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To understand why I might want to travel up the Thames you best first read or listen to Three men and a boat. But it is May and wanted to be outsideRead More…
November 3rd, 2025 by
A169 Elle is currently ashore (inside) at Dell Quay. Chichester Harbour; 4 x 100ah Lithium batteries for the 48V electric motor have been recently installed – with a back-up reserve of 4Read More…
October 18th, 2025 by
I had a day in St Kats and as you can see the weather was brilliant. I caught up with a couple of friends and replenished victuals. There is a Waitrose acrossRead More…
It must have been magical (and possibly frantic depending on the tide!) to sail (ok Motor... but you
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Can anyone give me some advice on replacing Johara, s cutless bearing ?
2027 marks the 40th anniversary of the last Atalanta Cherbourg rally! Mary won it so it only makes sense that I introduce the idea. See https://atalantaowners.org/atalanta-cherbourg-rally/ The motivation for this is notRead More…
November 30th 2024 by Dinah Pryor
That model is absolutely amazing! I like the idea of the radio controlled Series 1 Land Rover and trailer to complement it.