New boat. Dog with 2 danglies

[henryf]

You should have popped over and said hello when we were at Bucklers. To be fair there isn't a name on the boat yet so you wouldn't have known it was us. We got confirmation Emily Jo is available and so that will be her name.

Yes, it was us littering up the Hamble to drop her back off for the coding work. Can't say it was a trip I relished knowing I wouldn't be on her for a while. Sitting in LHR lounge waiting to head off to Taipei for a week. I feel like an alien looking in on the world when I'm there!

Yes apparently at 2 degrees it doesn't work as well, for the other 360 days I am mightily impressed. We have devised a couple of tricks to make best use of shore power when available and I have resigned myself to the fact that the genny will be used more, especially during the marginal months. Because the boat feels more like a little ship you sort of don't mind. In fact at one stage I left it running by mistake, possibly too quiet!

I'm pleased that all the systems seem relatively straight forward to use. We breathed a sigh of relief when the holding tank discharge passed its test

The one thing you don't get at boat shows, even Southampton are some of the subtle differences. I think if there was a way of getting those differences across selling would be a lot easier and not so much of a Leap of faith.

Henry

 

[jfm]

Yup, the constant genset thing creeps up on you with a bigger boat. With first boat, turning on the genset was quite a ceremony, to boil a kettle or something. With a larger boat the thing is often on all day and many boats (not mine, where I can spec my way out of it) the whole boat is designed so there always has to be a genset running when underway or at anchor, and the thing only goes off when on shorepower. So you get gensets with 3000hours on quite new boats for example. TCM's old Leopard 23 had 230v engine room fans, and you couldn't start the engines and take the boat to sea unless constant 230v was available from one of the gensets

 

[andy59]

Thanks for another informative post and great photos , and a big thanks for naming your lovely boat after my daughter and SWMBO

 

[chuds]

Wonderful thread and congratulations on your new pride and joy, she looks stunning!

 

[MYAG]

............ We breathed a sigh of relief when the holding tank discharge passed its test ..............

Upwind I hope?

That's a great Med boat you have there, so when are you moving?.......

 

[henryf]

I like my UK cruising too much to move, although Asia could tempt me one day. A perfect Asian spec with the exception of being a bit too posh for diving !

Henry

 

[AndieMac]

Lymington continued

As much as I enjoy any boating related photos, you have taken some great life shots of the local villages....especially the pubs .........particularly enjoyed seeing the little shop on the left of the street 'Old Guys Rule'

 

[FalconSteve]

those are fantastic photos, which camera do you use? I am a canon man myself.

 

[henryf]

Canon EOS 600D. 3 lenses: std 18-55 which came with camera, Tamron 70-300 which has a really good macro facility, Tamron 10-24

The flip out screen on the 600 has been surprisingly useful at times.

That seems to pretty much solve most situations

I do have a tripod but only use it in very low light. I don't have a flash and prefer the natural colours you get without it, although in Thailand recently I was in some pitch black caves (tham) and someone from the hotel lent me his clip on flash which was a real help.

I'm not a technically fantastic photographer, I just see the shot and bracket some exposures. You pick up some generalisations in terms of bringing out the sky and I love people shots with the long lens.

Henry

 

[Seahope]

Henry,

Many thanks for taking the time to post your photos from my favorite haunts in and around the Solent. Therefore, this is one of my favorite threads ever

 

[henryf]

Thank you. The last couple of places were a bit of a rush prior to flying off. I do have some more images. When I get back I will try to put them on here.

Henry

 

[FalconSteve]

Canon EOS 600D. 3 lenses: std 18-55 which came with camera, Tamron 70-300 which has a really good macro facility, Tamron 10-24

The flip out screen on the 600 has been surprisingly useful at times.

That seems to pretty much solve most situations

I do have a tripod but only use it in very low light. I don't have a flash and prefer the natural colours you get without it, although in Thailand recently I was in some pitch black caves (tham) and someone from the hotel lent me his clip on flash which was a real help.

I'm not a technically fantastic photographer, I just see the shot and bracket some exposures. You pick up some generalisations in terms of bringing out the sky and I love people shots with the long lens.

Henry

I have the same camera, the stock lens and a Canon 70-300 mm zoom. I don't have a wide lens yet (I will try to be good santa). I don't really have the artistic eye that you have, I tend to produce pictures that are ok though. Some of your shots really have a wow factor, I look forward to seeing some more .

Steve

 

[scubaman]

...and I love people shots with the long lens.

You've taken some very very good people shots. I love people shots too, but find it very demanding skills-wise. That's why most of my photos are of static subjects

 

[Cardo]

So where's the big tamale berthed these days? I think I read something about Swanwick marina so had a look for her when I took a punt up there the other day. Unfortunately, not knowing much about mobos, I was a bit overwhelmed by all the big, shiny, floating apartments!

 

[Monique]

YYYEEESSS! Nice looking kit.

(I shouldn't say this as I'm a raggie)

 

[henryf]

Currently at Swanwick but finally making its move to the home berth at Haslar tomorrow.

Henry