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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      Our current playground, The Isle of Wight and The Solent.....

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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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      • goosehdG
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        @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

        We had a Burgee made....

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        I wish that the piping on this matched one of the colours of the Cherry blossom...as I find that the black distracts instead of enhances.

        "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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          You are not wrong. When this one gets trashed, as it will. We'll do better next time....

          "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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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            The cabin door on PILGRIM has a curtain that snaps into place. Decided, like a feral cat, to mark my territory.

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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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            • dinobarnesberlinD
              dinobarnesberlin
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              @Giles that’s a “baller” move😎

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                We have been assigned a Call Sign and MMSI*

                Call Sign: MNKT8
                MMSI: 232046961

                • Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSIs) are nine-digit numbers used by maritime digital selective calling (DSC), automatic identification systems (AIS) and certain other equipment to uniquely identify a ship or a coast radio station.

                "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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                • SKTS
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                  Will this information allow forum users to contact you at sea and ask important questions like when something will be back in stock? 😜

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                  • dinobarnesberlinD
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                    @Giles Monk Tate? Is that code for something ?🤔

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                    • GilesG
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                      @SKT said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

                      Will this information allow forum users to contact you at sea and ask important questions like when something will be back in stock? 😜

                      Yes

                      "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
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                        should've gone with WNK8R 😜😜

                        "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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                        • dinobarnesberlinD
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                          @louisbosco had to laugh at that one—- close but no cigar Louis

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                          • GilesG
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                            In seven or so weeks, SAKURA should be sailing out of this port, getting ready for the trip home.....

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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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                            • dinobarnesberlinD
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                              @Giles how exciting is that? !!

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                              • GilesG
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                                Not as exciting as this 🙂

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                                She will be complete in 2 weeks......

                                More photos to come.....

                                "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
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                                  Beautiful

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Or as engine-room-porny as this:

                                    "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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                                      That's awesome! Two things I noticed: The incredible amount of room in the compartment including the head room and I like the camera mounted so you can keep an eye on the area when you're underway. That's pretty smart!!

                                      "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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                                        Headroom is brilliant, I have to dip my head a tad, but really just a tad....

                                        The camera is a cock-up. I ordered it, then decided that I would prefer an Infra Red camera in there, so deleted it from the spec, with a view to retrofitting an IR. Obviously, a lost-in-translation moment, I'm hoping they say, "oh fuck it, you may as well keep it"........:hand_with_index_and_middle_fingers_crossed:

                                        "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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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Photo-dump.....

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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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                                          • GilesG
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                                            And hull number 53 was launched today (ours is number 54). This is a flybridge version, ours is hard-top.....

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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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