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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

Giles' Kayak…...

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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    At last, after a ridiculously busy 3 weeks, I have had time to sort things out.  Modifications to the trolley, so that I can easily get the cart into the scuppers on my own, test loading and unloading onto the roof rack on my own (which is surprisingly easy), and working out the quickest and most efficient way of securing the kayak to the rack.

    Weather permitting, maiden voyage in the next couple of days…..

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      Appfaff
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 11 Oct 2013

      Bring that beaut over here… We have some bull sharks at the end of our street that need to be “rehomed” (aka caught, and disposed of lol)

      Would be some fun fights in a kayak!

      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        It's Hugo back in town…..

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          jordanscollected
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 13 Nov 2018

          The color of that kayak is just perfect. amazing setup and congrats on the maiden voyage. Now catch some fish and don't drop any rods and reels in the water.

          world tours:
          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
          Mad Red x2
          Wabidashery

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            goosehd
            Mod Squad
            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

            That is a beautiful boat!! Alex been working out the gremlins?

            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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              mclaincausey
              見習いボス
              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              Perfect fishing kayak. Did you christen her? Would love to hear her name.

              Think it, be it.

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                LewisStonehouse
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 11 May 2020

                That looks an absolute treat, congrats!

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  @goosehd:

                  That is a beautiful boat!! Alex been working out the gremlins?

                  Yep, all fixed after the Vendee…..I'll be going past her again in the morning, I'll get some more pics.

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    Giles
                    IHUK Crew
                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                    @mclaincausey:

                    Perfect fishing kayak. Did you christen her? Would love to hear her name.

                    I'm mulling it over.  I was going to do something clever and Japanese, but I may just keep it simple and call her something like Iron Hearted or MBMF…...

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Snowy
                      Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                      IWHWIH - insider joke for forum, as well as truthful for fishing 😃

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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        @Snowy is on to something.  I'm torn between IWHWIH and Extinct, Endangered, Extant for things I miss seeing on the forum.

                        As a newbie, they were the things I had to look up most to understand what people were talking about…

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          @Snowy:

                          IWHWIH - insider joke for forum, as well as truthful for fishing 😃

                          Nice one…...

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            TinMan
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 22 Apr 2010

                            Very nice Giles!!

                            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                            Now, I have an IRONHEART!!

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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              @Madame Buttonfly had a couple of goes in mine.  The inevitable followed….

                              Her maiden voyage....

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                sabergirl
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                Awesome! [emoji2956]

                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                • AdamCA
                                  AdamC
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 12 Jan 2018

                                  Lovely sunny weather for it! Was it quite choppy out there?  Went down the seafront for a swim and the current was mental, saw lots of paddle boarders seriously struggling so I am glad I didn't take mine down

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                                    Giles
                                    IHUK Crew
                                    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                    @AdamC:

                                    Lovely sunny weather for it! Was it quite choppy out there?  Went down the seafront for a swim and the current was mental, saw lots of paddle boarders seriously struggling so I am glad I didn't take mine down

                                    A little choppy in the harbour, I chatted to some guys on a fishing boat who had repaired to the harbour as it was just too choppy outside the entrance.  I also saw a number of the fishing charter boats coming in early (I guess for the same reason).
                                    A few SUP'ers about, looked like they were having major fun.  Water temps are great….

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      I've come to the reluctant conclusion that our Kayaks may be victims of our big boat. Pilgrim is not large enough to store them onboard and our next (larger) boat may not have an elegant stowage capability for them.  We will have a Rib (maybe two - a light and slow one, and heavy and fast one), so I'm thinking that the Kayaks just won't get used as I had originally intended them to be….

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        goosehd
                                        Mod Squad
                                        @Giles
                                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                        @Giles Guess the kayak’s are gone, but I did find a use if you’re up to it:

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Lunatic......

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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