Everything should start with a plan and drawing. I spent most of day changing a few things on the site. Including my email address, which is now, contact@oceanstrider.co.uk. I hope you all understand and continue to visit. I’m new to blogging and setting up websites and I’m really enjoying it. My theory is, it canContinue reading “Where did that day go?”
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KAWASAKI H1A chroming is top quality!
Only just opened the chroming box for the Kawasaki H1A. I was informed by the chrome before he sent the parcel, so not panicking but most has not been sent back yet. Sent in June, told 10 weeks, which I thought was a long time but still waiting for most of it????? Well happy withContinue reading “KAWASAKI H1A chroming is top quality!”
Another restoration project. KAWASAKI H1A, 1972
Hi all. It’s dark, cold, wet & windy in UK and we’re about to go into another luverly lock-down “yay” :>(. Blogging, Ocean Strider and bikes will keep off the street, I like to be busy. I hope it’s all good for you too! I’ll get stuck into another restoration project. A KAWASAKI H1A. AnContinue reading “Another restoration project. KAWASAKI H1A, 1972”
Our holiday last year.
Been playing with designs all day, so not going to do much of a blog tonight. Got loads to say though. Here’s an introduction to a sailing holiday, in Scotland and on the Clyde, we had last year. The image is Inveraray. The holiday was awesome but very windy and rainy, “no surprise there!”
Planning your boat, reducing the learning curve.
You know the boat you can have, to suit your budget, location and mooring. You’ve asked the builder for the internal dimensions of the cabin, that will be available in a boat of the size you can have. I like to get the dimensions for the floor and height of the gunwales. Your floor sizeContinue reading “Planning your boat, reducing the learning curve.”
HONDA CB750K2. My Motorcycle Restoration Project!
I did say it wouldn’t be just about boats and traveling. This is going to be really short though, just to introduce you to another love, motorbikes “Restoring them is my real passion”. I’ll be writing about this Honda CB750K2 in a few blogs. It’s been restored by myself already, so it will be aContinue reading “HONDA CB750K2. My Motorcycle Restoration Project!”
My Boat Building Experience
This is a brief summary of how to plan & work on narrowboats, wide beams and other boats. I have more than 30 years, living on and building narrowboats and over 10 years, building wide beams. I hope the following can reduce your learning curve, help save you a lot of time & money andContinue reading “My Boat Building Experience”
Sailing. Life the Universe and everything.
Here we go, my first blog. I’m Les. I love boats, motorbikes, living life to the max & my wife. I’m very concerned about the environment and want to do as much as I can to take care of it, whilst I live my dreams. That’s why we have an electric drive on a sailContinue reading “Sailing. Life the Universe and everything.”
