andyball
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two trips on DrumBeat - squadron 58\'
forums regulars will know of a certain member ( Gludy ) and the squadron that just wouldn't let him go /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
he must have treated Drumbeat marvellously for her to keep coming back to him like this eh.
Anyways, potential buyers queue up now, after Paul actually tried selling her himself rather than err relying on the 'efforts' of a certain Emsowrth based bunch who err may have treated him less than fairly in the past; so Thursday saw Drumbeat's first trip in , goodness, maybe 20 months !!. a quick shake-down for a buyer's trial on Friday.
All went well, some err small items missing ( like umm, both vhf handsets and the blimmin base-unit too -omg! ) and a water-ingressed thruster panel that made berthing more fun than expected.
She ran like a top - comfy 24-25 knots cruise at 2100'ish - lovely stuff.
Friday was the trial proper, with new thruster controls to avoid unexpected drama- all A OK now. Again a splendid sunny trip out of a very crowded Chichester harbour & a blat about here and there. bit of spray up top, so Mrs Buyer-to-be nipped below & was surprised, as was I - at how quiet it is in the saloon at cruising speeds - really a revelation after Ocean Deep, and various smaller planing boats I been out on; ok no prizes compared to a luxury car, but a dandy spot for long passages, no question at all.
All good fun, no crises, buyers & current owner for the second-time ( ha! ) chatting long and err longer after renta-crew me retired to my own slower floating thing.
Nice boats those big squadrons - loved djefab's at a ny eve party last year, and was ace to check one out underway.
saw the trader 42 'washmaster' both days too - hang some washing out front before going to sea & you'd be well-sorted, I say; mebbe a bit much for woollens tho.
Also the Motorcat 29 - which umm ok, not much actual wash, but waa what a mountain of spray she throws up !
Spied another trader 575 parked up, with cracks in , yes, the same place as Gludy's ex-one. - cripes.
Back to 6 knots on my own floating-palace now - hey ho - but if I'm paying for fuel, it'll have to do.
forums regulars will know of a certain member ( Gludy ) and the squadron that just wouldn't let him go /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
he must have treated Drumbeat marvellously for her to keep coming back to him like this eh.
Anyways, potential buyers queue up now, after Paul actually tried selling her himself rather than err relying on the 'efforts' of a certain Emsowrth based bunch who err may have treated him less than fairly in the past; so Thursday saw Drumbeat's first trip in , goodness, maybe 20 months !!. a quick shake-down for a buyer's trial on Friday.
All went well, some err small items missing ( like umm, both vhf handsets and the blimmin base-unit too -omg! ) and a water-ingressed thruster panel that made berthing more fun than expected.
She ran like a top - comfy 24-25 knots cruise at 2100'ish - lovely stuff.
Friday was the trial proper, with new thruster controls to avoid unexpected drama- all A OK now. Again a splendid sunny trip out of a very crowded Chichester harbour & a blat about here and there. bit of spray up top, so Mrs Buyer-to-be nipped below & was surprised, as was I - at how quiet it is in the saloon at cruising speeds - really a revelation after Ocean Deep, and various smaller planing boats I been out on; ok no prizes compared to a luxury car, but a dandy spot for long passages, no question at all.
All good fun, no crises, buyers & current owner for the second-time ( ha! ) chatting long and err longer after renta-crew me retired to my own slower floating thing.
Nice boats those big squadrons - loved djefab's at a ny eve party last year, and was ace to check one out underway.
saw the trader 42 'washmaster' both days too - hang some washing out front before going to sea & you'd be well-sorted, I say; mebbe a bit much for woollens tho.
Also the Motorcat 29 - which umm ok, not much actual wash, but waa what a mountain of spray she throws up !
Spied another trader 575 parked up, with cracks in , yes, the same place as Gludy's ex-one. - cripes.
Back to 6 knots on my own floating-palace now - hey ho - but if I'm paying for fuel, it'll have to do.
