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Engine cooling

June 28, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

I saw yard today, it really looks like they can’t pull me out and get back me in the water…

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Delta variant

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https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/deltavariant-rukt-op

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The Delta variant

June 17, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

It’s great that unlocking is happening but I do feel the threat posed by the Indian variant is a serious…

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Wow, Belgian police looking very naughty

June 15, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

I guess Joe the boy Biden.

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Yacht works

June 11, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

Ran various tests on the installed Lowrance vhf transceiver and, eventually, have taken the view that it is unserviceable with…

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Vaccine wars

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The announcement of USA “buying” 1/2 billion doses for the world’s most disadvantaged countries causes me a pause for thought.…

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Today a tour of the hellevoetsluis fortifications.

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A lot more small birds feeding.

May 30, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

I have had food out since January / February and whilst not denying the jackdaws access to the fat balls…

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Historical Hellevoetsluis links (delayed, into the too complicated bin)

April 29, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

The more I think about this topic the less clear becomes my focus. Focus initially ww2 demolitions which is of…

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China crisis

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I have planned for some house guests early May and needed another bed; I had actually booked a shopping slot…

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Oil & filter change done

April 22, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

Happy I did not face the pain associated with working in a very confined space to define engine issues! Minor…

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Cooling – possible head gasket leak or crack unlikely

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Seems this cooling issue has been my biet noir since the start. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I should…

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Cool

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Lowered fluid level in header tank and ran motor for perhaps 30 minutes without any change in level. Leave it…

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Click on install

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Jan was right, I tried with springs and wire but the jubilee aced it. I don’t know the correct location…

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It’s not the exhaust elbow

April 17, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

Next port of call the heat exchanger. I’ll pump out all I can get out from overflow tank, add some…

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Joy of Joy’s, more engine cooling issues.

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On inspection I noticed a small leakage of “blue” water from primary cooling system. Header tank now full to brim.…

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Better news yet, I am getting Oxford Astra Zenica!

April 15, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

This story of the development, production and distribution really does have a ring of Empire about it. Developed by devoted,…

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Great news, a date for a vaccine!

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Letter came through just now, 20th April. Second date is TBA so I will presume 12 weeks out but I…

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For the Bear of Gothenberg

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I took off the fiddle block with cam cleat port rear stanchion, was difficult to uncleat, just ordered a auto…

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A cold trip West up The Haringvliet

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Arrived Willemstad

April 5, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

Bft 8 in the gusts, a good day for the Red corpuscles! And now we have inner harbour almost to…

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Unfortunately weather has turned inclement

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Bft 8 forecast at Hook of Holland and Zierikzee. Now we lie again in Steenberg, nicely sheltered and plan a…

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Oyster Town

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Depart St Annaland, heading Zierikzee

April 1, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

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A trip heading south into Zeeland

March 30, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

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Sir Richard Sykes on vaccine profits.

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Chairman Royal Institute, former chairman Glaxo Smith-Kline, career in micro biology. He came out with the following projected profits from…

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Garden irrigation system – some progress

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Sailing weekend after this

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Quick update, my Dutch friend Jan is joining for the delta’s, we get on well and it’s great our diaries…

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The Dahon replaced at last + latest.

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Originaly when looking for a folder I asked quite a few folk riding them for opinions and the Dahon was…

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Tuin thinking

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I have an idea to water the garden whilst away. Many of the components I have already from a previous…

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Clarity of communication during the pandemic.

March 4, 2021 robintouring 1 Comment

I cannot help but think the European website https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea is rather difficult, turgid, obliterating unencouraging, committee led, highly priced.. Well…

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National health

February 23, 2021 robintouring 6 Comments

I am struck by the speed at which the UK is vaccinating its population. Immediate negative view “oh, they have…

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First sail of the year

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Water tanks cleaned

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It’s quite a big job really, unscrew table, lift big “floorboard” 1.6 x 1.6M x 36mm maybe, unbolt the dogs…

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The Goldfish have survived!

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Tilley, a British Brilliance!

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Had this one a long time; over time performance deteriorates and it was time to service. Dirty old fuel, hard…

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Which is the odd man out? UK, Mexico, South Africa or Papua New Guinea

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Mexico, all the others field international cricket teams..

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Snow in the Lowlands

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Burma – Myanmar

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My plans for 2020, pre Covid, had a visit to this country, birthplace of my father at least in the…

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Good progress

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So, engine runs completed after usual pain to bleed diesel through. Only ran for 20 minutes or do but indicated…

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  • En passage from Medemblik
  • Arrived Medemblik
  • Two nights in Lemmer
  • Arrived Teherne
  • Arrived Sneek
  • SKS Lemmer
  • Arrived Lemmer
  • Anchored of Elahuizen
  • On anchor Heegemeer
  • Passage Enkhuizen to Stavoren
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