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Boating chit chat thread.

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    #2762
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,040 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Mick Tator wrote: »
    We always did the Lambay Race but infrequently stayed for drinks in HYC; same for their regatta. It was too much of a slog to get back to DL and for those on swinging moorings the launch service would be finished. (Not saying we didn't open a few on the way home.......)

    Its a slog going either way. Spent more time racing from starts in DL last year without setting footing in DL. Opened more then our fair share heading back to howth.

    Think lack of boats going across the bay goes both ways which is unfortunate


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    #2763
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,040 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Howth only unfortunately
    The Lambay Races were scheduled for June 5th and just missed the bus for the permitted recommencement of competition.  The event has been rescheduled to June 12th, which fortunately has a suitable tide (HW 13.37) to fast-track boats to and from the Island.  With open air consumption of food and drink permitted on the HYC premises from June 7th, subject to restricted table sizes and social distancing, entries for the Lambay Races will be limited to HYC based boats in order to ensure that members have as much space ashore as possible to socialise.


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    #2764
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Don’t see why they can’t invite Other Dublin based boats simply for the race, and instruct them to return to home port once their race is finished…..

    So the DL boats head around in the morning (with the tide), do the race and immediately return to DL (again with the tide).


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    #2765
    Major Dad
    Registered Users Posts: 89 ✭✭Major Dad


    Yeah - it’s a shame. We (and probably others from Malahide) would have done the race and come straight back to Malahide afterwards. We wouldn’t have been expecting to go into Howth for a beer afterwards.
    Anyways, fingers crossed that the Gibney Classic race will be run after this summer. Maybe by that stage we’ll be able to congregate in the yard in Gibneys afterwards.


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    #2766
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,040 ✭✭✭✭neris


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    Don’t see why they can’t invite Other Dublin based boats simply for the race, and instruct them to return to home port once their race is finished…..

    So the DL boats head around in the morning (with the tide), do the race and immediately return to DL (again with the tide).

    Yep. Was something similar in DL last year for the National regatta.


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    #2767
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,040 ✭✭✭✭neris


    1st sail of the year today. Isora "training" race. A miserable start to the season. Left howth at 830 in the rain crossed the bay in rain & a chop and played avoid the incoming ferries. Beat from the start out to east kish by that stage we were mostly frozen then kite up to Benett & then to virtual mark and finish. Not the most enjoyable day but great to be out and to see so many boats out doing DBSC "training" when we got back.


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    #2768
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    I’m looking at the boats here and trying to figure out which are the Howth boats…. I know Indian is a Howth boat…. And perhaps Outrajeous?

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    #2769
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Considering pulling the trigger on a rubber dinghy from the U.K.
    (WavEco 260 with Airmat floor...)

    As soon as I selected Ireland as the delivery, the VAT immediately dropped off, so I presume I'll be asked to pay VAT by the postman/delivery uy when it's delivered here? and at what rate? 23%?

    How does the VAT due work out on deliveries from the U.K.? Pay on delivery? I remember doing it years ago with an order from America and it was cash to the postman only...


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    #2770
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    OSI wrote: »
    When it lands in Ireland you'll get an email from the delivery company with an invoice for VAT, Duty and Customs Agent Fee. They'll require you to pay that before they deliver it to you.

    oh shizer!!!!

    So if purchase price is £375, VAT should be another 23% on top of that, £86.25, then what would I be talking for Duty & Customs Agent Fee?

    (its actually coming in at £413.98 on their site (Marine Scene) as their charging £38.99 shipping)..

    might be easier to just sail over to Wales to collect it and pay U.K. VAT on it...


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    #2771
    Van Doozy
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭Van Doozy


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    might be easier to just sail over to Wales to collect it and pay U.K. VAT on it...

    Let me know if you need crew!

    I am sick of getting roasted on stuff from the UK. I converted a camper recently and got stung big time on a some the items I brought in for the conversion.

    Aside from the fact that it's taking about 3 weeks or so to actually get the stuff in, a lot of sellers don't have processes in place for export and can;t be arsed with the paperwork so they are simply just declining business from ROI.

    Others don't seem to be aware that if they're exporting an item then they don't have to charge VAT (we pay it at the point of entry) so an Irish buyer might have to pay it twice...

