Well.. It's happened.
After 25 years I have been made redundant.
How dare they push me out like that !
The bright side is...
I can go cruising :-)
WooHoo !
Ideas, comments, suggestions appreciated.
Changes are good, not always at first, but when made to make changes then things happen, make to most of it.
Good luck
Thanks Lexmark,
Yes, I am focusing on the positive.
Rent the house out, provision the boat and go !
Now.. north or south ?? Ha ha !
Next chapter in your life. I was retrenched 2 years ago after 23 years.
Changes are good, you widen your horizont.
Look forward much more relaxing days,
The day under your control, not your boss.
Yes I did a bit of cruising but, still 3 years to retirement.
That makes a bit different planning. After 12monts found very good job,
that change was very good change for me.
Just on this subject
Hi all Seabreezers in Brizi and surrounding area... HELLO ...
after retrenchment seachange from Mel. to Yeppoon, 12 month later find a job in Mel.
Meet "HG" a few times and seen his lovelly boat.
a 2 weeks ago I was transfer permanently to electronic lab. Richland in Brizi.
occasionally doing calibration from Maryborough to G.Coast.
any electrical misbehaving, lets solve it.
Yep, did the same thing.......sort off.........sold business 18 months ago, leased farm, house now rented for holidays or week ends purchases a yacht, went sailing..........now in Able Point Marina Qld........getting ready to sail again........south.....then sell yacht (S&S 36) then ???????????????????????????????
Bad luck mate.......;)
My sisters a public servant and has been expecting/hoping for it for several years now, and they have just tole her nope, not your turn.....so she has at least another year before they can take the Arrends north. She isheartbroken!
This time of year I would think about going south!
Can you trail the dunco down to Tassie ?
Lucky Bugger Chookfoot!
That's exactly what I am waiting for.
I hope to rent the castle out soon then buy a yacht and combine a bit of 4wding and yachting on the East coast.
I can understand the feeling of a forced change like that.
The company I am doing consulting work for is likely to be taken over shortly, and I'm likely to be out of work. I haven't yet decided whether I'm looking forward to this happening, or dreading it. I'm leaning towards the former.
Yeah.. Just another chapter.
Hi supersonic, I would love to tow to Tasmania but my trailer is not very good.
I would sail south but coastal bars scare the proverbial out of me. I need more experience.
Going north, the predominant wind direction may not be in my favour but I have plenty of time.
Figure if I keep my eye on the weather, I should be able to avoid most of the bad stuff.
It will be an adventure never the less.
Cheers all!
Good luck
tough when it's not your call to quit.
opportunity but
take your time is my two pennies worth
Select to expand quoteChookfoot said..
Yeah.. Just another chapter.
Hi supersonic, I would love to tow to Tasmania but my trailer is not very good.
I would sail south but coastal bars scare the proverbial out of me. I need more experience.
Going north, the predominant wind direction may not be in my favour but I have plenty of time.
Figure if I keep my eye on the weather, I should be able to avoid most of the bad stuff.
It will be an adventure never the less.
Cheers all!
You have a yacht. You have been made to retire. You live in Queensland.
How much better do you want it?? 
Select to expand quotecisco said..Chookfoot said..
Yeah.. Just another chapter.
Hi supersonic, I would love to tow to Tasmania but my trailer is not very good.
I would sail south but coastal bars scare the proverbial out of me. I need more experience.
Going north, the predominant wind direction may not be in my favour but I have plenty of time.
Figure if I keep my eye on the weather, I should be able to avoid most of the bad stuff.
It will be an adventure never the less.
Cheers all!
You have a yacht. You have been made to retire. You live in Queensland.
How much better do you want it??
Sponsorship would be nice 
free moorings some one to come to the boat and top up the food supply and dinks and also the fuel plus a stand by sail maker
Oh yes also some one to do his anti foul on a regular basis 
Select to expand quoteCharriot said..
Next chapter in your life. I was retrenched 2 years ago after 23 years.
Changes are good, you widen your horizont.
Look forward much more relaxing days,
The day under your control, not your boss.
Yes I did a bit of cruising but, still 3 years to retirement.
That makes a bit different planning. After 12monts found very good job,
that change was very good change for me.
Just on this subject
Hi all Seabreezers in Brizi and surrounding area... HELLO ...
after retrenchment seachange from Mel. to Yeppoon, 12 month later find a job in Mel.
Meet "HG" a few times and seen his lovelly boat.
a 2 weeks ago I was transfer permanently to electronic lab. Richland in Brizi.
occasionally doing calibration from Maryborough to G.Coast.
any electrical misbehaving, lets solve it.
Hey Charriott
Welcome to QLD
I have a real strange problem:
I have an older (but never used until recently) Raymarine tiller pilot "ST 4000" and I recently got all new Raymarine instruments including a E7D MFD
All the new instruments use STNG network and the ST4000 is on the old seatalk system.
So the ST 4000 is connected to the network via a seatalk to STNG converter.
Initially the network would randomly fail to recognise the depth display and one of the wind instruments.
Through a process of elimination I found if the ST 4000 was not connected to the network on boot up it would find all the instruments and the ST to STNG converter.
Afer the system boots I can plug the ST 40000 and everything works perfectly.
Ive tried this about 100 times now and its the only way to make everything work.
Raymarine have been helpful but they have run out of ideas and are now saying the tiller pilot must be faulty, but they cant test it and it works perfectly.
Its not such a huge problem but its one of those things that is just annoying, has anyone heard of similar problems with Sea talk to STNG conversions?
Select to expand quoteChookfoot said..
Well.. It's happened.
After 25 years I have been made redundant.
How dare they push me out like that !
The bright side is...
I can go cruising :-)
WooHoo !
Ideas, comments, suggestions appreciated.
looks like you win !!!!
hi andy, thanks
sorry wouldn't be much help in annoying software problem ,
I am hardware orientate, my suggestion would by, bring it
to the latest software level / flash upgrade / .
A few years ago when I bought a Garmin plotter, software was
many levels behind, and after flash upgraded, was and still is
very good.
Select to expand quoteHG02 said..
All the best chook one door shut another open 
Ha ha !
One door shuts and a companionway opens :-)
Thanks all for your wellwishing.
A nice long holiday... it will be good.
Select to expand quoteCharriot said..
hi andy, thanks
sorry wouldn't be much help in annoying software problem ,
I am hardware orientate, my suggestion would by, bring it
to the latest software level / flash upgrade / .
A few years ago when I bought a Garmin plotter, software was
many levels behind, and after flash upgraded, was and still is
very good.
Thanks Charriot
Its all up to date with the latest software. Just one of those annoying things 
Select to expand quoteandy59 said..Charriot said..
hi andy, thanks
sorry wouldn't be much help in annoying software problem ,
I am hardware orientate, my suggestion would by, bring it
to the latest software level / flash upgrade / .
A few years ago when I bought a Garmin plotter, software was
many levels behind, and after flash upgraded, was and still is
very good.
Thanks Charriot
Its all up to date with the latest software. Just one of those annoying things
do you get error messages on the E7D MFD when you boot with the ST 4000 powered up?
