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Fossil Hunt along the Watchet coastline
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Fossil Hunt along the Watchet coastline

This Bits and Pieces playlist is just a random selection of stuff. Not that interesting really. This is me trying to find fossils on the mass of rocky shoreline that stretches out at low tide. We have up to 12 meter (39 feet ) tidal ranges here. Also testing out the GoPro for the first time.
Just About Sailing February 2016 – dreams of a small sailboat
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Just About Sailing February 2016 – dreams of a small sailboat

I have posted this a bit early to try and tempt the weather gods to give us all even a small window to actually get out there and do some sailing. Anyway, even without going out into the channel, Serenity managed to sustain some damage from a collision with another boat. Oh, and a fabulous flour f...
Just About Sailing – The £200 Millionaire – don’t get rich quick
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Just About Sailing – The £200 Millionaire – don’t get rich quick

I couldn't decide how to best describe my financial philosophy of my Just About Sailing liveaboard lifestyle. But finally decided to do it in the form of a Hegelian dialectical dialogue. By far the simplest and most straightforward method. Think half way between Bernard Moitessier and Captain...
Just About Sailing January 2016 – buy a sailboat, liveaboard – easy
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Just About Sailing January 2016 – buy a sailboat, liveaboard – easy

This is really a recap of what happened in 2015. All of my plans to do a regular video update went out of the window. I thought that if I provocatively gave the first one a title making it one of a series then it would force me to get my finger out and publish more. - We shall see. Just About Sa...
Sailing what’s that all about then?
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Sailing what’s that all about then?

A few ups and downs this year (2015). My non-sailing friends don't really get it fully. I thought I'd create this just to help explain things. I felt really bad about needing a tow from the RNLI. They were brilliant and pointed out that there was not much I could do with so many equipm...
Yanmar YSE12 replaced by Beta 20
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Yanmar YSE12 replaced by Beta 20

Well, after spending several (several!) hundreds of pounds rebuilding the Yanmar YSE12 I have now replaced it with a new Beta 20. I have decided that the Mirage 28 is the ideal boat for me and I will be keeping her for at least 10 years. Everything will be gradually upgraded - starting with the en...
Bristol Channel Sailing 2015
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Bristol Channel Sailing 2015

Well to be honest, not much sailing happened this year. The initial 'shakedown' cruise literally shook everything down - which all needed fixing. Still, might as well break everything at once. However, things are looking good for 2016. Fingers crossed.
Yanmar YSE12 Running in after complete rebuild
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Yanmar YSE12 Running in after complete rebuild

This YSE12 was losing about 1/2 litre of engine oil per hour. It seized just off Oxwich Point and wouldn't restart. Whole heap of trouble with the tide about to turn and darkness coming in. I have done a complete (new piston, rings, wet liner, valves etc plus reconditioned the injector pump ...
Water in the Bilges
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Water in the Bilges

Turned out that the 'engineer' who replaced the exhaust elbows before I bought the boats had used standard jubilee clips rather than proper exhaust clamps - and not tightened them properly. Every time the engine was on it was pumping water into the bilge.
Just About Sailing – Single handed sailing a Mirage 28 in the Bristol Channel – May 2015
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Just About Sailing – Single handed sailing a Mirage 28 in the Bristol Channel – May 2015

Problem with mainsail, but foresail just about pulling her along at 1.2 knots. Just about sailing - and that's more than just about good enough for me. The first 1 minute and 15 seconds actually single handed under sail in my own sailing boat. A lifelong dream fulfilled. Just About Sailing....
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