BLUEMOMENT

many fenders will be visible on the side of m boat this winter!
I still prefer to winter in the water if possible

fish farm noise and light pollution is annoying
I wonder how much use those get?

marisca wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2026 10:50 am Gentle application of a hair-dryer when you have the opportunity will probably fix the problem. (Also works on dents in car plastic bumpers.)

I'm not sure Blowing old Boots has a working hairdryer.....

Done
Thanks for the heads up

Burst Boiler wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2026 9:22 am On The Other Place. I'm disappointed by the repeated spurning of the only true sailing forum for cantankerous men of a certain age in favour of the downmarket mass audience imitation.

all part of the enshittification of the world:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ

summer solstice passes without the annual post about the night fair drawing in....

A good start to the sailing year
Central heating essential!
Fridge for the post sail beers….. just leave them in the cockpit for a few minutes

Just imagine if the marina was run by a competent harbour authority…..
Nonsense that it’s taking so long

These last two….brilliant!!

scary! glad you discovered the problem before it burst into flames

Is that why screwfix in Oban has run out of extension cords!

But seriously, he does great social media (instagram: @the.electric.lobster.fusherman) and worth following

Apparently he’s being lined up as a supplier to the LOTI when it reopens

shame they didn't include a more general section for freeform/verbatim input.

https://afloat.ie/sail/northern-ireland ... k-stratton

Quite a character, particularly well know in and around Rhu and for the various David Thomas designed boats he built and sold (Hydro, Bolero, Big Bolero etc)

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