Waldringfield Boatyard any comments about it ? please

[Capt Popeye]

Looking to renew my memories on the River Deben this year, planning visting and taking along a Trailer Boat to re-explore the river, at a very slow pace, going up all the little creeks and waterways from Kingsfleet to Woodbridge, looking for Canonballs where I used to find them 60+ years ago, they are rather heavy so do not think that they will have travelled very far since, thats if nobody else has found them since I was there.

If I find any thinking of offering them to the Woodbridge Museum, anybody know if its the sort of item that they collect, or would collect if they knew that they were in the river; also I have a small collection of broken Clay pipes found on the Horse Sand at the Ferry 70 years ago, thinking of finding them in my storeage boxs and offering the Museum them; anybody know if its the sort of item that they would be interested in ?

Ah well i have not been afloat on the Deben for 60 years, so rather eagerly looking forward to it, bring on Summer eh ?

So my interest in the Waldringfield Boatyard, as a base for my boat adventures, any comments please ?

Thank you {#

 

[forelle541]

You could contact George at Ramsholt he may sort you a mooring foe a year.

 

[Bigplumbs]

The Deben is my Home river I have a swing mooring at Felixstowe Ferry where I will keep a 19 foot Bow Rider this year. I also use a rib and a sib in the river and out to sea. It is in my view a real jewle
I had no idea about the cannon balls though. I am often on the river and will keep an eye out for you this year. Have you a pic of the boat you will be using you could post

 

[Andy Hutchinson]

Looking to renew my memories on the River Deben this year, planning visting and taking along a Trailer Boat to re-explore the river, at a very slow pace, going up all the little creeks and waterways from Kingsfleet to Woodbridge, looking for Canonballs where I used to find them 60+ years ago, they are rather heavy so do not think that they will have travelled very far since, thats if nobody else has found them since I was there.

If I find any thinking of offering them to the Woodbridge Museum, anybody know if its the sort of item that they collect, or would collect if they knew that they were in the river; also I have a small collection of broken Clay pipes found on the Horse Sand at the Ferry 70 years ago, thinking of finding them in my storeage boxs and offering the Museum them; anybody know if its the sort of item that they would be interested in ?

Ah well i have not been afloat on the Deben for 60 years, so rather eagerly looking forward to it, bring on Summer eh ?

So my interest in the Waldringfield Boatyard, as a base for my boat adventures, any comments please ?

Thank you {#

Hello
Mark runs Waldringfield in an extremely happy, efficient and thoughtful manner. He has helped me restore an old Kestrel which should be back in the water very soon. I share your interest in history.
Regards
Andy

 

[Capt Popeye]

Hello
Mark runs Waldringfield in an extremely happy, efficient and thoughtful manner. He has helped me restore an old Kestrel which should be back in the water very soon. I share your interest in history.
Regards
Andy

Ahoy Andy thank you, most helpfull to me; I have only chatted /asked Mark via Phone of Internet, and yes he seemed very frank, honest plus helpfull; so I am wel looking forward to meeting him in May when I am due up there; I am 'Old School Boating' and look for a honest reliable and helpfull Boatyard Operator who is in the Boating Business because he wanted to be plus enjoys it, sounds like Mark is like that ?
Thank you Andy might be able to let you know where to locate them Cannon Balls if they are where I Ieft them so many years ago ?