Recent content by colingr

I was thinking that. What is the weight of the boat? I would have thought the trailer should be braked as well? Or is it? I can't see any cables. Certainly it needs more hull support than just those 2 rollers.

The problem with parachutes is that they're not guaranteed to go out until they land in the sea (or inland on someones house / cat / car head). Especially old ones which are not guaranteed to take off properly at all. Edit: CLB beat me to it.

Correct, I don't .I'm basing it on my experience of the Itchen and Hamble where our old boat used to wander all over the place at displacement speeds. It was a light bowrider though. Our last boat was much better but still not as stable as a properly designed displacement or semi displacement...

I think the correct reply should be Max capable 35 knots Normal use on river at max 6 knots. I would have thought that trundling at 6 knots would not do your motor much good. Also a boat designed to be used a planing speeds will tend to wander at displacement speeds. A bit like buying a high...

Saxon Wharf in the Itchen. Experts at craning heavy stuff and a whole lot cheaper than the Hamble.

Try http://metals4u.co.uk

From the article the ferry rammed a number of moored boats so it depends if you think the ferry should be running or not.

I trust a large donation to the RNLI will be forthcoming to recover the towage costs.

I have filled up to 4 steel jerry cans at a time at our local BP garage on many occasions. Tried at ASDA and got sent away.

It certainly did. Now that was a good day out :cool:

I don't think MDL have much say in the buildings and restaurants in Ocean Village. Blame Southampton Council for that. MDL have owned the marina there for years and it has always been a haven for the larger yachts and mobos. Locals who don't want to be near the night life tend to reside at...

We were safe enough but it was a bit embarrassing for the skipper. What amused us was that on board we had an ex tug skipper who, politely, pointed out that we were heading for trouble. The skipper assured us that we would be OK as the barge only drew a foot or so. Oops. It was before I really...

Off topic but was that the Kitty? I hope you were not the skipper the night we did a corporate trip to Cowes fireworks and spent the evening on a slope firmly aground on the Bramble Bank!

Starbright hull cleaner then Starbright hull polish.

They are free, try several and decide which you think is best. Report back your findings on here so that people can tell you you've chosen the wrong one ;);) MarineTraffic is my choice for what it's worth.