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Oyster Town

April 4, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

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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.

March 28, 2021 robintouring Leave a comment

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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Fuel tank closed up

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Next job reconnect diesel and bleed, engine runs and check cooling function. Finger’s crossed that will check out. Plan to…

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Hot air duct insulation Thermo Top, Eberspacher, Wallas boat heaters

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Puzzled long and hard on the best way to complete this job. The diesel heater outputs around 2Kw, the hot…

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Radar mast chock

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Tablet/phone stand

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Former cockpit floor boards recycled and a nice memory (plus something knocked off the to do list).

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Vinyl double album side numbers.

January 28, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

Playing the whole collection through, takes a long long time; taking advantage to clean em all, never done. In any…

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Progress

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To do list had outboard engine (start strip down), a tablet stand to make, fuel tank close up, measure a…

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Submersible diesel pump arrived

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Looks small enough to drop through ports in fuel tank head for ongoing diesel cleaning. I wonder what other, nefarious,…

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European Commission response to delay in vaccine supply

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13 June 20 NL government announces the Vaccine Alliance and order for 300M doses https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2020/06/13/contract-for-possible-coronavirus-vaccine-for-europe 20th August EC signs contract,…

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Uk government spending high on social media…

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I guess this is understandable. Trying to get climate up the agenda.

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Hotel Quarantine UK

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Interesting call, limiting factor is hotel capacity (which is rather low compared to demand) and this, booked by your airline,…

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Pump (circulation on engine) wired up, cooling system filled

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Small gain, oh and wiring inside the cupboards, the wiring to the side lamps, polarity corrected to facilitate Led’s. Flare…

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An amazing amount of stuff, quite mind boggling

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You just don’t know what you want until you find out about it. But so many shoes, so expensive clothing,…

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Another win for team Ineos in Prada Cup

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Ben Ainslee helmed a fantastic win down in Auckland in this pre-cursor to the Americas Cup. I did get up…

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Hallberg Rassy 312 Mk1, 1984, Hr312 led replacement bulb

January 20, 2021 robintouring 2 Comments

BAY15D 1157 for the side lamps, festoon’s in overhead globes 42mm ish. If you visit chandler and buy the standard…

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Back board cut, edges epoxied, bearers screwed and glued.

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Hatch and cockpit floor board refurbishment (not)..

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The board in really bad condition, sits at rear, I started to try and dissemble by cutting out ply with…

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Hallberg Rassy 312 Hr312 dome light removal

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I struggled with this when I first had Bara Vi and did ask how to get these things off on…

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Americas Cup and team Ineos

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The qualification rounds are being sailed in NZ and I do look forward to watching this long drawn out series…

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Cutting and fitting of electrical circulation pump completed

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Phew, pump “correctly” fitted, cut down heat exchanger at the into pump end and pump inlet mating to it. An…

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Fuel tank clean enough

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Am I becoming a cleaning fanatic?

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Playing Rod Stewart, KLF, Hot Tuna, been a while and once cleaned (Isopropyl alcohol, microfiber cloth) ahhhhh!

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Diesel Dirt!

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Tried with a drill pump but no go, I need a fuel pump to do a decent job.

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  • Cider Making 2026
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  • Pickling
  • Brighton
  • A trip up to World Ports Day in Rotterdam
  • Isotherm ASU SP water cooled fridge fault (fixing).
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