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Old 06 March 2011, 10:44   #341
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I've found two petrol stations on the Boulevard Bourbon which is about 50 yards from the marina in Paris. One looks like it's a 24hr self service station; I can't see a photo of the other one. I've just measured the distance from the Port d'Ilon to the Arsenal marina. I make it 65nm. I can easily make the round trip if need be. The distance from Le Havre to Port d'Ilon is about the same.
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Old 06 March 2011, 13:01   #342
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There's a Shell petrol station on L'Avenue Aristide Brian in Rouen 3/4 of a mile from the marina at Ile de la Croix.
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I've just phoned the marina at Port d'Ilon. We can buy petrol there (95 octane, not 98) with a credit card but only during opening hours; i.e., no 24hr self service. They recommend we give them a few days notice of our arrival so they can make sure they have enough petrol in their tanks. I said we may need up to 1,000 litres.
That should do me but what about everyone else?

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I've found two petrol stations on the Boulevard Bourbon which is about 50 yards from the marina in Paris. One looks like it's a 24hr self service station; I can't see a photo of the other one. I've just measured the distance from the Port d'Ilon to the Arsenal marina. I make it 65nm. I can easily make the round trip if need be. The distance from Le Havre to Port d'Ilon is about the same.
Don't forget there's a 99.9% definate fuel berth at Port St. Louis. In the passage plan I came up with and posted on my website (assuming everyone is happy to go along with that?) I selected an overnight stop at Port St. Louis on the way there and Port D'ilon on the way back. I reckon it's probably best to fuel where we're overnighting so we have more scope with opening hours etc.
On saying that I guess anywhere we see petrol, we'll take it just to be safe.
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Old 06 March 2011, 15:49   #344
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Port St. Louis sells petrol and diesel; I've just given them a ring. They can supply 1,000 litres no problem and you can pay by credit card. They don't have 24hr service but the office is open from 10:30 until 21:00. The Ibis hotel in Poissy is just under two miles from the marina and has 65 rooms.
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I've just measured the distance from the Port d'Ilon to the Arsenal marina. I make it 65nm. I can easily make the round trip if need be. The distance from Le Havre to Port d'Ilon is about the same.
That should have read "The distance from Rouen to Port d'Ilon is about the same".
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Hotels seem to be filling up, I'd like to start getting prices/making bookings soon.

Do folks want to stick their neck out and say yes or no if you're coming? Or specifically if you want hotels and don't fancy sleeping on a piece of floating grp for a week and a half?

Obviously I'll give you prices before you need to decide but I need numbers to get prices!
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I'm coming for sure and my cousin may come as well. I'll phone him at the weekend to confirm. As for hotels, the cheaper the better as far as I'm concerned. All the places we'll stop at should have Ibis or Mercure hotels. I've stayed in both types; they're fine.
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Do folks want to stick their neck out and say yes or no if you're coming?
I cant just yet

Really really want to, this comes under the category of once in a lifetime and it would be a huge shame to miss it. Also the Witch seems to think it will be nice going frock shopping for the big wedding.
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i've been reading your posts for some time now and applaud on how well you have planned for the trip, fuel, hotels, nav, etc, another thought entered my mind, if you had a rib like mine you wouldn't have to worry about any of it, i must find more time to do more of what you guys are doing, i seem to have less time since i retired
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Unless Martini II is going to sprout a 7 or 8 berth cabin on her aft deck, I think we're looking at hotels as the only realistic option.
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i've been reading your posts for some time now and applaud on how well you have planned for the trip, fuel, hotels, nav, etc, another thought entered my mind, if you had a rib like mine you wouldn't have to worry about any of it, i must find more time to do more of what you guys are doing, i seem to have less time since i retired
Thanks Biff, sounds like you need to practise saying no to people now and then!

Although it would make the trip a bit cheaper and certainly with a diesel things would be much easier, I'm personally not the biggest fan of cabin ribs. If I was to lose the advantages of an open rib ie deck space etc by having a cabin then I'd want a proper living space. Ribs by their nature aren't that suited due mostly to lack of internal volume. I am approaching the time when all the creature comforts become a bit more important but I'd rather move to a cabin cruiser like an Aquastar or similar, certainly won't be one of these plastic gin palaces anyway!
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Thanks Biff, sounds like you need to practise saying no to people now and then!

Although it would make the trip a bit cheaper and certainly with a diesel things would be much easier, I'm personally not the biggest fan of cabin ribs. If I was to lose the advantages of an open rib ie deck space etc by having a cabin then I'd want a proper living space. Ribs by their nature aren't that suited due mostly to lack of internal volume. I am approaching the time when all the creature comforts become a bit more important but I'd rather move to a cabin cruiser like an Aquastar or similar, certainly won't be one of these plastic gin palaces anyway!
i say no to about twice as many as i say yes too, i never really used the space forward of the console only for anchoring and i can lay 4 bodies across my engine box so don't feel i've got rid of any useful space, if i was a training boat that would be different, i know what you mean about comfort though and we (that's me and er in doors) are quite away down the road of buying a trawler, a nice one not a fishy one, then i will say no a bit more and come over to see you lot, i need to go over to sark to see the guille family and see some other mate that live there so we'll be over for a week or so when i get it
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I like your thinking Biffer, my end goal boat wise is a big steel rescue vessel or similar 20ish metre and bugger off round the world for a couple of years. Just haven't quite figured out how to finance it yet

Would be good to see you over this side, you should join us in Alderney at the end of July
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I've found a series of garages upstream of Poissy and to the right of Ile de la Loge. There are five in total (NPI), all portage but close to the river and just prior to the Ecluse de Bougival.
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Unfortunately for various reasons we will not be able to provide land-based assistance - sorry
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Unfortunately for various reasons we will not be able to provide land-based assistance - sorry
No problem at all, it was kind of you to have initially thought of us.
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Well guys ..... if you're still happy to have me along, I've got a green pass from both Mrs A and from work, so I'm able to join you.
Let me know if that's OK and will then just need the weather to cross the channel on 22 April. At the moment, I'm on my own so it will be a one man solo crossing.

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Fine by me. We'll be trying to pre-arrange accommodation fairly soon, so will put you on the list.
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Well guys ..... if you're still happy to have me along, I've got a green pass from both Mrs A and from work, so I'm able to join you.
Let me know if that's OK and will then just need the weather to cross the channel on 22 April. At the moment, I'm on my own so it will be a one man solo crossing.

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