The NOT The East Coast Three Men In A Boat Trip Report
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:16 pm
Well apparently Lincolnshire and anywhere North of The Orwell, doesn't count as East Coast unless we want to travel down to play there so here we go with the report from last weekend
For anyone not already aware, Sixpence has been plagued by engine problems from day two after her launch, and I am now on my fourth outboard, on loan from SandbanksSimon
Saturday
Well the day started off well, I managed to get out of bed
But after that it went downhill fast as the engine refused point blank to start
Sunday
Well SandbanksSimon answered my plea for help and arrived on his steed to sort out the engine, and after about six pulls it finally started, don't think engines like me
So we moved down to a concrete pontoon which is safer to get on and off the boat from, and MadMatt the SweatySockJock turned up for a ride
Wife turned up and we were off, with camera clicking all the way
Engine started for me this time, must have been frightened by SandbanksSimon
so we set off to test the engine before we can move onto tidal water, and three men in a boat wanted to do some scouting out for more moorings
MadMatt on the left, SandbanksSimon looking after the engine
all trying to decide where to go well it's not exactly something we have a lot of choice about here
yours truly trying to look all professional
and dodging other river users was fun too
with spectators watching every move
and navigation hazards with no warning markers in sight
CoolShadesDave carried on trying to look, well, cool
the compulsory wake shot
and hatching plans for a BBQ soon
steak on the hoof
before finally reaching the end of navigation and found a new mooring for MadMatt
before heading for home
not much of a river, but at least I got to have a play
hope the story was worth reading
For anyone not already aware, Sixpence has been plagued by engine problems from day two after her launch, and I am now on my fourth outboard, on loan from SandbanksSimon
Saturday
Well the day started off well, I managed to get out of bed
But after that it went downhill fast as the engine refused point blank to start
Sunday
Well SandbanksSimon answered my plea for help and arrived on his steed to sort out the engine, and after about six pulls it finally started, don't think engines like me
So we moved down to a concrete pontoon which is safer to get on and off the boat from, and MadMatt the SweatySockJock turned up for a ride
Wife turned up and we were off, with camera clicking all the way
Engine started for me this time, must have been frightened by SandbanksSimon
so we set off to test the engine before we can move onto tidal water, and three men in a boat wanted to do some scouting out for more moorings
MadMatt on the left, SandbanksSimon looking after the engine
all trying to decide where to go well it's not exactly something we have a lot of choice about here
yours truly trying to look all professional
and dodging other river users was fun too
with spectators watching every move
and navigation hazards with no warning markers in sight
CoolShadesDave carried on trying to look, well, cool
the compulsory wake shot
and hatching plans for a BBQ soon
steak on the hoof
before finally reaching the end of navigation and found a new mooring for MadMatt
before heading for home
not much of a river, but at least I got to have a play
hope the story was worth reading