You are quite right. The Scilly Islands are in fact part of the county of Cornwall. I was thinking only of the mainland. Please forgive my error.

Our fuel burn is typically 11 or 12 Litres per hour for an average speed of 6.7knots. Add an extra litre per hour if the stabilisers are on (due to the hydraulic pump).

Sorry for the late reply, no I’m currently in Portland, UK

The noise level varies greatly depending on sea conditions and wind. I have measured the levels on numerous occasions and when underway the very lowest I have recorded is 60.4dB. This would be on a flat sea cruising at 7kts. However you only have to change the rpm slightly and the dB level can increase significantly as some item resonates at that certain frequency. On the whole I would categorise the sound level as pretty quiet - that is quiet enough so that it doesn’t matter. It’s certainly below the threshold that bothers you.

Not yet, it’s on our radar for next year for sure.

Hi, that is one of the most difficult questions to answer. The actual answer might not sound very helpful but is true. The answer is ‘what ever you want it to be’. Some years you can get away without spending anything, other years you might plan an upgrade or a maintenance job that has been on the back burner. In my case I don’t lift out every year so on the years that I don’t lift out my maintenance costs can be very low, only a few percent if at all. This year my maintenance cost was 50% of my total spend as I have lifted out and did some one-off engine related tasks. My most helpful answer I can give is that I budget between £10k and £20k per year on boating.

Yes, I did film the whole summer cruise and it will eventually be uploaded into KZbin. There is so much happening elsewhere that means there hasn’t been the time to do so yet.

@@Bloater that's great to hear! Look forward to watching it when you get time to upload. It will soon be time for your 2024 cruise :-)

Our plans are just to explore the UK waters at the moment

He is full of great stories but unfortunately we don’t get to meet up very regularly

Hi, everything is happening at a slow 7 knots so if you spot something ahead when on deck you have enough time to reach the controls and take action. Same goes for when you make a drink or use the heads. After a few night voyages you become less worried about small bits of debris because you can’t see anything anyway… and you just plod on never ever knowing what you just missed.

Hi, actually I don’t work but my wife is able to work part time remotely. My total KZbin earnings that I have achieved don’t come close to paying even my annual insurance premium! I do believe that you should never borrow money in order to purchase a boat. Sorry I really can’t help with any suggestions to assist you in your cruising quest.

Thanks for asking. We use Sena SPH10 headsets.

Hi, yes. I’ve got the next few parts in the pipeline. It just takes time and I’m still on the boat. I normally do all the editing at home. Thanks for watching.

Hi, thanks for watching my channel. Today we are heading East from Portland to Lymington. Yes - that’s the wrong way… spoiler alert- we’re not due back to Portishead until next season.

Hi, I am currently using TZ Pro v3. It is driving 2 screens at the helm with a third screen being run by a second PC running OpenCPN. There is also a Raymarine E120 at the helm. On the flybridge I have 2 screens that are mirroring the two TZ screens at the helm (mirrored using hardware splitters). I can therefore operate the TZ system equally from either helm.

My BSAC club is Dudley Nautilus, I live in the West Midlands.

Many thanks!

The anode is supposed to break down to protect the main metal/bronze parts 👍

I purposefully went for a different colour. The idea was that I could tell if it has eroded away. Besides I do prefer the blue.

@@Bloater that makes a lot sense. Have an excellent day

Yes, I have already done a walkthrough tour on my channel.