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Ok we've had umpteen debates about red diesel. But it then seems as though only a few actually go anywhere, so for most, it's not that big an issue.
Also if few folk go anywhere, it will likewise not have been noticed the hugh increase in costs of overnight mooring, be it a buoy in a river or marina.
Now my mechanic and countless others, have been telling me that I use my boat far more than others. Hard to see how when I live 310 miles away from it.
But it looks like I do.
Whilst there are umpteen posts on here about which auto pilot, chart plotter, laptops, radar, anchors. The need to plot courses from home, then transfer to boat and the need for ten thousand way points. All with associated scart plugs, dgms, fams, umps, and btmsy thingies. All get very sencible answers and a wealth of knowledge. There must be about a hundred or more sujested web sites for weather. Each one giving better weather than the last. Every one goes on courses these days, Day Skipper PB1/2 and /3. Yacht master, nearly every one but me's got one of them.
Now heres my problem. I thrort we were on a sort of equal playing field. Folk buying stuff, cos they were going far more places, or more difficult places than me. I thunk that maybe I needed more stuff. They must be getting to places I've never been.
Kept feeling guilty about my old Rathion chart plotter with green screen.(Horror) It sort of runs out of puff just short of Alderney, or Portland Bill. But never found it a problem to carry on sort of regardless.
Many here have read my old stories of catastrophy at sea. Or maybe exploding bogs.
But forgetting the raggies for a minute. I feel to be the only mobo actually cruising the sea. OK there may be three or four of us deluded souls.
But for us, it's going to stop. There will be no more bombing up to Weymouth for a forum meet. Or a summer cruise, taking in all the CI's Britany then a blag round the solent and back to Plymouth. I laughingly thort every one did that.
No matter what anyone says. I have seen very few power boats in France, or anywhere else but UK. A few small ones maybe. Not talking about the med. Just Northern France.
So in conclusion. Red diesel aint going to make a jot of difference for most. Only the small minority of folks that use them, go places and actually refuel on nearly a daily basis.
Also if few folk go anywhere, it will likewise not have been noticed the hugh increase in costs of overnight mooring, be it a buoy in a river or marina.
Now my mechanic and countless others, have been telling me that I use my boat far more than others. Hard to see how when I live 310 miles away from it.
But it looks like I do.
Whilst there are umpteen posts on here about which auto pilot, chart plotter, laptops, radar, anchors. The need to plot courses from home, then transfer to boat and the need for ten thousand way points. All with associated scart plugs, dgms, fams, umps, and btmsy thingies. All get very sencible answers and a wealth of knowledge. There must be about a hundred or more sujested web sites for weather. Each one giving better weather than the last. Every one goes on courses these days, Day Skipper PB1/2 and /3. Yacht master, nearly every one but me's got one of them.
Now heres my problem. I thrort we were on a sort of equal playing field. Folk buying stuff, cos they were going far more places, or more difficult places than me. I thunk that maybe I needed more stuff. They must be getting to places I've never been.
Kept feeling guilty about my old Rathion chart plotter with green screen.(Horror) It sort of runs out of puff just short of Alderney, or Portland Bill. But never found it a problem to carry on sort of regardless.
Many here have read my old stories of catastrophy at sea. Or maybe exploding bogs.
But forgetting the raggies for a minute. I feel to be the only mobo actually cruising the sea. OK there may be three or four of us deluded souls.
But for us, it's going to stop. There will be no more bombing up to Weymouth for a forum meet. Or a summer cruise, taking in all the CI's Britany then a blag round the solent and back to Plymouth. I laughingly thort every one did that.
No matter what anyone says. I have seen very few power boats in France, or anywhere else but UK. A few small ones maybe. Not talking about the med. Just Northern France.
So in conclusion. Red diesel aint going to make a jot of difference for most. Only the small minority of folks that use them, go places and actually refuel on nearly a daily basis.
