Recent content by JohnR

Club de Mar now have more boats based there that go away for July and August. I've got daylight on either side of me (leastways I did have last time I looked)

You have to be grilled before the cttee for membership, rather like a lobster.

First time in here for three months and I am glad to see nothing has changed. Not even the opening page which offered me a review of the boat show and what do I see but " Welcome to the London Boat Show Preview The 51st annual Schroders London Boat Show runs from 6-16 January; this is...

In a nutshell - don't. It has to be Yellow Coded if UK flagged. The Spanish authorities require a matriculation tax in order to charter. Spain is over-subscribed with foreign boats looking for a bit of charter work and not complying with any regulations. <hr width=100% size=1>

Anyone know what the fuel prices will do in Malta after they join the European Corruption? Question is, do I go north about Sicily or south around and fill up on duty free? <hr width=100% size=1>

Did I mention that I am flying out to Palma on Sunday to see my boat put back in the water. Then I thought I might stay for 10 days or so and potter round for a good meal somewhere and some winter sunshine. SWMBO is staying at home <g> <hr width=100% size=1>

This bottom painting lark must be catching - lifted out this afternoon and washed off. I am told the bottom was clean put the rudders and prop shafts were a bit manky. Oh well, let them get on with it and antifoul, I'll go and inspect next weekend. There is always one seacock that gets missed...

Re: A little pruning... I can only assume that bad taste occurs in this forum the day before I log on every few months, for over the last year there always seems to be someone hanging on the gibbet when I look in to see what news there is and who is doing what. All the bad taste politically...

Now I am only posting this because you ignored me at two shows <g> your MBM team tramped all over the boat and didn't even offer me a photograph at the end of the day - whilst MBY absolutely refused on grounds of copyright. Since those of us who only pop into this forum when we are not playing...

Well wasn't that a stupid form; apart from anything else it wouldn't allow me to put in how much fuel I use - it only allows up to 10000 litres not the 27K I wanted to enter. <hr width=100% size=1>

Naw - but I've been conned into trying to sell a few <hr width=100% size=1>

Re: the auld days Glad to see that the editor of Tax Collecter Monthly is still available for abuse in this forum. Its not your Fiat up for sale in Club de M ? <hr width=100% size=1>

Maybe he is burning 28 sec heating oil, but why that should be cheaper than diesel I don't know. <hr width=100% size=1>

For hi-fi bits for the boat Richer Sounds were not only the cheapest but the best. Went to the one in Southampton told them what I wanted and they put the whole lot together for me, carried it out to the car etc. they couldn't have been more helpful. Went to Curry's for a flat screen TV. Not...

More discrimination against 64ft trawler yachts. <hr width=100% size=1>