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Posted by member Laurie Cotton on Saturday 20 November 2010

When our Hardy Seawings was delivered by road to the Broads, it was launched on the public slipway at Sutton Staithe boatyard, where everyone was most helpful.

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Posted by member Dominic And Nicola Gribbin on Wednesday 11 April 2007

Hi Apologies for my ignorance here but are the Norfolk Broads effectively freshwater further inland or brackish? I ask this as I have just had an expensive bearing overhaul done on my Pilot's trailer and would prefer to slip her in on a more freshwater slipway than saltwater, so as to preserve things a little longer. Can anyone suggest such a slipway? Many thanks in advance. Dominic and Nicola.

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Posted by member Richard Nicol on Wednesday 11 April 2007

The rivers become less brackish the further you are from Great Yarmouth. I guess most of the broads themselves are fresh as they are well away from the sea. I had my Pilot at Wroxham and there was no growth at all on any non-protected parts, most people there leave their boats in for years. I now have a large sailing dinghy there and again no problems. There's a free public slipway at Wroxham broad in the public car park next to the yacht club- I've used it for a dinghy but not had the courage to do the same with my Pilot - its not very steep - but not very smooth either. No problems with bearings though. Be OK with a 4x4 I'd have thought. A lot of the boatyards also have slipways - in better condition I suspect. Hope this helps. Richard

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