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    My First longer distance trip to Torquay and surrounding area recommendations?

    Morning. End of April I'm planning to venture a bit further for the first time and take the boat down to Devon. Im based in Poole and usually its trips to IOW and the Solent. Im planning on having just over a week down in devon to give me a bit of extra time just incase wether gets a bit bad...
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    Cornish coast, if we could just get the weather....

    lovely vid... keep them coming.
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    Bow thruster tunnel cost?

    Thank you both. £450 is a lot better than i was expecting. I can do everything else but i just don't fancy the tunnel job.... thanks ian
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    Volvo AD41 p-a help not getting over 3600rpm

    Evening, Any more ideas with this as I'm stuck. If a turbo was to fail would there be a massive difference in engine rpm to show this? Ian
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    Volvo AD41 p-a help not getting over 3600rpm

    Thanks Paul Yes after a prop change by previous owner he incorrectly matched props and put A7 props on so revs were high. But time I put her back in to use I could only get 3550 rpm on the A7's. I know I need to be around 3900 and this should be achieved on bigger A8 props I have looked at the...
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    Volvo AD41 p-a help not getting over 3600rpm

    Morning For a while now my Ad41's have not been able to get over 3600rpm. both engines stat at very similar rpm but won't achieve any higher. They pull very well up to this I have bought this up before on here but thought I start fresh now I have filtered out a few possible causes. The boat...
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    Anyone a member of Poole Yacht Club?

    I currently just go out with a few friends but would like to get more involved. I may stay at cobbs this weekend for a night so may go in their bar for a nose. Ian
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    Anyone a member of Poole Yacht Club?

    I agree. Social boating would be great. There is a lot of our wind assisted friends in the marinas near me and tbh they don't socialise much with us with engines. When over at poole there is a lot on the bigger end of the scale who do the longer cross channel stuff .... Wether depending I'm...
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    Anyone a member of Poole Yacht Club?

    Interested in this too as being in the area. Often wondered if there is any clubs as i am also after trying to look for new places to venture to but would not like to do alone as fairly new. Ian
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    any one here with a glastron gx185br

    true, very true and mostly i will use for watersports and bit of family days out thanks ian
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    any one here with a glastron gx185br

    thanks so quite jucey then thanks ian
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    any one here with a glastron gx185br

    hi does any one have a glastron gx185 br vith the 4.3 volvo penta in it and if so whats it like and whats it like on fuel thanks ian
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    help with glastron height

    ok well i have head room of 6'8 so should be ok then thanks ian
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    help with glastron height

    hi i am after buying a glastron 185 br but would like to store in my garage so what is the approx height on trailer thanks very much ian
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    which chartplotter? your recommendations please.

    new lowrance 5150 cheap and good right up's
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