Your first time

[watershed]

I just like to show off my in-depth knowledge of all things boat related. Have a good trip!

[kadensa]

Good idea if you attach it to the boat as well.......

Reminds me of my first time.  Mudweighting at Ranworth.... need I say more?

[mickey123]

Kadensa, I take it your boat hook came in handy then.

[kadensa]

I expect so.  I was on my honeymoon, hubby steering me doing the tossing the mudweight over.  We didn't notice at first until another boat shouted across to us (at least the people on the other boat did, not the boat itself ).  Needless to say, we had a teeny-weeny argument about it and I stormed into the cabin, so I can't say for sure.

[watershed]

It's a good job I'm a decent clean living bloke,otherwise i might have made a near the knuckle comment about you and your hubby instead.sorry,couldn't resist,

Edited September 12, 2014 by Hockham Admiral
inappropriate, family forum

[BroadScot]

It's a good job I'm a decent clean living bloke,otherwise i might have made a near the knuckle comment about you and your hubby  instead.sorry,couldn't resist,

Max!!!!!  

 

Iain

Edited September 12, 2014 by Hockham Admiral
as previous post

[watershed]

Sorry,kept it as clean as possible, it was meant in the spirit of classic British comedy with all the double entendres, who can forget Mrs Slocombes ***** in 'are you being served?' or corporal Jones 'they don't like it up 'em'. All aired on primetime TV for family viewing.And as for some of the 'carry on' films. ......

So apologies for any offence,but to quote Kenny Everitt 'it was all done in the best possible taste!'

I daren't mention that characters full name' Cupid *****' for fear of getting banned! Now that is really near the knuckle,but once again,primetime.

[kadensa]

I did wonder about using the phrase before I posted it!  What about Larry Grayson's friend 'Everard' on the Generations Game?  That was prime time, too

[watershed]

I'd forgotten "everard'! Benny Hill and even the Two Ronnie's could be a bit risque at times,too.

And the racism in 'love thy neighbour' Don't think it wise to quote THAT!!!

[Maxwellian]

Hey Iain.......how come I got the blame for that or is Watershed called Max?

[watershed]

Been called a lot of things,but never Max.

[Mowjo]

Mine was around 1983, my brother was the manager at Wayford Marina at the time, he had invited us up from London for a weekend out on his boat, when we arrived at Wayford I asked Mike the owner where he was! he said he's round the back of the shed bailing a boat out, around the back we go and there was my brother and a young lad called Ady with buckets bailing out a big open work boat, but not a drop of water in sight, as usual I cracked up and said what the hell are you doing?? only to be told the gas bottle had leaked and the boat was full of gas and they were bailing it out, this made things worse for me and things like mental, nutters and loonys went through my mind, these are my kind of people I thought, I had no idea that the gas was heavier than air and sat in the bottom of boats, most of the people I met that day (I'm being polite here) were a bit eccentric to say the least, definitely my kind of people, well off we went down the Ant, I fell in love with it totally especially Hunset Mill, we got back Sunday lunchtime and by Sunday teatime I had bought my own boat, a little Shetland called Tyke, over the next couple of weeks I did a bit of work on it when the sister ship to my brothers boat came in, I had to have it, I sold the Shetland back to Mike for £500 more that I paid him for it, but came away with a Seamaster MkII Cadet my favourite out of all the boats I've owned, but 6k lighter in my pocket, I really can't imagine life without a boat or the Broads,,

 

Frank,,,,,

[quo vadis]

My first time was beside Breydon water at the age of 16 with some 22 year old girl from Hertfordshire oh happy days  worked at Beck and Martin )Burgh Castle Yacht Station ) during the day and the fishermans at night as a waiter.

[finny]

Did you get your toes wet  

 

Finn

[jeffbroadslover]

I was bitten in 1964.      My brother had been the year before with his then fiancé and her sister and hubbie.

 

After his hols he never stopped talking about it and convinced mum and dad that they should try it. I remember that mum was not keen on the idea of being on the water all week. After what seemed like an endless journey we arrived at Summercraft ready for our week on Gala Girl (the old wooden one). The chap at the yard told us our boat was not quite ready and pointed to what looked like a huge pile of bubbles sat on the water. This turned into our boat when it had all been hosed off.

 

By the end of the week I was nattering at mum and dad about doing the same on next years hols.....mum was the first one to see a nice boat go passed and saying "That one looks nice for next year"

 

Been coming down to the broads ever since but I am still waiting for the right six numbers so we don't have to travel in future!!

[VetChugger]

1972, two 18 year old lads started nurse training. Poverty wages but we booked two weeks on "Spitfire" from Alphacraft. A 26' rear cockpit woodie. We had the Hoseasons map that had beer glasses for pubs and we truly visited EVERY one! God knows where we found the money! We loved it though and it became an annual pilgrimage!

[ranworthbreeze]

Hi Trevor,

 

Two weeks on the Broads! you weren't a part time bank robber by any chance were you.  

 

We had to fill a boat with people;  about the same time as your visit in order to have a week on the waterways.

 

Regards 

Alan

[Broads01]

The date 14th August 1981 will always stick in my mind. This was the start of our cruise on Consul 3 (a Broom 30) from Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Wroxham. I was 10 years old at the time and I think life was never the same again after that. I posted some pictures previously: