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1 hour ago, Naughty Cal said:

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On this day 2016 Sutton Staithe

 

 

 

49 minutes ago, Grebe said:

... should read Stalham Staithe. Thanks for all your posted images.

46 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

It is indeed. We went round to Sutton after we had stocked up on supplies at Stalham. Now amended thank you.

StalhamStaithe201608.jpg.1da62cae3283ea2d4827de04aed626c6.jpgHear hear to the cruiser pictures, particularly of far-flung places. The Nice Mr Google confirms StalhamStaithe and their van-with-camera-atop has been here six times since 2009, and shows, for example, that there's recently a new blue sign on the Museum of the Broads

 

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Fun to look that up: have done a school daytrip on the Broads from Norwich in 1959 but sadly left my box-brownie at home that day: that was my only Broads visit-with-floating.

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On this day in 2011

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Huddersfield Broad Canal Top Lock ...

 

... which is, of course a short lock (maybe a 60' boat can go all the way to Sowerby Bridge) with a 70' boat in it. Hence the pictures. This was a mile-and-a-bit reverse, and by good fortune the lock was already full, so we just opened the gates and backed in.

 

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58 minutes ago, PeterScott said:

StalhamStaithe201608.jpg.1da62cae3283ea2d4827de04aed626c6.jpgHear hear to the cruiser pictures, particularly of far-flung places. The Nice Mr Google confirms StalhamStaithe and their van-with-camera-atop has been here six times since 2009, and shows, for example, that there's recently a new blue sign on the Museum of the Broads

 

StalhamSuttonStaitheMap.jpg.b26746c24924078ecde6c200b27faf2c.jpgSutton Staithe is not far away.

 

Fun to look that up: have done a school daytrip on the Broads from Norwich in 1959 but sadly left my box-brownie at home that day: that was my only Broads visit-with-floating.

They have recently upgraded Stalham Staithe to improve the moorings. We have not had a chance to see the improvements yet but hope to get NC there again next summer.

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On this day in 2012

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Froghall Tunnel Caldon C

The Height-indication plastic stripsare at Flint Mill Lock and at the tunnel. In The Old Days it was so much better, and it was possible to wind a seventy-foot boat in front of the tunnel. Concrete banks and changing the water-levels, and the plastic is needed. _sigh_

Winding there in 1992 and 1993 with Sycamore and Oak respectively

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12 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

On this day 2016 Stalham Staithe

 

 

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I remember that place from 1976.

After mooring where you did we manouevred round to a water point just part the sheds in the background when the engine came to a sudden and definite stop and wouldn't countenance running in gear at all. Tied up and prodding with the boat hook revealed we had acquired a sail. Cost us a diver to get it off the prop. It had evidently gone missing from a yacht on the hard during a winter gale.

 

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10 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

After almost 5 months of not being able to get to the boat, its all worthwhile, there is 'no place like home'

 

The second day of the superb Welsh July weather, with 5 more days of the same to follow.

 

BOUNCING !!!

 

 

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Bit optimistic with that chair on the bow. Doesn't look to be the weather for sitting out.

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14 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

SWMBO used it on Tuesday (whilst I got some painting done around the rear deck, it just dried as the rain started Tuesday evening).

I thought that was where you posted your lookout during long passages.

 

Howard

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