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Where's the Dunkirk spirit?
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addjunkie
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I agree, many cruise in company for the same reason. The Chanel can be quite daunting especially in the dark. Tides are strong and theres lots of big boats bobbing around too!
An additional small outboard on a small lifting bracket is quite common on motor boats on the sea.
You want 100hp hung on there, look for a light engine, have it tuned / the right propellor
for torque installed. Cross in good calm seas, the hp
will come in handy when the sea gets heavy. Service the one you have for a backup.
Make sure the whole boat is seaworthy, and you have someone who can captain a boat with you.
No comparison between a canal or even river and the sea, you will end up with a whole lot of regret
if you are not experienced on the water. Have backups on board for radio, battery, lights etc,
an inverter based generator will be lighter.
Life jacket's, flares, first aid, food and water, and as much fuel is safe to carry, engine oil, plugs, air filters and tools.
It sounds a lot, but you need to have the ability to keep going, else you will have trouble, drifting
in the night is not a good feeling, neither is freezing in the water as your boat sinks.
It might not be you, someone else could take your boat out, then what, be prepared and alert.
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Well, Gaster has never been so flabbered!
Having had a really slow response to a quote request for insurance, I tried another company. The want £268 for the year from me for comprehensive cover. Me having had no experience in a Cabin cruiser whatever and only a few days in a narrowboat! Are they completely mad or what? I was expecting at least three times that!
Having had a really slow response to a quote request for insurance, I tried another company. The want £268 for the year from me for comprehensive cover. Me having had no experience in a Cabin cruiser whatever and only a few days in a narrowboat! Are they completely mad or what? I was expecting at least three times that!
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Well that's the frist time I've ever seen any one complain there insurance was not expensive enough
All joking aside I'm thinking if you've spent 1000s on a boat they think your more then lightly to take care when using it
All joking aside I'm thinking if you've spent 1000s on a boat they think your more then lightly to take care when using it
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I suspect a 100hp outboard hung on the back of that motor cruiser might be a bit much, regardless of the propellor pitch. That hull will be a deepish V, displacement hull and not designed to plane. Also the weight of a 100 hp outboard even a light one will have quite a significant effect on the trim, affecting stability if too much power applied or you end up in a seaway. The rest of your points I don't disagree with, last thing you want is to be another idiot boating* statistic, hoping the lifeboat isnt too busy elsewhere.
That sounds very reasonable, out of interest how much is the parking fees?
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Mooring cost is just over a Grand.
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Not unreasonable.
ajlelectronics
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Three times that at Tewkesbury or Gloucester docks.
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Nearest marina to me with sea access is £410 per meter.
