SueH

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PS. After checking my reply I would like to make an amendment in anticipation of possible humorous remarks from some members. I intend to use the Sweet Lemon body stuff on myself, not the boat. It's the pedant in me, I can't help it.

I have really bad reactions to insect bites, especially Mosquitos, which contrary to some beliefs, we do have in the UK. When going on foreign holidays I take antihistamines daily and they minimise the effects. Before I used them my reactions were so bad that I could hardly walk due to swellings caused by being bitten on the ankle. My GP told me that the reason for extreme reactions to insect bites is that some people's bodies produce too many histamines to fight the bite, therefore anti histamines do help. This explains why some people are affected by bites and some aren't. I used lavender oil abroad, as this is supposed to deter some biting insects as they don't like the smell. It works pretty well but the smell does get on your nerves a bit unless you like the scent of lavender. As ours is a new boat only recently finished we have not spent any substantial time on it so far so it remains to be seen how I will be affected. A friend recently recommended Body Shop Sweet Lemon body cream, which she swears by to deter biting insects, so I have bought some to use on the boat as it smells much nicer than the Lavender oil. I have not tested it yet but will be tripping of soon so we shall see. I hope this helps and I really empathise with your wife because I have had many a holiday nearly ruined by reactions to bites and the worst ones are around your ankles as they affect your ability to walk without being in extreme throbbing pain.

We went to look at them initially with the intention of buying the Airhead but when we saw it we didn't think it looked aesthetically pleasing, so we chose the Villa, which we thought looked much nicer and we are glad that we did. The price difference is to do with import taxes as they come from different countries.

We have one of those underneath the end of our Pullmans dinette table but I don't know the measurements as we are not on the boat at the moment. I would have thought that the diameter is pretty much a universal size but can't be sure.

It's a lot warmer sitting in the armchair watching the video than it was being there ! Sorry you didn't get to see it craned in but glad it arrived safe and sound. Best wishes for new life afloat. Sue & Geoff

We went there early last year when we were looking around but it seemed to have mainly cabin cruisers there. Sue

No, it's still Bluewater but I know there are other marinas in Thorne. Bluewater's address is South End, DN8 5QP Sue

Hi Peter Nice to hear from someone local. Our boat will be ready for handover next week and we are so much looking forward to taking ownership. Our boat is moored at Bluewater Marina. Might see you sometime. Sue

Hi Tam Just to clarify - by 'beautiful baby' I was referring to Jen's boat, which is by the way, beautiful. Sorry if I confused things. Sue

Hi Jen From one Northerner to another, I hope all goes well for you. It was really nice to chat with you this morning at the Marina and I hope your beautiful baby arrives safe and sound tomorrow. Sue

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