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2.3m inflatable dinghy for sale. Air deck, inflatable keel, completely air tight (no patches) approx 10 years old. Lightly used although seat and transom need coat of varnish. Oars and foot pump included. £225. Collect only (15 mins from J29 M25)

Hi Doug, sorry to hear about your mishap - maybe its an Ipswich thing? This is three (yep three!) of us waiting for the tide to come back in after drying out (deliberately of course ) watching the Southend air show Sunday...

just out of curiosity - where is it located and what does it do (or not!)

ha - snap! Except we used to 'charter' Hiawatha (1977 ish)- a sturdy 2 seat canoe (think that's a green version of one in the foreground) Moved on from the Mere to an Orkney Strikeliner - then Warrior 165 and now the Bav.

Can anybody recommend a charter company for a day out sailing in the Solent - skipper essential - for about 6 - 8 'crew'. thanks

thanks Brayman.

what's the likely-hood of getting 3 berths at the TMYC, Hampton Court in the middle of July? - can you pre-book? What are the other berthing alternatives close to the bridge?

I bought my workshop manual from Keypart (mail order - www.keypart.com). Self serviced this year no problem - off and back on in leisurely 2 days. Agree you need 2 pairs of hands for back on bit.

Hi...........although not in your neck of the woods. Theres at least 5 of us now in the Ipswich area, granted not all on this forum.

lurking as usual!!! Give up boating?? never! Let me know when you are thinking of going - may well muster a crew up myself and join you!

we had our first trip over the year before last - for a 3 day weekend I would recommend Dunkerque initially - you can plan your passage across the estuary to pass off Ramsgate then a short crossing past the sandiette lightship before you turn left for Dunkerque (you could alternately try...

Hi, I have a BMB29 and last summer a very kind raggie lost control while berthing and came to, full onto my bow - my anchor made sure he came off worse but none the less one of my starboard stanchions was loosened and would not re-tighten with the original screws. I was advised that the screws...

that's quite a generalisation - I have both helm and bow remote sockets for my windlass remote, I've hardly ever used the bow. I have good vis of the chain from the helm, have a self locating bow roller for the anchor and the anchor locks in under the power of the windlass.

did exactly the same with mine when I first took delivery. The lock is held in place by the small bolt which has no head either side - you need to get some grips on it either side and undo - the lock then slides off.

recommend you trawl the on-line swindlers - not as much fun, but def the cheapest route.