18 Mar 2005 #1 rwoofer Active member Joined 1 Apr 2003 Messages 3,355 Location Surrey Visit site cause they can't put the mast on till next week. Should I just go out without a mast and enjoy the weather??
cause they can't put the mast on till next week. Should I just go out without a mast and enjoy the weather??
18 Mar 2005 #2 snowleopard Active member Joined 16 May 2001 Messages 33,645 Location Oxford Visit site we had to motor from chichester to inverness to get our mast after first launching. it gave us a bit of a taste for life as a stinkie! enjoy it.
we had to motor from chichester to inverness to get our mast after first launching. it gave us a bit of a taste for life as a stinkie! enjoy it.
18 Mar 2005 #3 C ChrisE Active member Joined 13 Nov 2003 Messages 7,343 Location Kington www.simpleisgood.com Did the crane driver get lost when he put you in?
18 Mar 2005 #4 Phoenix of Hamble Active member Joined 28 Aug 2003 Messages 20,968 Location East Coast mishapsandmemories.blogspot.com Daft question.... would it not have been easier to bring the mast to the boat? Or are the stepping charges so high in Chichester that the fuel costs aren't outweighed by the transport costs?
Daft question.... would it not have been easier to bring the mast to the boat? Or are the stepping charges so high in Chichester that the fuel costs aren't outweighed by the transport costs?
18 Mar 2005 #5 snowleopard Active member Joined 16 May 2001 Messages 33,645 Location Oxford Visit site yes, we considered the option of transporting a 15 metre mast and 11 metre boom from scotland and took the cheap and easy alternative.
yes, we considered the option of transporting a 15 metre mast and 11 metre boom from scotland and took the cheap and easy alternative.
18 Mar 2005 #6 Rowana Two steps lower than the ships' cat Joined 17 Apr 2002 Messages 6,132 Location NE Scotland Visit site You haven't seen his mast ! Have a look here - http://www.freewingmasts.co.uk/ Click on "Photographs" (Chris, I hope you don't mind the link ! ) /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
You haven't seen his mast ! Have a look here - http://www.freewingmasts.co.uk/ Click on "Photographs" (Chris, I hope you don't mind the link ! ) /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif