About this site

Piers and Lin du Pré bought their new Fleming 55 / 129, Play d'eau, in 2003.

She was berthed in Beaucette Marina, Guernsey in the Channel Islands at N49° 30’.197 W002° 30’.350 until she was sold in October 2021.

This site charts the thrilling adventures they had in her.

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Where’s Play d’eau?

If the new owners have the AIS on, you can find where Play d'eau is right now.

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Recent Posts

All aboard

Play d'eau Fleming 55 off the Belgian coast

It’s the start of a new adventure for Piers and Lin aboard Play d’eau – we’re moving aboard our recently refitted Fleming 55 as full time liveaboards based in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. …

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February 24th, 2013 | Tags: , , , | Category: Living aboard Play d'eau | 4 comments

Descaling the heat exchanger

The Gulper pump connected to the tub of Rydlyme and the engine's cooling system

To descale the engines, we devised an alternative method from just sending the heat exchangers away for cleaning. This would save time and do the whole engine. …

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September 10th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Servicing / Technical / Nav | Leave a comment

Fitting a Stern Thruster

The hole is cut for the stern thruster

We eventually bit the bullet and had a stern thruster fitted. Watching the hole being cut in the transom was unnerving to say the least …

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March 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Servicing / Technical / Nav | One comment

Is this fouling or what?

Taking Play d’eau for a day trip to Yarmouth, we wondered why she wouldn’t fly. …

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October 10th, 2002 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Servicing / Technical / Nav | Leave a comment
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