Recent content by Mel

Keep your chin up and press on Roger. Still looking forward to seeing you on the water again

I agree about the copperbot treatment - Was there again Friday and she is now stripped ready for first treatment. Glass now showing.

Well done Roger Was down in the Meadow on Wednesday and notied that your boat was there and immediately thought of you !! Would be great to see you about again

Just leaving Harwich

The road along Southwold Harbour is a total disgrace and has been like that for a long time. I visit regularly and can see no improvement since last year. I do not understand how the organisation responsible can get away with this when Health and Safety should be their top priority !

I do hope that he is able to recover enough to be back at the pontoon soon

I was on the Orwell last Wednesday just beyond Levington and motoring. I suddenly noted I had stopped moving forwards as I passed over a clump of weed. Never happened to me before and my engine was overloaded passing black smoke when I tried to raise revs. Several bursts in reverse seemed to...

Try to remember next time you need to reach items overboard, the freeboard can be reduced by adding water into the bilges -- the more you add the more the freeboard will reduce ! Simples :)

Just had email from Director and with certain reservations now open ?

No news from Fox’s Marina yet ?

I wouldn't look for a plumber to do that on a boat. I think that you need a boat/marine engineer. Ask at your local boat yard.

There has been a pontoon arrangement at their base for some years now. It looked a bit muddy when I visited some time back

I do not think that a high sided bridge would be a simple matter. Apart from the look of the thing the windage loads on the structure would be a big problem and cost

On the local news last night they made a strong point that during high winds the existing A14 Bridge closes as large lorries have problems. So getting to Felixstowe only leaves them with one choice - through Ipswich. That then gridlocks Ipswich so a second crossing will solve this. If high...

I think that the crossing at position B may also disrupt operations in the New Cut West where Debbage's have run mooring facilities for yachts for decades. The video is not at all clear about the nature of the crossing nor the precise position.