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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • goosehdG
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      @Aetas I’m intrigued.  Do you use them for climbing (anchor points)?

      “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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      • GilesG
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        Some detailed shots….

        I like your chafe guard, I may retro fir them to mine…..

        "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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          @goosehd
          As a simple and soft connection to a towrope and pulling and dragging stucked cars or trailers.

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          • goosehdG
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            Very cool!  I just watched a video of them being used for that purpose.

            “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              @Aetas:

              @goosehd
              As a simple and soft connection to a towrope and pulling and dragging stucked cars or trailers.

              Any towing shit breaks at some point, when mine fails, I'd rather have Dyneema bouncing off the Gelcoat and/or my family than steel…. 🙂 🙂

              "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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                @Giles:

                I like your chafe guard, I may retro fir them to mine…..

                Make it to an outstanding feature.
                Use the most abrasion-resistant IH denim you can get your hands on.
                Or it is time to convince H. to make a kevlar interwoven denim for motorcyclists and boat owners  8).

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                • GilesG
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                  And we are away…..

                  "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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                    Safe travels and make sure you’re flying the “Jack”…

                    “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                    • GilesG
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                      It's not up.  I forgot, and I don't want to go out there and put it up.  It's rougher out here than I expected…..

                      "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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                        Yeah, and we are beating into it…..It's going to be interesting going down The Needles Channel, we will have wind over tide....... 🙂

                        In any other news, you shamed me into doing it....

                        "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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                          Met Uk weather:

                          “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                          • dinobarnesberlinD
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                            Must be great having that ever changing view out the windshield 🌊

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                            • goosehdG
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                              Good Show.  Stay safe…we’re leaving for Toronto today and the Turks tomorrow.  Have fun guys!

                              “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                              • GilesG
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                                Paula is at the helm…

                                Hurst Castle…

                                "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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                                  Awesome job skipper!  About the halfway point?

                                  “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:4520554/mmsi:235078228/imo:0/vessel:PILGRIM_III

                                    "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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                                      "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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                                        Have a great journey, I was just out running but the same sea, windy as usual today

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Yeah, it was seriously sketchy in The Needles Channel

                                          "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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                                            I’m glad you guys are ok and there’s always the positive of testing your comfort levels.  You can do it all over again in Sakura when you bring her home 🙂

                                            “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

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