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tillergirl's post
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SW Sunk swatchway and Havengore Bridge opening times
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On Saturday, 25th May, Gladys and I did a quite thorough survey of the SW Sunk swatchway and I have 'crunched' the data. The result is...
Today at 11:31
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Standard Horizon GX1800GPS/E issue
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This is an issue on various SH models. They're set to the wrong region, and you can't change it via the normal menu. As I remember, you...
Sunday at 13:12
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The yacht club
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Back in1966 my father decided that the Arjun Yacht Club was were we should keep our sloop.To the novice sailer I didn’t question his...
Saturday at 10:52
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Tinning copper at home
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I used a 316 bolt to connect an anchor winch cable through a bulkhead, The resistance at the joint was sufficient to ignite surrounding...
Saturday at 08:48
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Ore entrance 2024
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Now that the buoys are in position for the Ore entrance, here are some photos at LW 0.8m above CD. John
Thursday at 23:44
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Building a Battery Box
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In the event of an inversion, the batteries getting loose will be the least of my worries! The boat will be a write-off, and I'll be...
Thursday at 14:18
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Building a Battery Box
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I'd have made a stout plywood box and lined it with fibreglass,, and covered with fibreglass too perhaps
21 May 2024
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oilybilge
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Who owns (and still uses) the most ancient bit of marine electronics.
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It's hardly an antique, but our boat came with this very nice Stowe trailing log.
17 May 2024
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What Yacht is this?
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It was slightly nerve wracking, just in case anything went wrong and I got 'stuck', but not too bad in practice. I can't actually...
15 May 2024
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Queenborough Harbour Last Weekend.
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Visitor buoys busy. Enjoyed a pint and a Pizza in the Admirals Arm.
14 May 2024
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Havengore Bridge at Low Water
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Taken May 2024 from Havengore Bridge looking South-East at low water (height of tide 0.9m @ Southend) Taken May 2024 from Havengore...
13 May 2024
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Long term boat project and family life, What (not) to do?
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I don't want to spoil your dream, but this kind of undertaking tends to either bond family members - or split them. Apart from the...
12 May 2024
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Upper Thames
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I just spent a couple of days cruising on a hire boat from Buscot lock, just below Lechlade. The upper Thames is really delightful...
12 May 2024
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What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?
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Waiting to snag the unwary. As an aside, way back in the mid 70's a wave monitoring buoy went adrift from the edge of the continental...
11 May 2024
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What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?
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5k buy a Honda Civic and drive round.
11 May 2024
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