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yes barry - yours is nicely trimmed too W

Thanks Andy BTW meant to add to the post that her indoors wont wear the red ones and I am not allowed to either

Hi All Bit of a salty question so I put it here - but also relevant to the broads. We have been looking at wet weather gear. Currently we have just el cheapo green plastic over jack and trousers. They keep you dry but make you sweat like mad and we look like green beans. We had a look around at the boat show and there was a bewlildering choice of Coastal, Inshore, Offshore, Explorer etc etc, and as usual the sales staff could not really tell us what we needed. I think we do need to get jacket and trousers for mooring, flybridge helming and general fannying about, but we won't be out in the rain all the time like a saily would be. What do you recommedend? Thanks Wayne

The shinyest boat in our marina is done with a regular wash and el cheapo furniture polish - and she always looks great.

Hiya crew Blue River

Hiya Just had a little trip from WRC to Reedham this weekend - the sun shone,it was not at all windy and the tides were very gentle Got an electric blanket to go with me pipe and slippers - best bit of chandlery we've bought in ages regards to all Wayne

I really cant imagine Barry playing the part of a baddie

I really must get those hull scrapes touched in - or photoshop

We take turns

The boys hire weekend is definitley off

I am worried about the boys hire weekend now

Excellent - the SD's have won something

You could not do more than 16 knts Mark?

They do the slippers in Tartan Ian

Ian I think the word you are looking for is sophisticated Tracy And at least I WAS on the flybridge this time

Thanks for the reply - I have been quoted 157.00 each which includes an adaptor for the cable assy - it's mainly the lever that connects the rod to the butterfly valve spindle I am having problem with. I may make up a locking plate for the time being to hold the valve fully open - at the moment apart from a little friction on the seals there is nothing holding it in a fixed postion so it is free to do what it likes Apparently the valve was an attempt to reduce the smoke on these engines at low revs. I guess i could always put up with the smoke, or go faster rgds Wayne

Hiya Has anyone got TAMD41A's fitted that thay would not mind me having a look at. The "stop solenoids" that control a butterfly in the exhaust elbow have been removed from my engines (as I understand is often the case) and I wish to re-instate them. Problem is some are the parts are no longer in production - I can make them if I can get some dimensions. Thanks in advance Wayne

I noticed today at the show the new sealines have black angular windows - very much like the birchwood TS - maybe just coincidence

hiya A really difficult question, that really takes some thinking about when changing boats. From what we have seen unless you have a very deep pocket indeed no one make or model has everything that you are looking for. So it's a question of priorities and how you (and your crew) will use it. It would be interesting to make up some sort of tick sheet with the top 20 things that people think important in a boat then score the makes / models on this - then again perhaps not - maybe boats and boating is much more individual than that Some boats go fast, some have a fly bridge and some are trimmed nicely down below Anyway - at the boat show today - rgds Wayne

Hi Baz Shall we plan our run out for "less than smooth" conditions then - The "old" people can then be rocked off to sleep rgds Wayne

She knows I am only joking - does'nt she?

I too prefer comfort and practicality. That's called Tracy rgds Wayne

Not this weekend Survey is Thursday so hopefully not long rgds Wayne

Not this weekend Barry