Time has flown by. The boat was basically finished by late June, with a few minor add-ons and had to wait a month or so, for the upholsterers to do the foam cap that sits on the splashwell edge. It's typically white on all the models (and gets grubby..), but they had a good match in black. She had h...

The 2nd 2022 Hamble event at Eastlands Boatyard is to be held on the 23rd, 24th & 25th of September. This event will be the last CMBA saltwater gathering of the season, with the south coast weather (generally) still warm and sunny; we hope it'll be a pleasant weekend of boating in company. We have 6...

Got back from Hamble and struggled to remove the strange brown stains from Gogo's hull. Keith suggested I use tar remover, so tried that; vinegar, starbrite cleaner and alloy wheel cleaner. The latter worked, but has other chemicals in it apart from phosphoric acid.... Then picked up a post from the...

I wonder whether it split further down the cable due to the pressure within the cable, given the lack of clearance; then once the plastic had split, was only a matter of time before damp / water ingress. Had to use my engine hoist on the Glastron with it's offset jackplate (and did it twice, as was ...

My Pearly MIss gone to a great new home, hope to see the new owner on the water.

After mounting the side panels, without issue, this week has been a rigging week. The anodised strip you see was originally bolted whith hidden square head set screws slid into a purpose made channel. The originals were brass and no longer obtainable and the Chinee versions in stainless just too lar...

Just a reminder to book your entry for this event, so that we can let our hosts know the numbers / allow them to plan moorings around what is always a busy period on the River Hamble.

Links to the event shown above.

ABP Marine and Lesiure guide.

https://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/Admin/ ... 202022.pdf

The steering finally fitted today. Heavy duty helm, with heavy duty cable and modified Glastron Attwood steering wheel. These wheels are plastic coating a metal frame and the frame can rust and crack the plastic. My wheeze is to clean up the metal showing (from the manufacturing process) and then co...

I was in the same 'boat' as none of my foreign licences were valid, so had to take a UK test soon after the 1997 cutoff. However, the law changed on the 16th December 2021 and he can now tow up to 3500kg MAM. Not sure whether you saw the link below? https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-rules-for-towing-a...