Jocave

We have placed an offer on a property in Ludham and its not yet been accepted but is under consideration, exciting times for us but still panicking if it does get accepted, may be looking for a permanent mooring as well as a new boat , no more paying to get our boat trailered across country , just arrived back after a six hour drive but fingers crossed wont have to do that too many more times...

Better spending money upgrading the 90's galley and dated interior rather than tech, im sure that will make more of a difference to mum and partner than an upgraded charger and air con , get them out on the water and save the gadgets for indy

How do you know the windows let little breeze in you have not even seen the boat yet.

Why on earth do you need AC on a boat that size, if its just a weekend boat you might encounter half a dozen days a year ,just open the windows and drop the canopy

Didn't waste any time, long time member on ybw. Hmmmmm, do some more research / splitting hairs if you wish, my answer will then be - AND? Griff And as for that comment, you asked a question you got an answer, end of...

Hmm maybe there..

Depending on traffic on the Friday ,we are hoping to drop in at least one day/night over the weekend, Kev ,Joanna onboard Maliboo

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?479320-Motorboat-Newbie-Seeks-Advice

Ever so slightly different circumstances but how does this effect me hiring with a disabled partner, ok the booking is for two adults but as the wife is pretty much wheelchair bound she does not helm the boat nor assist in mooring, so I am in effect solo hiring, can't really see any difference to a single hirer plus the fact I have other things to take care of ie the wife, never had any questions asked before but would like to think this decision won't affect us, well I hope not anyway....

If Robin wants to post his whole life on various forums,YouTube,the internet for the whole world to read then surley he is going to get some negative comments or replys that he doesn't like, he posted on ybw as a newbie to sea going boats to many many people who are far more experienced than him and chose to ignore their advice and some of his replies like "i wouldnt have stabs if they were free"are bound to cause replies that rile some people nothing wrong with that IMHO you only get one shot at life and you don't know what's around the corner so do whatever you feel is right, myself I don't get why Robin bought the boat he did,the way he did ,the place its moored but hey ho that's what he wanted to do so he did it, so good for him and I wish him all the best, been a follower of the blogs from day one and totally enjoyed every single one of them, in the past couple of weeks the first thing I have done in the mornings is check the Indy thread,good on you Robin I hope you have many happy times on the boat, do whatever makes you happy and ignore everyone else ,made up for you and the new adventure and look forward to the following updates..

Well done guys , but every picture posted looks like she is rolling heavily, maybe all the advice you had regarding stabilisers was right ,must of been a rough ride

Thanks just ordered 12 mm 30m braid on braid, I won't even attempt to splice it ,lots of knots will do for me.....

Looking to purchase new mooring lines but a bit stuck as to what size and type , my boat is a 23ft viking ,the cleats are pretty small and the maximum size rope that will fit is around 12mm, i was hoping to buy a 30m coil so I have plenty spare to rope it how I want, which type is best ,polypropylene, braided, double braid, braid on braid, its a bit of a minefield, looking to order some tonight so I can do it Tuesday or Wednesday...

The guy is going to come down and take a look and see what exactly needs doing so will update when I know more

No its just because the gas locker and the diesel tank for the eberspacher is on the other side, it would be a far bigger job that way

Plenty of access on the inside, the only things that would need moving are the throttle and steering cables and some wiring from the batteries

I'm all for planning ahead but the wife wants to keep things as normal for as long as possible,, its not a huge value boat, we only paid 8k for it and spent another 2k on it tidying it up, plus I have done a few modifications to make it more workable on the inside, its the getting onboard that's the issue now, its been 5 months since she was last onboard, don't mind spending on it if it makes it usable, I'm pretty sure it will be OK but I will get a second opinion before any cuts are made , I may even end up with the only side entry Viking afloat..

Thanks for the suggestion but that would be a definate no no, we moved house to a bungalow because a stair lift wasn't an option, I'm trying to keep things as normal as possible without any lifting aids, long story but anything that resembles a disability aid is something that we wish to avoid for now ..

I'm aware what a pasarelle is but if it goes uphill like it would then its not really any better than steps , the issue is no leg strength so a straight walk in would be preferable..plus there is still a big drop on the inside

Trying to avoid any steps if at all possible ,we have tried all sorts to make it easier ,last resort is chop it or sell it

Not much of a concern to us at the moment, happy if we can have another years use out of it , no plans to take it out this year , could always put it back to standard if we ever sold it , not too bothered about de valuing it either its not worth a huge amount and we would rather have it useable for as long as possible..

No room in the transom for any mods the gas locker is one side and the battery's are the other, it will only ever be moored port side on so just need "leg over " bit removed, we already have various steps of different heights but trying to avoid any steps if at all possible due to lack leg strength

That would help greatly , just above the join would make things easier and if it doesn't weaken anything too much that may be the way to go