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by Burst Boiler
Wed Aug 27, 2025 3:08 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Where will I keep my boat?
Replies: 2
Views: 115

Re: Where will I keep my boat?

There's a few references in the article to "Peel Waters". Is this meant to be Peel Ports? I want them nowhere near the place
by Burst Boiler
Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:20 am
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: Pots and Kettles
Replies: 1
Views: 227

Re: Pots and Kettles

Yep. The worst kind of absentee landlord that i thought land reform was doing away with in the highlands.
by Burst Boiler
Wed Jul 23, 2025 9:13 am
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: How Hot?
Replies: 5
Views: 387

Re: How Hot?

I can do 8.5knts now I recalibrated mine . . .

As for the temp - I wonder if the very top layer of water is quite a bit warmer due to the sun heating it up. So what the ST60 sees isn't a real measure of much.
by Burst Boiler
Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:20 pm
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: How Hot?
Replies: 5
Views: 387

Re: How Hot?

Yep, I've seen 20+ consistently on the west coast - warmer outside of the Clyde. There's a marine heatwave apparently. I don't think this is a good thing.
by Burst Boiler
Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:03 pm
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: whaur's the burdz?
Replies: 1
Views: 193

whaur's the burdz?

There seem to be a lot more seabirds around this year, after the ravages of bird flu. Just me, or have the others noticed too?
by Burst Boiler
Fri Jun 27, 2025 8:09 am
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Shuna For Sale
Replies: 3
Views: 723

Re: Shuna For Sale

There's nae windaes and maybes nae roof, so I can see how the castle offers access to nature, free air and natural light.
by Burst Boiler
Tue Jun 24, 2025 6:02 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Shuna For Sale
Replies: 3
Views: 723

Re: Shuna For Sale

Is that the Shuna with all the fish farms on the east side and Mowi boats going back and forward into Craobh?
by Burst Boiler
Sat Jun 07, 2025 1:44 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Wanna buy a Marina?
Replies: 15
Views: 10864

Re: Wanna buy a Marina?

Salen jetty also up for sale. I still cant afford it.
by Burst Boiler
Thu Jun 05, 2025 9:58 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Lucys Ardfern
Replies: 4
Views: 972

Re: Lucys Ardfern

Is it buttered on both sides?
by Burst Boiler
Wed Mar 26, 2025 6:44 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Crinan Canal 2025 Opening / Restrictions
Replies: 6
Views: 3341

Re: Crinan Canal 2025 Opening / Restrictions

On specifics - point 3 is the main one for me too. It would be good to find out the proportion of dawdlers/sunday drivers vs those wanting to transit as quickly as possible. The marketing and organisation is towards those dawdling along (although the folks on the sea locks are a bit more clued up). ...
by Burst Boiler
Wed Mar 26, 2025 5:23 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Crinan Canal 2025 Opening / Restrictions
Replies: 6
Views: 3341

Re: Crinan Canal 2025 Opening / Restrictions

My experience of one individual on the board was that they were working their way up the tree of various Scottish govt quangos to impress the great and the good. SC is near the bottom - they moved onto something else more illustrious that they also knew nothing about after a couple of years. I canno...
by Burst Boiler
Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:21 am
Forum: Passages and Places
Topic: Clyde Estuary - Charge for Leisure Vessels !!!!!!
Replies: 68
Views: 105656

Re: Clyde Estuary - Charge for Leisure Vessels !!!!!!

The Scottish Government should use this example (the PP Clyde proposal) to show Peel Ports that in Scotland the government will regulate private companies who abuse their position, by amending the Clyde Port Harbour Order to exclude leisure craft less than 24m. I agree, but would PP sue the scot go...
by Burst Boiler
Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:17 am
Forum: Passages and Places
Topic: Clyde Estuary - Charge for Leisure Vessels !!!!!!
Replies: 68
Views: 105656

Re: Clyde Estuary - Charge for Leisure Vessels !!!!!!

Digging into the details of the 1965 order could produce lots of ways to show that Peel Port are being selective with their interpretation and implementation of it I also spotted this. Lots of scope for excrement stirring if Peel Ports don't back down. On the point about the original intention of t...
by Burst Boiler
Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:03 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025
Replies: 10
Views: 8274

Re: Force 10 Forecast Weekend Friday 24 January 2025

Inshore waters has an 11, and the shipping forecast for Malin has a phenomenal sea state.
by Burst Boiler
Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:40 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Nuclear War A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen
Replies: 2
Views: 6754

Re: Nuclear War A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen

Does the UK need Trump's approval to fire our "independent" deterrent? Our subs and wareheads. Their missiles.