Booked the day off work because Dave has finally managed to get the crane people organised enough to make it worth going to Hoo to look at the boat. Slight snag that it coincides with younger daughter Bethany being able to talk to the school about her AS results so we didn’t get started… Continue reading A boat owner again -25th August 2016.
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Preamble – I buy a trailer and learn to weld.
This all started with an idea to buy a dingy again. Maybe another Mirror either ready built or as a kit. So these days you look on ebay, Gumtree and the like. My basic conclusion of that was that even a half way decent ready to use dingy costs about the same as a… Continue reading Preamble – I buy a trailer and learn to weld.
Thames Marine and Snapdragon sailing boats.
Hopefully you will appreciate that the following information was not the result of all that much detective work by me but I did find the owner’s association website (https://www.snapdragonmirage.org.uk). In 2019 the old website received a major makeover and you don’t have to be a member to see a potted history of the company and… Continue reading Thames Marine and Snapdragon sailing boats.
Who am I and how did this madness start.
I guess like everything I have to apportion responsibility for my love of boating to my parents for much the same reason that is the theme of any TV awards ceremony speech. I don’t remember my father as a person because he died of lung cancer when I was still too young to have learned… Continue reading Who am I and how did this madness start.