Scot Free III - New dinghy

New dinghy

Scot Free III

Frank & Anne

Fri 8 Dec 2017 08:00

Still at anchor in Pointe-à-Pitre

Hired a car to drive round to the main industrial area where all the chandlers are located. We have finally decided to buy a new dinghy RIB and outboard. AB inflatables seem to be the craft of choice for the long term cruiser. We decide on a very small 2.5m RIB and a 4HP outboard which is the maximum specified for that boat. We agree to collect it on the Monday and A drives back to the marina and I take the new machine on its maiden voyage 1mile across the bay. The outboard steering develops a worrying squeak which develops into a serious graunching noise by the end of the day. So back across, just before they close and they have little choice but to swap the outboard for a another new one. Result!! I suspect if I'd given them more time they would have tried to repair it.

Blog Entries

2023

Oct 2023

Sat 14 Oct 14:56
- It’s a wrap
Fri 13 Oct 10:26
- Covering up
Tue 10 Oct 00:38
- A treat at the end of the day
Sun 8 Oct 00:38
- Busy, busy, busy,
Thu 5 Oct 21:38
- Haul out
Wed 4 Oct 13:32
- Prepping for haul out
Mon 2 Oct 13:31
- Locked out.

Sep 2023

Sat 30 Sep 21:34
- Sails off
Thu 28 Sep 15:00
- Arrived
Wed 27 Sep 15:00
- Theatre Dinner
Tue 26 Sep 13:06
- The town
Mon 25 Sep 00:34
- Twillingate
Sun 24 Sep 17:05
- Fogo Island
Fri 22 Sep 20:59
- Keeping the locals amused
Thu 21 Sep 20:19
- Cape Bonavista
Wed 20 Sep 19:29
- More exploring
Mon 18 Sep 13:31
- The Ryan Premises
Sun 17 Sep 23:34
- Bonavista
Sat 16 Sep 13:27
- Catalina (as in cruise LINER)
Fri 15 Sep 13:27
- A little bit of culture
Thu 14 Sep 19:11
- Trinity
Sun 10 Sep 17:05
- Supplies
Thu 7 Sep 11:39
- RNYC
Wed 6 Sep 11:48
- A taste of the province
Tue 5 Sep 13:25
- St John’s
Sun 3 Sep 13:54
- Orbs galore
Sat 2 Sep 20:52
- A brief visit.
Fri 1 Sep 10:44
- Back into Canada

Aug 2023

Thu 31 Aug 11:31
- Waiting out the storm
Tue 29 Aug 12:43
- Vive la France
Mon 28 Aug 12:07
- En France
Sat 26 Aug 00:12
- Change of plan
Thu 24 Aug 13:37
- Hokey Cokey?
Tue 22 Aug 23:44
- And they’re off……
- A fortuitous encounter
Sun 20 Aug 12:53
- A stitch in time
Wed 16 Aug 13:06
- Engine repairs
Sun 13 Aug 14:52
- In limbo
Fri 11 Aug 21:36
- Invitation to supper
Wed 9 Aug 18:24
- Bonkers boating
Mon 7 Aug 23:29
- Puzzle solved
Fri 4 Aug 22:45
- Another delay
Wed 2 Aug 12:13
- Kindness of folk
Tue 1 Aug 22:43
- Wild life.

Jul 2023

Sun 30 Jul 22:34
- Someone is conspiring against us.
Fri 28 Jul 10:29
- Filling up
Thu 27 Jul 19:17
- Plumbing continues
Wed 26 Jul 19:15
- Return to Bridgewater
Tue 25 Jul 19:16
- What a s… show!
Mon 24 Jul 22:09
- Best laid plans once again….
Sun 23 Jul 22:08
- Another frustrating start
Sat 22 Jul 21:57
- Escape
- Nothing changes
Mon 3 Jul 22:03
- Rain, rain, go away….
Sat 1 Jul 22:02
- Happy Canada Day ???????? ???? ????????

