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Hi Nick, No - didn't spend the night - just popped in after coming through Cuan for croissants and a paper. Hadn't been to Balvicar for many years so I thought I'd take a refresher - lot of building going / gone on. Kathy kindly sent me your tel - but Orange is rubbish round here - and I thought if ...

Dave,

Its bound to go horribly wrong - because I even noticed that they have 2 different length pontoons at Oban - and made up one for either length.

That amount of preparation can't go unpunished

Thanks
James

I had breakfast yesterday next to this boat called "fair winds" ... Then pottered down to Loch Melfort - and ended up anchored there in a nice sheltered spot. Having looked at all the severe wind warnings - it looks as if the centre is going to pass almost directly over us (no wind at the ...

But not exactly alone... Been over the hill for a pint Was a tad breezey on the way down - but dropped right off now hardly a breath As you say - tomorrow looks OK - but Sun keeps changing - with the possibility of some wind Sun night Thinking of going through Cuan tomorrow and maybe popping upto Ba...

Forecast far too good fot kitchens I reckon

Think I'll gear myself up for a potter down to Puilladobrhain then

Probably should have said boats name is Autonomy - 36ft dark blue with a red stripe

Best wishes
James

Thanks Dave, I had the first half of that in mind - but hadn't thought of using the tail of the line back to the stern cleat to limit stern swinging out. Actually thought I might do the whole thing reversing in - depending on conditions etc - perhaps slightly harder to do - but bail out options are ...

Actually Puilladobhran was looking like a possible for tomorrow night - so I might take you up on that.

We left Barra last Sun - so must almost have met over there.

Will try and steer well clear of the Barra ferry tomorrow then

I'll stick the VHF on 77 as well

Many Thanks
James

Well Kerrara in the marina at the moment. SWIMBO has had to go home for a few days (and has taken the 3yr old Admiral with her) I've caught up on all the work I needed to over the last couple of days - so was just wondering if any of you folk were round and about seeing as it seems to be home ground...

I installed a Beta 28 a year ago. For a fairly small amount of money as I remember Beta make the mounts to fit your existing engine bed (mine was relacing an MD11c).

Certainly made that part of the installation easier - just bolted onto the existing bearers uisng same bolts

Good luck

We picked one up for a night the other week - they look pretty substantial - though can't comment on the block.

Chap came round and left a card asking for £12 a night (we were ashore) - so I still need to post this to him when I get near a post box

Well - I'm testing this on the W coast of Scotland at the moment - and I have to say that my Orange phone has been a waste of time in most places - don't even bother switching it on anymore ! Vodafone has been pretty good (though my experiences with their contracts dept is another tortuous story...)...

No - they reckon they might do it in 4 hrs if all goes well - reckon thats why I got such a strangled response when I said it would be really helpful if the could pick their feet up and do it in 1.5 hrs :D Mind you that was assuming decent boat speed upto that point - which I suspect was optimistic ...

Thanks Steve,

I could easily have missed that - except the organisers emailed it out - so no excuses now

I gather last year was quite exciting - if brief - one of our runners (and the one who is to blame for all this) has taken part for the last couple of years

All advice gratefully received.

Dave - we hope to be overnighting at Craobh on the way up this week

Thanks

Thanks Nick, Thats useful - just trying to work out what you might try and sail against - and what you might as well give up and anchor and wait for the tide. Obviously depends on the wind, but given that its a race passage planning goes out the window a bit - as to some extent you get there when yo...