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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2018 20:11:09 GMT
There are some really handsome boats moored round Skipton, of all kinds. The variety of boats you see makes it well worth slowing to tick over to get a good neb. As we were walking today we saw a black life boat (like the high vis orange ones but double length). A real curiosty but someones pride and joy and in White Bear marina. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at a posh new marina like the prison one near Braunston (Dunchurch Pools?) when having received a years fee for mooring a boat, something like the life boat turns up he he. The IWA members and marina 'commodore' would be having fits  Rog |
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Post by patty on Jun 20, 2018 21:35:59 GMT
There are some really handsome boats moored round Skipton, of all kinds. The variety of boats you see makes it well worth slowing to tick over to get a good neb. As we were walking today we saw a black life boat (like the high vis orange ones but double length). A real curiosty but someones pride and joy and in White Bear marina. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at a posh new marina like the prison one near Braunston (Dunchurch Pools?) when having received a years fee for mooring a boat, something like the life boat turns up he he. The IWA members and marina 'commodore' would be having fits Rog Can u imagine the inmates escaping and nicking a boat for a fast get away.... |
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Post by JohnV on Jun 21, 2018 5:55:43 GMT
Beside us in Skippy. I rather like the shape of this Viking 32: there are two things I don't like about the Vikings .............. No.1 an outboard and No.2 the pram cover. |
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Post by Jim on Jun 21, 2018 7:58:53 GMT
I like the big tupperware. Used to fancy a Highbridge after the dc22, but those, as with the viking, have a high gunnel where you board, I was having to hoick Noreen up in an undignified manner when the bank was low. In the days of solar there's nowt much wrong with an outboard, they do have advantages, easier steering, prop clearing, reversing in a straight line. I want a pram cover on the back of my nb, great for cruising in all weathers. JohnV are you going to take your wheelhouse off then?
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Post by JohnV on Jun 21, 2018 10:23:12 GMT
I like the big tupperware. Used to fancy a Highbridge after the dc22, but those, as with the viking, have a high gunnel where you board, I was having to hoick Noreen up in an undignified manner when the bank was low. In the days of solar there's nowt much wrong with an outboard, they do have advantages, easier steering, prop clearing, reversing in a straight line. I want a pram cover on the back of my nb, great for cruising in all weathers. JohnV are you going to take your wheelhouse off then? Why should I ? The height of the wheelhouse on Shapfell is lower than the height of the average sewer tube roof |
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Post by JohnV on Jun 21, 2018 10:25:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2018 10:32:04 GMT
I've always liked that photo 🚢🍻👍 |
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Post by JohnV on Jun 21, 2018 10:42:21 GMT
It's such a shame that the trade has stopped ..... I used to love watching the big working barges
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