Nick_H
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The cost of the cover is roughly the same as the cost of a full clean and polish, so i'd let it get grubby on the way there, and pay someone to valet it when in France. That way you get a shiny boat ready for the season.
Moving from Brighton to the Med - we're off!
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The cost of the cover is roughly the same as the cost of a full clean and polish, so i'd let it get grubby on the way there, and pay someone to valet it when in France. That way you get a shiny boat ready for the season.
Targa50
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Which shipping company did you use? How much notice do they need?
lovezoo
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Ibiza is a stunning place to keep a boat, not quite as good where we are now, but it was still 17C yesterday and pretty calm conditions, compared to god knows what back in the UK.
Best decision we ever made was to move.
gjgm
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16 degrees in Londinium, thank youIbiza is a stunning place to keep a boat, not quite as good where we are now, but it was still 17C yesterday and pretty calm conditions, compared to god knows what back in the UK.
Best decision we ever made was to move.
lovezoo
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Oh yes, I used to love those warm rainy London winter days.
ACE
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Thanks volvopaul yes indeed ALL sorted before she went back into the water, we replaced them all and didnt have any further problems but it was lucky I guess that my guys down there noticed it ........ as they saying goes I learn more each day
jimmy_the_builder
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Welcome to the forum. I'm using Coast to Coast; I'm fairly flexible with my dates, and so far they've offered two dates, both with a couple of weeks notice. Unfortunately both the dates they've offered have been a bit too quick for me, but it's looking promising for next month.
Cheers
Jimmy
Targa50
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Thanks Jimmy, we are hoping to do the same trip end of May so pleased to know what you think of them. Good to know notice periods are short.
Pinnacle
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Jimmy
When do I get to have c50 litres* of the red stuff you don't/can't take with you?
* =c1/3 tank
When do I get to have c50 litres* of the red stuff you don't/can't take with you?
* =c1/3 tank
John100156
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I used C2C to transport my Targa from Torquay to Sant Carles, they did an excellent job at both ends at a very competitive price. It was cheaper to have them take my F43 from Gib to SCM, but unfortunately they could not hit the dates, so Hurricane and Mary joined us to bring her around, almost a year ago to the day.
Hope it all goes well for you, I'm out next Wednesday, can't wait.......
jimmy_the_builder
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Well, progress has inevitably been a little bit slower than I hoped - but finally the servicing work is complete, and the boat is being relaunched on the Hamble at the beginning of next week. It's been a bit of a tough one, this service - as well as servicing both legs and engines, we've ended up fitting new steering rams and hoses, a replacement rudder indicator cable, reconditioning one fuel cooler and replacing the other, and replacing one trim ram. All told it's been a bit ouch!
The replacement anchor chain has arrived, all 80m of it, and is now in the boat. I'm hoping I'll get time to paint some 10m markers on it before the boat heads south. The reupholstering of the saloon sofa by C&J Marine should finish tomorrow - I've added an armrest to one end of the sofa, in an attempt to make it a bit more interesting for them. Can't wait to see how it looks.
The plan now is to launch early next week, try everything out over the following weekend, and lift again around 15 March for final prep. Transport is now booked for 22 March. I've still got about 50 things to organise...
Cheers
Jimmy
The replacement anchor chain has arrived, all 80m of it, and is now in the boat. I'm hoping I'll get time to paint some 10m markers on it before the boat heads south. The reupholstering of the saloon sofa by C&J Marine should finish tomorrow - I've added an armrest to one end of the sofa, in an attempt to make it a bit more interesting for them. Can't wait to see how it looks.
The plan now is to launch early next week, try everything out over the following weekend, and lift again around 15 March for final prep. Transport is now booked for 22 March. I've still got about 50 things to organise...
Cheers
Jimmy
rafiki_
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Sounds like you are near enough a full time PM on this activity at the moment. Any spare time for work?
jimmy_the_builder
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volvopaul
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Im around next week Jimmy if you need some crew for a test run, tuesday for a week.
jimmy_the_builder
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Thanks Paul, if nothing else we might yet get to have that beer! Feeling better?
Cheers
Jimmy
Balearick
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I use those rubber markers from chandlery shops (I have them just at 20m, 30m and then 50m), they work quite well (since SWMBO can't seem to figure out the readout on the remote)
jfm
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Jimmy
Here is Antibes, shot from bow of my boat looking over to the Fort, about 11am this morning. Glorious day, and I could have gone to sea in a T shirt but was doing a boatyard job instead. Hurry on down!
Here is Antibes, shot from bow of my boat looking over to the Fort, about 11am this morning. Glorious day, and I could have gone to sea in a T shirt but was doing a boatyard job instead. Hurry on down!
vas
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similarly brilliant weather here (for a change!)
18C+, sunshine, and snowclad mountains on the background (snowfalls expected mid week though...)
cheers
V.
benjenbav
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Jimmy
Here is Antibes, shot from bow of my boat looking over to the Fort, about 11am this morning. Glorious day, and I could have gone to sea in a T shirt but was doing a boatyard job instead. Hurry on down!
Hah! I was out in a polo shirt on 1 March in UK. But 3 March it was snowing. I'm supposedly in SoF sometime in early April though.
rafiki_
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I was in a Polo shirt in Tewkesbury on Saturday. Lots of effort going into Rafiki. Nothing to do with the temp, though, just pure elbow grease.
