tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post3154097084390691984..comments2023-10-19T09:51:17.886+01:00Comments on The Skint Sailor: Helping Hand.Mark The Skint Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-90036979802505412472017-02-17T20:53:41.144+00:002017-02-17T20:53:41.144+00:00Rich, I'll be there on Sunday, I have a small ...Rich, I'll be there on Sunday, I have a small shopping list and a big rucksack to fill.:-)Mark The Skint Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-87035980661572508292017-02-17T10:00:19.458+00:002017-02-17T10:00:19.458+00:00Gosport boat jumble on Sunday 10am too!! Might get...Gosport boat jumble on Sunday 10am too!! Might get some self-coloured long link sinker chain. I'm going for the 19mm stuff as that's what LHB seem to recommend.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422368401778484022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-56004150725870976852017-02-16T17:26:41.795+00:002017-02-16T17:26:41.795+00:00Hi Rich, thanks for the info. Jim's boat is no...Hi Rich, thanks for the info. Jim's boat is now on the beach opposite the ECA. A couple of boats are tied up to those truck wheels, they may get a bit upset if I swiped it. I've got the tyres and the plywood for the base, I should be able to get some steel rod. If not I've got an old stainless exhaust in the garage I can sink into the concrete and use to attach the chain to. Mark The Skint Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-74639636128005272382017-02-15T19:57:31.026+00:002017-02-15T19:57:31.026+00:00Mark - I saw the boat you are talking about drifti...Mark - I saw the boat you are talking about drifting about last week. She had just taken the ground a few meters away from mine (blue snapdragon with the "dodgy" legs). I tried to walk out to get a hold of the chain but the sand turned to mud and I didn't have my boots. I did email LHB about it so I hope they got in touch with the owner! FYI there is a mooring block ready to go on the foreshore between my boat and the house boat. Two big truck tyres bonded together, it's been there over 2 years now... RichRichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15422368401778484022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-1005937563129953152017-02-14T15:58:55.711+00:002017-02-14T15:58:55.711+00:00Hi Steve, I still feel back for not helping more t...Hi Steve, I still feel back for not helping more the night Jim was down there, but I was a bit hamstrung not having oars in the car. LHB only maintain the deep water moorings. One of the things that makes Langstone such a cheap place to moor is you're effectively paying ground rent on the mud moorings; you lay and maintain your own gear. But the active word is maintain, you need to check things at least every other season. It's pretty easy to do, you just go out in the dinghy when there's about 6 inches of water and pull the chain up on deck. The water is shallow enough to see to the top of the concrete block so you can check for wear. Mark The Skint Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892877003107509621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4034021522087099008.post-68120853710642908622017-02-14T12:51:57.221+00:002017-02-14T12:51:57.221+00:00Well done... you're a good neighbour... don&...Well done... you're a good neighbour... don't Langstone Harbour Board maintain the moorings???Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.com