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bob gray

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    chertsey
  • Occupation
    retired
  • Boat Name
    beau nydle
  • Boat Location
    bates wharf marina, bridge wharf, chertsey. kt16 8lg

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  1. Greetings to all those of you who took the time to answer my original query about refitting the skegs under my Dawncraft 25. Thank you all. having spent a lot of time trying to make my mind up which way to go, I finally ended up at one end the bar in my local. There I met a learned old character who had spent most of his working life building and repairing boats of all sorts. He was familiar with the Dawncraft fleet, and finally made my mind up with 2 bits of very good advice. "If you replace like for like, you could well get them ripped off, or worse, on a Tesco trolley. Or get stuck on the step in a lock." He assured me that both were very good fun. Plus the final gem, "If it's blowing a gale, you won't be going anywhere anyway. No one will . Try the 4 P's theory. Pub, Pint, Pie, Papers " Nuff said. On the 18th of August, she was craned delicately into the Thames, and I can report that Beau Nydle goes wherever she's put, and is as dry as a bone, which is great considering all the fibreglass mat and resin it took to seal up the bolt holes.. The other terrible thing I've done is to scrap the lower rubbing strip. It was rotting and too near the water line for comfort. Fenders have been lowered and a couple more fitted each side. I'm not going to church to pray for forgiveness. It looks a darned sight better without the strips on. Once again my thanks to all. Happy zigzagging.
  2. Hi, To the 11 of you who replied to my request, a heartfelt Thankyou. Opinions seem to be split almost down the middle, as to whether to fit or not to fit. So, bearing in mind that I have no idea how to go about fitting replacements, i'm going to do what several of you suggested... suck it and see. So i'll leave them off, and see what happens upon the relaunch. I'll let you know what happens, and Thanks once again.
  3. I need some expert advice. 3 years ago I bought a Dawncraft 25. I had it trailered to my home. The boat had 2 oak " fins" underneath, and the boat was trailered 120 miles sitting on them instead of the rollers on the trailer. On launching her, leaks appeared from nearly every bolt. I ended up removing the wood and angle grinding the bolts off flush with the hull. I've glassed over the whole length of each fin, and was nearly ready to relaunch. I've now been told that steering in anything but a flat calm will be next to impossible. Do I have to replace the fins ? the boat will only ever be used on canals . Any advice would be very welcome. Thanks. Bob.
  4. Can anyone recommend an insurance broker who will cover a van owned by a boat dweller. I live in Chertsey, Surrey. I have a house in Brittany and I use the van to carry my own goods to and from it. There is no commercial use at all. I'd be very grateful for any leads or info. I know they exist, I just don't know who they are. I'm getting cheesed off at being referred to as " Of no fixed abode ", a term that has suddenly sprung up in the insurance world. Many thanks in anticipation.
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