Abortive launch attempt

[Dave_Snelson]

Took a half day off work on Friday and drove to Wales to prepare CI. Got all the work done and fittings & furnishings re-installed ready for Saturday.

Forecast:- Bright, sunny but northerly strong winds. No worries thought I. Northerlies are OK where I want to go.

Friday night - rain like you've never seen. Nay - Monsoon. And a monsoon with westerlies that rocked my static caravan and howled all night. So bad, I had to sit inside and drink red wine with a friend. This continued with rainy squalls all Saturday. I'm all dissappointed now /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

/forums/images/graemlins/mad.gifRight - I'm off to go drink some wine /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

Next time I won't contradict Shipswoofy, who in all fairness did warn me. Must have better info that me /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[gonfishing]

I was "up North" LLanmadog on Thursday still not very nice, Liverpool friday wasn't so bad!!

Julian

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Yes, that was Weds 9th. The charts were starting to look bad.

5 Day charts

I am glad you were wrong as I did not go to the boat this weekend after my forecast, lots of work to do for the summer. As it is I am going to have to start tiling the bathroom tomorrow.

Tuesday looks promising /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Fun....

 

[gcwhite]

Try accuweather.com They give detailed forecasts out 15 days. I have been monitoring them and they have been accepably accurate.

/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Thanks - I'll give that one a go.

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Unfortunately (for me) uesday looks like work /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[Dave_Snelson]

If fishing was easy, it would be called "Catching"

I like that

But tell me this...why is there only one monopolies commission?

 

[PhilF]

if catching is so easy why are there so many criminals running around free

 

[Dave_Snelson]

hmmm - good point, well made!

 

[Matrosen]

When the monopolies commission was formed, the first chairman was Lord Pilkington who was at that time the CEO of the UK's biggest monopoly!

 

[Alistairr]

[ QUOTE ]
Right - I'm off to go drink some wine

[/ QUOTE ]
MMmm, I think you've been in this boating lark long enough, Time to move onto Whisky maybe!!!!????

 

[Benny1]

Hi Dave, sorry to hear you didn't get out.

Our boat has been sat (happily, I am told) on its berth all winter. Been down a couple of times to check on her but not got out as it is either too windy or persisting it down.

She is coming out in 2 weeks for 10 days to have her antifouling done and be all washed and polished, however I won't be able to have a look until Easter, as have lots and lots on. Bit of a pain.

I would get yourself booked in for a lift sharpish though, as the hoist is getting very booked up with the rush to get back in for Easter - we were going to have ours lifted in and out two, as opposed to three weeks before Easter, but not a chance as it is fully booked for well over 10 days prior to the Holiday weekend.

By the way, have you had your boat on the more public hard next to the hoist/fuel pump, or in the "secure" compound which is actually not secure for 2/3 of each day?

 

[itsonlymoney]

"why is there only one monopolies commission"

I really like that one Dave /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I'm off too N/W again on Wed. prob have lunch at Conwy marina.
Ian

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Hi - in the compound its been. Now out on Rob's powerboat trailer waiting for launch. Next attempt will be Saturday after next. I'll be using the slip, so no need for the hoist /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Benny1]

Hi...Am I being stupid...who is Rob?

Glad to hear that, sounds much cheaper then the hoist - can you get hold of a 40ft version for me? (Trailer that is).

Hope you have more luck this coming weekend!

 

[Dave_Snelson]

Rob Walker...AKA Harbour Marine Engineering Services. He has Unit 5 Hafan Marina Workshops. Its opposite Firmhelm on the main marina road.

40ft eh?...I think that would be stretching a point /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Benny1]

I think it would indeed - and it would also fall off the end of the slipway, as several others have done before!