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Monday 7 July 2008

Saved on 08/07/2008

Aha! (grrff... snuffle..httt...snort)  Hang on... (sssfhhh...snff) And... I'M UP!  Phew!  I am not used to doing things for myself.  I am used to better attention than this from my staff.  My partner has been MOST neglectful in lifting me into the typing chair to update my...

Monday 7 July 2008

Boat projects

Saved on 07/07/2008

Owning a boat means work. There is just no getting away from it.A slow weekend pottering about on board Lady Jane gives me the opportunity to waffle about some of the other boat projects...

Boat projects

Wind Generator

Saved on 04/07/2008

This has been a bit of an ongoing saga.At the back end of January, the wind generator suddenly quit working.After one call with the folks at Eclectic energy, I returned the generator...

Wind Generator

The Old Sow

Saved on 03/07/2008

With the rib out of the water, I need something to get me between the shore and Lady Jane.Enter the new boat, thanks to eBay, which has almost immediately been christened The Old Sow...

The Old Sow

Hungarian, Polish and English Day, Saturday 5th July.

Saved on 03/07/2008

Come to Hunts Common, Hartley Wintney, this Saturday for a cultural and relaxing afternoon and sample the best of Hungarian and Polish food and finish with an English cream tea! Hungarian and Polish music and a live English band. The event runs from 12 noon until 5 pm. Coming from Camberley as you enter...

Hungarian, Polish and English Day, Saturday 5th July.

Rib home

Saved on 01/07/2008

The rib's finally out of the water and back home.This has been overdue for a while now, as that rib has been in the water for well over a year (a year and four months I see).The need to...

Rib home

How annoying!

Saved on 30/06/2008

Generally I don't take pleasure from other people's misfortune.There are, however, exceptions.The young lad you can see in the picture has recently appeared on the river, and persists...

How annoying!

Fish On Fridays?

Saved on 29/06/2008

Fish And Chips every Friday from the South Warnborough Village Shop.

Fish On Fridays?

Some people...

Saved on 27/06/2008

I never cease to be amazed at the antics ging on around me.Here some people pulled up, chucked out their anchor, and started to fish.All of which is fine, except they were right in...

Some people...

Rib Problems

Saved on 26/06/2008

Not everything is going according to plan.If you look closely at the picture, you will see my emergency steering setup on the rib (hbi). I can tell you that it's no easy thing steering...

Rib Problems

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