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We've won another award!

We've won another award!

Probably best to give boating a miss today

Probably best to give boating a miss today

70mph winds expected in Lymington tonight.

70mph winds expected in Lymington tonight.

Playtime for Zen Dog, the drone and me - Tuesday 7

Playtime for Zen Dog, the drone and me - Tuesday 7th, 3pm, air temp 4c, water temp 7c, no wind, 3200rpm, 26 knots, 30 mph, 3mpg! . #hurstcastle #lymington #lymingtonyachthaven

Zen Dog is fixed!

Zen Dog is fixed!

Nearly finished! Trev the fibreglass magician has

Nearly finished! Trev the fibreglass magician has managed to match up 12 year old gel coat with new gel coat pigment to do a perfect, invisible repair on the bit that got hit by another boat's anchor in the summer. Zen Dog should be back in the water next week ready to welcome guests. We've just had a Christmas Eve to Boxing Day booking too! Result!

Zen Dog has been lifted out for repairs to her sta

Zen Dog has been lifted out for repairs to her starboard drivetrain. Dave @vasey_engineering has made my month by concluding that the repairs needed are fairly trivial and relatively inexpensive when I had been bracing myself for a potentially enormous bill. So, Zen Dog might be back in the water in a couple of weeks and that means we should be able to take Christmas and New Year bookings for overnight stays - see www.zendogcharters.co.uk

We've been using X-MIST fogging canisters to bette

We've been using X-MIST fogging canisters to better sanitise Zen Dog after each clean this season. We seal the portholes and open all the internal doors. We fire off the aerosol then abandon ship sharpish (because the fog gets pretty thick after a few seconds). Zen Dog then stays sealed for at least an hour. Hopefully guests appreciate what we've done and don't just think we've left a random can on the floor!

Fun trip to The Needles and @thehutcolwell, Isle o

Fun trip to The Needles and @thehutcolwell, Isle of Wight this afternoon. Good to see Ramos of @chartersplus who kindly took this video.

Another tough day at the office. We have lovely gu

Another tough day at the office. We have lovely guests staying the night on Zen Dog and we've brought them to @thehutcolwell for lunch followed by a swim. We can still offer this for groups of up to 6 people. See https://www.zendogcharters.co.uk for details, prices and online booking.

Sunset, Saturday evening.

Sunset, Saturday evening.

Sunset at @thehutcolwell #charterboat #lymington #

Sunset at @thehutcolwell #charterboat #lymington #isleofwight

Brought lovely charter guests to @thehutcolwell, w

Brought lovely charter guests to @thehutcolwell, went ashore with them and @katieluisa, ordered a burger then had to get back out to the boat rapidly as anchors were dragging in the strengthening winds. I abandoned both Katie and the burger but the lovely Hut guys brought both to me. The perfect lunch? Watch the video and decide! #charterboat #solent #isleofwight #lymingtonyachthaven

Sunset over Zen Dog... A great day out on charter

Sunset over Zen Dog... A great day out on charter - up to Hurst Castle for Paddle Boarding and a swim followed by a dropoff at, @thehutcolwell for an early supper. A bit rough for a comfortable pickup so Zen Dog bounced round to Yarmouth Harbour, whilst the guests bounced around in The Hut's chauffeur driven vintage, restored Land Rover. We all met up and cruised gently back to Lymington. The guests are staying onboard for the weekend. Fancy the same experience? See https://www.zendogcharters.co.uk

Lunch at anchor #solent #prestigeyachts #hurstcast

Lunch at anchor #solent #prestigeyachts #hurstcastle #boating

Have invested in a fogging device - like a 1980s m

Have invested in a fogging device - like a 1980s mobile disco smoke machine filled with nice smelling and germ killing fluid. Apparently second hand car dealers use them to get rid of cigarette and pet smells. I'm using it to freshen up the bilges and inaccessible areas on Zen Dog - hence the lifted floor sole boards visible in this video. Took about 20 minutes to clear with all portholes open. Luckily I remembered to temporarily remove the sensors for the interconnected FireAngel alarm system first!

After much criticism of the dangling fenders in th

After much criticism of the dangling fenders in the previous photo, here's another one taken today without anything dangling.

A rare photo of Zen Dog from the front because the

A rare photo of Zen Dog from the front because the neighbouring boat called Sun Crab, a lovely traditional style motor yacht once owned by 80s pop star Gary Numan has moved to a new berth. Will miss the owners but won't miss the dinghy that hung out about 2m from the back of their boat. We never actually hit it but got quite close a couple of times! Looking forward to meeting some new neighbours soon.

Zen Dog's port engine was suffering from a sporadi

Zen Dog's port engine was suffering from a sporadic starting problem. When Basil Fawlty style threats with the bright orange mallet failed to pursuade it to work, I traced the fault (with help over the phone from the excellent @seastartltd and @vasey_engineering) to a loose starter motor control signal cable. This was duly removed, covered in wd40 and recrimped. I then topped up the various fluids (including my personal tea level). All works fine and I am feeling very pleased with myself. Zen Dog's engines can be accessed from a small hatch in the deck (suitable for very slim people and therefore not suitable for me) and via the main hatch under the tender garage floor which requires removal of Zen Pup the tender, the £10 blow up ebay sofa, the liferaft, the emergency kedge anchor and assorted important equipment/junk (delete as required).

Zen Dog Charters' new website is live. Allows onli

Zen Dog Charters' new website is live. Allows online stay, charter or Sunday cruise booking. Shame it won't get tested for a while! www.zendogcharters.co.uk #stayonaboat #boatcharter #boatel #lymington #solent #thehutcolwell

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