BLUEMOMENT

It's that time of year and, since Robert de Sadlet hung up his spanners, I have done my own half-hearted engine care. I just came across Rio Brown Marine on Facebook . He's Oban based. Has anyone got any experience of the guy? I'd love to delegate my maintenance to someone I can trust. Derek P.S. It...

It's time he came home isn't it. Or is he staying abroad for tax reasons?

Me too!

Just back from a short jaunt to Corran. We stayed overnight on a mooring just north of the Corran Narrows on the west side. Large grey buoys (about 6) with a shackle on top but no pickup. Apparently the nearby fish farm provides them FREE to discourage anchoring in the area. There's no indication of...

I think the Antares compendium is based on the 2024 website. There may be updates on the new site - I haven't checked.

That's good news. I hope the organisation responsible for the disaster has picked up the bill for repair and compensation for loss of use.

Too late - I sold it.

Full Butane gas bottle, 4.5kg Flogas, and clip-on regulator. Both unused. Bought them when Calor were being awkward but never used as they became sensible.
In Connel, collection only.
£10
Hurry, there may not be much butane available in the chandlers for a while ...

Oh no it's not. SSE have postponed this work to 2028.

Those electric cables that cross Kyle Rhea need replacing this summer. This will require complete closure of Kyle Rhea on several days. Details are hard to come by at the moment but I heard that closures will be only from 10:00 to 16:00 on the days when they happen. Weather will play a part in when ...

Gardenshed wrote: ↑Tue Jan 06, 2026 7:59 pm Apparently he’s being lined up as a supplier to the LOTI when it reopens

Electric Lobsers

The electric creeler has achieved a significant milestone.

Well I look forward to seeing you on the water. I hope you'll not have frozen before April when I hope my sailing season might get off to a slow start!

The answer is to post it on the dreaded Facebook, Things for sale in Oban. Gone in a trice!

This season, our 9 year old 3d tender round tail 235 started to lose pressure. While trying to find the leak, it lost a fitting that holds one of the side ropes on. That has been reglued. Subsequently, the leak was fixed using Inflatable Sealant but by then, it had been replaced. Does anyone in the ...