A typical day out.
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Firefly625
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SWMBO.. she who must be obeyed,
Where you keep your boat is very much individual preference. I dare say you may find in the first few years of boat ownership you may move about, or you may find a marina that suits your boat use first time. You do tend to get used to your "home berth" and "Home Marina" so a lot of people stay put for years., We have!
We live near Guildford, so closest place to keep a boat would be Portsmouth, but we keep ours in Hamble so we drive past Portsmouth and keep on going... probably only 15 minutes drive time but in my view worth it. Hamble is a village, a bit of a mecca for boat as the Hamble has 6 marina's and I think 4 other smaller boat yards offering berthing.
I can understand you thinking of the closest marina as the first choice, very logical. But then it is far easier and quicker and more economical to drive at 70mph down the M27, rather than in a boat to get further into the Solent. So I would just suggest you have a look and consider maybe Portsmouth (although can be a busy and tricky entrance for a novice), or in fact the Hamble. Bit tight for time now but will give more of my opinions later... I am sure others will be on here with other suggestions.
Sticky Fingers
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I'm in Chichester Marina, I don't find it "exposed" outside of the harbour, but there are factors with Chi that you'd need to consider, not least the tidal constraints getting into your chosen Marina. Birdham for example is completely inaccessible twice a day, or Chichester Marina which depth constrained.
If you want to know more about Chichester I'm happy to help.
If you want to know more about Chichester I'm happy to help.
Firefly625
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I go out in all conditions from the Hamble to get to IOW for the weekend, if its a southerly F8-9 that's absolutely fine in the Solent and I wouldn't think twice about. If I was in Chichester I wouldn't go, so its exposed alright
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Sticky Fingers
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!! Indeed. That I do agree with, in fact the bar could be lethal. But I'd never go out in that.I go out in all conditions from the Hamble to get to IOW for the weekend, if its a southerly F8-9 that's absolutely fine in the Solent and I wouldn't think twice about. If I was in Chichester I wouldn't go, so its exposed alright
Nosealegsyet
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Understood and thankyou for that. I understand the term Home Berth now. lol......Honestly this is like learning a different language, but im picking it up slowly haha!..She who must be obeyed, why didnt the penny drop, ?...... i was trying to work out some kind of nautical term from it........God help me....
Nosealegsyet
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Scala what is 'the bar' mean, thankyou
Sticky Fingers
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The watery section between the sea and the natural Chichester harbour is a narrow neck of water which gets shallow with a ridge of sand/gravel that builds up over time due to tidal action. That's called a "bar" and there are quite a few in the area. They move about a bit too. Three issues arise - you need enough water to float safely (so knowing how the tide is rising and falling is vital); the flow rates can be quite strong (so you need enough power to punch against it); and at Chichester in some strong wind conditions esp from the S, when the tide is flowing strongly out of the harbour (ie, wind against tide) it sets up some extremely rough / dangerous rough water.
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Sticky Fingers
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Read a bit more here:
https://www.conservancy.co.uk/page/navigation
https://www.conservancy.co.uk/page/navigation
TQ1
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Can't post the link for some reason but if you search Google for soft dog crate there are a few options.
Nosealegsyet
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Thanks everyone
Scubadoo
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With regards to painting antifouling, it is a straight forward job, you must never dry sand antifouling (as it is toxic), always use wet & dry sand paper (wet) and a bucket of water with a sponge. Depending on the paint condition, you may find some paint has flaked off, this will need to be scraped to remove all loose bits and sand to be reasonably smooth. Go over the entire hull with wet & dry and then sponge off.
Use antifouling primer paint on any bare white bits of the hull (grp) and the patches(flaked off paint). Use masking tape along the water line ie follow the old paint line to get a nice finish (no cheap tape it won't come off easily if left for a few days, use painters blue or frog green tape). Then use a roller to paint on your chosen antifouling paint (2 coats). A 25ft hull will use 2.5L tin of paint, a 30ft will be 2+ and so on. A tin is likely to be £70 to £100+.
A hull is painted with usually copper base antifouling, BUT the outdrive (propulsion system hanging off the back) must never be painted with hull paint, usually it is paint that is suitable for aluminum, and make sure there is an inch gap between the hull and outdrive.
The worse part is sanding down before painting, I suppose it is like decorating a room every year.
Hope that helps.
Also where the boat is supported out of the water, usually ask the marina staff to move them to paint those areas, where the hull sits on wooden blocks, those areas are painted while in the slings/crane before launching. The paint won't come off in the water.
Use antifouling primer paint on any bare white bits of the hull (grp) and the patches(flaked off paint). Use masking tape along the water line ie follow the old paint line to get a nice finish (no cheap tape it won't come off easily if left for a few days, use painters blue or frog green tape). Then use a roller to paint on your chosen antifouling paint (2 coats). A 25ft hull will use 2.5L tin of paint, a 30ft will be 2+ and so on. A tin is likely to be £70 to £100+.
A hull is painted with usually copper base antifouling, BUT the outdrive (propulsion system hanging off the back) must never be painted with hull paint, usually it is paint that is suitable for aluminum, and make sure there is an inch gap between the hull and outdrive.
The worse part is sanding down before painting, I suppose it is like decorating a room every year.
Hope that helps.
Also where the boat is supported out of the water, usually ask the marina staff to move them to paint those areas, where the hull sits on wooden blocks, those areas are painted while in the slings/crane before launching. The paint won't come off in the water.
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