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by Gardenshed
Tue Oct 07, 2025 9:28 pm
Forum: Gear and Gadgets
Topic: "It Will Never Work" - Converting a Licensed Creel Boat To Electric Propulsion
Replies: 2
Views: 6123

Re: "It Will Never Work" - Converting a Licensed Creel Boat To Electric Propulsion

it can be watched on Amazon Prime (you need to pay for it), or directly from the website
https://itllneverwork.boats/thefilm
if you pay and watch from the website, the inventor of the boat and fisherman who is running it (Hans Unkles) gets more of the cash
by Gardenshed
Sat Oct 04, 2025 5:31 pm
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: Tend Yer Lines: F7 Gusting F10 October 03rd to 4th
Replies: 11
Views: 2020

Re: Tend Yer Lines: F7 Gusting F10 October 03rd to 4th

pressure dropped to 947.9mb
lowest recorded by a UK weather station in the month of October
by Gardenshed
Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:48 am
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: Tend Yer Lines: F7 Gusting F10 October 03rd to 4th
Replies: 11
Views: 2020

Re: Tend Yer Lines: F7 Gusting F10 October 03rd to 4th

time to move the extra fenders from the garage to the boat....
by Gardenshed
Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:26 am
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: WHYW Handicaps
Replies: 0
Views: 2158

WHYW Handicaps

This year, the West Highland Yachting Week (WHYW) committee introduced the YTC handicap system, ( https://rorcrating.com/ryaytc) rather than the historically used CYCA system ( http://www.cyca-online.org.uk/handicaps.asp) to the committee's credit, and as they said they would, they have now publishe...
by Gardenshed
Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: Passages and Places
Topic: Malcom Miller - Ex STA Schooner
Replies: 1
Views: 2405

Re: Malcom Miller - Ex STA Schooner

"It is sad that the UK, and Scotland, has never captured the rise of the super yacht industry" I thought that Jim McColl had a plan for Fergusons to get involved in the super yacht building and refurbishment industry, and that a very old and dilapidated 25m Feadship was bought as part of t...
by Gardenshed
Wed Sep 17, 2025 10:46 am
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: WTF Craobh?
Replies: 2
Views: 1325

Re: WTF Craobh?

Apparently the boat arrived on Friday night/Sat morning and by 04:00 Saturday, the polis were there... Full forensic scene of crime suits worn so clearly, searching for something but not wanting to contaminate the scene On Saturday, low key presence from the polis, and the crew not allowed to leave ...
by Gardenshed
Mon Sep 15, 2025 5:42 pm
Forum: Passages and Places
Topic: Providence of Brixham, Sound of Jura
Replies: 4
Views: 1408

Re: Providence of Brixham, Sound of Jura

great to see a traditional working boat out and being sailed can't imagine how hard it would have been not just to sail a boat like that in heavy weather, but also to trawl and make a living fishing from it. huge respect for our forefathers I recently read about the dipping lugsail, the prevalent ri...
by Gardenshed
Fri Sep 05, 2025 9:23 am
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Wanna buy a Marina?
Replies: 16
Views: 13964

Re: Wanna buy a Marina?

good to see that the new owners have ambitions for the marina and pub not sure I'm fully supportive of a "yacht club" being created as the next evolution the LOTI. Running it as a really good pub with food that welcomes everyone will be a good start. If berth holders get a discount, then t...
by Gardenshed
Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:37 am
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Wanna buy a Marina?
Replies: 16
Views: 13964

Re: Wanna buy a Marina?

you'd expect that the owner will want to be able to lift his own boat at his own marina and put it into his own shed for maintenance, so maybe quite a lot of change coming. I also expect that the yard drainage and electrics will be upgraded and improved. That's been highlighted to him as a priority....
by Gardenshed
Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:33 am
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: Lottie boughtie
Replies: 5
Views: 1993

Re: Lottie boughtie

I was told earlier this summer that the new CH owners (the Norton family) had their architects visit and survey the LOTI and that they're likely to re-configure the interior. So as already mentioned, probably not a quick re-opening one of my sons met the existing owners and was chatting to them. The...
by Gardenshed
Thu Aug 28, 2025 5:33 pm
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: Lottie boughtie
Replies: 5
Views: 1993

Re: Lottie boughtie

has it been bought by the new Craobh Marina owners?
by Gardenshed
Wed Aug 27, 2025 10:23 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Where will I keep my boat?
Replies: 2
Views: 1510

Re: Where will I keep my boat?

https://www.peelwaters.co.uk/

one of the Peel Group companies. classic case of creating different legal entities to manage different parts of their asset base

all privately owned and their management of public assets, poorly regulated by the UK and Scottish governments
by Gardenshed
Fri Aug 15, 2025 4:32 pm
Forum: Around the Scottish Coast
Topic: Do you remember "New Marina by Dunstaffnage"?
Replies: 1
Views: 1595

Re: Do you remember "New Marina by Dunstaffnage"?

How many years from approved application to the marina being operational?
My guess is 15years
by Gardenshed
Tue Jul 22, 2025 10:59 pm
Forum: Shooting the breeze
Topic: How Hot?
Replies: 5
Views: 1882

Re: How Hot?

I've seen 18-20c on the temp recorded by my speed/depth/temp through hull gizmo......but not after I calibrated it