Jun 2023

Thu 29 Jun 18:54
- How to make a square hole out of a round one
Tue 27 Jun 18:53
- More shopping
Mon 26 Jun 18:52
- Best laid plans…
Sun 25 Jun 12:26
- It’s the language you use
Fri 23 Jun 12:05
- Listing (not the tippy kind)
Thu 22 Jun 13:59
- Summer solstice!
Mon 19 Jun 18:11
- A delightful job
Sun 18 Jun 18:10
- Father’s Day
Sat 17 Jun 18:08
- Leaks
Thu 15 Jun 17:59
- Job list increasing
Wed 14 Jun 17:52
- Lost items
Mon 12 Jun 21:36
- Summer has arrived.
Sat 10 Jun 21:35
- First sail
Fri 9 Jun 10:16
- Sublime or Ridiculous
Wed 7 Jun 10:15
- Storeroom Decongestant Boat bunged-up
Mon 5 Jun 23:21
- Nova Scotian monsoons
Sun 4 Jun 23:21
- Winter again
Sat 3 Jun 17:39
- Biblical rain
Fri 2 Jun 14:56
- The rig’s maiden voyage
Thu 1 Jun 15:06
- Dusty old place

May 2023

Wed 31 May 10:23
- All engines go
Sun 28 May 10:53
- Water at last.
Thu 25 May 23:40
- Splashdown and not crash down this time.
Wed 24 May 23:39
- A successful day
Tue 23 May 23:39
- Why does everything take so long?
Mon 22 May 11:54
- Some positives
Sun 21 May 11:08
- It’s relentless
Thu 18 May 11:07
- Boom!
Wed 17 May 23:00
- Broken mast- not ours,this time
Tue 16 May 22:58
- Bottom painting finale
Sun 14 May 22:53
- Survey
Sat 13 May 22:52
- Prep for survey
Fri 12 May 11:01
- We have a mast
Thu 11 May 10:47
- One step closer.
Wed 10 May 10:15
- Clean bottom at last
Tue 9 May 10:14
- Birthday
Mon 8 May 10:13
- Prep for survey
Sun 7 May 21:38
- Return to Four Jays
Sat 6 May 21:36
- Spring is in the air
Fri 5 May 21:51
- Further delays
Thu 4 May 22:21
- Another delay
Wed 3 May 22:18
- Careful what you wish for…
- A busy few days
Tue 2 May 22:10
- A wild goose chase
Mon 1 May 22:03
- Chasing cables

Apr 2023

Sun 30 Apr 21:59
- Four Js?, fur jays?, ah… 4 Jays (it’s the local accent)
Sat 29 Apr 21:26
- A good day’s work
Thu 27 Apr 15:42
- Shopping
Tue 25 Apr 11:13
- Good news
Mon 24 Apr 16:46
- New mast!
Sun 23 Apr 22:58
- Sunday
- Hey ho
Fri 21 Apr 22:06
Wed 19 Apr 19:01
- Travel Headaches
Tue 18 Apr 20:35

2022

Jun 2022

Sun 5 Jun 17:05
- Crash down not splash down
Fri 3 Jun 11:34
- Challenging check lists
Wed 1 Jun 00:39
- Lobsters galore

May 2022

Mon 30 May 15:05
- Same language different words
Sat 28 May 16:58
- Mad and sad
Fri 27 May 11:19
- Technology failures
Thu 26 May 11:41
- A lot of screwing
Tue 24 May 11:48
- A hard day’s work
Sun 22 May 21:19
- What a mess
- Work in progress
Sat 21 May 11:36
- Critters
Fri 20 May 12:30
- Progress?
Mon 16 May 22:47
- Anti fouling or calving?
Sun 15 May 22:38

2021

Oct 2021

Tue 19 Oct 18:59
- Last day
Mon 18 Oct 13:56
- End of season
Sun 17 Oct 11:34
- Leaf peeping 2
Sat 16 Oct 13:25
- Leaf peeping
Thu 14 Oct 21:37
- R & R begins
Wed 13 Oct 23:44
- Nearly there.
- Now wasps
Mon 11 Oct 19:33
- Busy bees
Sat 9 Oct 19:45
- Temperature Fall
Fri 8 Oct 11:49
- Furry friend?
Thu 7 Oct 11:57
- Boat maintenance not so bad- in the sun
Tue 5 Oct 20:36
- We have moved
Mon 4 Oct 22:41
- Progress
Sun 3 Oct 20:31
- 3 Bs -Brunch Bikes Beer
Sat 2 Oct 11:12
- Tick, tick, tick. Could do better/ must try harder

Sep 2021

Thu 30 Sep 19:35
- More generosity
Mon 27 Sep 11:01
- Engineer hard at work
Sat 25 Sep 11:17
- Updates
Fri 24 Sep 11:51
- Work, eat, sleep, repeat.
Wed 22 Sep 20:49
- The generosity of strangers, possibly
Tue 21 Sep 22:17
- Mousing
Mon 20 Sep 22:42
- New neighbours
- Lazy day
Sun 19 Sep 11:38
- Wrap free
Fri 17 Sep 20:22
- Ventilation
Thu 16 Sep 21:10
- Day off!
Wed 15 Sep 20:21
- The pipes- water not bag
- Water tanks
Tue 14 Sep 11:20
- What a treasure!
- Down to work
Mon 13 Sep 17:49
Sun 12 Sep 11:35
- Sunday
Sat 11 Sep 11:35
- Saturday
Fri 10 Sep 11:34
- Friday
Thu 9 Sep 11:34
- Thursday

