Steve101
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This could come in handy if ever I bump into........
Revised list of extras for my new boat.
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jimi
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If you lose the rig, you'll need the bolt croppers. Make sure they're easily accessible even though the chances are you'll never need them.
Jim
Jim
zefender
Active member
Bolt coppers are useful for cutting free all the bits of wire when/if your mast breaks/falls down etc. Can't really just use the engine with all that stuff round the prop, spars breaking through hull etc....
Engine spares are important because you can't really just pull over to the hard shoulder and call the AA - although many do just throw the anchor out and call Boat Assist and Mayday etc. We're not talking about tricky stuff here - just a spare belt, some oil, impellor, filter etc.
The boat will come with a manual of sorts I would expect. But you'll also have a separate manual for every other bit of kit too. The Volvo one should tell you how to do basic repairs/maintanance etc.
Engine spares are important because you can't really just pull over to the hard shoulder and call the AA - although many do just throw the anchor out and call Boat Assist and Mayday etc. We're not talking about tricky stuff here - just a spare belt, some oil, impellor, filter etc.
The boat will come with a manual of sorts I would expect. But you'll also have a separate manual for every other bit of kit too. The Volvo one should tell you how to do basic repairs/maintanance etc.
Steve101
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I think I'll think again about the pushpit seats when I go on my test sail. Sprung matresses I have sourced with the help of Peter Gough.
No incidiously over the top recommendations? Are you feeling well? Can't you convince me to have a softub on the transome?
No incidiously over the top recommendations? Are you feeling well? Can't you convince me to have a softub on the transome?
lyc
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It's a joke as in Fender guitar models, I much prefer the sound of a Gibson Les Paul.
Steve101
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Bolt cutters it is then! I'll post "Engine spares I may need!" When I get the boat. (Hopefuly December 31st.)
Thanks
Thanks
Twister_Ken
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Errrr?
How does a bowthruster help supply water and/or electricity?
How does a bowthruster help supply water and/or electricity?
JeremyF
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Steve,
A Volvo/Yanmar manual isn't going to be much use unless you have the principles of marine diesels in your head. I'm afraid you've got to do another course this winter - the one day RYA diesel maintenance course. Even if you plan to have professional mainenance, you need the knowledge to deal with breakdowns.
Make sure the school has a real engine to practise on. Take overalls!
Gosport School of Navigation is my recommendation if convenient. Nice bloke, wife makes a great lunch. They also run an intro to boat electrics; a very useful course.
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A Volvo/Yanmar manual isn't going to be much use unless you have the principles of marine diesels in your head. I'm afraid you've got to do another course this winter - the one day RYA diesel maintenance course. Even if you plan to have professional mainenance, you need the knowledge to deal with breakdowns.
Make sure the school has a real engine to practise on. Take overalls!
Gosport School of Navigation is my recommendation if convenient. Nice bloke, wife makes a great lunch. They also run an intro to boat electrics; a very useful course.
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Steve101
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Must becoming a sailor! I'm losing my sense of humour. (Joke!) ;-)
southchinasea
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Fender make rather fine electric (and bass) guitars Steve...Clapton for one...
Cheers
Did you get my PM? Not sure if it went...
Cheers
Did you get my PM? Not sure if it went...
Twister_Ken
Well-known member
Folding billiard table, and
Yamaha Clavinova (or a small pipe organ) and
Chainsaw and
Circular waterbed with mirrors on the ceiling, pink champagne on ice and
Crystal glass, china crockery (serious) and
Carpet slippers (serious) and
A fish smoker and
A taff-rail barbecue and
A pair of those nice swivelly upholstered seats that plug into winches and
Image stabilisation binos and
A silver cocktail shaker and
A Sat Phone and
A Goblin Teasmade and
A bosun's chair and
A staff flat.
Yamaha Clavinova (or a small pipe organ) and
Chainsaw and
Circular waterbed with mirrors on the ceiling, pink champagne on ice and
Crystal glass, china crockery (serious) and
Carpet slippers (serious) and
A fish smoker and
A taff-rail barbecue and
A pair of those nice swivelly upholstered seats that plug into winches and
Image stabilisation binos and
A silver cocktail shaker and
A Sat Phone and
A Goblin Teasmade and
A bosun's chair and
A staff flat.
jimi
Well-known member
Goblin Teasmaid
Now you're talking, have you got one as well?
Jim
Now you're talking, have you got one as well?
Jim
iangrant
New member
Re: Errrr?
It doesn't - but it don't half help park the boat on your own- The aerogen provides the battery top up for the toys! The water, well you need a tap, nought you can do about that!
Sorry I didn't make it clear.
Ian
It doesn't - but it don't half help park the boat on your own- The aerogen provides the battery top up for the toys! The water, well you need a tap, nought you can do about that!
Sorry I didn't make it clear.
Ian
kdf
New member
Add softwood plugs and tape one to each through-hull.
pugwash
New member
Fish-finder...
Not just for finding fish but drawing a picture of the seabed. And big bank account with chequebook.
Not just for finding fish but drawing a picture of the seabed. And big bank account with chequebook.
