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Dingle

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About Dingle

  • Birthday 27/09/1977

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  • Gender
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  • Location
    Reading
  • Occupation
    Construction Manager
  • Boat Name
    Still looking! 40-50 foot
  • Boat Location
    See boats wanted section

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  1. Ah yes, the old "Ajax requests". Terrible things!
  2. Hi and welcome to the forum! Thunder is a great name for a boat.
  3. My point exactly. Having used this anchor to veer into cliffs in large swells and onto beaches in breaking surf and it lot let go and dash the boat and crew to a thousand peices it would be the first type of anchor I tried. Of course if it were rubbish I'd be back to the interweb to try a different one. But again, setting the anchor comes under boat handling and is a skill that needs to be practiced and honed away from danger.
  4. It looks like the most rubbish anchor is the cqr on that table. The RNLI's D class and B class lifeboats are fitted with CQR anchors. They can drag initially if not set right but if they bite once they won't let go! It would certainly be the first I would try.. As an aside, how much chain would one use on their anchor Line?
  5. I did London last year with the parents, I went to work during the day, they went sight seeing. We steamed in the evening and first light before work to get us about a bit. Was lovely! Always a place to stop with other boats ahead or astern, no dramas at all! Unlike in Scotland where they got their boat let go overnight and got gobbed on from bridges just for being English...
  6. Having owned a "Golf Chandlery" I know that I sold whatever I wanted to whomever paying in whichever way they wanted at whatever price I deemed appropriate However, I do know that price fixing is illegal but suppliers have ways around that! It seems that for those slippery enough there is always a way round everything. Back on topic, it will be interesting to see what happens with LadyG's purchase #Excited (do we hashtag on here or is it considered a little "uncouth"?
  7. Don't listen to Athy. Offer me £10k cash... (This could run for a while)...
  8. Depends how heavy the suitcase is that you're carrying it in! You may need to provide evidence for money laundering over a certain amount I suppose... No idea what that may be, not sure it even matters... Someone will be along shortly no doubt
  9. Great Work! All looked great and I enjoyed the drone footage! Thanks for sharing.
  10. I've nothing major to add as all the good stuff has been covered! It's a great idea to work on your boat handling away from the stresses and strains of a few beady eyes and other vessels. Always make it harder than it is in real life (put in an imaginary obstruction/put yourself in with the wind to the wrong side etc blah). When you are nervous or unsure and have a crowd it turn the simplest thing into the most terrifying of manoeuvres! As I used to tell my students when I was teaching boat handling.... "Slow is beautiful"
  11. I quite like the "Trump Chimney" Stove! Everyone like a bit of bling..
  12. We carry O2 on the lifeboats in easily portable bottles. as has been said, no grease and although not flammable will make fires terribly spectacular and the bottles could still let go like other pressurised containers.
  13. Wow! They are all grim! Although The extra headroom on the "Sun Bleached Tango" boatthing might be good for some...
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