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  1. No other place for them if you want that living space in 35ft. Similar sleeping arrangement to many found in cruising Cats.
  2. Bit of a coincidence Griff mine is J13CHG The 13 makes a B for Judith two initials and then mine Christopher Howard Geoffrey
  3. ChrisB

    Night Night

    I did not have a spot light but my method was canopy back, head above windscreen. Too easy for screen to mist up and you not to notice on a night sail. And No Lights except for the nav lights.
  4. I had clean forgotten those. They used to be covered in spiky bits on the first few oil changes.
  5. ChrisB

    Night Night

    I agree, we often travelled late in the dark planning to mud weight. The trouble is planning to mud weight indicates calm and calm often brings fog. In my experience the Thurne Mouth, bottom of Ant, up to just short of Horning is particularly prone to thick mists off the marshes. As opposed to a clear night with a full moon which is magical. The Ant can be very dark I would find between How Hill and Irstead.
  6. Real North Sea Haar here on coast and cold with it. This time last year it was really warm 20C+.
  7. How is your shoulder this morning Griff? No mean feat discharging 500 shells even if they are only 21g.
  8. Well done! You deserve a great day out. It means clays that try to simulate a driven game day as opposed to other disciplines like "*****" or "Down the Line" or "Olympic Trap" whick I think is the English name for one of the former. Edit to say I think the naughty word blocker has been a bit over enthused. The discipline stated starred out is S K two Es lastly T. Naturally a clay can never fully simulate a wild bird as a clay comes out fast and slows where as a bird does not slow down but goes higher and faster hopefully.
  9. I was only thinking the the other way. He has gone under Spa Common and is on his approach to Little London and the high wooded ground in the background is the Witton Common end of Bacton Woods.
  10. Sounds a cracking day! Some years ago I went on a few days like that staying at Brocket Hall and Weston Park. At Weston Park your room had a selection of Malts and you had your own Butler! I would add the huge expense was met by The Ford Motor Company. There were usually shooting guests of honour. The picture is Weston Park with a very young me next to a fantastic shot ( not too bad behind the wheel also). The other Celeb. Confessed to me that if offered a big driven day or a day on a classic Spey Salmon beat, he would take the fishing.
  11. We were last there in Sept 2015. In fact it was a memory trip to where my late wife and I hung out when we first met in the 60's. Our last dinner was at the yacht basin and our last pub visit was to the Anchor Bleu one of the first pubs that I took her to in 1967. Sadly shortly after our visit Judith's cancer was to return which was terminal.
  12. It is yours. Shore power cable SOLD
  13. Chichester Yacht Basin, Birdham, Itchenor, all very much my old stamping ground. One could many years ago travel to London from there. That canal not only went to Chichester but on to join the River Arun at Ford. Then the Wey & Arun canal to The Thames.
  14. 1. Soft horseshoe lifebuoy. Zip off cover for washing £5.00 2. Kampa 25m shore power cable £10.00 (never used in original bag) 3. Seago automatic lifejacket, serviced by Seasafe April 2017 £10.00 4. Seago manual inflation lifejacket, serviced by Seasafe April 2017 £10.00 (I always had both types because you don't want the trouble of re-arming should you fall off your inflatable or step off the end of the slipway).
  15. New series on More4 at 9.00pm on Tuesday called "My Floating Home" Don't know what it is about but I will record it and see!
  16. Yesterday afternoon I received a message from Roz, Richard Davies ( Viking 23's ) wife to say that he had just passed away. She has asked me not only to inform this forum's members of his passing but to express sincere thanks for all the kindness and and support that he received throughout his illness and to say what real strength it gave him in his fight. Richard was an inspirational man. Not only in the open way he shared and managed his illness which I know helped others face their own troubles, but he was just one of the World's Good Guys. I know all members will join me in sending our sincere condolences to Roz, their son and daughter Simon and Hanna, their spouses and the grand children that gave Richard so much pleasure. Chris Barton
  17. BAH!!! Designer Gin nonsense.. Give me a Plymouth Pink with a dash of water, a proper nautical mans drink.
  18. My advice would be keep your money in your pocket for now! By the end of your first season with her you will know what you want by way of upgrades and their order of priority.
  19. ChrisB

    How Hill

    Pretty certain the answer is nope.
  20. I think he must mean Ant from HONING not Horning. One often finds Honing Lock refered to as Horning!
  21. Silicone polish contamination can cause all sorts of problems should a surface need to be painted in the future. Like electronics silicone sprays are banned from paint manufacturing plants.
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