Twister_Ken
Well-known member
Re: Gobbling Teasmaid
Yeah, but I'm not giving you her phone number!
Yeah, but I'm not giving you her phone number!
Steve101
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Re: Fish-finder...
Not sure I understand. System I saw was only around £4000. Seems cheap for everything you get! Or do you mean maintenance/replacement?
Not sure I understand. System I saw was only around £4000. Seems cheap for everything you get! Or do you mean maintenance/replacement?
Steve101
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What are these and what are they for?
Trevethan
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Regarding the engine spares - I'd suggest a number of fuel filters - four or five, not just one spare - if your fuel is mucky you'll need a lot of them. Plus spares for all your pumps, including the heads (you'll need to know how to trip and service those.. lovely job) after the wife/kiddies dump half a roll of loo paper down there.
Also a box full of shackles, wire, string, split pins, nuts, botls, duct tape and a decent knife and shackle key for emergency repairs.
You need to be aware how horribly unreliable things can be on a boat. You need to be able to sort things out to get yourself home. When the rig has snapped and engine won't start, while being pushed onto rock, you are not likely to be thinking I am going to the bloody makers.
I wish you all the luck in the world, and your enthusiasm is wonderful. However, I think some of the more experienced people here may be looking at you as an accident waiting to happen.
The sea can be a very dangerous environment. You will be bringing your loved ones into that environment. From your posts, it would appear as if you are far too caught up in the dream and not thinking about the risks. Hopefully the courses you will take will help with this. I made the same point when you were off in your GP 14 for the first time, that the worst that could happen is that you'll get wet... that isn't the worst!
I think the problem is that presently your enthusiasm far outweighs your skill level - and this can be dangerous. You have obviously achieved all that you have set out to do in life - well done. However the risks involved have been insignificant.
Now you are going to be gambling your skill against the sea with your life and those onboard as the stakes. Losing money, property or a business is one thing, losing a limb or drowning is another.
I am starting to sound like a sad old bastard despite the fact that I am only 33.... but before dreaming of sipping pina coladas in the Carribean, using electric winches, and whether to have the 14 inch or 15 inch TFT monitor for the PS2 learn how to handle a boat first!
I think your decision to purchase is a bit hasty, and I understand why you feel you have to buy (but I bet Moody will launch a 39 footervery soon). You need some basic knowledge of seamanship before you can really make a decision. For all tegh toys you want and all things you want to do, I think a 38 might be too small anyway, but you won't know for sure until you have spent more time on board a number of boats in different conditions, which is why I think when you made your first post most people said buy secondhand and charter before making a decision in order that you could make an informed decision.
Anyway now I seem to have turned into an old geezer, bring me my pipe, an ironed copy of The Times and my slippers and the very best of luck.
Hope to see you on the water next summer!
regards,
Nick Trevethan
Also a box full of shackles, wire, string, split pins, nuts, botls, duct tape and a decent knife and shackle key for emergency repairs.
You need to be aware how horribly unreliable things can be on a boat. You need to be able to sort things out to get yourself home. When the rig has snapped and engine won't start, while being pushed onto rock, you are not likely to be thinking I am going to the bloody makers.
I wish you all the luck in the world, and your enthusiasm is wonderful. However, I think some of the more experienced people here may be looking at you as an accident waiting to happen.
The sea can be a very dangerous environment. You will be bringing your loved ones into that environment. From your posts, it would appear as if you are far too caught up in the dream and not thinking about the risks. Hopefully the courses you will take will help with this. I made the same point when you were off in your GP 14 for the first time, that the worst that could happen is that you'll get wet... that isn't the worst!
I think the problem is that presently your enthusiasm far outweighs your skill level - and this can be dangerous. You have obviously achieved all that you have set out to do in life - well done. However the risks involved have been insignificant.
Now you are going to be gambling your skill against the sea with your life and those onboard as the stakes. Losing money, property or a business is one thing, losing a limb or drowning is another.
I am starting to sound like a sad old bastard despite the fact that I am only 33.... but before dreaming of sipping pina coladas in the Carribean, using electric winches, and whether to have the 14 inch or 15 inch TFT monitor for the PS2 learn how to handle a boat first!
I think your decision to purchase is a bit hasty, and I understand why you feel you have to buy (but I bet Moody will launch a 39 footervery soon). You need some basic knowledge of seamanship before you can really make a decision. For all tegh toys you want and all things you want to do, I think a 38 might be too small anyway, but you won't know for sure until you have spent more time on board a number of boats in different conditions, which is why I think when you made your first post most people said buy secondhand and charter before making a decision in order that you could make an informed decision.
Anyway now I seem to have turned into an old geezer, bring me my pipe, an ironed copy of The Times and my slippers and the very best of luck.
Hope to see you on the water next summer!
regards,
Nick Trevethan
pugwash
New member
Re: Fish-finder...
Steve: Fish-finder type depth sounder costs about £300, doesn't it? Big bank account required for all the things Scuttlebutters are putting on his boat!
Steve: Fish-finder type depth sounder costs about £300, doesn't it? Big bank account required for all the things Scuttlebutters are putting on his boat!
