New 'Spots' for MBY and MBM

[EME]

New \'Spots\' for MBY and MBM

Will has started me thinking?

What hind of eries/serial would we like in MBY/MBM...??

I could do a series on ' An Idiot's guide to getting Afloat (or not)'

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[boatone]

Never mind that.......

......wots the latest on the 'I'm trying to convince you all that I'm trying to buy a boat' saga?

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[EME]

The latest ?

...is that I am still trying to convince you all.. Doh......although the joke is really beginning to wear a bit thin obviously.

Perhaps we should give Jimmie more air time..? The dickmeister would undoubtedly approve.

Anyway , a little birdietold me that you have a bda back , something about a bilge ? (whatever that is)?? So are you incapacitated otr what..

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[DepSol]

Re: New \'Spots\' for MBY and MBM

I have always wanted to do scary passages around the Channel Islands (exl Jersey), to include,

(please excuse my spelling)

1 The Gulliot passage between Sark and Brecqhou
2 The inside passage from miellete to belvoir (inside saddle rock and cocquerobert)
3 North of Herm inside the humps through Alderney point
4 Inside passage between Sark and Epec following the shoreline to Dixcart (see ChrisP)
5 Inside Tobars passage by Jethou (see Col)
6 In between Jethou and Crevichon
7 North of Alderney
8 The swing on a 10m tide at high water (only joking) but possible




Dom

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[tcm]

That article in full: \"Not-boating with Learner\"

Our search for a boat started four years ago, and has taken us all over Mediterranean France and the UK. These days, we’re totally hooked, and there’s barely a day when we aren’t pottering around a boatyard, looking at boats, or having another sea trial.

I particularly enjoy the boat shows. Unencumbered with an actual boat that we might need to sell, we can march to the front of the queue, have a good rummage about, and ask detailed questions by the million. The slavering salespeople just love it when I ask about range, standard equipment and delivery times.

Summer is a great time for looking at boats. Most if not all boaty types are dead keen to show you their boat, so we’ll normally have a few days here and there on a variety of boats, none of them quite right for us of course, but fabulous in their own right.

Winter’s a grim season for boat-owners, but excellent for not-boat-owners. Leafing through magazines is always a delight, making spreadsheets of this boat against that, and it's much easier to drive from marina to marina for inspection visits too.

One of the very best aspects of nearly buying a boat (but then not actually doing so) is that we can consider a vast variety of other things to buy instead of a boat. We particularly like the idea of a Porsche, or maybe a Mercedes slk. Then again, there’s a secondhand Mercedes SL, and huge variety of engines, colours and options. There’s a long waiting list for the current SL model, and the previous model is rated well, but whilst the 6litre engine is overpowered, the 5 litre is quite thirsty, and I haven’t managed to find a 24-valve 300 in silver that also has beige interior. So, it’s back to the drawing board.

Of all the boats that I haven’t bought, perhaps the Sunseeker Superhawk 48 is our favourite. My wife is concerned about the power and the speed, and I’m a bit concerned at the price. So I usually ensure that we look at another boat such as a Cranch39 in between each Superhawk, much less expensive and not so fast, especially with the smaller engine options. Superhawks present a wide range of options for the seasoned fender-kicker: dark wood or light? Avante garde interior or more conventional? Most importantly, should we buy a fully spec’d boat with all the options, or choose a less loaded model and fit it out ourselves?

It’s always wise to consult others to find their opinions whilst we continue our search. We’ve spoken with a huge number of owners, vendors, new boat salesmen at shows and brokers from all over Europe and it’s interesting to compare their comments. These days, the responses to our enquiries range from “Oh hell, not you again!” to “No, you can’t have another bloody seatrial!” to “No, we won’t agree to blimmin 50% off the asking price!” and even “For crying out loud just buy a sodding boat you dithering git!”