2019

Oct 2019

Wed 30 Oct 14:19
- Season’s end.
Tue 29 Oct 13:10
- Almost done
- Wrapping up
Fri 25 Oct 21:59
- Chaos reigns still/again
Fri 18 Oct 11:17
- Another storm
Thu 17 Oct 15:16
- Ashore at last
Mon 14 Oct 13:06
- Biblical rains
Fri 11 Oct 12:36
- Gig night
Thu 10 Oct 12:35
- Preparing for haulout
Tue 8 Oct 10:58
- A small world.
Sun 6 Oct 10:55
- Island trail
Fri 4 Oct 13:48
- Ring, ring!
Thu 3 Oct 00:17
- Barra Strait Bridge
Tue 1 Oct 20:16
- Part 2
- Ashore on Goat Island Part 1

Sep 2019

Sun 29 Sep 21:23
Fri 27 Sep 17:12
- On the move again
Wed 25 Sep 14:16
- OCC connections
Sun 22 Sep 16:34
- Washing day
Sat 21 Sep 13:44
- Shiver me timbers
Fri 20 Sep 11:53
- Bras d’Or or Brass Monkey
Wed 18 Sep 13:57
- Exercise at last
Tue 17 Sep 15:46
- Hunkered down
- Confusion
Sun 15 Sep 20:34
- Good bye summer?
- Super Pep required!
Fri 13 Sep 11:53
- What a difference a week makes!
Wed 4 Sep 12:47
- Time will tell.
Mon 2 Sep 15:29
- You win some, you lose some
- Ferry trip
Sun 1 Sep 12:06
- Halifax not Edinburgh

Aug 2019

Fri 30 Aug 16:00
- Erin
Thu 29 Aug 14:14
- Rain, rain go away
Tue 27 Aug 20:13
- Up the creek (but with paddles)
Mon 26 Aug 12:53
- F’s been Tango’d
Sat 24 Aug 20:35
Fri 23 Aug 12:09
- Déjà vu
Wed 21 Aug 12:15
- What a hard life!
Tue 20 Aug 01:07
- All’s well that ends well!
- Delicious
Sat 17 Aug 16:50
- Stop press!
- Stunning scenery
Fri 16 Aug 14:11
- Imelda Marcos / Halifax
- Preparations
Tue 13 Aug 17:45
- Another lightweight lighthouse
Sat 10 Aug 17:33
- 4 seasons, 1 day
- Best laid plans...
Wed 7 Aug 00:58
- Charging ahead!
Tue 6 Aug 13:23
- Farewell
Fri 2 Aug 16:53
- The Mounties always get their man
Thu 1 Aug 12:21
- Ever hotter.

Jul 2019

Wed 31 Jul 12:30
- Hot hot hot!
Tue 30 Jul 11:39
- Laundry at last!
Sun 28 Jul 13:07
- Not quite Hell’s Angels
Sat 27 Jul 11:52
- Ta da!
Thu 25 Jul 22:31
- Bear country
- Shipborne diseases
Wed 24 Jul 19:07
- Leaks!
Tue 23 Jul 00:10
- Health and Safety?
Sat 20 Jul 20:56
- Boom!
- Kiss of death or
Fri 19 Jul 11:15
- Eeeeeeeek!
Wed 17 Jul 22:55
- Ahhh chooo
- Yum yum
Mon 15 Jul 22:41
- Blowing the cobwebs away
- Off we go
- Well supported causeway.
Sat 13 Jul 20:37
- More tide than wind
Fri 12 Jul 15:43
- POIs en route to grocery store
- All in a day’s work
Thu 11 Jul 16:34
- Legal at last
Wed 10 Jul 17:58
- Hello Canada
Tue 9 Jul 02:08
- Shipshape once more
Sun 7 Jul 13:06
- Rocking in Rockland
Fri 5 Jul 22:36
- Needle in a haystack
- Happy 4th July!!!
Thu 4 Jul 00:48
- Oops!
Wed 3 Jul 13:24
- Farewell to Brewer South Freeport Marine
- Final push
- Maine weather
- Unexpected jobs
- New lazy bag/Stacker Pack
- No leaks!
- Friends
- Chaos!
- What a difference a day makes
- So near yet so far

