Round Britain day 52

[Blueboatman]

You are one true hard sailing sailor Roger of that I have no doubt
You push that boat as properly and as hard- if not harder- than I ever pushed my Rustler 36!

The boat Concerto is fantastic

With the sagacity of a arm chair unsolicited advisor to your amazing achievements may I say..
If I would add ONE thing it would be a self steering wind vane
And sell it again in the future if unused !
( and a third maybe a deep deep 4th reef)

Love reading and viewing the photos thank you

 

[wully1]

i would be sorely tempted to spend about 2months exploring the next section south to the clyde, if the height of the wee midgie season wasn't closing in fast

Its been a very quiet midge season so far.....none at all yesterday in the Argyll temperate rain forests....

 

[benjenbav]

Its been a very quiet midge season so far.....none at all yesterday in the Argyll temperate rain forests....

Just lying in wait…?

 

[Concerto]

Today has been terrible weather here, something big and yellow appeared in the sky and made it warm, I even had to take my sweatshirt off.

Well this morning I had a word with one of the team from the harbour office to see if I could get the autopilot tiller arm fixed. He suggested someone who was working on a trawler. Had a chat and he said no problem. Well it was more of a problem than he expected. The 6mm bolt I gave him was the wrong size, it should have been 7mm. He did not have any 7mm bolts, but he could have used some 8mm s/s studding and turned it down. Instead he used an 8mm bolt and enlarged the hole in the arm. This should last longer than the one that broke he said. When he told me the price I gladly paid it, all of £10! I offered more but he refused.

This afternoon I went out on my bike and visited the local pottery shop and then went for a ride on both sides of the loch, plus an inland loch that had a large area of waterlilies that were just starting to flower. Last night I was going to use the drone, but instead I loaded the 2nd video. I did post on a separate thread, but if you missed it this is the link.

Late afternoon I went drone flying and took lots of video and some photos.


Lochinver Marina


Lochinver Marina


Lochinver


Highland Stoneware Pottery


It can be a bit rocky on the approach to Lochinver.


Similar area but a different perspective at Badnaban.


Loch Culag


Loch Culag with waterlilies


Loch Culag


Near Strathan


The view from near the Lochinver Primary School high above the village


I also found this boat ripe for restoration!

 

[Blueboatman]

Flippin heck you are seeing some stunning places and, in the best cruising tradition meeting some really nice helpful people ?
Yay

 

[Dellquay13]

Just lying in wait…?

they're girding their loins waiting for me to turn up at Craobh for a weeks charter in September...

 

[Concerto]

they're girding their loins waiting for me to turn up at Craobh for a weeks charter in September...

I will try and make sure I do not kill too many in the coming weeks then.

 

[wully1]

they're girding their loins waiting for me to turn up at Craobh for a weeks charter in September...

They will be sated on the blood of the Glasgow Fair Fortnight tourists and won’t trouble you then.

Or something.

 

[Concerto]

The next report is here.
Round Britain day 55

 

[skua164]

Today has been terrible weather here, something big and yellow appeared in the sky and made it warm, I even had to take my sweatshirt off.

Well this morning I had a word with one of the team from the harbour office to see if I could get the autopilot tiller arm fixed. He suggested someone who was working on a trawler. Had a chat and he said no problem. Well it was more of a problem than he expected. The 6mm bolt I gave him was the wrong size, it should have been 7mm. He did not have any 7mm bolts, but he could have used some 8mm s/s studding and turned it down. Instead he used an 8mm bolt and enlarged the hole in the arm. This should last longer than the one that broke he said. When he told me the price I gladly paid it, all of £10! I offered more but he refused.

This afternoon I went out on my bike and visited the local pottery shop and then went for a ride on both sides of the loch, plus an inland loch that had a large area of waterlilies that were just starting to flower. Last night I was going to use the drone, but instead I loaded the 2nd video. I did post on a separate thread, but if you missed it this is the link.

Late afternoon I went drone flying and took lots of video and some photos.

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Lochinver Marina

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Lochinver Marina

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Lochinver

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Highland Stoneware Pottery

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It can be a bit rocky on the approach to Lochinver.

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Similar area but a different perspective at Badnaban.

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Loch Culag

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Loch Culag with waterlilies

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Loch Culag

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Near Strathan

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The view from near the Lochinver Primary School high above the village

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I also found this boat ripe for restoration!

Thank you for the Picture of Badnaban. Brought back memories of a Family Holiday at a Cottage there in the mid sixties ( cant recall the exact Year, I think I was about ten). We towed our Mirror Dinghy up from the Midlands behind a Ford Anglia.

My abiding memory is of my late Mother discovering a love of Sea Angling and spending long hours, pretty much every evening until dusk fell, fishing off those Rocks on the right of the picture.

Very poignant.

 

[Minchsailor]

Having been to Ullapool with a faulty tiller pilot, I can tell you that the Raymarine agent there is more competent in servicing FV's equipment than yacht electronics.

Don't hold your breath about Ardfern either.

 

[Concerto]

Having been to Ullapool with a faulty tiller pilot, I can tell you that the Raymarine agent there is more competent in servicing FV's equipment than yacht electronics.

Don't hold your breath about Ardfern either.

Today I found the cause of the problem with the autopilot. In the new thread tonight I will be discussing it and posting a short video which will explain everything.

 

[Slowboat35]

Simply amazing stuff, wonderful video, thanks so so much for the inspiration you are providing to us stay-at-home we'll-do-it-next-year types!