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Thanks for that Martin but I am trying to avoid paint. The wrap solution should be permant'ish provided I'm careful not to attack is with anything abrasive or corrosive (like oxalic acid), all it needs is cleaning with soapy water. Terry.

As I was saying......! Roberto Rodas has (at last) finished the damage to my hull caused by Cobb's and, while he was putting the finishing touches, I asked him to have a look at the pillars of my windscreen. His advice was that they are actually plastic, that the damage is sun based and that the fix is to obtain new ones and he can fit them, circa £1000.00! Going back to my original question, I noticed a thread on the Jeanneau facebook forum about a guy who had the pillars etc wrapped on his boat by a firm in Southampton who specialised in boats. I thought it would not be a goer with the travelling but gave them a call anyway. Seems he is doing a job for the RNLI on the 16th January (handy) and could do mine at the same time and the price is not prohibitive so hopefully, job done. As I have bought G3 paste, I will just give it a try first but I'm not hopeful. Terry.

Looking forward to it and a very generous offer of the beer for us all. 😊 Terry.

Maybe a bit soft for our kayak hero, perhaps he could sit on the bathing platform with his feet in the water. 😉 Terry.

There will be Jim, I have a cunning plan! Terry.

This is my system, it cost nothing as the piece of wood came out of a skip. Terry.

I saw Serenity on Friday, you will definitely need a VERY big tide! Terry.

Happy cake day young Rob. Terry.

Only at the 'looking' stage at present so not sure of details, mostly it seems to depend on how much one spends, as far as I can see, from about £150 to 'king ridiculous. Terry.

On a different tack, I've been looking at 3D printers. Terry.

Probably left it a bit late to start now Jim. Terry.

Its only logged with a chainsaw but you're welcome to some. Terry.

Was a while ago Stuie. 😉 Terry.

That's me. Terry.

I have yet to identify it exactly Jim. It is some sort of ornamental variety but big. Rather than a large central trunk, it had a low bole at the bottom and large sub trunks going off in various directions and was right next to a fence with the neighbours property with a summer house on their side. It tested my ingenuity and involved a bit of climbing, although not as high as I used to go, I probably wouldn't bounce as well these days. I wouldn't have seen it as a candidate for turning. I took a large ash down here a while ago (this year) if you want a bit of that. Terry.

If only! You should know it comes under the heading of 'It's your job, your a Dad!' Terry.

Thanks for your thoughts lads, I did have a day at least. Number 1 daughter talked me into felling a big old tree in a friends garden which took up most of the day time. She gets all the logs and I get - exercise. Good to know I haven't lost my touch with a chainsaw. As a reward, Amanda cooked us dinner and supplied the wine which was, in some part, adequate recompense. Terry.

What, reel, anchor winch (windlass)? Terry.

Happy Cake Day young Pete, catch up soon. Terry.

Remember, the tuna are coming! Terry.

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I am very happy with my Seago ones, I have used the Seago Classic automatic for years and have just added a pair of their Active 190n automatics as I now have a larger boat and increased family crew members. Easy to maintain and recharge and comes with a crotch strap. Terry.

Interesting! I had spotted a lot of sign firms doing it but thought, obviously erroneously, that it would be a specialist job. I shall explore that if the G3 paste doesn't work. Thanks. Terry.

Ta! Terry.

Thanks for the offer Jim, I do have a cabled one myself, one of those things that I thought sometime in the past would be a Good Thing. I think I've used it once! Charlie, I think you are correct when I figure in travelling time and fuel costs. Would that be a fibreglass specialist or a boat valet. I asked Darren at MD to give it a go in the spring when he did the boat but he only managed to get a good shine on the discolouration. Terry.