I must be mad going out today?

[mainshiptom]

Sold the boat now , deposit paid and the boat is booked to be loaded at Southampton on the 19/4. so i still got a few weeks so I am going out over night today, will i Freeze? I might have to turn the heating on?

Anyone one else mad enough to brave the cold?

Tom

 

[CX54WEK]

Sold the boat now , deposit paid and the boat is booked to be loaded at Southampton on the 19/4. so i still got a few weeks so I am going out over night today, will i Freeze? I might have to turn the heating on?

Anyone one else mad enough to brave the cold?

Tom

Got no choice. The boat is due to go back in the water on Monday, so we have to go and finish her off cold or no cold. At least it isnt going to rain though

 

[BGW]

Sold the boat now , deposit paid and the boat is booked to be loaded at Southampton on the 19/4. so i still got a few weeks so I am going out over night today, will i Freeze? I might have to turn the heating on?

Anyone one else mad enough to brave the cold?

Tom

Haha, I did an overnighter a few weeks back (Ireland inland waterways) - It went down to -6 overnight and I woke to find thin ice all around the boat
It was so cold that when I got up to make some coffee, I only got as far as the heater switch, then went back to bed for half an hour.
By then it was warm enough to brave making some coffee - Once washed and dressed it was superb outside in the crisp clear sunshine.

 

[Nauti Fox]

What are you going to do now Tom, giving up boating or looking for something else?

 

[CX54WEK]

Haha, I did an overnighter a few weeks back (Ireland inland waterways) - It went down to -6 overnight and I woke to find thin ice all around the boat
It was so cold that when I got up to make some coffee, I only got as far as the heater switch, then went back to bed for half an hour.
By then it was warm enough to brave making some coffee - Once washed and dressed it was superb outside in the crisp clear sunshine.
QUOTE]

We have used the boat every weekend so far this winter. The coldest it went down to was -16 as far as we are aware. Easily sorted with an electric blanket, extra blanket on top of the bed. One of us got up early to switch on the heating, then got back in bed for an hour or so.

We have had some lovely crisp winter days aboard, although once or twice the condensation on the roof hatch has frozen!!!! Still wouldnt give up winter boating yet.

 

[BartW]

Sold the boat now , deposit paid and the boat is booked to be loaded at Southampton on the 19/4.

and now, whats next ?

Anyone one else mad enough to brave the cold?

The plan is to go out next sunday for a trip of 120nM
at +2°C forecast brrrrrrr

 

[mainshiptom]

Looking for something else, not sure what it is yet, fancy a boat that can easily get into little rivers and canals.but do like fast boats as well, choices choices.

I am also a man of leisure now so will have a lot of time on my hands for fishing?

Tom

 

[Solitaire]

Sold the boat now , deposit paid and the boat is booked to be loaded at Southampton on the 19/4. so i still got a few weeks so I am going out over night today, will i Freeze? I might have to turn the heating on?

Anyone one else mad enough to brave the cold?

Tom

Yup, just about to head off to watch my two students do their YM exam. Be a late one again!!

Always interesting to see how your students get on on their exam after working with them all week. Can also be frustrating when there is nothing you can do when you see errors. But they should be fine.

I expect I'll get into my bed around 03.00!!

 

[BartW]

Looking for something else, not sure what it is yet, fancy a boat that can easily get into little rivers and canals.but do like fast boats as well, choices choices.

for me, I can't imagine selling the boat, while not having at least an option on another one
How come you sold her ?
and apparently it was a quick and easy sale ?
I think I remember that you were quite exited when you bought her, and that was not that long ago.

there are some nice Semi displacement trawlers around

 

[AndieMac]

Sold the boat now , deposit paid and the boat is booked to be loaded at Southampton on the 19/4. so i still got a few weeks so I am going out over night today, will i Freeze? I might have to turn the heating on?

Anyone one else mad enough to brave the cold?

Tom

Tom, that seemed like a pretty quick sale period, are you allowed to say where she is going? (besides out of the country).

Good luck with the next acquisition....you might be able to follow Omega out to his favourite fishing grounds, he seems to know where they are.

 

[mainshiptom]

The boat is going to NZ, I have been out of work since December so it was a right decision to sell this boat since I had equity in the boat and it had a loan against it, I would like to buy a boat without a loan now.

if you know of a bargain , let me know !

 

[AndieMac]

The boat is going to NZ, I have been out of work since December so it was a right decision to sell this boat since I had equity in the boat and it had a loan against it, I would like to buy a boat without a loan now.

if you know of a bargain , let me know !

I'm sure the guys will let you know where the bargains are Tom....

She will be a well travelled Mustang, by the time she gets back down here again, may end up near Vagabond.

Hope everthing works out well mate...

Cheers

 

[AdeOlly]

The boat is going to NZ

Strewth!

An excellent illustration of how puny our currency is when it makes sense to someone on the other side of the world to buy here and then pay another £20k+ to ship it back.

Good luck with the hunt....

 

[mainshiptom]

Strewth!

An excellent illustration of how puny our currency is when it makes sense to someone on the other side of the world to buy here and then pay another £20k+ to ship it back.

Good luck with the hunt....

Spot on ! 20k ! once shrinked warped...

But also this type of boat never had a market in this country (apart from me?) so it is going some where where the name means something to people. like a say Fairline or Princess here !

also the price that the guy is getting the boat is very very attractive compared for the price of the boat in Aus or NZ.

Tom

 

[AdeOlly]

Spot on ! 20k ! once shrinked warped...

But also this type of boat never had a market in this country (apart from me?) so it is going some where where the name means something to people. like a say Fairline or Princess here !

also the price that the guy is getting the boat is very very attractive compared for the price of the boat in Aus or NZ.

Tom

That all makes sense; clearly must be a very attractive deal and desirable boat to ship it all that way. The £20k was a lucky guess

 

[alt]

Don't be such a wuss, i've just been out all week in Scotland in a Thundercat!

 

[strakeryrius]

Looking for something else, not sure what it is yet, fancy a boat that can easily get into little rivers and canals.but do like fast boats as well, choices choices.

Hovercraft?

 

[MapisM]

if you know of a bargain , let me know !

Mmmm.... something "that can easily get into little rivers and canals", but also a "fast boat" and good for fishing?
If you find her, I'd rather call it a miracle than a bargain...!

 

[Renegade_Master]

Haha, I did an overnighter a few weeks back (Ireland inland waterways) - It went down to -6 overnight and I woke to find thin ice all around the boat
It was so cold that when I got up to make some coffee, I only got as far as the heater switch, then went back to bed for half an hour.
By then it was warm enough to brave making some coffee - Once washed and dressed it was superb outside in the crisp clear sunshine.

Whow nice to see a Broom Crown again (I had one) realise what a fine looking boat she is

 

[AndieMac]

Strewth!

An excellent illustration of how puny our currency is when it makes sense to someone on the other side of the world to buy here and then pay another £20k+ to ship it back.

We have been waiting a lifetime for the sterling to get to an affordable level against our third world currency......

I think Britains' tourism industry is going to be mamouth this summer, especially from the southern colonials.