Sunday, 29 September 2019

Returning home from the River Yealm in the John Welsford designed navigator 'Arwen'

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Here is part two of my mini day sail over to the Yealm and back - enjoy.  Part one can be found in a previous post last week.
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Saturday, 28 September 2019

outboard maintenance - switching out an integral fuel tank

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Those who follow this blog will know recent tribulations with my outboard. A 2011 four stroke MFS 3.5B Tohatsu outboard, it developed a slo...
Saturday, 21 September 2019

Dinghy cruising a welsford navigator - 'well it wasn't exactly Frogmore Creek was it?'

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Enjoy. Part two out sometime towards end of next week
Friday, 20 September 2019

a leaking outboard tank

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Nope, it isn't the petrol cap. I discovered a hairline fracture crack on the neck of the tank, just below the screw thread area. It run...
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Monday, 16 September 2019

I was supposed to be heading for Salcombe but......best laid plans and all that

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I was on the launch ramp at Salcombe. Steve, the Batson Creek boat yard manager had just been disturbed by me and bought across so I could ...
Thursday, 12 September 2019

Atlantic Eco out of Puerto Colon, Tenerife

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I rarely do reviews but if you like whale watching and want skilled  boat handling and informed commentary from a qualified biologist then ...
Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Can you see what it is yet - 2?

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It is becoming a little clearer perhaps? Every self respecting sea man of old had one
Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Sometimes it is nice to just go paddling instead of sailing......but only occasionally

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When at the back of a double kayak, you can sometimes get away with not paddling and letting the person in front do all the work. That...

Can you see what it is yet?

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Next sewing project on its way.......an you work out what it will be?

Must have gadgets that double for travel and dinghy cruising

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John Welsford got me thinking a few weeks ago after a comment he made to me on a Facebook post. It went something along the lines of ‘ di...