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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 3, 2020 22:31:04 GMT
It took 2 days to clear the stuff off my boat. I had no idea a 35ft boat could hold so much stuff. Trying to find space for boxes and still have somewhere to sit and sleep was A challenge. Put the boat on the brokerage at Midway, looks ok on their online add. My mate picked me up and everything else, including my motorbike, we headed off to Barmouth on Sunday morning. It started raining just as we got here. We then had to do 10 trips up and down the hill during a deluge. I remember being stuck on a ship in Indonesia in high humidity as the crew used lump hammers to try to free the stuck roll on roll off doors with hundreds of other people pushing while the trucks revved up their engines and thought I'd never experience anything so uncomfortable again but this ran it close.
Anyway. Two days on, slowly emptying boxes, the place is starting to feel like home. No apparent leaks, no damp, not bad for a 200 year old house. Boiler seems to lose pressure but there was bound to be something. The views over the Mawddach estuary and Caeder Idris just amazing. I'm not missing the boat at all. For now.
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Nov 3, 2020 22:50:00 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2020 22:50:00 GMT
Croeso adref Rog (Hope that means what I think it does  ) |
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Nov 3, 2020 23:04:00 GMT
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Post by dyertribe on Nov 3, 2020 23:04:00 GMT
Croeso i’ch cartref newydd. Croeso i Gymru.
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Post by phil70 on Nov 4, 2020 0:30:59 GMT
Bloomin furineers, would you settle for Good Luck?
Phil
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Nov 4, 2020 2:10:35 GMT
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Post by thebfg on Nov 4, 2020 2:10:35 GMT
Congrats. Hope you settle in ok.
When will the pub open so you can meet the locals?
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Nov 4, 2020 5:27:37 GMT
Post by naughtyfox on Nov 4, 2020 5:27:37 GMT
The views over the Mawddach estuary and Caeder Idris just amazing. I'm not missing the boat at all. For now. Yay! At last! A suitable venue for Thunderboat piss-ups err... annual meetings. |
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Nov 4, 2020 7:12:02 GMT
Post by patty on Nov 4, 2020 7:12:02 GMT
Brill..enjoy ...
Hope u don't find any big issues..little DIY will stop u getting bored....
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Nov 4, 2020 10:10:23 GMT
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Post by phil70 on Nov 4, 2020 10:10:23 GMT
Brill..enjoy ... Hope u don't find any big issues..little DIY will stop u getting bored.... As far as I'm concerned when Patty says "little DIY" means little or none (preferably) leaving you free to just "chill" Phil |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Nov 4, 2020 12:43:37 GMT
Put the boat on the brokerage at Midway, looks ok on their online add. Good luck with the sale, it's a nice little boat for a single boater. |
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Post by Trina on Nov 4, 2020 14:25:32 GMT
Spent a few drunken weekends in Barmouth back in the day...😁
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Post by Telemachus on Nov 4, 2020 15:22:48 GMT
Yea good luck with the new house. It will seem odd at first, that it doesn’t move when you move around. Well if it does, it means EARTHQUAKE! Hide under the table!
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Post by JohnV on Nov 4, 2020 16:44:41 GMT
Yea good luck with the new house. It will seem odd at first, that it doesn’t move when you move around. Well if it does, it means EARTHQUAKE! Hide under the table! No hanging out of a window shouting "slow down" |
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Nov 4, 2020 18:53:41 GMT
Post by naughtyfox on Nov 4, 2020 18:53:41 GMT
Put the boat on the brokerage at Midway, looks ok on their online add. Good luck with the sale, it's a nice little boat for a single boater. Uncanny or what?  We paid £18,000 for ours and it's 40-foot, although from 1986. |
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Nov 4, 2020 19:21:29 GMT
Post by Mr Stabby on Nov 4, 2020 19:21:29 GMT
Good luck with the sale, it's a nice little boat for a single boater. We paid £18,000 for ours and it's 40-foot, although from 1986. Ricco's boat is worth more because it's got a proper engine.  |
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Post by Clinton Cool on Nov 5, 2020 11:17:00 GMT
I paid 18,000 for mine as well, 7 years ago. To be fair though I've spent a fair bit improving it.
A few days on all is well. So quiet, no droning diesel engines running for hours, loving that. So much more room to do everything, feels very nice. Couple of issues cropped up. There's been some water ingress where the extension meets the main house. Probably a flashing needing repair, easy access here, can probably fix it myself. Soffits and fascias in poor condition with some rot. Bigger job this, ladder access seems unlikely so it might be a scaffolding job. Not urgent though.
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