Neil1300r
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Tuesday for sea trial with VG. Deposit obviously still fully refundable at this stageBe careful with VG he did mine , and found thing wrong others would not, Burton waters hate him. Make sure he is on sea trial.
Tuesday for sea trial with VG. Deposit obviously still fully refundable at this stageBe careful with VG he did mine , and found thing wrong others would not, Burton waters hate him. Make sure he is on sea trial.
While on the subject of low ! Assume air draft at Windsor etc is not a problem ?Tuesday for sea trial with VG. Deposit obviously still fully refundable at this stage
Not even a problem at Cookham Lock Cut Bridge. Although could be interesting the first time. Can fold the spotlight down and aerials. One of the advantages of a sports cruiser over a flybridge. Should be OK up to Abingdon.. I may resort to a piece of bamboo tied to the pulpit the first time on some of the lower bridges, just for peace of mind.While on the subject of low ! Assume air draft at Windsor etc is not a problem ?
Did manage to get a Fairline Brava 37 under bridge with a fixed radar arch but with all the stainless stuff removed , seem to recall we may have gone under and come out the other side with a streak of bridge coloured paint on arch.
The only other bridge to come a cropper was Hammersmith, when a radio aerial might have lost the top 12 inches.
Amazing what you can do with Gaffa tape.
Thanks for the offer of help, having looked at your old boat I may be contacting you about the dashboard modifications and cockpit upholstery.
It's a Sealine, so rusty sump. Yes Nick for the survey.What did he spot , who did the survey , Nick .
Just get out there and look...your next boat is out there somewhere , it may not be what you first thought you wanted, a case of weeding out the dross, the tired and the stuff being unloaded due a seller having had enough and looking to unload his money pit onto the next mug.Survey done.
Osmosis!
Everywhere, except the transom
And other issues, including one that requires one of the engines to come out to fix - VolvoPaul doing a great job as usual and spotting a problem not seen by other engineers
Weekend off, not looking at adverts / other boats. Both feeling depressed ( well not that depressed, we are aware its first World problems)
That's a shame, it looked a tidy boat in the video - you can probably find some osmosis on most older boats somewhere, but "everywhere" sounds like more of an issue.Survey done.
Osmosis!
Everywhere, except the transom
And other issues, including one that requires one of the engines to come out to fix - VolvoPaul doing a great job as usual and spotting a problem not seen by other engineers
Weekend off, not looking at adverts / other boats. Both feeling depressed ( well not that depressed, we are aware its first World problems)
Cosmetically it looked better in the flesh than the video. We fell in love with her, which made the survey results worse. Been advised to try and find a boat that has spent all its time in saltwater. Apparently fresh water significantly increases the risk of Osmosis. The boat whilst being at Hythe only moved there last year from The ThamesThat's a shame, it looked a tidy boat in the video - you can probably find some osmosis on most older boats somewhere, but "everywhere" sounds like more of an issue.
Thanks, but way outside our budgetTry and find a Fairline Targa 34 cost a bit more but will have better engines and performance and extremely unlikely to have osmosis.
Cosmetically it looked better in the flesh than the video. We fell in love with her, which made the survey results worse. Been advised to try and find a boat that has spent all its time in saltwater. Apparently fresh water significantly increases the risk of Osmosis. The boat whilst being at Hythe only moved there last year from The Thames
Second Sealine we've found with it in 3 months. Luckily we only paid for a survey on one of them. The other was a S37. Both spent all or a significant proportion of the life in warm fresh water - The ThamesI was quite surprised to hear that an S34 has osmosis problems, not something that I have heard of before now.
The good news is that a lot of S34s were built so if that is the boat you like another will crop up.
Am I right in thinking these blisters COULD be no more than air trapped between the matting and the GRP?Yeah, thankfully ours has always (to my knowledge) been in sea water - there's a couple of little finger nail sized blisters on one side, but that's it.
I imagine running the engines constantly pootling at river speeds won't be too great for them either.
I would imagine Nick would know the difference. If him and VP have concerns….move onAm I right in thinking these blisters COULD be no more than air trapped between the matting and the GRP?