Nauti-Fox spotted on Medway.

[oldgit]

Spotted a Fairline 43 and bit.......through the rain and steamed up windows during the RCC cruise on New Years Day.
Did give Startline Al a call on Ch74 ...totally ignored of course........
MDL have obviously finally cut off power and water to get rid of him....
Only other highlight of the day was Murv losing his hat overboard, while scrounging a lift on somebodies boat.
Err thats it really................

 

[Nauti Fox]

Wondered if it was you, listening on 16 old chap. That was our one and only chance to move the boat without gale force winds or wrong tides....
Now safely alongside at Cuxton, was a bit wet wasn't it.
Port engine seemed fine and we sat at 2100rpm giving 18 knots which didn't seem too bad.
ps. The raymarine antenna is on the flybridge next to the panel and works fine.

 

[oldgit]

Wondered if it was you, listening on 16 old chap. That was our one and only chance to move the boat without gale force winds or wrong tides....
Now safely alongside at Cuxton, was a bit wet wasn't it.
Port engine seemed fine and we sat at 2100rpm giving 18 knots which didn't seem too bad.
ps. The raymarine antenna is on the flybridge next to the panel and works fine.
PPs. Have a form for you to fill in.

Since my visit have spotted a 760 on ebay, but it cannot accept radar image only plotter and fishfinder.
going to try and get rl80.
The boat next to you on the brokerage berth does belong to chap I know,been up for sale for ages, long before he bought his new boat.
Ps. Those fenders very nearly match and if you cleaned them, you could pass for a Thames boater. !

 

[Old Crusty]

Since my visit have spotted a 760 on ebay, but it cannot accept radar image only plotter and fishfinder.
going to try and get rl80.
The boat next to you on the brokerage berth does belong to chap I know,been up for sale for ages, long before he bought his new boat.
Ps. Those fenders very nearly match and if you cleaned them, you could pass for a Thames boater. !

Ah, Thames boaters, the chandlers' friends!

 

[Nauti Fox]

Ah, yes , despite the strong winds and high tides, there has been no donation from the Medway Chandlery as yet.....all we've had are sticks and reeds so far, and Cheryl dangling on a rope trying to get back on the boat in gale force winds..

 

[oldgit]

All comes to those who wait.
The floods up stream will soon be providing Sunday lunch by way of the odd dead sheep.

 

[sunquest]

Wondered if it was you, listening on 16 old chap. That was our one and only chance to move the boat without gale force winds or wrong tides....
Now safely alongside at Cuxton, was a bit wet wasn't it.
Port engine seemed fine and we sat at 2100rpm giving 18 knots which didn't seem too bad.
ps. The raymarine antenna is on the flybridge next to the panel and works fine.

So what was the problem with the port engine , just askin

 

[Nauti Fox]

Cutting out, but ran ok on the starboard tank.
The fuel line was pressure tested between the shut off valve and the tank and found to have a leak at the 90 degree fitting at the top of the tank, allowing air to leak into the system.

 

[oldgit]

Just bought a RL80 off Ebay and now looking for some C map NT + charts preferably Thames esturary and the channel with Dutch and French coats.
Not too fussy about dates.
Lost my old chart in the car park at Windsor (Dont ask ! )

 

[Nauti Fox]

How did you lose your card?
Our first breakage.....





At least we' ve got another two!

 

[oldgit]

How did you lose your card?
Our first breakage.....

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At least we' ve got another two!

why does that look like toilet seat in the first pic ?

 

[Parabordi]

bought one of those off ebay, complete

 

[Nauti Fox]

why does that look like toilet seat in the first pic ?

Cos that's what it is....

 

[oldgit]

why has the bog got a toothed drive belt........think we should be told.

Down replacing the rollers on the patio doors this evening.
Somebody really ought to mention to Princess that salt water and aluminium do not work well together !
Got the anchor winch going and decided to drop all the anchor chain as proper test..
it refused to pull it back in again....sigh !

 

[Nauti Fox]

That'll learn ya. At least your chain was attached to the boat.
The thunderbox has a macerator lurking in the base, new pulley and belt arriving tomorrow.

 

[oldgit]

and whats wrong with the standard Medway Bucket ?

 

[Nauti Fox]

Haven't had a delivery via the river yet......