Hows the snow chaps
 

Well it was a nice warm (11*c/51*f) morning in good old blighty,
and i've been dying to try out the smart tabs :p
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What is the 4th pic of Andy?

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Still waiting for it to melt. :(

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That’s Horse Sand Fort, there are 4 forts in total on the eastern approaches to the Solent.
I visited 2 of them today.
Constructed from 1865/1880 they were built to keep the pesky frenchies out of Portsmouth harbour
A couple of them have been converted into luxury hotels
Here’s some info
History of the Solent Forts | Online Information Bank | Research Collections | Royal Naval Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Category:Sea Forts in the Solent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thanks for the history lesson.
That's bad to the bone!!:wink_thumbup:

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No worries Larry, don't forget to study there could be a pop test :p

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Nice tid bit of info! I like history.

How were the tabs?

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Spot on :wink_thumbup:
Nice level hole shot, much less wander, in fact i barely had to rock the wheel.
On my return there's a place where the river hamble joins Southampton water and the water gets quite choppy at this point, but trimmed in she just pushed through with no bucking skyward.
It’s a different boat now.
And I still topped 50mph on the GPS 1up with a full belly of fuel (running down tide ;))

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Nice!! Looks like a fun weekend! :wink_thumbup:

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oh! will i never learn...
how can the weather change so much in a couple of days :shakehead:
I think my next thread will be called how i won the lottery :wink_thumbup: