South Coast delivery

[Guest]

Following my post re trip to Emsworth we did indeed set off from South Dock on Wednesday, and after filling
up at the St Kats fuel barge (500 galls @ 34ppl plus vat ouch). Got the flood tide down to Ramsgate arrived
7.30pm. Next days planned passage to Emsworth always looked dodgy cos of the forcast 4-5 SW winds coupled
with WAT conditions. After 17 miles of 8-9ft waves decided to go into Dover, which although not my favourite
place was preferable to staying out there.

Sat in Dover hopeing for the weather to abate listening to the port control telling of 23-27 knots winds all
afternoon.

Went to bed with view to getting up at midnight, and if still not good again at 4am. (tryin to sleep under my jacket
as boat had no bed covers).

Got up midnight still awful, again at 4.30am thick fog, wind down to 8-10 kts as a result. Slipped at 5am and
to my amazement conditions although thick fog stayed reasonable seas slight.

Actually had a couple of hours mid morning on flybridge catching the sun. Arrived Emsworth 12.45 am ( why
does the place housing some of the largest boats have the smallest entrance?)

By the way the engines were Volvo 71's ? does anyone know the HP ?







CGN

 

[hlb]

Well done. An excelent report. But tell me. Why did you keep getting up in the night. Are there no pubs in Dover?

No one can force me to come here-----------
----- I'm a Volunteer!!!

Haydn

 

[longjohnsilver]

358hp I think? NM

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[coliholic]

Sounds fun apart from filling up with diesel.

Re the HP of your engines, www.boatdiesel.com list the TAMD71B as Heavy Duty 218HP @ 2,000 rpm; Med Duty 285@2,500; Light Duty 300 @2,500 and Special light Duty 381 @ 2,600, but what those individual designations mean, well your guess is as good as mine.