Hi all
Wicksteed - so good I went there twice!
Just a quick note to add another thank you to Martin, Bradders and everyone who contributed to the weekend either in the organisation or just by being there. I kept changing my plan between bringing the caravan for the w/e, coming for one day and not being able to get there at all! In the end I settled for coming on Saturday and brought the silaing boat Karoline. I packed very carefully and remembered the boat stand, transmitter, batteries, in fact I thought I'd got everything until I came to fit the drop keel. It was still in the workshop
Never mind I had a great afternoon chatting and having a close look at a Colin Archer being sailed by someone from the Wicksteed club. Anyway not sailing was such fun I decided to come back on Sunday! On Sunday I took the steam launch Fair Constance (Krick Victoria) as well. Guess what, I fired up the boiler and no sooner than I had pressure than there's a steam leak from the lubricator. It looks like a stress crack around the steam inlet to the body. Ah well so ended my attempt a steam boating
I did manage a sail with Karoline having brought the drop keel this time. At least she wafted around the lake for a while in the occasional puff of wind.
So not a lot of action from my boats but a fun weekend and of course I now wish I'd brought the caravan and stayed over. Ah well there's always next year (please martin!)
Cheers
Guy