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I don\'t think this is very wise!!!
The follow on saga of the boat sale is that the deposit cheque arrived today. Nothing wrong with that I hear you say....
Speaking to the new owners wife to let her know that the cheque has arrived and she said - off the cuff - oh, P---- will call you as he is going to pitch up with a couple of mates and drive the boat home by sea.
Home being Bideford, North Devon!
OK, so the petrol tank holds 80 gallons and the LPG 74 gallons. At 12 galls per hour (if you keep the speed down, you may achieve 10) that's 12.8 running hours. call it 13 with none in reserve at an average of 20kts is roughly 256 nautical miles. You could break the journey at Milford Haven and fill up with Petrol again.
Points in favour, he knows Windys inside out, his father has the 9000. And he's an experienced mariner.
He'll need a good passage plan and good weather with bolt-holes worked out if the weather turns bad.
Er, why are you worried? If you start questioning the sanity of his plan, he might start to think that you know something about the boat that he doesn't. Take his cash and forget about it
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Er, why are you worried? If you start questioning the sanity of his plan, he might start to think that you know something about the boat that he doesn't. Take his cash and forget about it
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This.
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Location: Porthmadog / Jawhara Smir / Port Leucate
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Re: I don\'t think this is very wise!!!
Its interesting Mike - I'm finding myself a tad jealous if I am honest with you. The furthest I went in one hit was 168nm and I managed that on petrol alone - didn't touch my LPG.
Well think about all those trips you will be able to do in your next boat or, if you're really nuts, offer to tag along for the ride but they'll only blame you when the steering wheel falls off in the middle of the Irish Sea [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
I think I'm with Mikef on this... its his decsion...
whatever you feel about his plan, and its wisdom he will probably have thought long and hard about it and assuming he is of sound mind he will have a passage plan, have reseached the bolt holes and fuel stops.
I am sure he will have a terrific time! After all, the day you pick-up your new boat is one of the best!!??
Personally I'd just make sure he's fully aware of CI's range on petrol and LPG, then wave him goodbye whilst dabbing your eyes at the quayside. Try not to make it too obvious, it's horrible watching a grown man cry [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Great delivery story Alf, at one point someone made a comment about the mid-eighties boats being solidly built.
Seeing 'Navigator' last weekend in Peterhead was a real testiment to structual integrity.
Talk about massively engineered, you certainly have a real combination of interior luxury/comfort with the confidence of a solid ship beneath you.
Hope this seasons west coast cruise goes well for you and family.
We kind of fell for her for the same reasons you indicate here...and she proved her worth during that journey North.
BTW Great to meet with you and I think the two of us have the record for the most extreme North/South forum meet ... Tazmaia & NE Scotland .... anyone better ??
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it's got feck all to do with you, it's sold, it's not your boat anymore, you've exchanged it for a bag full of beer tokens, the new owner can set fire to the boat, if he wants, and it's still got nothing to do with what you me or what the panel may think, move on start looking for your next project,what ever it might be.
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Why not show an interest in their passage plan & get a bit more info. I would want a short maiden passage on a new to me used boat. There are too many unknowns when you first step aboard. You could also offer to bolster up the crew. When I bought my first boat, PO agreed to help me sail it home. I learnt a lot that passage about the boat, about real life pilotage and about myself & the PO. All of the things I learnt were good & very reassuring. It might not have been like that, but it was & I remained on good terms with seller - and still get Xmas cards from the guy I sold the boat on to 8 years later.
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