Back in the water
02 June 2020
• Noss Marina
by Martin Whitfield
Topaz Rival is back in the water at last! Dawn and I and Nick Oxley from Oxley Marine had a wonderful trip down a virtually empty River Dart from Totnes to Noss Marina, arriving shortly after high tide. New engine working well and with a slippery hull we were doing six knots through the water with only around 1,000 rpm. Full throttle gave us more than 8 knots! Just had time to load some more stuff out of the storage locker in Totnes before having to leave the marina to observe the "no overnight stays" restrictions and retreat to Bristol. Will have to go back down on Thursday to move Topaz to the river trots. Anyway lots more to do on the boat - no sails at the moment for example - plus Nick (electrician) has yet to fit the solar panels and the wind turbine, plus other bits and pieces.
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