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  • Posted by Geoff Benton-Smith

    Sorry been out of internet land for a couple of weeks (holiday) has anything been decided about the old picarooner Mike?

  • Posted by Graham Benson

    If you want I could pass on your phone number to Den and he may then phone you with all the details. A bit more footage of his boat is on the start of the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

  • Posted by Tony Nelson

    Hi Clive

    Many thanks for the photos and videos.

    They arrived in the post today. Excellent quality and resolution.

    A real treat to be able to record our special sailing day.

    see below

    http://www.youtube.com/...

  • Posted by Colin Stroud

    Thanks for that piece of vital information, Graham. I will update the boat register.

  • Posted by Graham Benson

    Cailleach Dhugh was Lazy Daisy, Hay Jude

  • Posted by Paul Martin

    hi there

    last october i purchased a little heard 23 called lucy of mylor which i now keep in rochester in kent. i am looking for any history and information on this lovely little boat, can anybody help

    many thanks

    paul martin

  • Posted by Graham Benson

    I have tried to talking my crew into being cast of in the dinghy, in middle of the Clyde, with camera (vid and still). I would then sail around so they can take photos and vid. I would then pick them up. But for some reason there not up for it.

    ...
  • Posted by Tony Nelson

    Attending the Fowey Royal Regatta Monday 16th August 2010 were
    Clive Ffitch aboard Picarooner Winnow CP42 and Crinker CP55.

    We had a great day with perfect sailing weather for Picarooners. The wind was recorded by Polruan NCI as gusting to 20knots from the North West.

    During...

  • Posted by Clive ffitch

    Magic video of Crinker sailing with Winnow! (well I would say that wouldn't I?!!!) - but seriously, what can I say, not often you get featured on a video with such excellent choice of music, and put together so well. Tony I suspect has been taking lessons from a certain Mr Spielberg. It was...

  • Posted by Clive ffitch

    Hi Tony,
    Might just see me! Winnow went in again today, and I'm hoping to get down later tomorrow afternoon sometime if time allows, and I'll keep a weather eye out with camera in hand!

    Safe voyage from Polperro!
    Best wishes,
    Clive

  • Posted by Tony Nelson

    Thank you Clive hope you are well and have managed to have Winnow out.

    Crinker will be attending the Fowey Royal Regatta tomorrow. Monday there are Fireworks in the evening.

    I am hoping one day to see Winnow on the water and take a few pics of her.

    All the best

    Tony...

  • Posted by Clive ffitch

    Hi Tony, another splendid record of your travels - your posts, pics and videos are always great to see, and the next best thing to being on the boat!!!

    Clive

  • Posted by Tony Nelson

    Hello David

    If you are replacing your keelband. Insist on it coming well up the bows and lies flush.

    CRINKERS was a bit short and would not lie flush, causing it to...

  • Posted by Clive ffitch

    Hi David,

    Just getting back to catching up on the GALA website... saw your post, and having come on to look up any comments re keel bands for Picarooners, and hey! ...someone with the same problem! Mine is not yet in two halves, but I fear it may not altogether be too long, and I will...

  • Posted by Tony Nelson

    Navigators & General Ins.Co.

    They would only cover CRINKER being in the water from April to October.

    After my insisting that I wanted to be able to sail all year round they relented and offered cover for the whole 12 months on or off the water if I liked.

    Cost £109.88...

  • Posted by Tony Nelson

    Sailing CRINKER to Fowey in Cornwall we pass a modern Gaff Rigged Pilot Cutter.

    ...

  • Posted by Mike Nco

    Thank you for the offer Geoff, I shall pass it on. It will most likely be monday when I shall be seeing the CO next, I'll get back to you Monday evening.

    Mike

  • Posted by Geoff Benton-Smith

    Dear Mike

     

     Any G and L boat is worth saving! Until you decide what to do how about I start bidding with £300.00?

  • Posted by Graham Benson

    The open boat forum (linked to the DCA) may have more info

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openboat/

     

  • Posted by Graham Benson

    I had my last boat and my current Kestral dinghy with craft insure. Black Pig (my last boat) was solen and craftinsure paid up. I had to chase them up a bit because of lack of comunitcation between them and the claims adjuster. But all was sorted.

    Carrie is with Crhirsteopher Rowe in...

  • Posted by Geoff Benton-Smith

    I'm with Craftinsure.com - Dayboat and keel boat policey - £120.00 for the year - second year and seems all in order - if boat under 23 ft its fine.

     

  • Posted by Colin Stroud

    This link http://www.ybw.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-196314.html will show that not all insurance companies ask for a survey.

  • Posted by Tim and Carolyn S...

    Hi

    If he values the boat at less than 10K he could get away without a survey.

    I would keep the value down below 10k, save a lot of hassel

    Tim

  • Posted by Emily Coward

    I've made a few improvements to the gallery page so you can now filter the photos by boat type using checkboxes. The names of the boats also appear when you hover over/tab on to each image. Let me know what you think so far?

  • Posted by Tim and Carolyn S...

    hi Mike we have only had our Picarooner for a year so we are by no means experts on them. From all the pictures i have seen your boat is very unusual she has a Dagger board rather than a centre board and is a ketch with a mizzen, and no outboard well.

    Is she an early...


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