epervier
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set off to collect her,
entering mouth of the river Hamble
on our way back
stopped so skip could take a photo of her crew at work
get ready to moor up to pontoon.
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Pics of A 38 Year old Lady
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set off to collect her,
entering mouth of the river Hamble
on our way back
stopped so skip could take a photo of her crew at work
get ready to moor up to pontoon.
sarabande
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that's a real boost to see a pleasure boat in the context of her working relatives, the lifeboat and a fishing boat. What a piece of heritage!
Rum_Pirate
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What happened to the dinghy that you set off in to collect her?
Hope she brings you a lot of fun.
Hope she brings you a lot of fun.
epervier
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Rum_Pirate
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Yes that one. 
Episode
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Nice looking example, remember seeing this one last time I was up the Hamble. Hope it is staying in the Solent, we are getting quite a colection of 32s locally (I am aware of at least 3 others). Suspect yours is the only one with an outside helm!
Hope to have mine back in commission this summer, following an engine fire a month ago.
Hope you have as much fun as we have, fantastic boats.
Hope to have mine back in commission this summer, following an engine fire a month ago.
Hope you have as much fun as we have, fantastic boats.
AndieMac
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You won't know yourself with that 'proper' sliding door E
Very nice mate, just one thing though, with the fender arrangement, did you...
1. stagger them on purpose to protect against an upper and lower level of pontoon rail.
2. just randomly throw them over the side.
3. purposely stagger their heights just to upset the fender watchers on the forum.
boatmaster
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Hi
what is the name of your boat, I grew up around one of these, have good childhood memories of family times spent with her owners, that one was called 'Foxy'
what is the name of your boat, I grew up around one of these, have good childhood memories of family times spent with her owners, that one was called 'Foxy'
ACE
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Nice Boat wishing many happy times on board....
Vern
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Hope it makes you happy - nice vessel!
Sultans_Kapitein
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You won't know yourself with that 'proper' sliding door E
Very nice mate, just one thing though, with the fender arrangement, did you...
1. stagger them on purpose to protect against an upper and lower level of pontoon rail.
2. just randomly throw them over the side.
3. purposely stagger their heights just to upset the fender watchers on the forum.
Darn, you beat me to it
Mal
AndieMac
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Darn, you beat me to it
Mal
I sometimes manage to get the occasional jump on a late night (UK) thread Mal.
benjenbav
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Glad you've got it all sorted out. Now you can start the real sorting out.
MapisM
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+1Nice Boat wishing many happy times on board....
38 yo?!?
Goes to prove that there were indeed proper builders, back in those days...Episode
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Boatmaster
I have a copy of the James & Cady brochure (circa 1972). Foxy takes pride and place on the front page steaming past Portland harbour and again on page 3. Don't know if she is still around.
Interestingly the brochure talks about speeds of "up to 22 knots". I know all these boats will have middle adg spread but 22 knots is a tad optomistic! My engines were bench tested and shown to be producing the full 145 shp following a rebuild (400 hours ago) and I would have to be going down a very steep hill with the wind behind her to get 22 kts. 18 yes, 22 no.
Divemaster1
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Lovely boat ... Congratulations !!
Sneds
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Did you know you had a fender hanging in the water? ;-)
Nice boat BTW, hope you enjoy her.
Nice boat BTW, hope you enjoy her.
epervier
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Already started Martin, All the covers are off the upholstery, fresh water tank flushed out for 6 hours today, teak gunnel capping cleaned back, was a black mess now looks like wood,checking all the systems and getting myself familiar with the old girl, 14 hours a day on a boat you can stay on in the warm and dry out of the wind and showers, I love being retired.
jhr
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Lovely boat - mind you, if I were discovered with a 38 year old lady I'd be in big trouble
Enjoy her.
Enjoy her.
epervier
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Lovely boat - mind you, if I were discovered with a 38 year old lady I'd be in big trouble
Enjoy her.
Know that feeling, already I've been accused of spending more time with the new boat than at home with the boss!!