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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
      IHUK Crew
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      @goosehd Just found my next birthday present…...

      "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
        goosehd
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        Love the AR for navigation.  Could be really useful for shipping lanes and heavy traffic.  The UAV could be useful, but I’m afraid of crashing it.

        So far I’m not seeing anything for under the boat.  I’ve got side scan sonar for structures, depth, and fish finders.  Also gives you great feedback for the thermoclines (water temps - different depths).  It’s a Garmin unit, but I’m sure Ray Marine has equivalent or better gear.  They really have some great setups and packages.

        Question:  Are you required to have paper charts (backup) when you have electronic navigation?

        "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
          Giles
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          We are ot required to have anything in the UK, no charts, no qualifications no nothing….Can you believe it?

          The boat comes with sonar and conical CHIRP as standard 🙂

          "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
            goosehd
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            Good for the sonar.  I was just worried about you disrupting fish breeding areas and schools by accident.  😉

            The sides scan is awesome and I’ve found a few wrecks using it.

            We have to have a basic boater’s license for anything over 10hp motor,  basic safety equipment for everyone on board and that’s about it.  High traffic areas around Toronto requires a special permit (due to traffic congestion).  Really it’s because there are a load of idiots who have zero common sense and like to do stupid stuff.

            "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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            • steelworkerS
              steelworker
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              @Giles:

              We are ot required to have anything in the UK, no charts, no qualifications no nothing….Can you believe it?

              The boat comes with sonar and conical CHIRP as standard 🙂

              that is nuts.  ???

              Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
              Well, I have others.

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                "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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                • B
                  browniemcghee
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                  Great shot.  Looks like a good time.

                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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                  • Daniel SanD
                    Daniel San
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                    cheers 🍻

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                    • BaileyB
                      Bailey
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                      Had a great evening! Absolute pleasure working with the best bunch of legends! Thank you again for the hospitality @Giles & Paula!  @Giles:

                      @bailey_ironheart

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
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                        100% our pleasure.  Thanks for joining us and hearing things that @AdamJ would rather not have been spoken about…...

                        "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
                          Aetas
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                          As I am waiting for the Sage54, it is beautiful to see the Pilgrim in action!

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                          • AdamJA
                            AdamJ
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                            Nothing like @AdamC spinning a story infront of the team on a Friday evening  😃

                            The devil is in the detail..

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                            • AdamCA
                              AdamC
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                              This is the moment I lost the trust of you @AdamJ  😃  😘

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                Paula and I placed depth markers on the anchor chain last week, I thought we should have an aide memoir at the helm…..

                                In any other boat news, @Ian72 showed me how to take the winches aport and service them today, they now have a much more satisfying click - shit like this important  😃 😃 😃

                                "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
                                  Matt
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                                  I’d be a terrible sailor.

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    Having winches that click nicely will not me a better sailor make  🙂 🙂

                                    "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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                                    • I
                                      Ian72
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                                      No but doesn’t make thff see m work better when you need them !  🙂 😎

                                      Ian

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                                        Ian72
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                                        @Ian72:

                                        No but doesn’t make thff see m work better when you need them !  🙂 😎

                                        Stupid predictive text ! That should say “it does make them work better when you need them “

                                        Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                        Ian

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                                        • ROmanR
                                          ROman
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                                          A couple of shots on the Pilgrim.               

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            Nearly finished installing the new califorier, and of course, I am one connector short, so back to the DIY store…. 😃 😃 😃

                                            "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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