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The minutes seem to end in April, are there any later ones ?

Did you know a proper windsock tells the wind speed as well as the direction
https://aviationrenewables.com/how-to-r ... -windsock/

Well, the receiving side of the scanner works OK, which is why I bought it anyway. I picked up a station 269 miles away, a bit of crackling but could make out bits of the conversation, if I was into radio jargon it might have helped. It was the ISS as it passed over last night, if anyone wants to li...

She's here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A3CHSqhjw8

You can see the tug Mercia rushing to it, no cure, no pay
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... .0/zoom:10

Why don't we get one of these, only £2 on eBay

Well if we could watch the camera's

Yep, he was always friendly and ready to help

Could have got a photo of a Shetland boat though. https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ern-waters

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Lewis, its working again

I think someone wanted to launch this week, unfortunately the merlo is out of service with the transmission problem.

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My scanner stopped working ( I like to listen to the "extra channels" 😜 whilst I'm sailing, so I got one of these £25. It's minute but it works ok between the house and garden, I'll try it longer distance ASAP but I'm sure it will receive ok. If you're thinking of getting one make sure it'...

A little more info https://lancasterport.org/notices-to-mariners/

I'm not 90, I just feel 90

Backwards, forward or sideways?

Can't make this one, we have a 90th birthday party to go to, however there are some paint brushes at the back of Dr.Syn and you can save me a pie if you want

It certainly looks nose heavy

Haven't seen it yet but the title looks relevant
https://youtu.be/XbKeSj156e8

Couldn't see any at the weekend although it was crowded. Approximately where our no.1 use to be is a BIG yellow hippo with a pickup bouy on it that has "in use" , yeh right! Well it is, and it belongs to a wind cat with massive searchlights and when he comes back near midnight he don't tak...

Check this bloke out, his house got burnt down so he decided to build a boat and sailed it all round Scotland, living off the land and anchoring where nobody would bother him. If you can get hold of the first book (phoenix from the ashes) it explains it all. A really riveting read. https://www.amazo...