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Good afternoon all, Does anyone know of a useful boaty handyman in or around the Scottish side of the Solway Firth area? I've got my boat out of the water at Kippford, but due to working abroad and weather often being dodgy while I'm home, the list of jobs just gets longer. I would love to find some...

I would like to add my best wishes for the New Year to all, and to your families. Hope to get some time on the water this year. If only I can get the weather gods to smile during my leave periods I might manage more than 2015's total of one short dinghy outing on Loch Ken! It would also be nice to m...

blimey! Got logged out and lost my message... Anyway, I think that this is a brilliant idea and would definitely be interested in purchasing anti-fouling at a discounted rate if possible. I'd also like to offer the suggestion of the end purchasers paying the volunteer using Paypal. Despite it's some...

Rugger!!!
Just wrote a long spiel about my brief Army time on Kilda, but I'd been logged out before I could submit it.
Ah well, it was probably a bit boring anyway!

Hi Nick,

I only know you through my infrequent visits to this forum and the YBW ones, but please accept my condolences.

Paul

That's two recommendations for Nicholson Hughes. I just tried to access their website, but unfortunately it's one of many that is blocked out here so I'll give them a shout when I get home in 2 weeks.

Thanks again to everyone.

Thanks very much. It seems that the quotes I've received are in the right ball park. I'll see if I can access Swift Sails website out here. (I'm working through my company's internet and lots of sites are blocked) I was really hoping someone would be able to give comments such as "highly recomm...

Hi, I've just received some online estimates for a new set of sails for my recently acquired MacWester Wight ketch which vary between just under 2 thousand and almost 3 thousand pounds. I'm reasonably happy that these are fair prices, but without prejudicing opinion by naming the companies I would a...

Thanks everyone.

I'd forgotten about the non-working compass light , but thanks for the good news about the log cable. If that works I'll make do with that until winter when she comes out of the water before fixing her new instruments.

A quick update on my "Oban to the Solway, fancy a trip" post in the "Around the Scottish Coast" forum ... Luckily Derek, the gentleman who helped me bring the boat from Buckie to Kerrera was also able to help me getting the boat home, but we had a few surprises. I went up to Kerr...

Hi everyone, I bought a Macwester Wight in the Moray Firth last August, and during one of my leaves, with help from a much more experienced sailor than myself brought her through the Caledonian Canal and down to Kerrera where she's spent the winter. Anyway,I'm planning on bringing her down to Kippfo...

Thanks for all the replies, as I've just explained on my YBW thread my access here has been pretty patchy, but I'll do my best to get in touch with everyone ASAP.

Regards,

Paul

Well she breezed through her pre-purchase survey, so I'm about to send off the cheque to finalise the purchase of my first yacht, a 32 ft MacWester Wight, so soon I'll be a very inexperienced yacht owner! Anyway, the reason I'm asking for help is that she's in the Moray Firth and I've got to get her...

Blimey! I'd forgotten that I'd joined this forum... And I'm a mere whippersnapper... Although I don't know who that grey haired old fart that I shave every morning is!

Just a quick post to say Hi to everyone.
Some forumites may recognise me from YBW.com, where I actually found the link here, but this seems a far more sociable place.