Which trailer sailer!
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Lakesailor
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I seem to remember Whitelighter claiming the rules didn't apply to recreational tow-ers.Our dear police announced a while ago that while apparently giving burglars - especially boat thieves - a holiday they will focus on towed boats ' who have had it easy for too long '.
At the end of the M27 near Cadnum for instance there's a weighbridge which boats on trailers, caravans etc get intercepted and directed onto by pseudo Mad Max's and their chums, escorted by 2 Interceptors a time - can't take any chances with these death-dealing yottie types, must have gatling guns at least.
I thought he was mistaken, he had been reading VOSA guidelines.
Tell that to the judge, as they say.
TSB240
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Not just me then!!!!!
Highndry
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I don't get this Seajet baiting. OK so he's more pro Anderson than Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 but he knows his stuff.
Was a great help to me when I was shopping last year.
But I didn't buy an Anderson.
Was a great help to me when I was shopping last year.
But I didn't buy an Anderson.
Seajet
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Highndry,
thanks.
I am happy to take all the baiting, I've been at this game on the A22 since 1978, dinghies since 1970 - sailed other cruisers before, and owned a Carter 30 fin keeler for 3-4 seasons then was lucky enough to buy my Anderson back when I realised what I'd lost in terms of FUN, handling, seaworthiness and moorings close by my sailing club within a pleasant short row.
The same feelings would apply if I won the lottery, the A22 would still be flagship though I would have a small fleet of boats;as I get older my ideas of circumnavigations are dwindling, I need someone to relighten that spark.
With unlimited resources, in my fleet I'd have a Falmouth Working Boat ( let out to people who could do the best with her ) a Salcombe Yawl and quite a few others, but the Anderson has a feel on the tiller which spoils one.
I am not alone in thinking this and for those seeking a thing painted in dayglo steered by crew on asymmetrics ( done that not impressed ) seek elsewhere.
For afficiciandos seeking tiller feel and gentle feedback, look no further.
Simondjuk
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Yes, I am rather missing her, especially when I see a nice sandy beach which we could have parked on. That said, we have a new and different set of abilities in our new boat, so it's a break even really. Yes, the keel box is open topped but we didn't find smells a problem, even on a mud berth. At Bembridge, which is about as stinking as it gets, we have noticed a vague whiff for the first hour or so after taking the ground, then I think the mud which has plugged the box dries a little, and the smell subsides.
Simondjuk
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The former points were good too. If you think an Evo 25 or 26 is only good for light winds round the cans stuff, you've clearly never sailed one. We used to knowingly set out on windward legs into F8s in ours, and often overtook much larger boats along the way. In 25 knots of wind and a corresponding sea state, we had a tacking angle of just over 80 degrees including leeway, and the boat didn't slam or get snubbed by a steep chop. As for the comment on the interiors, even given the extra three feet the Evo has over the Anderson, there's no comparison, the Evolution is streets ahead. Perhaps though, you've no more been inside one than you have sailed one.
Feel free to have a look around : Feel free to have a look around.
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alahol2
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And then there were two...
Seajet
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I notice no-one has the balls to show the real shot of my boat saloon but are happy to make snappy comments; I will leave the observer to judge from that, anyone reading the Anderson website can sort it out for themselves and good luck to all.
Except Angus of course, he needs all our prayers and wishes on that thing he's sailing, let's just hope he can make it through to the morning for our brave SAR guys to pick him up from what looks like the balsa flotsam from a schoolboys' project dropped from an aeroplane !
Except Angus of course, he needs all our prayers and wishes on that thing he's sailing, let's just hope he can make it through to the morning for our brave SAR guys to pick him up from what looks like the balsa flotsam from a schoolboys' project dropped from an aeroplane !
prv
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I've not been below in Simon's Evolution, but I've been rafted alongside her once and I will admit to peering in the windows (when he and Helen were on deck!). Looked very nice.
The previous day I had been going the same way as her, in that "not really racing, but perhaps we can just get the boat to go a little faster..." kind of way. No chance, they were much quicker.
Pete
The previous day I had been going the same way as her, in that "not really racing, but perhaps we can just get the boat to go a little faster..." kind of way. No chance, they were much quicker.
Pete
prv
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I'm not sure which one is "the real shot"; the only one of the saloon in your "photo album" is this:
Looks pleasant enough, but am I right in thinking that's the galley under that sheet of ply? Not much scope for a gimballing cooker, it seems to me.
Pete
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Seajet
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Pete,
thank you, it's a start anyway.
Andy
thank you, it's a start anyway.
Andy
Simondjuk
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I just looked for the 'real' shot, but couldn't work out which one it was supposed to be either. This one maybe?
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Simondjuk
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Sorry, I'd have happily let you have a nose around.
While you were having a half-hearted tweak, I was drinking beer and mindful only of not hitting anything, but the two boats were rather chalk and cheese, so it's hardly a surprise that we were quicker.
prv
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prv
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I just looked for the 'real' shot, but couldn't work out which one it was supposed to be either. This one maybe?
Does look a little bit like it's all made of old packing crates, in that shot
Did the RAF realise than Andy was nicking bits of Harrier to protect his flares (the ones not in the bog) from being trodden on?
Pete
Seajet
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I just looked for the 'real' shot, but couldn't work out which one it was supposed to be either. This one maybe?
Simon,
a genuine thanks;
wasn't quite what I had in mind but anyone interestested will have to PM me anyway !
Thanks,
Andy
Seajet
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The stove ( 2 burners + grill and god + how many knows how many patent grill oven jobs over the years ) is fully gymballed, with pan clamps and a counterweight underneath, it is also fully shielded around and under with titanium, for a start....
Twister_Ken
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Seajet
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Spiffing for those having a dig or even interested in Anderson 22's -there is a 26 available which may be of interest, I have no connection with the owner except advertising on the website for him which I do for all members, I wouldn't have mentioned the boat here except to show it's not all 22's, and they're not paying me beyond the website to mention here, my idea to show the alternative boat - not as a sales pitch which I would make zero out of !
See my signture below;
See my signture below;
