Solent 21st July

Nasher · 20 July 2006, 20:45

Planning on launching tomorrow morning from The Ferry Inn Hayling Island at about 09:30 or soon after.

Kevin, Aging Youth, will be joining me in my boat with my two lads.

I'm just planning a short trip across to Cowes for Ice creams etc so if anyone else is on the water come and say Hi or join us at the launch.

Nasher.

Biggles · 20 July 2006, 22:03

Nasher,

Definately can't join you this time unless I finish work really early so no dodgy photos. Enjoy yourself.

Nick R.

Ribald · 20 July 2006, 22:53

Hope you have a good time.

Tell Kevin it's about time he got his own boat back on the water instead of poncing rides on other peoples

Nasher · 20 July 2006, 23:08

Peter

Hi.

Over the last week or so I've been helping Kevin get his Humber back up and running.

The list of jobs has gradualy been whittled down, todays fun with resin, fibreglass tape, Gelcoat, and sticky paint brushes was a major step forward.

It now runs, holds air, and 'should' stay in one piece.

Nasher.

Hightower · 21 July 2006, 09:29

Hope things went well today. Sorry I couldn't make it. Post some piccys if you took em and make me really envious

.

Nasher · 21 July 2006, 22:06

Andy

Sorry, didn't take the camera.

Did Hayling to Cowes where we stopped for Ice creams etc then back to hayling for lunch.

Spent a bit of time mucking about in the water with the boys then had a blast up and down Southsea beach before dragging the boat out and off home to nurse the sunburnt nose!

Off Southsea Beach we found a double width version of one of those Green Plastic garden chairs just floating on the surface.
Hauled it on board with the intention of putting it on the beach, when the elderly couple fishing from a dory we'd launched alongside earlier in the day pottered over to say hello and jumped at the chance of taking it off our hands.
Looked like it'd been in the water quite some time by the slime etc all over it.

Shame Kevin couldn't join us in the end, but me and my lads had a great day.

Was also nice to meet Simmons0, who came over for a chat whilst we were preparing to launch.

Nasher.

Hugh Jardon · 21 July 2006, 22:22

glad you enjoyed yourself

we are going to be out next thursday for the day so if you are out then perhaps can meet up

Ribald · 21 July 2006, 22:31

When you say "balasted up and down Southsea beach" I assume that was below 10 knts

Nasher · 21 July 2006, 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ribald

When you say "balasted up and down Southsea beach" I assume that was below 10 knts

Peter

My two young sons had no 'Balast' effect at the speed we were doing

I was well off-shore, and only dipped in to go through the gap in the barrier.

Nasher.

Ribald · 21 July 2006, 23:01

You can do the main passage in excess of 10knts - it's the inshore one that gets a bit hairy

Hightower · 21 July 2006, 23:36

Is that the "Inshore, Inshore" one, Or just the "Inshore" one

.

My Dad told me when he was a Sea Scout in 1945 they actually sat on top of (for a second or three) one of the Concrete Pillars whilst out training in a Row boat. They thought they had enough depth to pass over but got caught out in a waves trough. No nice markers in those days.

Aging Youth · 22 July 2006, 06:56

Hi All,

My thanks go to Nasher for all of his help in getting "Southcoast Two" ready to go back to sea. Mr Tibbetts next time you are down you are welcome to come on board but be carefull you might fall overboard

It will be good to have her back on the water soon.

Unfortunately I could not make it out with Nasher as some Scroat had stolen my motorbike during the early hours of the morning

Thanks to the local street cleaner he found it dumped in the local Subway minus it ignititon system.

So you can imagine I was not a happy bunny yesterday.

See you all up at the Church next month.