Things to do on a rainy day

Saguday

Saguday

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Bit of a wet day but perfect for another step on the path to boaty righteousness as I've replaced all the ships batteries today huzzah! Wondering what to do with the 1/4 ton of old batteries spread on the cabin sole but anyway primary weekend
mission accomplished. Added bonus was having the fridge working again as well so managed cool fizzy plonk with dinner last night. Result :)
 
After spending four years in the pub/restaurant trade, I'm enjoying the freedom to relax and have a good time partying on a Saturday night. Therefore Sunday, being a day of rest, I'm brewing another barrel of beer and looking forward to another party next Saturday. Party animal, that's me, yeah
p.s.my head hurts
 
I have been told £7.50 - £10 per battery for a 100AH size thing but I've not confirmed that myself yet.

I've got 6 of them at about 28-29kg each - ok, my ¼ ton comment was a bit of an exaggeration but it felt like it lifting them out of the locker.

For good or ill I went for an Alpha Batteries special on their own brand AGM's they're running, two for £160, so jumped in and replaced all 6. Ordered on Thu afternoon, delivered for free to Tollesbury before 3pm Friday. Spent a leisurely Saturday lugging them from the shed into the boat in the sunshine and then 3 hours hiding from the rain swapping them all out today.

Warranty is 5 years, if they last that long and I have to buy another set I will still only have spent half what I was expecting to...
 
We play rummikub when it's raining..... Sometime when it's sunny as well.
 
Anchored to watch the Endeavour Trophy races in the Roach. Great to see 20 top dinghy crews racing.
Also comforting to see that some made the same errors of judgement that I do.
 
I was intrigued by the talk of Rummikub, and went to wiki. Do you all play with tiles or two packs of cards? It would appear to be much like 'Rummy' As for wet weekends... Fitted a 5 volt supply to accommodate USB technology, cleaned the boat below (or downstairs as my good lady prefers, washboards are hatches to her, not to mention the front bedroom... no nautical terms on Cygnet (its easier to give in))

jeez 37 knots of breeze at the masthead here in N Fambridge :eek:
 
Got a touch of Ebola at the moment, or as you might say, a cold. I can't be bothered to fight the fever, so the electrics may run out of money, which means the dehumidifier will stop. It should be Ok for a few days.
 
Boz said:
(or downstairs as my good lady prefers, washboards are hatches to her, not to mention the front bedroom... no nautical terms on Cygnet (its easier to give in))
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I was on a friend's boat in the Caribbean a couple of years ago and was most amused when his wife called the chart table 'the office' which I thought was lovely. My wife tells me that she would come out on my boat more often if I had a proper staircase and a shower in the bathroom. She also refers to my boat as 'the old man's garden shed', which does offend me.
 
Saguday said:
I've got 6 of them at about 28-29kg each - ok, my ¼ ton comment was a bit of an exaggeration but it felt like it lifting them out of the locker.
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6 times 29 kilos is 176kg. A quarter of a (metric) tonne is 250Kg, so it wasn't much of an exaggeration.

Respect to you - I get knackered carrying one to the car to take home for the winter.
 
stevebrassett said:
6 times 29 kilos is 176kg. A quarter of a (metric) tonne is 250Kg, so it wasn't much of an exaggeration.

Respect to you - I get knackered carrying one to the car to take home for the winter.
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Made me knees tremble a bit - lifting the old ones out of the locker was good exercise but the hard part was moving the 6 new ones from the marina paint shed, where they'd been left, across the yard, down the ramp (at low tide) and along the pontoon and into the boat.... yes, I know at low tide is a daft idea but it would have been dark at high tide and I didn't fancy that much

A modest achievement put into perspective by knowing that one of the local shipwrights carries two of them at a time, one tucked under each arm :)
 
Well it's absolutely scything down here in the West Country, and seems to be getting darker as the day wears on. Feeling smug at making the decision not to go to the boat this weekend, so if it's beautifully sunny and warm on the East Coast I don't want to hear about it.

So what to do on *this* rainy day? Well, last night I filmed a play for the local RNLI called 'Out Of The Mist' and have about 300GB of video data to download and edit.

It tells the story of the RNLI from it's beginnings up to the present day, performed as a series of short acts at significant points in their history. It's funny in places and also quite moving and I thought the amateur group did a very good job of the whole thing. Only problem for me was the lighting was a bit on the low side to create the atmosphere they wanted so I'll see what it looks like.

The play was written by a chap up in Gloucestershire named Alan Tyson and performed by a local theatre group at the Princess Theatre in Burnham-on-Sea just a few miles away from where I live. I know a few people in the local RNLI and their fundraisers so got a call at quite short notice to see if I could film it. It's the 4th time it's been performed but the first time it's been recorded, so the writer and the RNLI would like to make a short promo amongst other things as they have other theatres lined up to perform it over the next year or two.

Alan was there and I had chance to talk to him, the Burnham performance was the first time it had been performed at a coastal location and he said he was really keen to get it out to more such theatres. If anyone knows a local drama group or theatre that may be interested do let me know.
 
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