Boating on the Norfolk Broads

coolcat · 6th July 2016, 06:46

Ros and I have been looking into the possibility of buying a motor boat and renting a mooring on the Norfolk Broads to take weekend breaks with.

We don't really get to have holidays as such because of the shop commitments and the cats

So we do like to get weekend trips and had thought about a caravan but the idea of a two/four birth motor boat on the Broads is looking a very attractive idea .

The start of the Broads (Beccles, Lowestoft area) is only just over an hours drive from here so would be an ideal part of the Broads to think about basing a boat.

Anyone on here have a motor boat on the Broads (or elsewhere) can give us any advice on what we should be looking for ?

We have looked at boats around the £7,000 to £12,000 range and it seems moorings are charged by the foot and seem to range from £30 to £45 per foot per annum depending on site facilities .

There seem to be two types of boats available, ones that are inshore only with usually small H/P Diesel engines and others that have larger H/P petrol or Diesel engines that can be used inshore or for taking out to Sea.

Bearing in mind we live on the coast I guess that a sea worthy craft maybe an idea should we ever get a bit more adventurous

Any opinions on that would be great as we are both novices and all advice will be taken on board pun intended.

We will be joining some relevant forums to see what's what as well and gain some insight into the boating world

Cheers in advance for any ideas/advice coming our way

6th July 2016, 06:46	#1
coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,164 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Boating on the Norfolk Broads Ros and I have been looking into the possibility of buying a motor boat and renting a mooring on the Norfolk Broads to take weekend breaks with. We don't really get to have holidays as such because of the shop commitments and the cats So we do like to get weekend trips and had thought about a caravan but the idea of a two/four birth motor boat on the Broads is looking a very attractive idea . The start of the Broads (Beccles, Lowestoft area) is only just over an hours drive from here so would be an ideal part of the Broads to think about basing a boat. Anyone on here have a motor boat on the Broads (or elsewhere) can give us any advice on what we should be looking for ? We have looked at boats around the £7,000 to £12,000 range and it seems moorings are charged by the foot and seem to range from £30 to £45 per foot per annum depending on site facilities . There seem to be two types of boats available, ones that are inshore only with usually small H/P Diesel engines and others that have larger H/P petrol or Diesel engines that can be used inshore or for taking out to Sea. Bearing in mind we live on the coast I guess that a sea worthy craft maybe an idea should we ever get a bit more adventurous Any opinions on that would be great as we are both novices and all advice will be taken on board pun intended. We will be joining some relevant forums to see what's what as well and gain some insight into the boating world Cheers in advance for any ideas/advice coming our way __________________ Jeff.