SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

The bathing platform shouldn’t let water in but they often do: completely separated from the main hull, no danger of the boat sinking but the boat’s bilge pump won’t have any effect on removing any water inside - get your hand in and dry it out with a sponge.

Where does it come from? Almost ...

Trevor,

If you’re about next weekend (28th and 29th) on the southern Broads we’ll be on the system, the missus and I are meeting up with members of my Car Club for Sunday Lunch at Coldham Hall. We call it a “Boats and Cars” meet, most of 'em will be in Morgans but those of us who have boats come by ...

Echo three.

The canopy provides no protection from stones/muck hitting the boat's windscreen, as opposed to the tonneau.

Peter

Sorry me old china, but it’s a no-go….

I’ve a 4 plus 2 with the same bathing platform/outboard arrangement, frees cockpit space but means you’re restricted to alongside mooring. But the vast majority of Broads mooring is alongside, even at Wroxham (Hoveton) and Loddon where it’s stern-to only there ...

Waveney River Centre has the best showers on the Broads, one of the friendliest pubs and, most importantly, ME!

Seriously, the Southern Broads has Beccles, Geldeston, Oulton Broad powerboat racing on a Thursday (reserve a mooring and watch it from your own boat), Coldham Hall, Reedham… And it’s a ...

“its a 4x4 so must be better for what i need”

It depends where you’re gonna launch and retrieve. Excuse me if I’m teaching a Grandmother to suck eggs, but bear in mind that the steeper the slope and the higher the water, the easier it is to float the boat on and off (my rig is a 4 Plus 2 on an ...

Ken,

I’m moored at the Waveney River Centre, often in Beccles. Let’s get together. For upholstery/canopy/tonneau etc. try Haven Upholstery near Staples in Great Yarmouth. Why pay exorbitant “marine” prices (BOAT = Bung On Another Tenner), a tonneau is great for Winter, keeping the canopy in perfect ...

For cleaning - shampoo and water.

For cutting - polish (yes, every time you polish your car you’re actually grinding away some paint; polish as infrequently as possible).

For a shine - wax.

My own preferences for the boat? Autoglym shampoo; Farecla G3 or Collinite 920 cutting compounds; Collinite ...

You might want to think about a tonneau?

The only time the canopy on my 4 Plus 2 is up is when I’m overnighting or cruising in the rain. At all other times, i.e. when the boat’s left on its mooring, out for the Winter or being towed, the tonneau can “take the strain” of rain, snow, goose poo etc ...

I’m MORE THAN - now where did I get that from - tempted to join others for a Caledonian Canal “Cruise In Company”, nearly did it last year (launching from Corpach or the Great Glen Water Park) but chickened out ’cos basically only me and the missus.

April’s good for me, c’mon guys, let’s DO IT ...