Recent content by pelmetman

15 hurricanes:eek:.............I would suggest that if you believe in God he's trying to tell you something;).............Sell the boat:D

Be careful...... our dog crapped on the Nothe a few weeks back and I can't remember if I picked it up:D

Now you tell me..........just spent £40 quid on one:(

Having lived in Brightlingsea and being ex Navy............I don't have a problem:cool: Forgot to add I was once a member of the yacht club.....I dare say they will remember me......unfortunately:o

I guess when you need that extra knot to win.......chuck a few of the hoi polloi overboard:eek:.......... Maybe things are changing and the skippers are being thrown to the sharks if Barclays and G4S are a sign of things to come;)

Call me a sissy but I think I'd like some guard rails:eek:

All my vehicles are obsolete as are most of the tools I use............I hope to become obsolete next year:D......

Yep.....the Pier Hotel is great for fish and chips.............it's where I discovered mint sauce in mushy peas makes all the difference........plus I supplied their headboards:D

Only played it once with my brother........he was very upset when I lost all his balls in the water...........it must be my natural element as even my balls head for it:D

I've missed not having a boat, I found just titivating was as enjoyable as sailing sometimes:cool: Trailer sailers seem to be selling well though, maybe that's a sign of the times;)...........I seem to have started at the expensive end of boating and worked my way down, from a Royal 34 via a...

That's what I'm hoping, although considering the kinda distance I'm hoping to travel I suspect the trailer will be as important as the boat;)

All of the above is valid if I was tied to weekends etc........... but I'll be towing it behind our camper and I'm paying particular attention to my Gross Train Weight, hence why I'm looking for something with an all up weight of 730 kgs max;) Plus we will be retired so I'll be searching out...

:confused:...........What problems might I encounter apart from the expected........getting stuck up a narrow lane, trying to get up a steep hill, capsizing in a storm, running aground, falling overboard......:(

So the weights inclusive, that's what I thought but best to double check;)... I did look at water ballasted boats Dave, and the Bay Cruiser looks a lovely boat...........BUT as we are retiring and will need most of our capital to earn a few pence interest.....I've another 13 years until my...

Looking at trailer sailers specification I see the Displacement weight and the ballast weight.................my question is does the displacement figure include the ballast weight:confused: Example:-Disp. 1257 lbs./ 570 kgs. Ballast: 331 lbs. / 150 kgs. Is the weight 570 kgs or 620 kgs?