Jun 2019

Wed 26 Jun 12:42
- Test Message

2018

Sep 2018

Thu 27 Sep 17:00
- An unplanned haul out
- Yum, yum - again!
Tue 25 Sep 22:55
- Summer’s over
Sun 23 Sep 17:45
- A surfeit of blueberries
Fri 21 Sep 23:12
- Memorable first sail in Maine
Thu 20 Sep 22:48
- Bear burgers with a side of moose.
Wed 19 Sep 00:52
- Rain, rain go away.....
Mon 17 Sep 23:53
- A sky to remember
Sun 16 Sep 22:45
- Au revoir, old friends.
Sat 15 Sep 22:29
- Not again!!!!?
Fri 14 Sep 18:23
- Season of mists.....2
- Season of mists......1
Thu 13 Sep 16:00
- Unwittingly arrived in Maine
Wed 12 Sep 17:48
- Arty farty!
Tue 11 Sep 19:00
- We walked and we walked.....
Sun 9 Sep 19:00
- Technology!
Sat 8 Sep 19:00
- Part 2
- Boston on foot Part 1
- How did that happen?
Fri 7 Sep 00:07
- Hot, hot, hot.
Thu 6 Sep 01:44
- WHAT???
Tue 4 Sep 00:49
- Man eating flies
Sun 2 Sep 20:59
- A bit of a scrape.
Sat 1 Sep 22:22
- Here’s hoping......

Aug 2018

Thu 30 Aug 21:48
- Back in time
- Following in the Pilgrims’ footsteps
Tue 28 Aug 21:54
- Bye bye Ptown
Mon 27 Aug 19:00
- Ptown
Sun 26 Aug 14:40
- A short cut
Sat 25 Aug 21:54
- Room with a view and laundry
Fri 24 Aug 18:30
- Whoosh!
- An ongoing magical spot
Thu 23 Aug 23:57
- A magical spot
- Well I never (Part 2 )
- Well I never......
Wed 22 Aug 14:25
- Dry, Drier, Driest
Tue 21 Aug 18:24
- Small but perfectly formed...
Sun 19 Aug 20:02
- A night to remember
Sat 18 Aug 20:46
- Shock ...horror.....
Fri 17 Aug 23:05
- What a catch......
Thu 16 Aug 14:42
- Gated community
Tue 14 Aug 21:00
- Careful what you wish for.....
Sun 12 Aug 23:03
- Rain, rain go away........
Sat 11 Aug 23:01
- On the move- barely.
- Bambi x two
Fri 10 Aug 22:36
- STOP STOP PRESS
Wed 8 Aug 23:24
- Stop Press
- Housekeeping
Tue 7 Aug 13:49
- We have a neighbour!
- And lastly
- Manhattan once more.
Mon 6 Aug 17:00
- And finally
- Next up!
- Past The Lady and onwards
- A long day in Manhattan
Sun 5 Aug 15:00
- Atlantic Highlands PS
Sat 4 Aug 23:07
- Twin Lights
Fri 3 Aug 19:24
- New York!

Jul 2018

Mon 30 Jul 14:28
- Ready to go.
Sat 28 Jul 21:14
- Repairs
Fri 27 Jul 21:18
- Preparations
Tue 24 Jul 21:00
- Climate change?
Wed 4 Jul 10:00
- Celebrations.
Tue 3 Jul 11:00
- Morehead Beaufort Yacht Club
Mon 2 Jul 09:10
- What a welcome!

Jun 2018

Fri 29 Jun 21:00
- Arriving in the USA
Thu 28 Jun 11:00
- Back online

2017

Dec 2017

Thu 14 Dec 15:00
- A bit like Wind in the Willows
Tue 12 Dec 02:00
- Dera..dera..dera..dera....Batman!!!
Fri 8 Dec 08:00
- New dinghy
Thu 7 Dec 17:00
- No Room At The Inn (OK Marina)
Wed 6 Dec 16:00
- Ilet de Gosier
Fri 1 Dec 15:30
- Trip Advisor or The Good Food Guide

