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Post by Admin Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:02 pm

Thank you for all your effort on this Derek

Everyone on the list will receive an email with payment details prior to you having to pay  Smile

Failure to pay will not be tolerated, but I'm sure that wouldn't happen here.
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Post by Chickadee Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:06 pm

Hi Derek

I agree with all that has been said so fare and will happily pay any monies in advance and help in anyway i can .Let me know

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Post by F23 flittermouse - RIP Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:32 pm

Chickadee wrote:Hi Derek

I agree with all that has been said so fare and will happily pay any monies in advance and help in anyway i can .Let me know

Steve Chickadee

Thanks Steve,  I will collect fees on Saturday as said before, just have the right money with you (no change given Very Happy )
Hopefully come the day the hard work will have happened, leaving me to chat drink and eat !!

If you (or anyone) has Freeman "boaty" photos/information manuals to peruse /information  required/parts to sell etc bring them along, it will all make for an interesting weekend.

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Post by ken cattell Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:10 pm

After a rubbish winter/spring...I'm commited, or should be! Be warned I have booked overnight mooring on the broads meet for 2 nights (Fri and sat). For this I need a boat and with the help of Tony (Tony tugboats boats.co.) gods bless him. I'm going to prise Fridays Child off the Thames for a week on to her former cruising ground, the broads. Any other broads Virgins up for the meet and staying on after up to the 29 July please give me a shout if you have any idea what you are doing. My knowledge of the broads:- it's wet and you can go north and south  as well as east and west which is all you can do on the Thames. And after this little holiday..... the Thames meet work kicks in big time!
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Post by Stephen Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:51 pm

If its not infra dig to ask, could you at least indicate what it has to cost to ship (ha!) a boat from Thames to Broads and then presumably back again?  I have simply no idea.

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Post by F23 flittermouse - RIP Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:14 pm

Well done Ken, making the supreme effort, perhaps I ought to reciprocate and bring Flittermouse to the Thames do instead of staying in the comfort of the Perch and Pike !
In truth this is impossible due to personal reasons  pale
Look forward to seeing you again, and coming to your Thames do !
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Post by Prof Pat Pending Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:42 pm

Stephen wrote:If its not infra dig to ask, could you at least indicate what it has to cost to ship (ha!) a boat from Thames to Broads and then presumably back again?  I have simply no idea.
I believe that Tony's standard charge is £1 per return mile with a £350 minimum.
He's offered a special rate for our meets, but you'll have to contact him directly (link at the bottom of the page) to find out how that would work for you.


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Post by ken cattell Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:01 pm

In response to Stephen. This is a favour Tony is being kind enough to do for me. However I hope you cover his costs and buy him a meal so don't expect much change from about £300.00.On the plus side this for me is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity to take my boat from one iconic waterway back to another iconic waterway which I believe my boat once resided on. 
For Flitermouse. I'm sorry she won't be looking pretty. It's been a hard winter for both of us. But I can't wait it will be an adventure for which the boat the dog and myself should be wearing L pates. And as for the Thames meet and the Pearch and Pike comfort a few trips on Fridays Child will convince you that you have made the right choice.
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Post by Stephen Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:27 pm

Not an impossible price for anyone really. You'd easily spend that p.p. on almost any holiday and for a once-in-a-while experience rather exciting. I wonder how many members would ever consider a temporary relocation or who have done it?

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Post by Liberty Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:38 pm

I did it last year!!!!   Left the Gt Ouse behind and spent a few weeks on the Broads....  It cost a lot more than £300.....!!!!  (just for the diesel)
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Post by Prof Pat Pending Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:48 pm

Stephen wrote:Not an impossible price for anyone really. You'd easily spend that p.p. on almost any holiday and for a once-in-a-while experience rather exciting. I wonder how many members would ever consider a temporary relocation or who have done it?
One of the boats that will be at the Braods meet this year will be transported, they also had a Thanes holiday a few years ago.

Hopefully Anne will also be at the meet. I have quite a tight deadline to get her back to the Thames, if she doesn't make it, we'll be slumming it in the tent.
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Post by Admin Thu Jun 23, 2016 7:23 pm

We are very close to reaching capacity of Salhouse mooring Very Happy  If you want to bring your boat, get in quick Wink

I'll mention this here first, and then post on social media in 48 hours.
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Post by Wigeon Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:16 pm

Admin wrote:We are very close to reaching capacity of Salhouse mooring Very Happy  If you want to bring your boat, get in quick Wink

I'll mention this here first, and then post on social media in 48 hours.
Whoah - takeover!  Where will all the plastic bathtubs go?!!  Hopefully the "reserved" signs will be clear enough & no interloper will be tempted to pinch any of the slots!
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Post by F23 flittermouse - RIP Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:08 pm

The Friday moorers will have to stand guard Old Man !!

