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Great weekend sail. Sorry we couldn,t stay for the apres sail drinks but we are dancing tonite. If it,s rock,n, roll we should be ok! Life begins at 71- forgot to mention it,s my birthday today

Hi John, Suzi will race tomorrow.

Yes, not really like Pamplona. But hey, you know how it is, that Now What! moment when you realise that if things take a turn for the worse then out on the sands there is no hiding place ha ha!

This is the starting and charging setup on Suzi. The dynastart still functions as the starter and the alternator is driven off a double pulley on the dynastart to charge the batteries

Don,t think i could have outrun them anyway as when i got back to the club i noticed my boots were on the wrong feet!

On the way back across the wide open sands the beasts abandoned their interest in the dinghy and came at a brisk trot in my direction! So i detoured into the water and was quite relieved to get to the dinghy that way.

Anyway after a while they all wandered off but rather disconcertingly - In the direction of my dinghy!

Seen this herd on the webcam but from a distance you can,t see the large horns on some of them!

Hi Jem, Got to the club with the wind picking up and being over tide we decided not to go. Sitting here back in Withnell with the rain lashing down i can,t say i,m sorry! We,ll look at it tomorrow and if it seems favourable we may go then. Ian has gone. We had a ride to Overton and saw Chablis going...

Hi Jem, Suzi usually takes around 4 to 5 hours from leaving her mooring to arriving at Piel . We aim to leave just before or on hw. After clearing Lune 1 west cardinal buoy we then head for walney light if possible and on that heading we should have at least 1.5 metres under the keel on the shallowe...

Be there or be square- hopefully!

Hi Roger. Do you know if any boats are planning to go to Piel this coming weekend? Suzi will be up for it -weather permitting.

Very sorry to hear this. Alex was a thoroughly nice man and will be sadly missed.

Hi John, Well, i,m fairly confident as he did say he would not give it to one of his lads! I think i should practice sharp intake of breath whilst steadying myself on the corner of his bench.

Actually John i think you have hit the nail on the head there as unregulated sounds like that is what has happened and my guess is the regulator was at fault initially- but we,ll see.....

Hi John, Thats good info but the whole shebang, dynastart, regulator and starter relay is now with an auto electrician in Chorley who will test everything and then give me the bad news! - that is when he gets off the phone to all his other customers. I think i will haul Suzi out to do the job as the...

Hi Doug yeah,bummer but hey, there is always next year! Thanks for the tip re the manual. I do have the engine manual but all the electrics are after market add ons so are not included in the original manual. I have searched the web and found wiring diagrams for dynastarts, and bosch regulators and ...

Are the buoys getting further apart in the channel or do i need new glasses? Anyway, if all that lovely Scottish beer has affected your eyesight and you are desperately missing your home port ha ha, here are the positions (near enough - and according to my 30 year old GPS!) of the 2 important ones a...

Hi John, Yes, that could be the way to go but i will first test the dynastart with my meter. Thinking about it i have a horrible feeling that it may have been my fault! ie the ignition switch may not have returned to it,s normal operating position and has remained on start thus drawing current conti...

You lucky people! We got back to GSC today at high water. Pull starting a diesel is not recommended, it,s not a lawn mower! Anyway, does anyone have a complete electrical charging system for the amazing Ducati air cooled - dynastart, regulator and solenoid oh yes, and a lot of wires!

Many thanks to Norman and Ian for launching Suzi today. Memo to self. Kicking tyres is not a good way to test if they are inflated......

I thought i saw a tar barrel burning but i,d had a shandy by then!

Derek,I was there with my son (In a white fb dinghy with outboard) and wasn,t aware that you had a problem. I think i can speak for all club members when i say that we have "all been there" and no one would knowingly abandon anyone. Anyway next time we are at the club,please come and intro...

Ready to pillage!

Lovely day on Saturday, plenty of breeze for the dinghys, good company and an excellent day out