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cliveshep
Thailand
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 Posted - 06 Jun 2016 : 13:32:10
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Hi-jacking your thread Dave..................
Aaahh - Breydon, that brings back memories, like stern-hauling a broken down hire boat out from under the bows of the steamer Queen of the Broads that used to ply between Norwich and Yarmouth, or attending to rescue some kids who had cut it a bit fine and decided to run from the Bure around to the Yare and up Breydon at night so as to be able to return the boat in time at end of hire.
They went onto the putty just inside Breydon where the whalings used to be to starboard, by the time I and the Yarmouth tugmaster arrived you'd have needed a crane to get it off - the prop was completely out of the water on the falling tide. We used my tender to get the kids off and transferred them to the tug but the boat wasn't going anywhere for some time. What most sticks in my mind was the record player they off-loaded along with the suit-cases and bags!
That stranding would take some explaining as hire boats may not navigate at night!
Later the Harbour-Master called us to drag a Carribean that was blocking the channel opposite the yacht station. He got stuck trying to turn round with bow on the putty, the outgoing tide completed the job sticking the stern onto the other side of the channel. We had more bollard pull than the "tug" so got the job which we did do successfully much to the delight of the Harbour Haster who thought the Bure would be sealed off until the tide turned.
Later on he got us to haul off a little clinker cruiser that the wind had blown of course to it ploughed onto a gravel/sand bank. The only way we could get it off with it's short keel nicely on was to tie a rope around it floated under and passed over the coach roof and haul it beam ways off, rolling it with the rope to lift it's keel. The owner was quite chuffed although we distinctly heard the sound of breaking crockery so he probably hadn't shut the galley lockers very well. We recovered warp, said farewell to the Harbour Master and beat a hasty retreat!
Finally living the dream!
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john-m
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Posted - 06 Jun 2016 : 19:53:49
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Glad you got back ok Dave. Guess you have sorted your diesel bug problem. We were out last week as well but our only problem were trying to find a mooring up the north side and avoiding hire boats. We saw the brundel navy all going out with support boats etc.
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df
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Jun 2016 : 08:13:14
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Still got a bit of a problem, port engine would only rev to 2800rpm on the way back, had a good shake up so that's probably still pulling some crud through.
Northern rivers are always best avoided in the school holidays that's why I like the southern broads.
I always think the brundal navy cruise in company with all the support looks a bit too wussy and more about going out to pose than actually go anywhere.
I checked the wells webcam and see the big broom is still there, they tried on the bank holiday sunday and last saturday morning to get out but came running back in, don't blame them saturday as the visibility was sod all and the water was breaking over the bar well.
NBAS--The communal colostomy bag of the boating community.
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Deano
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Jun 2016 : 18:02:13
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I don't understand what all this visibility issue is all about....
That is a simple picture of me approaching Kings Lynn..... we were on a way to a party...
This is my friend following me to the moorings....
It was actually a lot darker then that.... the phone camera gain makes the sky look much lighter than it actually was. Its a good job it wasn't raining.....
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 32 "Liberty"
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Turned out nice again.....
