paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I should have realised that all of the hotels would be fully booked in August . So I rang a friend who had a motor cruiser in Skianthos. He kindly said that I could stay on his boat for my holiday.................... Skianthos town is immediately to the west of the airport Although there are hotels dotted around the island, the town is the major settlement A nice boat, we even had a TV below deck This is looking East from the town As we pass the harbor, we can see the ferry which links the island with both Greece and Italy Soon we reach the edge of the small town As it is not a large cruiser, my friend told me that I would have to share a cabin for the night. A boat is an easy way to explore the coastline. I had a great holiday. The final part of my holiday follows soon Orbx LGSK Skianthos in MSFS 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Blue skies and blue water, looks like a perfect location. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Blue skies and blue water, looks like a perfect location. Indeed Martyn . It was a nice change to slowly explore in the boat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 superb set of shots, I really need to organise more time in the sim and see how these boats work... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, wain71 said: superb set of shots, I really need to organise more time in the sim and see how these boats work... Thanks Wayne . The boats are very easy, once you get them in the water. Just like having an aircraft, but simpler. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Smart man , after seeing news reports of the travel chaos in the UK and elsewhere ; your yacht Paul makes perfect sense . 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, BradB said: Smart man , after seeing news reports of the travel chaos in the UK and elsewhere ; your yacht Paul makes perfect sense . Thank you John . Indeed cruising is such a peaceful activity. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 I feel relaxed already Paul, nice shots. cheers Gumby 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 42 minutes ago, gumbypickett said: I feel relaxed already Paul, nice shots. cheers Gumby Good to hear that Gumby . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Nice Paul but can you please tell me the absolutely exact file for this boat and where I can get it? I got the ones @adambarused but they're mostly huge oil tankers or ferries. I'd like a pleasure boat like this. It would be very much appreciated. I had massive problems with the other one, I could load a ship and after I went to Content Manager it told me the same ship I just "flew" needed to be installed and when I looked in the Communist folder it showed a different name of the file with a weird _OVT or something at the end. So I binned the lot of them. I have an extreme loathing for nonsense like this. I did google and could find nothing about the underscore (_OVT) extender on the end of the file name. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 46 minutes ago, Jack Sawyer said: Nice Paul but can you please tell me the absolutely exact file for this boat and where I can get it? I got the ones @adambarused but they're mostly huge oil tankers or ferries. I'd like a pleasure boat like this. It would be very much appreciated. I had massive problems with the other one, I could load a ship and after I went to Content Manager it told me the same ship I just "flew" needed to be installed and when I looked in the Communist folder it showed a different name of the file with a weird _OVT or something at the end. So I binned the lot of them. I have an extreme loathing for nonsense like this. I did google and could find nothing about the underscore (_OVT) extender on the end of the file name. Hi Jack, I purchased it from Flightsim.to. Go to their site, then go to payware and select boats. There are ten products available at the moment. I went for the Yacht and Sailboat pack V2.1 by Marine RM.Just unzip and put them in the community folder. I have used two of the four so far and they are OK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, paulb said: Hi Jack, I purchased it from Flightsim.to. Go to their site, then go to payware and select boats. There are ten products available at the moment. I went for the Yacht and Sailboat pack V2.1 by Marine RM.Just unzip and put them in the community folder. I have used two of the four so far and they are OK. Excellent, thanks Paul. I haven’t spent much time there so I didn’t even know they had payware. I’ve always been partial to Orbx products. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 Wonderful shots, Paul !! 13 hours ago, paulb said: As it is not a large cruiser, my friend told me that I would have to share a cabin for the night. Next time, you go boating, let me know, my friend. I can give you my SS France for a couple of days. Oh well, the fuel bill might be a tiny bit higher, but then you don't have to share a cabin with anyone. You can even take your family, relatives, friends and then some along for the ride 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, bernd1151 said: Wonderful shots, Paul !! Next time, you go boating, let me know, my friend. I can give you my SS France for a couple of days. Oh well, the fuel bill might be a tiny bit higher, but then you don't have to share a cabin with anyone. You can even take your family, relatives, friends and then some along for the ride Thank you Bernd. This a very generous offer. An outside cabin with a balcony would be great. Or perhaps we could hold an Orbx members event on board? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andiflyit Posted August 12, 2022 Share Posted August 12, 2022 It's a flightsimulator, it's a weathersimulator and it's a boatsimulator. This thing is really versatile. Great shots Paul in a postcard style! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, andiflyit said: It's a flightsimulator, it's a weathersimulator and it's a boatsimulator. This thing is really versatile. Great shots Paul in a postcard style! Thank you Andreas . Indeed it is versatile. Trains next? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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