Salhouse have said they will cone /tape off/ sign our reservations, but off course we have a lot more for Saturday than Friday. I will take that up with the Rangers
We will be on the same side as before, so the "bathtubs" will have to use the "beach" moorings..... bring your shotguns Twisted Evil
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Post by Simritdave Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:05 am

F23 flittermouse wrote:The Friday moorers will have to stand guard Old Man !!

....... so the "bathtubs" will have to use the "beach" moorings..... bring your shotguns Twisted Evil
 Now that's not something you would say in Texas  affraid
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Post by F23 flittermouse - RIP Fri Jun 24, 2016 7:34 am

Simritdave wrote:
 Now that's not something you would say in Texas  affraid

lol!  Only joking....... jocolor  jocolor ....or am I ?
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Post by ken cattell Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:07 pm

Bloody heck prof reads like we're sailing into a war zone!
Best print up some plastic torpedoes and everyone welcome to the Thames meet notes.!
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Post by Prof Pat Pending Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:30 pm

You're not kidding Ken, the Broads is not the sedate, civil experience you're used to on the upper Thames. I've rented boats on the broads for years, until about 2008, not really cared about the rentals. Last year I was lucky enough to be loaned a boat that I could only treat as if it was my own...I was bloody terrified! No locks, so that bit was easy, Ive never had to navigate through a swarm (probably wrong word) of day boats before! with hire boats coming down both sides of the river racing for the next mooring.
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Post by Wigeon Sun Jun 26, 2016 8:55 am

Well put Pat. When Jon & I took Wigeon down about 7 years ago, he couldn't believe how busy it was after the river Witham. I knew what it was like having grown up in Norfolk (& also sailed on the Broads) but for Jon, it was a complete shock!
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Post by driftwood Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:34 pm

Prof Pat Pending wrote:You're not kidding Ken, the Broads is not the sedate, civil experience you're used to on the upper Thames. I've rented boats on the broads for years, until about 2008, not really cared about the rentals. Last year I was lucky enough to be loaned a boat that I could only treat as if it was my own...I was bloody terrified! No locks, so that bit was easy, Ive never had to navigate through a swarm (probably wrong word) of day boats before! with hire boats coming down both sides of the river racing for the next mooring.

Spent much of the weekend watching countless hire boats racing to moorings that just were not there...... why do the leave it to the last minute to rush to the busy places (pub close by)
one of the joys of owning your boat is you can put the mud weight out and sit and drink your choice of poison while they all rush around like headless chickens bounce
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Post by F23 flittermouse - RIP Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:31 pm

Much quieter on the Southern rivers, that's part of the charm. I know it's said the south is boring with miles of reed beds, few small broads off the main rivers and fewer pubs, but if your in a maddening crowd nowhere is much fun   silent
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Post by driftwood Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:56 pm

F23 flittermouse wrote:Much quieter on the Southern rivers, that's part of the charm. I know it's said the south is boring with miles of reed beds, few small broads off the main rivers and fewer pubs, but if your in a maddening crowd nowhere is much fun   silent
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Post by F23 flittermouse - RIP Sun Jul 03, 2016 9:57 am

Hi all
Due partly to the success of the numbers attending this years meet it has been decided it would  be wrong to rely  one person bringing a BBQ , therefore if you want to have a bbq bring your own or decide a group amongst yourselves.

Secondly, and this is for the lucky people mooring up Friday, i have spoken to the Ranger, who will cordon off enough space for 8 to10 from after 10am.
Saturday we will have the exclusive use of the "Hill moorings" again from after10am, the area we used last year ! (No need for shotguns pirat )
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Post by driftwood Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:45 pm

Going to have to send my new deck gun back now Derek ......was looking forward to a bit of sport,, will have to make do with a well aimed champagne cork now....Wink
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Post by driftwood Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:13 pm

Derek I have a collection of parts, so I may bring a boat jumble in a box....would there be any objections, nothing too big just some odd and ends Very Happy
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