KTL to be aired on American TV

they will only be using what I have already filmed

Twister_Ken said:
Got any busty blondes in mini-kinis?
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they will only be using what I have already filmed so its mostly boats, water, birds, trees, light, boats and history, the odd ironic comment and poor cuisine.

I am sure our ideas would widen the demographic - but possibly not in a way that I could easily achieve and there is already plenty of minikini action already on the web

I do see that KTL is very different from the other films they show

However, its good to see that there are some tv producers attempting to make films for cruising sailors

which I think is a good thing

D
 
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Do they have Mud in America?

I know that the UK classic boat and traditional boat scene is well liked over there... could you emphasize that side of things?

You have plenty of wooden boat footage...?
 
FWIW, Dylan

There are a lot of Yanks that buy old Westerly 22's, 25's etc & spend a lot of time doing them up & sailing them. I know this because they are prolific posters on the relevant fora. You are not as far from that section of the cruising community as you are from the Solent Hooray Henries.
 
barges and smacks and old westerlies

Searush said:
FWIW, Dylan

There are a lot of Yanks that buy old Westerly 22's, 25's etc & spend a lot of time doing them up & sailing them. I know this because they are prolific posters on the relevant fora. You are not as far from that section of the cruising community as you are from the Solent Hooray Henries.
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I do have lots of barge and smack footage - not so much about old Westerlies

but I should pay them more attention - after all you cant argue with the number of Centaurs that were produced. Its easy to ignore the triumph that the Westerly company was.

What I should really do is to dump the slug and buy a centaur - 3,000 ex owners would buy the films

But 12K to replace the slug with a boat that would be even more expensive to run....

the economics are so far off making any sense right now

I have to admit that Centaur would be a lot safer and more comfortable for the more Northerly stretches of the journey. There are times when being able to stand up in the cabin does seem like an attractive proposition.

Dylan
 
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Well-done Dylan,

Well-done Dylan,

It’s about time my hard work paid off… well… I’ve been telling everyone about Dylan & KTL since your first YT upload. I've sent your links to all my e-mail contacts and posted your blogs & links to our club membership, & even! had your picture on our notice board for a while. Until we eventually realised what was scaring the animals and children… LOL! :D

Looking forward to seeing you on the Clyde.

OG.
 
dylanwinter said:
(snip)But 12K to replace the slug with a boat that would be even more expensive to run....

the economics are so far off making any sense right now

I have to admit that Centaur would be a lot safer and more comfortable for the more Northerly stretches of the journey. There are times when being able to stand up in the cabin does seem like an attractive proposition.

Dylan
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I agree, Centaurs have always been costly. But after the slug, even a Pageant would feel like a palace & you can get them for 5-8k if you ever get that dream Holywood film deal. :D.

Nomads, 22, & 25s will set you back about 2-5k & offer loads of accom & better passage making abilities than a Mirror offshore and are still well under 3' draft. But somehow, a major part of your charm is your style & this would not be the same in a much bigger boat.
 
KTL watched by sadistic sailors - more needed

Searush said:
I agree, Centaurs have always been costly. But after the slug, even a Pageant would feel like a palace & you can get them for 5-8k if you ever get that dream Holywood film deal. :D.

Nomads, 22, & 25s will set you back about 2-5k & offer loads of accom & better passage making abilities than a Mirror offshore and are still well under 3' draft. But somehow, a major part of your charm is your style & this would not be the same in a much bigger boat.
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let me just get this right.....part of the "charm" is knowing that the project is stupidly under-resourced and seeing me shivering in a dark, cold cramped space like some sort of candle lit troglodyte is all part of the pleasure you get from the films.

I really am stuffed.... however, the way I see it, if I can just sell 500 sets of DVDs to sadistic sailors I could afford a Centaur.

If I could sell another 500 sets after that I could afford to sail it for a year. Then the Centaur sailors - probably all 2,000, of them would then start watching the films as well.

