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  1. Thread: Buying a boat.

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    When I retired five years ago I bought a twenty...

    When I retired five years ago I bought a twenty five year old sailing boat, it’s kept ashore in the winter and afloat in the summer for three months in a marina on the Clyde and the other few months...
  2. Thread: Selling a business

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    Some agents will offer an upfront all inclusive...

    Some agents will offer an upfront all inclusive legal fees package. It's something worth considering if you think there may be anything complex about the sale. When I sold my UK based business...
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    Two videos from Paul Sellers, a lifelong...

    Two videos from Paul Sellers, a lifelong woodworker, and woodworking educator who has made furniture for US Presidents and has posted a broad range of fascinating You Tube films on all aspects of...
  4. Thread: Garage racking

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    These shelving kits from the Metal Store are...

    These shelving kits from the Metal Store are modular, attach to wall and floor and use 34mm diameter galvanised steel poles and scaffold planks as shelving; solid as a rock and come as standard kits...
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    John Butler, Ocean

    Not so much a solo, more an entire song; best imagined as a wild downwind sail with the wind gusting 35 knots and a 2 meter swell. I especially like the ending, enjoy.

    https://youtu.be/2rSQmVGaufk
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    Two years ago I sold my product design and...

    Two years ago I sold my product design and development company and retired. The process was managed by a midlands based broker and took one month for the marketing materials, three months to make...
  7. Thread: Horse costs

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    My daughter started riding aged 8, initially via...

    My daughter started riding aged 8, initially via hourly lessons at a local stable with some docile "end of career" horses and ponies. When she was in her teens she started working part time,...
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    Had a similar problem with a BMW main dearer in...

    Had a similar problem with a BMW main dearer in Glasgow, over aggressive power wash at a routine service. Damage was to the painted (alloy?) door mirror mounts and the two near side alloy wheels.
    ...
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    Hi there, I've always managed to find spare parts...

    Hi there, I've always managed to find spare parts for my old bikes here:

    http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=f6ed7fe6b50906abfa7cea36a1a3ce42

    Bound to be someone on their...
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    In Scotland as far as I'm aware there is a term...

    In Scotland as far as I'm aware there is a term called "intentional deprivation" which considers any transfer of ownership, made after a medical diagnosis that would result in the requirement for...
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    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2d/82/84/2d8284784aeb2b5c918c45bee4b4bcd9.jpg
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    The Hill House by Charles Rennie McIntosh,...
  12. Sounds like a possibility - will need to confirm...

    Sounds like a possibility - will need to confirm work schedule but should know for sure by 14 April

    regards
    grant
  13. Brand new MM300 sighting in the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow

    Just wandering through the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow this afternoon and spotted that James Porter have a brand new Seiko MM300 in the window, first one I've seen in a bricks and mortar shop in the UK....
  14. Always best to check since if it comes up when...

    Always best to check since if it comes up when you're in the process of selling at some time in the future it can cause delays getting all the paperwork in line. The council restrictions can be...
  15. I've had this happen with a watch before, I won...

    I've had this happen with a watch before, I won the auction with what I thought was an absolute bargain, seller contacted me to say "just noticed a problem with the watch as I was checking it before...
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    No concert tickets but I've kept every ski pass I...

    No concert tickets but I've kept every ski pass I ever had and with a skiing history of over 30 years, 15 years as a part time instructor, I have a box full. I like the idea of the collage although...
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    I've worked in product design since the mid 70's....

    I've worked in product design since the mid 70's. When I started designing products everything was manually drawn in wet ink using Rotring pens with complex master layouts built up on the drawing...
  18. Thread: In-house verse ETA

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    The best movements will combine an excellent...

    The best movements will combine an excellent design with years of manufacturing development. You need an excellent design plus years of manufacturing development in order to deliver the best...
  19. Thread: Day skipper online

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    I did the on-line skippers course with Scotsail...

    I did the on-line skippers course with Scotsail last winter and then the practical in Early May (big winds and very cold :worked_till_5am:) in the Firth of Clyde. before doing the online course I...
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    The Glengoyne Distillery is on the first stage of...

    The Glengoyne Distillery is on the first stage of the West Highland Way (WHW) which starts out in Milngavie (pronounced Milguy) at the end of the rail line from Glasgow. If you are keen on walking...
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    Interesting to see your mechanical sewing...

    Interesting to see your mechanical sewing machine, I have one exactly the same, you may not realise it but yours is probably one of the many made in Clydebank just outside of Glasgow. The singer...
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    The TV will be designed to operate up to a...

    The TV will be designed to operate up to a specified ambient temperature which is probably around 40 degrees C (summer temperatures in Turkey, etc). The specific temperature will be listed...
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    My wife's mother and farther plus my own mother...

    My wife's mother and farther plus my own mother are all now in their mid 90's, my wife's parents both have early stage Alzheimer's and my mother is unable to walk more than a couple of steps but...
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    Pentax MX here, recently back in use after five...

    Pentax MX here, recently back in use after five year hibernation, glad I kept all the lenses. Have been using Peak for developing and printing but interested to hear about any other other options
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    In the recent past I've been 5 days late without...

    In the recent past I've been 5 days late without a penalty, suspect your only problem would be if you had been caught on camera between expiry and payment, otherwise likely to be OK

    regards
    grant
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