    To make matters worse many of the Irish agents for niche items are UK based :rolleyes:


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    #2772
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    I'm thinking Northern Ireland might be the loophole, but I was looking and not a whole lot in the way of chandlers up there...
    found Bosun Bobs & Sands, but not a lot in the way of inflatable dinghy offerings..


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    #2773
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    A lot of the seagull engine parts I have bought over the years came from the UK but it looks like I won't be doing any more as even the smallest part now cost 25 euros to post. :(






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    #2774
    Tabnabs
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,695 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tabnabs


    Be a lovely little boat for trips on the inland waters in Ireland. A snip at $2.7m.

    https://robbreport.com/motors/marine/savvy-superyacht-barge-canal-cruise-1234604776/


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    #2775
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    is there anyone along the shannon hiring out speedboats? or is that sort of thing unheard of?


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    #2776
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    fryup wrote: »
    is there anyone along the shannon hiring out speedboats? or is that sort of thing unheard of?

    With insurance and fuel prices it would not be feasible you would probably also have to carry a powerboat cert to cover the insurance as they are very dangerous things in the wrong hands. Lakeside marina do day hire boats some with cuddy cabins but you won't be getting up on the plane in any of them :)



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    #2777
    rje66
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭rje66


    fryup wrote: »
    is there anyone along the shannon hiring out speedboats? or is that sort of thing unheard of?

    Wineport Lodge, Athlone do to my knowledge. More like a plastic rib with a centre console.


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    #2778
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    The Tesla community are not happy………

    unkel wrote: »
    I'll leave this here, first time I was at Ballacolla :p

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    #2779
    Mick Tator
    Registered Users Posts: 654 ✭✭✭Mick Tator


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    The Tesla community are not happy………


    Reading the EV thread the pic is about four years old. Not making excuses for the guy, but with a few dozen Teslas in the country back then it's not the same 'issue' as it would be today.


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    #2780
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Mick Tator wrote: »
    Reading the EV thread the pic is about four years old. Not making excuses for the guy, but with a few dozen Teslas in the country back then it's not the same 'issue' as it would be today.

    Yeah, only realised it was a few years ago when there were more Tesla chargers than Tesla’s in the country….


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    #2781
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Meanwhile it looks like Dublin - Dingle is going to be a bit of an upwind slog for the fleet……


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    #2782
    Mick Tator
    Registered Users Posts: 654 ✭✭✭Mick Tator


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    Meanwhile it looks like Dublin - Dingle is going to be a bit of an upwind slog for the fleet……


    The weather in the SW so far this season has been absolutely s#1te, although last week there were a few days of hefty N. Easterlies.


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    #2783
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,040 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Looking like a beat and beach hopping down the east coast then a onetack beat to fastnet before cracking off to Dingle where its forecasted to go light on Friday morning.


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    #2784
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,040 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Few heading out to D2D start

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    #2785
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Live webcam, covering what looks like some of teh starting area found here;
    https://afloat.ie/port-news/dublin-bay-news/dun-laoghaire-sandycove-webcam/item/44321-dublin-bay-webcam-livestream


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    #2786
    Cheensbo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,701 ✭✭✭Cheensbo


    Hi all,

    In a moment of probable madness late last year - a friend and I purchased a little 14foot Fletcher speedboat with a '92 Yamaha 60 autolube on it, one of those 'seems like a good deal' things.. :D

    The trailer has pretty much disintegrated since towing it home so before we either sell the lot as a project or buy a new trailer to use ourselves - we would like to get the boat, particularly the motor looked at.

    In typical newbie fashion - we know nothing about boats, or outboards so hoping that someone here might recommend a mechanic who could come take a look at it and either give it a once over - or at worst give us a list of things wrong with it so we can look at our options.

    Would anyone be able to recommend someone who could come take a look - Kildare/newbridge area?

    Cheers :)


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    #2787
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Looks like Freya, the line honours leader and biggest boat in the fleet has just retired!!!


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    #2788
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,836 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    AndyBoBandy wrote: »
    Looks like Freya, the line honours leader and biggest boat in the fleet has just retired!!!

    Or is it just a blip? I'm waiting on the next ping to see!


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    #2789
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,836 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Yeah they're back on track (and back in front!)


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    #2790
    AndyBoBandy
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,961 Mod ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    Yeah, their back in the eace now it seems!!


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    #2791
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,836 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Pings only every 15 mins can be very misleading! And I'm assuming they'll go back to every 30 mins after a while.


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