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Each to their own. I lookout from the dinette or wherever I choose to sit. Often not the helm seat.

When at d speed for any distance I rarely sit n the helm seat. Usually feet up in the fly dinette with drinks and snacks!

The white base is factory. I wish it wasn’t there but it was a lot of extra work to remove.

A reminder for you. The standard T46 seats were too low, had no storage and didn’t swivel. The box is custom made, the seals are ex fairline and recovered. The raising bolster as noted by PYB is a benefit. Laterally I moved it too. It is about 8” from the port side when facing forward so the...

Anchor Chain and Rope Size Guide | Jimmy Green Marine

My you are out of touch. £15-17k more like if you are on the Hamble.

Your boat is the absolute top end of condition you can expect for its age. So it was never going to be cheap.

My boat will be advertised with Solent motor yachts very soon. I guess I’m about to find out!! (Sealine T46 by the way!!)

It was 50:50 but we turned right. It could have been!

We were anchored between the iles de Lerins yesterday just a few miles away.

Limehouse used to be my favourite when I used to come up the Thames. Shame they don’t allow people in any more. I used to summer in the Solent and winter in the non tidal Thames. And absolutely loved the trip around. I gave up when the locks shrunk. (Or did my boats grow?)

And much more hygienic with none of the horrible nooks and crannies, exposed pipes etc that are very difficult to clean.

Fresh water flush every day - johns ocean crossing adventures aside - and even then I’d fit a changeover. John spends far more time at anchor than he does at sea. Very important that toilet germs can’t back flush to your fresh water tank though. You need a syphon break like this. Cheaper than...