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[DJFish]

Stumbled across this this little gem whilst strawberry picking in darkest Essex.
It's not mine, but being at the mercy of the tide, then having to navigate that narrow channel is a problem I'd love to have.
I'm not usually genuinely envious of others but I'll make an exception in this case.

[Fishtigua]

Royal Storebro?

[DJFish]

It's a Fairey something, Huntsman or Swordsman....
Beautiful boat!

[Huntsman]

Huntsman 28.

Was there a name on her?

Edited by Huntsman on Monday 29th June 22:10

[kilty2]

Mrs Kilty and I in action a couple of weeks ago (ooh err Missus).

[robm3]

XJSJohn said:

wasn't expecting those two whacking great big shiny donks on the back of a tidy old Sunseeker, i bet that goes like a stabbed rat !!!

Haha, my thoughts exactly!

[2thumbs]

Fishtigua said:

2thumbs said:

This is mine 30hp, 3.5mph top speed unless going downstream. It's my home and I love it

If I lived in the UK, that's the very boat to live on. Just the right size, very manageable.

It's 44ft so very easy to manage yes, ideally another 3ft would be nice though as storage is a bit tight.

[DJFish]

Huntsman said:

Huntsman 28.

Was there a name on her?

Edited by Huntsman on Monday 29th June 22:10

Not that I noticed, sorry.
It did have a nice Fairey pennant hoisted, I'd imagine they're in the club.....

[maffski]

2thumbs said:

Fishtigua said:

2thumbs said:

This is mine 30hp, 3.5mph top speed unless going downstream. It's my home and I love it

If I lived in the UK, that's the very boat to live on. Just the right size, very manageable.

It's 44ft so very easy to manage yes, ideally another 3ft would be nice though as storage is a bit tight.

Have you thought about getting a shed?

[2thumbs]

maffski said:

Have you thought about getting a shed?

I've seen plenty of people who do improvise like that Some better executed than others!

[Huntsman]

DJFish said:

Huntsman said:

Huntsman 28.

Was there a name on her?

Edited by Huntsman on Monday 29th June 22:10

Not that I noticed, sorry.
It did have a nice Fairey pennant hoisted, I'd imagine they're in the club.....

Thank you.

I'm the club Commodore...yes, its a club member. I checked with the oracles of such things, that's the only surviving H28 that we know of for which we are unable to identify the hull number.

[IforB]

It was a bit different in Essex today, no oilies required!

[Fishtigua]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Middle of Summer Sailing - superb !

FFS!

Five layers and foulies from Cherbourg to Guernsey

You should have said you were coming over, we could have gone for a beer.

[sundance002]

After what seemed to be the longest service ever,
She is finally in the water.

[Fishtigua]

sundance002 said:

After what seemed to be the longest service ever,
She is finally in the water.

Note to boatowners:-

Boats can be serviced at any time of year, not just when it's all warm and sunny.

Do NOT phone up and expect to get serviced, antifouled and launched all at the exact same time as 1000 other owners who have forgotten they have a boat until it's sunny.

Even the parts suppliers run out of filters/belts/anodes/paint this time of year.



Nice boat, what motor are you running?

[slomax]

I probably don't have right to post here but as "boat" describes everything from a single person kayak to a container ship, thought id post a few exploits from yesterday.

Went across salcombe in our little inflatable kayak to a little cove only accessible by water if the tide is in. If you didn't know where you were, it couldve been in the med!

We had the whole beach to ourselves all day







Getting back across to the other side was a bit of effort as we were going against the tide. Overall great day!

[sundance002]

Fishtigua said:

sundance002 said:

After what seemed to be the longest service ever,
She is finally in the water.

Note to boatowners:-

Boats can be serviced at any time of year, not just when it's all warm and sunny.

Do NOT phone up and expect to get serviced, antifouled and launched all at the exact same time as 1000 other owners who have forgotten they have a boat until it's sunny.

Even the parts suppliers run out of filters/belts/anodes/paint this time of year.



Nice boat, what motor are you running?

She came out the water in March 2nd wk,
I always service her the same time every year, seems I'm no longer,
one of the few who do this job early in the year.


Thanks

MPI 5.0 V8 300hp, Looking for a bit more space for next year.

[treepke]

New around here so, by way of intro, thought I would post a pic of my new toy (insert moneypit) that was delivered last week.

[Fishtigua]

Where?

Who built it?

Power source?

Giggles?

Cock-ups?

Loving it?

[treepke]

Fishtigua said:

Where?.......Bristol

Who built it?.............Westlander

Power source?........ 4 cyl diesel (not sure make yet, but not Peugeot as told)

Giggles? .... me pacing up and down awaiting delivery on lorry according to my OH

Cock-ups? .......... swingbridge stuck part open due to heat - remove roof fittings (some by force) gave clearance of about 25mm!!!!!

Loving it?....... you bet and lots more to come

ps anyone know a good marine (dutch speaking preferred) electrician in the Southwest?...got lots of electrics 12v, 24v & 240v but struggling to work out whats what