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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris
Already sailed it from Sunderland to Glasson Dock Lancaster no tickets nor fook all...
Bought it on a Friday, spent next few days going  at the hatchet-job the bacon eaters had done to the wheelhouse wiring and trying to make sure I roughly knew how everything worked in case of problems. Chasing round like a nutter buying radios, spare fuel filters etc.
Went as far as Tyneside the Monday to buy a small splash of diesel  , then set off for Inverness and the caledonian canal entrance on the Tuesday. 42 hours up there including an hours stop for breakfast at Stonehaven. With a u/s autopilot compass so manual steering all way...
Then the caledonian... few days and 29 locks and a few lochs trying not to squash any expensive plastic tat along the way!
Then 28 hours or something from Fort William via Douglass down to Glasson. Irish Sea was a bit sporting.
Currently refitting her to use for taking diving charters out so yeah do need to go and get some actual quaffilimacations to do that commercially (yachtmaster and commercial endorsement) |
At least you are parking it somewhere nice. Watch out for the scum that visit at night. I had a former colleague that lived on a retired lifeboat at Glasson. I bet your glad you did the Caledonian rather than go the whole way round this island.