Simple plan
 
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dylanwinter said:
let me just get this right.....part of the "charm" is knowing that the project is stupidly under-resourced and seeing me shivering in as dark, cold cramped space like some sort of candle lit troglodyte is all part of the pleasure you get from the films.

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of course it is, Jerome K Jerome; "I love work, I can stand & watch men working all day long."

Now substitute "suffering" for "work" :D

Look, I understand your needs, & I am doing my best, I am working to set aside a part of next year's heating allowance to buy a set of DVD's for winter viewing.

Unfortunately, the first step involves "investing big money" in a bulk LPG tank to feed my gas boiler & replace the stack pack of 47kg gas bottles. I then have to undertake removal of the huge & decrepit filth making, solid fuel boiler from the kitchen, dismantle the surrounding fancy brickwork chimney breast & find some way of supporting the bedroom floor so that I can redesign & refurbish the kitchen.

I reckon it will cost me about the value of a Pageant to set myself up to reduce my heating costs by about 30 squid so I can buy your DVD's.

But it will be worth it. :) Best wishes, D, from an ashen SR
 
dylanwinter said:
let me just get this right.....part of the "charm" is knowing that the project is stupidly under-resourced and seeing me shivering in a dark, cold cramped space like some sort of candle lit troglodyte is all part of the pleasure you get from the films.
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Don't go thinking that Centaur owners are anything special. We do cold and cramped every time we set off, and sometimes throw a few tea lights in for good measure.
 
comfort is a relative thing

aquaplane said:
Don't go thinking that Centaur owners are anything special. We do cold and cramped every time we set off, and sometimes throw a few tea lights in for good measure.
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However, to be able to stand up would be nice, not to have to completely re-configure the cabin before going to bed would be great.... and a marina with a power lead is a wonderful thing to have at the end of a day sailing in the winter time....

Have you ever owned a small boat?

Dylan
 
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dylanwinter said:
However, to be able to stand up would be nice, not to have to completely re-configure the cabin befor egoing to bed would be great.... and a marina with a power lead is a wonderful thing to have at the end of a day sailing in the winter time....

Have you ever owned a small boat?

Dylan
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Well my Frist 18 wan't big. It was OK with 2 on, all the bags up front out of the way. It was very cosy the night we slept 5 though, most of the contents went out into the cockpit. :)
 
accommodation

aquaplane said:
Well my Frist 18 wan't big. It was OK with 2 on, all the bags up front out of the way. It was very cosy the night we slept 5 though, most of the contents went out into the cockpit. :)
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I guess that it is coming home to me that as I get further north the weather is going to get tougher - and as well as seaworthiness it also means that I will have to spend more time on the boat waiting out the bad weather. Once I get past the Tyne then nipping home as soon as it turns horrible is not really going to be an option.

before the slug I had an eboat and sonata - positively luxurious

however, the diesel inboard, separate heads and cooking position under the hatch in the slug do make the best of limited space in an 18 footer.

Whatever happens, in the longer term, I will have to make some investments - either in the slug itself or in getting another boat.

Short term... the slug is great and relatively cheap to run - although even with the slug's almost new engine the drive shaft problems still cost me £1,000 in repairs last year.

D
 
Hi Dylan, I've just - rather belatedly - seen this post. Congratulations, excellent news.

At the risk of sounding like a whingeing Pom, it's bleedin' typical that it took a Yank to see the potential of KTL, even if he does turn out to render it unrecognisable (if you want to get really worried about this aspect of it, I recommend watching "Episodes" on BBC2 to you ..... :))
 
Well done Dylan!

When you get to Scotland there'a well-equipped Pageant waiting for you in Banff harbour. Yours to use whenever. I'm afraid there's a proper stove and even lighting and the engine usually runs, but on the plus side she's got two keels and is not in the running for the world's prettiest yacht. Perhaps less characterful than the Slug, but there are plenty of twazzocks in the Caley canal to talk about!
And before anyone asks why we aren't sailing her ourselves, we succumbed to the charms of a Pentland over on the West coast!
Mike
 
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