Smugglers at Clamp House?

[LONG_KEELER]

I could understand that scenario.
There have been times when I'm doing a particularly horrible job on the boat and a passer by says "what a nice boat", and I've been tempted to say " you can have it!"

I know. Chiselling off antifoul one year on a long keeled boat springs to mind.

 

[DavidofMersea]

What is the latest on this story? Where did this boat come from? who is the owner? and why was she left where she was? and who was the guy that offered it to the farmer?

 

[Leighb]

I think Aquaboy covered that in #14?

 

[Wansworth]

You would think that trying to do anything clandestinely with a yacht would instantly raise suspicions. I'm reminded of a big drugs bust at North Fambridge years ago. A very large yacht, much bigger than normal for there, turned up at night and tried to unload tonnes of stuff into a fleet of vehicles. It turned out that they were being tracked anyway, but even so, it would have been obvious. Much better to mingle with other traffic on a busy weekend, perhaps that's what happens?
Is it a Hilliard?

Looks like a 9 toner hillyard

 

[DavidofMersea]

I think Aquaboy covered that in #14?

I don't think Aquaboy did, it was mostly speculation

Aquaboy said "she began to drag up and down. I ASSUMED someone was living on board, A colleague I BELIEVE spoke to the chap. Someone else who had seen her aground THOUGHT there was only about 15ft of rode out, I ASSUMED drifted over to Clamp"

 

[Leighb]

I don't think Aquaboy did, it was mostly speculation

Aquaboy said "she began to drag up and down. I ASSUMED someone was living on board, A colleague I BELIEVE spoke to the chap. Someone else who had seen her aground THOUGHT there was only about 15ft of rode out, I ASSUMED drifted over to Clamp"

Fair enough, but it did seem a reasonable explanation, someone, allegedly, put her back on a mooring.