Nov 2017

Wed 29 Nov 16:00
- Pidgeon Island Rocking & Rolling
Mon 27 Nov 08:00
- A Houdini moment
Tue 21 Nov 10:34
- What a Jolly Place
Sun 19 Nov 06:00
- Pidgeon Beach. A moving breakfast.
Sat 18 Nov 00:00
- Pidgeon Beach. Here they come!!
Fri 17 Nov 02:13
- I Do.....
Thu 16 Nov 06:00
- Off at last
Wed 15 Nov 14:00
- Anchors Way-Hey!!!
- Freeman's Bay (at anchor) The Meerkats
Tue 14 Nov 06:00
- rohcna VIBGYOR
Sat 11 Nov 06:00
- Freeman's Bay (at anchor) a salt and battery
Thu 9 Nov 06:00
- Nelson's Dockyard (Superyacht Berth)
Mon 6 Nov 10:30
- Antigua Slipway, Launch Day
Sat 4 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, antifouling foul play
Fri 3 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, propellor on.
Thu 2 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, vermin free
Wed 1 Nov 06:00
- Antigua Slipway, back again

Apr 2017

Sat 1 Apr 16:59
- MISSING BIT TO BE UPDATED. "HONEST" ASAP

Mar 2017

Wed 1 Mar 13:10
- Arrived!! And off to sleep

Feb 2017

Tue 28 Feb 09:22
- No Carnival for us
Mon 27 Feb 07:34
- Monday position update.
Sun 26 Feb 09:09
- Fan Mail
Sat 25 Feb 08:15
- Clocks go back tonight.
Fri 24 Feb 07:30
- THE THING
Thu 23 Feb 06:51
- Weeding in the Atlantic
Wed 22 Feb 06:49
- Position Update
Tue 21 Feb 07:07
- It's a small Ocean
Mon 20 Feb 09:04
- Turning the page
Sun 19 Feb 09:55
- Logs and logs
Sat 18 Feb 07:43
- Thaaarr she blows!!
Fri 17 Feb 06:17
- Happy Anniversary!!
Thu 16 Feb 09:11
- Something fishy
Wed 15 Feb 09:10
- The correct direction - at last
Tue 14 Feb 09:06
- I'm in Love!!!
Mon 13 Feb 09:04
- Have we been Trumped?
Sun 12 Feb 09:42
- 18:34N 029:31W
- Thank goodness for HBO
Sat 11 Feb 09:05
- Have you, turned your eggs today?
Fri 10 Feb 07:35
- The 3mm Gap
Thu 9 Feb 13:09
- Busy day
Wed 8 Feb 07:52
- Right hand down a bit
Tue 7 Feb 07:43
- Tuesday Day 3
- Tuesday Day 3
Mon 6 Feb 17:00
- Death in Paradise has a lot to answer for.
Sun 5 Feb 18:57
- Position update
Sat 4 Feb 20:38
- Day 1 Transatlantic Oddesey
Fri 3 Feb 08:30
- Another brief stopover
Thu 2 Feb 12:30
- Manual position input

Jan 2017

Mon 30 Jan 08:09
- A wee test sail

2016

Nov 2016

Mon 7 Nov 09:01
- Last Leg
Sun 6 Nov 12:28
- Bonfire Night
Sat 5 Nov 19:55
- Saturday evening
- Saturday morning position update
Fri 4 Nov 19:36
- Land Ahoy!!
- Friday morning position update
Thu 3 Nov 20:01
- Thursday night position update
- Too much information
Wed 2 Nov 19:39
- Decisions Decisions
- Wednesday morning position update
Tue 1 Nov 08:13
- Red Light District

Oct 2016

Mon 31 Oct 08:00
- The mark of Zoro
Sun 30 Oct 20:16
- (no subject)
- Sunday Sunday morning position
Sat 29 Oct 20:03
- Saturday evening position update
- Life at an angle.
Fri 28 Oct 20:15
- Friday evening position update
- Leaving Sal & Cape Verdes
Mon 24 Oct 22:49
- Sal
Sat 22 Oct 21:07
- Advice from an Italian Restauranteur
Fri 21 Oct 23:01
- Ilha De Sao Nicolau
Tue 18 Oct 22:04
- Tuesday night update
- Cape Verde beach life
Mon 17 Oct 21:56
- Santa Luzia
Sun 16 Oct 21:55
- Port bound no longer
Sun 2 Oct 06:10
- Sunday morning
Sat 1 Oct 18:49
- Saturday update
- Saturday

Sep 2016

Fri 30 Sep 06:53
- Friday morning
- Friday morning
Thu 29 Sep 05:54
- Thursday
Wed 28 Sep 11:27
- Wednesday day 4
Tue 27 Sep 16:11
Mon 26 Sep 06:21
- Monday update
Sun 25 Sep 17:47
- Now that's more like it!
- Miserable Night
Fri 23 Sep 16:26
- 27 44.796N 015 37.360W
Wed 7 Sep 18:20
- First real post here

Aug 2016

Thu 11 Aug 11:07
- Marina berth Puert Calero

New dinghy

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