Kings Lynn to Great Yarmouth circa 1972 Norfolk Broads England via Wells next the sea
From the captain of Blue Magic David
Please see greatouseboatin... for more info about Blue Magic and the Elysian from her designer Huge Easton
Excellent footage. the first port of call where we anchored off for the night and subsequently moored under the bows of the ship was Wells next the Sea. Tony Lane who you briefly see was there with Don Kirby. Rupees engine was a BMC marinised by a nefarious character named Morgan in Brundall Norfolk. He obtained the basic engines from scrap British Telecom vans and sourced the manifold and other necessary item locally.
Just an addition to the last letter. Rupes Elysian broke down in Yarmouth with air in the injection system. This was caused by a very slight thread pitch difference between gas fittings (from shop) & diesel fittings. The footage shows Blue Magic towing the Elysian and the shot with all on board is at Reedham on our way to Norwich where we had Peter Ralston bring Rupes Merc (Chloe) to collect us. the boats where trailered back to Bedford
Boats
Blue Magic Senior 32 aft cabin Powered by twin Perkins 4108
Cabana Elysian 27 Powered by a single BMC Diesel shaft drive
Crew's
Cabana
Rupert (captain)
Pete
Blue Magic
David (captain)
Dennis
Jim
These crews left St Neots having the boats moved by road, then navigated practically the entire length of the Great Ouse to Kings Lynn and then leaving the wash heading around the bump of Norfolk to Great Yarmouth, and heading up river onto the Norfolk broads.
A system of locks was begun in 1689 which made the river navigable. The river was used commercially until the early 20th century when it began to fall into disrepair. In 1976 the river to Bedford was re-opened to navigation and it was then possible to navigate from Bedford again to the sea at Kings Lynn.
I did a trip in 1993 from Buckden to Lynn and crossed the wash to Boston and on to Lincoln on the river Witham. Then returning across the wash all the way up to Bedford, and back to Buckden.
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