Recent content by NauticalNovice

I do appreciate all the replies and especially the differences of opinion...!! I am giving a LOT of thought to this and will respond to all these helpful comments over the coming weekend. Thanks. NN

Thanks for all the replies so far. Quite a lot to digest and think about. I will reply to all once I have had time to consider this very helpful advice. NN

During 2018/19 my wife and I are planning to island-hop the Greek islands for 2 years. For most of that time we will be living on the boat, so a comfortable, reliable, easy-to-manage vessel is a prerequisite. Our maximum budget for the vessel is €70,000 (Euros). We have found a 1991 Fairline...

I started this Post in the hope that I would learn something from those with far greater knowledge and experience than myself.... and I have certainly achieved that...:encouragement: To summarize, this is what I have learned up to this point 1. Survivors ask the questions that the dead folk...

Once again, thank you for the replies and advice. Perhaps my lack of experience shows, but I have a revised plan, which I would like to propose. Shooting it down in flames is OK...:D 1. I really would like to make the Alderney < > Goury plan work, providing it can be done safely. The...

Thanks to everyone for the advice. Perhaps I did not explain myself too well in my first post, so let me clarify the situation.... I will be based in Alderney for some time and would like to go to France frequently - weather permitting. I will have all the tide tables and up-to-date weather...

iledesprit, thanks for your reply. What I am mainly interested in is the journey Alderney to / from Auderville (Port de Goury in France). With regards to that I have a few questions. Q1. How difficult is this journey? I read somewhere that the tidal flow on that stretch of water can reach...

Do any forum members have practical experience of the waters around the Channel Island of Alderney? Thanks NN

Thanks jfm and Steve for your replies and the info provided. My gut feel is that the broker is lazy or not informed or...... well yes, in the current economic climate you would hope that the broker would try a little harder. I will contact the manufacturer directly and ask the question. What...

Rafiki, thanks for your reply. Assume the boat is used exclusively on the Med. Let us assume that you arrive at a marina and intend to spend a week there. If you don't have a holding tank what happens to all the waste from the heads, showers, galley, dishwasher, washing machine..... and so...

I have been looking through the specs of a number of really nice, well-specified and rather expensive motor yachts. I notice that many of them don't specify a "holding tank". Is this correct or just an ommision in the spec? Is it possible that a well-specified, expensive motor yacht would not...

Assume the following conditions :- a) Live permanently aboard b) Travel extensively (mainly in the Med) c) Never spend more than 90 days in any calendar year in the territorial waters of any one country Questions :- 1) Do you have to declare "Residency" and if you do where do you declare...

Thanks Blueglass. NN

Oops... thanks MartynG that is Litres. NN

On this Forum when members quote figures in Gallons are they referring to a) UK gallons - 1 gal = 4.55 ltr OR b) US gallons - 1 gal = 3.78 ltr TiA NN