no matter how small the gesture, and will come back time and time again and recommend friends maybe. Word of mouth is a great way to gain customers - and - to lose them! Don't forget that when the boat was hired that they entered into a contract to have a service provided, which is sounds as though it was not fully. I am not understanding why a gesture of goodwill would not be inappropriate!!! What if they did not notice that the bedding was missing until it was too late, it was very cold that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 It was very cold in the evening, Forcast was 4 degrees, and it gets close to that in the Galley, which is why we called the after hours engineer. Janice, the boat you were moored up next to, was it the one with flat batteries ? So back to Coltishal. We decided to see how far we could go up towards the mill in a RC45 We did get a little way, but the river suddenly narrowed to about 7 feet, so i spun her around and headed back to Coltishal. Snacks were prepared, hot dogs and bacon rolls ! We then sailed back to Wroxham at a very relaxing 3mph. We moored up opposite the Entrance to Bridge Broad. We walked into Wroxham and visited the new Model Centre. If you like Models, Railways, Scaletrix, then this is worth a visit. The displays were very detailed, all controlled via computer software. We spent about 1.5 hrs there. We then walked to McDonalds, a few of us would have rather stopped off at a local cafe next to the River, but the kids wanted Mccdees so thats were we went. In the evening the boys and the girls went out rowing into Bridge Broad and had a great time ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesprite Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Looks like you had a good time Brian and the tender seems to have had plenty of use. :clap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Janice, everyone makes mistakes, the measure of a good company is how well and quickly the deal with it, not how much comp-en-say-tion they throw at a customer. I would rather have the mistake put right than a tenner offered on return. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Do know what, this thread has been really interesting and I have enjoyed reading it. Let's concentrate on the nice stuff and not spoil it. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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