Just to say Hello

[Islander]

Hi all, just thought it was time to say hello and join in. I have been reading this forum for some while and enjoy a lot of the topics here. Now, just for the record, my wife and I have lived on our boat for the past 16+ years and love it. We are based on the southern rivers and are semi retired. All my spare time is spent refitting our project boat, Lady Linda. Hope to meet some of you soon.  Colin and Ruth

[Boatingman]

Welcome to the friendly forum

looks a great boat

 

Ray

[kfurbank]

Hi Colin,

Welcome to the forum. Am I right in thinking that Lady Linda used to belong to the family of a forum member on here, Jonny? The name and boat look familiar.

[Bound2Please]

Hello Colin and Ruth a very warm welcome from me and the wench (some call her Inge) on the southern rivers im sure we will see you at some point.

 

Charlie

[riyadhcrew]

Hi Colin and Ruth and  to the forum. Will keep an eye out for you the next time we are on the southern rivers.

[JawsOrca]

and  from me

 

[deebee29]

Hi Colin & Ruth and welcome from me.

I think we may have seen your boat back in April when we were on the Southern rivers, the name sounds familiar.

will keep an eye out next April

[Hockham Admiral]

Welcome aboard the forum,  Colin & Ruth. We're moored at Brundall and have seen you about this year.

I have some quite superior burgees and calendars if you're short of Christmas pressies. .. see the NBN shop ad at the top of the page!

[BroadScot]

Hi Colin and Ruth, welcome to the NBN Forum.  

Iain

[ranworthbreeze]

Hello Colin & Ruth,

Welcom to the NBN forum, so glad to hear that you have been watching the forum for some time and that you now wish to contribute with the topics. If you need help with checking out our information pages, please ask.

Regards

Alan & Tan 

[Islander]

Hi everyone and thanks for the welcome. Lady Linda has only had a few trips out but hope to have her based at St Olaves spring to autumn so we can use her more (still got a lot of work to do). I can't remember the name of the previous owner as our contact re: the sale was Paul Richardson at Stalham, as far as we know only 2 of these were built, the other being Lady Elizabeth which we think is somewhere in the Beccles area. I started with a plan to refit in 2years, 18 months later, we are still 2 years but intend to make use of her even if unfinished. Our other boat, which we live on, is a Classic sedan 31 which was named Jackie D when we bought her.

thanks again for the welcome. 

Colin

[Islander]

Jonzo, Kfurbank thanks for the info, I haven't looked at the old reg doc but we would be pleased to know any history she has. All we knew was the previous owners, who had lived aboard, had moved off due ill health. We can only hope they are happy with their move.

colin

[jillR]

hi colin and ruth

 

hope your both  well and keeping warm.

yes jonny was one of the previous owners and I presume he was the last owner before richardsons sold her

to you.

jonny was known for his love and knowledge of boats and he was also one of the original mod team here.

 

http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Boat_Details&BoatId=7805&BoatHistory=14758

jill

 

[Islander]

Hi Jill, hope your keeping well now your land based. The woodburner, although disliked by some, is still the best form of heating. Lady Linda is going to have diesel heating as we wanted to keep the original layout in the saloon. This will feed the hot water system and radiators/matrix heaters.

Although we never meet Jonny, Richardsons only acted as brokers and were very good. We agreed the sale on the first viewing. No survey....what's the point if you are going to fully refit anyway! She then went to Moonfleet and we made a big hole in our budget but she now has a bow thruster and lots of other jobs done (everything below the waterline). I suppose I should start a new thread show how we are getting on.

colin