Tonight I am sleeping in.....

[dylanwinter]

Paynes Boatyard on BarryH's Leisure 22

wonderfully quiet, no wind, very tidy boat - not having an on-board loo really releases some good usable space

it is about a 40 minute drive from Littlehampton - slower in rush hour -

I would rather be on Harmony painting the loo

I am looking for an empty boat for the first two weeks in March - no cooking done on board, bring my own fan heater and sleeping bags

D

 

[davidej]

It's not where you are sleeping that interests us but with whom?

 

[dylanwinter]

It's not where you are sleeping that interests us but with whom?

barry has gone to the ballet - so just me and a box of Merlot

I rather like the dinette

 

[BarryH]

barry has gone to the ballet - so just me and a box of Merlot

I rather like the dinette

Missed the ballet, less said about that the better. There is a loo, your'll be sleeping atop of it. Its hidden under tyhe berth on the starboard side. Normally a curtain across the entrance to the forecbin. Is normally only me so I took it down.
I think theres a bottle of Highland Park or Jura in the locker under the sink.

 

[BarryH]

Oh and just to be a pedant, thats not the interior of my boat in that pic and I have the 23, not the 22. Different hull same superstructure. Lenght is everything, or so I am told!!

 

[Wandering Star]

barry has gone to the ballet - so just me and a box of Merlot

I rather like the dinette

Use the opportunity wisely and practice your hole cutting skills for the outboard well you have planned for your next boat. I'm sure Barry won't mind and even if he does, he'll understand.

 

[ganter]

- not having an on-board loo really releases some good usable space

I would have thought that not having a loo would do the opposite of releasing good usable space...

Sleep tight Dylan ;-)

 

[CoVianna]

I think theres a bottle of Highland Park or Jura in the locker under the sink.

Bet there isn't anymore!

 

[Seajet]

Not only does Dylan get a boat to kip on, he gets a big boys' minibar !

 

[stevebrassett]

I have a 23 as well, and I have an on-board loo. It isn't in a separate heads, but is under the end of the berth in the forecabin. Fine if you are on your own - not quite so good in company, although I have had three blokes on it for a week. The boat, that is, not the loo.

 

[prv]

I have a 23 as well, and I have an on-board loo. It isn't in a separate heads, but is under the end of the berth in the forecabin. Fine if you are on your own - not quite so good in company, although I have had three blokes on it for a week. The boat, that is, not the loo.

I've been rafted up to a Leisure 23 with three blokes on board. In the morning the skipper appeared on deck to empty the slop bucket over the side

Pete

 

[stevebrassett]

I've been rafted up to a Leisure 23 with three blokes on board. In the morning the skipper appeared on deck to empty the slop bucket over the side

Pete

Wasn't us. I guess the toilet wasn't a standard fitment. I do have two more holes in the hull than other 23s.

 

[prv]

Wasn't us. I guess the toilet wasn't a standard fitment. I do have two more holes in the hull than other 23s.

Oh no, that boat had a toilet, but the skipper sleeping on top of it quite reasonably didn't want to be woken up every time someone needed to dispose of some second-hand beer.

Pete

 

[stevebrassett]

Oh no, that boat had a toilet, but the skipper sleeping on top of it quite reasonably didn't want to be woken up every time someone needed to dispose of some second-hand beer.

Pete

Fair enough - although I would expect my crew to recycle their beer straight overboard, rather than lovingly keep it in a bucket all night! If they don't want to go out in the cold, they shouldn't have drunk the beer. It's alright for me - I sleep where the toilet is.

 

[zzyyxx]

Oh and just to be a pedant, thats not the interior of my boat in that pic and I have the 23, not the 22. Different hull same superstructure. Lenght is everything, or so I am told!!

Are you saying he's in the wrong boat?!

 

[BarryH]

Are you saying he's in the wrong boat?!

Could well be. My upholstery is fabric not blue Vinyl........also the galley moulding is different. There are a couple of 22's in the yard........

 

[paul-essex]

Could well be. My upholstery is fabric not blue Vinyl........also the galley moulding is different. There are a couple of 22's in the yard........

 

[Blueboatman]

I think a hard core camper like our Mr D would have loved the old Paynes-I almost didn't recognise all that posh hardstanding

 

[dylanwinter]

I think a hard core camper like our Mr D would have loved the old Paynes-I almost didn't recognise all that posh hardstanding

the Leisure is being launched at the end of the month - so this is my last night aboard - so I have been offered a vega for the first two weeks in March

this morning the light was brilliant looking across the creek

it really is such a lovely place

I am looking forward to coming to Hayling Island Yacht Co next door

I did try to get a mooring here for two months but mark only does a whole year - still under £400 for the year

I had no idea that the harbour could be so cost effective

50 minute commute tonight

D

D

 

[Seajet]

Dylan,

I expect you've noticed there's a new small but handy chandlery at Hayling Yacht Co ( only chandlery on Hayling now, next ones are at Emsworth ); more to the point, the ' Maypole ' a short walk away should be worth a try, I haven't been there for a few years but it always did good food at good value - there should be a particularly fine air to ground photo on the wall too !

Remember Langstone SC free visitors mooring, it would take them by surprise and delight if someone actually used it; showers & bar if you time it right, near to 2 nice old pubs, nature reserve and long coast path walk to Emsworth, taking in Warblington cemetery where Peter Blake and a lot of sailors are.

The windvane is a 12 sq m Sharpie, this and a place in Norfolk used to have fleets until a few years ago.