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Old 26 April 2011, 21:37   #1
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ribbing on the thames estuary???

hi all.... so heres the thing, once i have 'mine' up and running and free of leaks....im going to have some fun on the estary off of shoebury....so where can a green horn go?.....i mean the world is my oyster..isnt it? ... how far up the thames can i go before the boobys on boats pull me over and throw the book at me.??
i guess some sort of licence will be needed...HELP.....where do i get this,how much and where can i go with it.... i do i guestimate my speed so as to keep within the limits?
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Old 26 April 2011, 22:51   #2
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hi all.... so heres the thing, once i have 'mine' up and running and free of leaks....im going to have some fun on the estary off of shoebury....so where can a green horn go?.....i mean the world is my oyster..isnt it? ... how far up the thames can i go before the boobys on boats pull me over and throw the book at me.??
i guess some sort of licence will be needed...HELP.....where do i get this,how much and where can i go with it.... i do i guestimate my speed so as to keep within the limits?
Don t need a licence in the Estury ,its salt water once you start getting up to london way,Richmond there are speed limits for a while and possibly a licence?fresh water aswell
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Old 27 April 2011, 01:10   #3
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Old 27 April 2011, 11:32   #4
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Old 27 April 2011, 20:50   #5
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Very helpful you tube clip. Thanks for posting that.
nice one, learnt some usefull info..thank you very much.
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