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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      @dinobarnesberlin:

      That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

      Like fuck  😉

      "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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      • dinobarnesberlinD
        dinobarnesberlin
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        @Giles:

        @dinobarnesberlin:

        That's great news! Time to buy some matching " skipper"outfits.

        Like fuck  😉

        I had a feeling that response was coming 😃

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        • goosehdG
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          @Giles By chance, was this one of your questions:

          You are underway when a drunk Norwegian wearing heavy denim falls overboard.  What do you do?

          A) Turn the boat around wasting valuable time and fuel
          😎 Throw a life ring to him and point him to the shortest direction to land
          C) Pretend you didn't see anything and keep on your designated course

          "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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          • GilesG
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            D) High-5 @Madame Buttonfly and open one of said Norwegians beers….

            😃 😃 😃 😃

            "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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            • goosehdG
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              🙂 There’s the G I know and love…

              "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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              • GilesG
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                Last weekend of April (weather permitting), we will be taking Pilgrim to The Channel Islands.  They lie about 90 miles South of here, and we intend to overnight on both passages (yes, we are going with someone who knows what he is doing @Ian72 ).  Fuel is cheap in the Channel Islands, so seems sensible to go fill-her-up.

                Today we had a wake for a very good friend and we got chatting to Mike Thomsom (Alex Thomsons dad), and he invited us to moor in "his bay", on Ecréhous..

                https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Les_Ecréhous

                We should be able to catch up with Alex, who now lives on Jersey, whilst we are there.

                The adventure starts…..

                "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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                • S
                  sabergirl
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                  Sounds like a very worthy maiden voyage [emoji3059]

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                  • NikN
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                    You will have a great time on Ecréhous. I went there a few years ago for a stag and it is a special place. Excellent first voyage.

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                    • B
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                      Wow.  Excellent news all around.  Please post photos of the voyage.

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                      • ROmanR
                        ROman
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                        Sounds like a great trip, voyage.

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                        • GilesG
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                          @Nkwkfld:

                          You will have a great time on Ecréhous. I went there a few years ago for a stag and it is a special place. Excellent first voyage.

                          What an inspired choice for a Stag…..

                          "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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                          • NikN
                            Nik
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                            Had a nice morning eating oysters off the beach

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                            • GilesG
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                              I'm taking a Bass rod and a lobster pot 🙂

                              "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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                              • louisboscoL
                                louisbosco
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                                @Giles
                                @Ian72 is on the forum?? or is this a different Ian I'm thinking about?

                                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Same Ian, if you are thinking of New Years Eve Ian…...

                                  "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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                                  • MattM
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                                    Fishing mate Ian?

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      Yep….

                                      "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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                                      • Clint_DC
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                                        Congrats on the certification @Giles! Have you looked into adding any sort of fuel additives for the 5.9 Cummins as a cetane booster?

                                        ATX IH Hoarder

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          No I have not (well I just have :-).  Is there any way I can measure the cetane number of my diesel?

                                          "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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                                          • AetasA
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                                            As far as I know, there is no cetane quick test.
                                            Methods like the Ignition Quality Tester (IQT™) looking like this:

                                            Trust the numbers of your local filling station 😉 .

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