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by Terry T
Tue Jun 10, 2014 2:42 pm
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th June 2014 - Salcombe, Visitors, Wind
Replies: 26
Views: 47183

1.5m! Does the longer berth come with a longer price tag? Backdated? Or did you get away with it? I should say so :evil: £608 more . All because of a little bow sprit and a bit of air space of the dinghy . To add to the pain they said I could stay in the berth I was in . So,more money for nothing :...
by Terry T
Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:53 pm
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th June 2014 - Salcombe, Visitors, Wind
Replies: 26
Views: 47183

a bit blowy here too .Not the day to put to sea . just want to get away before some other incompetent fool damages my davits again .Since we have been measured and found to,be 1.5mtrs over claimed length :oops: have been promised a longer berth .
by Terry T
Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:53 pm
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th June 2014 - Salcombe, Visitors, Wind
Replies: 26
Views: 47183

a bit blowy here too .Not the day to put to sea . just want to get away before some other incompetent fool damages my davits again .Since we have been measured and found to,be 1.5mtrs over claimed length :oops: have been promised a longer berth .
by Terry T
Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:42 am
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th June 2014 - Salcombe, Visitors, Wind
Replies: 26
Views: 47183

Except we're friends with st pp hm who turned a blind eye last time we were there ;) See you on your way to the exe canal t and v. You'll love the canal and the exe Pete basin if you get that far. Good liveaboard community spirit at the turf lock. And an excellent pub. Davits all finished now :lol:...
by Terry T
Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:32 am
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th June 2014 - Salcombe, Visitors, Wind
Replies: 26
Views: 47183

No problem taking dogs to the CI just that you can't go to Victoria Marina . believe Beaucet is ok tho. apparently you can moor on the outer pontoon and ferry the dog in a dinghy to St PP . crazy ! Hopefully we will be at sea heading East next week if Val can shift this bloody virus . :cry: Too expe...
by Terry T
Thu May 29, 2014 3:07 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Anchoring With Wind Opposing Tide
Replies: 7
Views: 23349

blimme Jeff what lengths you go to save a few bob :lol: Anchoring in a river is fine for a few weeks holiday but as a life style ? no thanks .... To much hassle governed by having to be onboard at change of tide coupled with having to monitor the anchoring and boat behaviour of adjacent boats.and cr...
by Terry T
Tue May 20, 2014 4:00 pm
Forum: Yachts For Sale Worldwide
Topic: Maxus Yachts by Northman
Replies: 2
Views: 15988

Hi
Not questioning the quality of your products but do your craft comply with British RCD ?
by Terry T
Mon May 12, 2014 2:30 pm
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Weather
Replies: 3
Views: 17640

Been horrid here Jeff .Anyway davits being fitted today hopefully to sea in a day or two ,getting harbour rot now. As you say looks as if weather going to change .......Hopefully !!
You have any plans for you forthcoming voyage ?
by Terry T
Sat May 10, 2014 9:58 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: Weather
Replies: 3
Views: 17640

Weather

What's happened to the weather again ?? :twisted: :twisted: Nothing on the horizon . Is this going to be another wash out ,blown out season ? How you doing Jeff ? must be a bit bouncy I guess or have you moved further up the river ?

terry
by Terry T
Wed May 07, 2014 6:13 pm
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th May 2014 - Back Afloat, All Well
Replies: 13
Views: 27531

That's steep! Must be some holes up river that are free though no? a frightening amount :cry: Someone posted that price on the PBO/ YM site. Off the town by the docks apparently. follow up posts indicate that there is no "safe"hideaways in the river .Rumour has it that sometimes the HM at...
by Terry T
Wed May 07, 2014 3:43 pm
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th May 2014 - Back Afloat, All Well
Replies: 13
Views: 27531

Jeff wrote:Good safe anchorages on the Dart - perhaps Fal and Helford River too? Fowey?

Hehe yes you are probably biased :)
safe yes but not free . £15 per night to anchor a 10mtr boat in falmuff . no anchoring in Fowey at all .
by Terry T
Wed May 07, 2014 11:04 am
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th May 2014 - Back Afloat, All Well
Replies: 13
Views: 27531

I really miss Plymouth and the surrounding waters. We had a great time there. But yep, a berth not so exposed to numpties would be good :) But watch out, they're everywhere! We had some people come alongside the pontoon we're on yesterday. They arrived with the tide and wind on their stern, and lea...
by Terry T
Wed May 07, 2014 9:51 am
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th May 2014 - Back Afloat, All Well
Replies: 13
Views: 27531

Jeff wrote:You're feeling like a change from Plymouth terry?
never have liked Being in Plymuff ! we were only there for domestic reasons but Brixham is only an hour away by road and in IMHO a much nicer place . maybe Finlandia will be safer too :lol:
by Terry T
Tue May 06, 2014 8:48 pm
Forum: Jeff's Blog - living on a yacht, at anchor, with a toddler.
Topic: 6th May 2014 - Back Afloat, All Well
Replies: 13
Views: 27531

Ah Brixham !! lovely place ,made enquires today with the marina for a contract berth again as we enjoyed it there last time .N o vacancies at moment but on the list . Just aswell really cos we don't want it till the end of the month .If nothing is forthcoming we will hole up on Torquay town dock pon...
by Terry T
Tue May 06, 2014 6:21 pm
Forum: The Yacht Forum Yacht Club
Topic: The perfect gift?
Replies: 5
Views: 19639

Ships clock striking the bells of the watches any yachtsman would welcome one . approx £550 from Ŵeem and Plath check it out .......Google is your friend :wink: