py26129 177 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 45 minutes ago, dylan winter said: <Snip> Do not buy a boat from me D Rotfl!!! Too funny! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whinging Pom 263 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 That Cap'n Tolleys stuff is good for sealing leaky windows in old cars too. It's watered down PVA adhesive methinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I offer the above as a service to those who follow in my wake The epoxy was fine The Wood filler Catalyst was a bit fierce D 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,600 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 hours ago, dylan winter said: I offer the above as a service to those who follow in my wake The epoxy was fine The Wood filler Catalyst was a bit fierce D Are you going to sand it down or just colour it in and say it's a topo chart? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,170 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Good fix. I'm surprised Fisher used particle board there(as someone pointed out). I assumed it was plywood, fully composted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fah Kiew Tu 3,235 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 hours ago, dylan winter said: I offer the above as a service to those who follow in my wake The epoxy was fine The Wood filler Catalyst was a bit fierce D I cannot believe that the manufacturer used that rubbish chipboard anywhere on a boat. What were they thinking? Yeah OK - it'd last long enough to sell and was cheaper than decent ply. Still. Anyway, shitty temporary original material, bog it up & call it done for now. Good enough. FKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, Ishmael said: Are you going to sand it down or just colour it in and say it's a topo chart? I have a flap wheel and cordless drill for such crucial finishing touches D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, Fah Kiew Tu said: I cannot believe that the manufacturer used that rubbish chipboard anywhere on a boat. What were they thinking? Yeah OK - it'd last long enough to sell and was cheaper than decent ply. Still. Anyway, shitty temporary original material, bog it up & call it done for now. Good enough. FKT I agree However it lasted 47 years and only got wet when the boat was parked bow down and stern to the prevailing wet wind So I will give the dead men who did this a free pass on that one D 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fah Kiew Tu 3,235 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 minute ago, dylan winter said: I agree However it lasted 47 years and only got wet when the boat was parked bow down and stern to the prevailing wet wind So I will give the dead men who did this a free pass on that one D That time frame is suspiciously when certain things went to shit and quality took a second place. A friend of mine and myself both own small toolroom horizontal boring mills made in the UK. These are some of the finest machines of their type ever made, anywhere. Mine is about 5 years, maybe 10 older than his. Both came out of tech colleges where they were cared for. Both are in superb mechanical condition and unworn, dead nuts accurate. Mine is a Kearns. His is a Kearns-Richards after the merger/takeover of Kearns. While the accuracy is the same, his newer model has much worse finish and some form of cheap bog over the castings, with an average quality 2 tone paint job. The bog is cracking and falling off. The finish on mine looks like porcelain in comparison. It had to be a cost saving exercise. FKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WGWarburton 779 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, Fah Kiew Tu said: That time frame is suspiciously when certain things went to shit and quality took a second place. A friend of mine and myself both own small toolroom horizontal boring mills made in the UK. These are some of the finest machines of their type ever made, anywhere. Mine is about 5 years, maybe 10 older than his. Both came out of tech colleges where they were cared for. Both are in superb mechanical condition and unworn, dead nuts accurate. Mine is a Kearns. His is a Kearns-Richards after the merger/takeover of Kearns. While the accuracy is the same, his newer model has much worse finish and some form of cheap bog over the castings, with an average quality 2 tone paint job. The bog is cracking and falling off. The finish on mine looks like porcelain in comparison. It had to be a cost saving exercise. FKT There comes a point where an engineer (or an artist) will put you out of business. Don't get me wrong, I care about engineering enough to buy a Subaru because they actually managed to get a flat-4 diesel past the accountants, but if you end up making tools that people can't buy you won't do it for long... Most of the time things should be good enough and they should be maintainable. Art is a luxury... Cheers, W. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,589 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, dylan winter said: 1 hour ago, Fah Kiew Tu said: I cannot believe that the manufacturer used that rubbish chipboard anywhere on a boat. What were they thinking? Yeah OK - it'd last long enough to sell and was cheaper than decent ply. Still. Anyway, shitty temporary original material, bog it up & call it done for now. Good enough. FKT I agree However it lasted 47 years and only got wet when the boat was parked bow down and stern to the prevailing wet wind So I will give the dead men who did this a free pass on that one Inexcusable on a boat as expensive as a Fisher. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Applescruffs 1 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Job done ...... and just in time ... for the snow 'is a coming'. Apparently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fah Kiew Tu 3,235 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 3 hours ago, WGWarburton said: There comes a point where an engineer (or an artist) will put you out of business. Don't get me wrong, I care about engineering enough to buy a Subaru because they actually managed to get a flat-4 diesel past the accountants, but if you end up making tools that people can't buy you won't do it for long... Most of the time things should be good enough and they should be maintainable. Art is a luxury... Cheers, W. True, and there comes a time where marketing cost-cutting will also put you out of business. Note that these machines were designed & started production in the 1950's, it wasn't a new design machine. Mine is a toolroom version fitted with graduated glass absolute positioning scales, with a serial number in the 4XXX range. My friend's machine has a considerably higher serial number, is essentially the same machine but with a noticeably cheaper finish & lesser quality work on the castings. No absolute positioning scales. Kearns-Richards is dead. The UK machine tool builders are defunct, with few exceptions. Most of the US machine tool manufacturers are defunct. A lot of equipment was rendered obsolete by the advent of CNC and a lot more by the manufacturers' refusal to innovate in the face of better machines from Japan & Korea. Some European manufacturers survive, I own a milling machine from one and a lathe from another. Why is a topic for another time & place. FKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,844 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 The Subaru diesel was a terrible engine - and I love Subarus. In a past life I had a big milling operations. We made compressor from 5hp piston to 6,000KW centrifugal units and screw in the middle. We also made high pressure PE blowers and specialty scroll and vane. Most of the machines tools were Japanese or German with some odd Holroyd units. All the close tolerance work was on the German stuff. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WGWarburton 779 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Elegua said: The Subaru diesel was a terrible engine - and I love Subarus. Whoosh! Cheers, W. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,844 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 6 hours ago, WGWarburton said: Whoosh! Cheers, W. Sure, anyone who thinks that taking a split block alu block with limited stroke to make it a turbo diesel - what could possibly go wrong? - and then let’s marketing blame emissions for its discontinuation.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WGWarburton 779 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Just now, Elegua said: Sure, anyone who thinks that taking a split block alu block with limited stroke to make it a turbo diesel and then let’s marketing blame emissions for its discontinuation.... Still missing the point. Flat engine = low CoG = better handling. The Forester actually handles like a proper car. No-one else built a boxer diesel because you need two heads but the engineers at Subaru actually got it past the accountants and out to market. Maybe you would like to point me towards a better option? You can diss the engine itself if you want, I'm not going to argue, but (1) as above, that's not the point and (2) my current boxer diesel is outlasting the turbo petrol in my last Subaru (a Legacy), and doing way better than the crappy VW (Sharan) we had in between. Cheers, W. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,844 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, WGWarburton said: Still missing the point. Flat engine = low CoG = better handling. The Forester actually handles like a proper car. No-one else built a boxer diesel because you need two heads but the engineers at Subaru actually got it past the accountants and out to market. Maybe you would like to point me towards a better option? You can diss the engine itself if you want, I'm not going to argue, but (1) as above, that's not the point and (2) my current boxer diesel is outlasting the turbo petrol in my last Subaru (a Legacy), and doing way better than the crappy VW (Sharan) we had in between. Cheers, W. Yeah, I'd say I'm passingly familiar with Subaru. I've owned a total of four Subarus and I've done at lot of work on the most recent two. The great thing about Subaru is because they are a smaller mfg they tend to re-use parts across the car lines. In my Legacy wagon, (known as the Liberty in Oz), I got a bit over 400hp/350 torques by adding STi parts, building a forged engine, MW50 injection system, bigger turbo, better cooling and re-programming the ECU/TCU. I also made modification to the braking and suspension system. These days I have a more modestly modified STi with about 320hp/320 torques at the wheel. I sold the Legacy when I left Asia, but I know the current owner and the car is still running fine after well over 100k km of pure abuse. I have about 50k km on my STi so far under similar conditions. So I know the engine architecture and parts used reasonably well. The lower CG is a bit of marketing fuzz since the engine sits on top of the center diff and far forward of the front drive shafts. That's the trade-off, but is it better than most SUVs? Absolutely. Subaru got the diesel past the accountants because someone senior made them do something silly. I haven't owned the diesel myself, but people who's opinion I respect tell me that the EE engines are sensitive to quality of fuel and DPF systems are finicky. Some of the early ones threw cranks and ate glow-plugs. YMMV. I love Subaru, but they, like most firms, are far from perfect. Just ask an early FA engine owner. First Subaru made the engine tune too aggressive to get the marketing numbers and hit the EPA targets and then neutered it to stop the flood of warranty costs when they broke pistons due to lean knock. No way will you get me to argue a VW is better. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fah Kiew Tu 3,235 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I'm still driving a Subaru Liberty 4wd sedan that was built in 1991. It'll have its 30th birthday soon. Mechanically the gear select linkage is quite vague but once in gear it stays in gear. The sun visors have been dead for a long time and now the cloth on the roof lining is descending. But it still runs fine, handles well and suits my simple needs. 304,000 kms. I'd do some maintenance on it but there are other projects higher in the queue. Like my 1954 IH TD9 Drott tracked loader. FKT 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corryvreckan 351 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Fah Kiew Tu said: I'm still driving a Subaru Liberty 4wd sedan that was built in 1991. It'll have its 30th birthday soon. Mechanically the gear select linkage is quite vague but once in gear it stays in gear. The sun visors have been dead for a long time and now the cloth on the roof lining is descending. But it still runs fine, handles well and suits my simple needs. 304,000 kms. I'd do some maintenance on it but there are other projects higher in the queue. Like my 1954 IH TD9 Drott tracked loader. FKT Just a guess, but it sounds like you're in one of those wonderful parts of the globe where they don't spread tons and tons of salt on the roads every winter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,600 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Corryvreckan said: Just a guess, but it sounds like you're in one of those wonderful parts of the globe where they don't spread tons and tons of salt on the roads every winter. I'm at the other end of the country, and a couple of years ago I sold my 1991 Toyota Celica, with 300K on the clock. It oozed fluids but apart from that everything still worked well. It was a great car for 20 years. No salt added here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,844 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I got my GL wagon to last about 250k miles. It was the first car I owned myself. What killed it was extensive rust. I was able to fix it when then hood latch pulled out of the body on the interstate and other body parts departed the car. I was able to fix the brake caliper that just fell off, but when the fuel tank began to leak onto the exhaust and all the brake lines began to weep, it was just too much.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ajax 2,982 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I just hit 100k miles on my 2015 Outback. You guys give me hope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDragon 905 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 My last car was a Dodge Caravan that required two replacement transmissions and one replacement engine to get to 275k miles when rust from the salted roads here literally eroded not only the door panels, rear hatch, all wheel wells, but the fuel and brake lines. Got seriously dangerous so scrapped it. Now have a 2010 Toyota Sienna and no rust anywhere, original engine and transmission at 261k miles. Much nicer. BUT replacing the stupid thin cable that operates the sliding side doors cost $1.3k, yikes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whinging Pom 263 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 With a new car you spend the money on depreciation, with an old one you give the money to your mechanic. At least with the latter you see where the cash has gone. Says the man with a 25 year old Landrover Discovery 1 and a 10 year old Alfa Romeo Mito. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WGWarburton 779 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, Whinging Pom said: ... Says the man with ... a 10 year old Alfa Romeo Mito. "..you'll never have to prove your courage in any other way" (General Corman) Cheers, W. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Q 792 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 According to the land rover magazines, a 250K engine will still show the honing marks in the cylinders, only changed mine because the later engine, used half the fuel and gave almost twice the power.. It's around 250K mark in the 37 year old Landrover 110. That's the tow vehicle. SWMBO's car, a KIA, is now 12 years old, we'll run it until I retire in a couple of years then replace it with new, It's around 130K miles at the moment, so that will take it to about 160K miles.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 The British magazine Yachting Monthly has just published a list of 25 Cruising Heroes for the 21st century: https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/cruising-life/25-cruising-heroes-for-the-21st-century-75824 The list rightly includes @dylan winter, celebrating "his beautifully shot Keep Turning Left videos". 12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDragon 905 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 hours ago, TwoLegged said: The British magazine Yachting Monthly has just published a list of 25 Cruising Heroes for the 21st century: https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/cruising-life/25-cruising-heroes-for-the-21st-century-75824 The list rightly includes @dylan winter, celebrating "his beautifully shot Keep Turning Left videos". Indeed, but hard to believe Webb Chiles does not make that list. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 37 minutes ago, TheDragon said: Indeed, but hard to believe Webb Chiles does not make that list. There's case for arguing that Webb Chiles belongs near the top of the 20th century list, not the 21st: his breakthrough adventure was the Drascombe trip in the 1970s. Personally, I'd say that his Moore 24 trip was so extraordinary that he also deserves a place in the 21st century list. But then his profile is not as high in Brexit Island as it is in the USA, so Yachting Monthly might just have overlooked him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alphafb552 624 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/20/2021 at 2:41 AM, TheDragon said: Indeed, but hard to believe Webb Chiles does not make that list. On 2/20/2021 at 3:22 AM, TwoLegged said: There's case for arguing that Webb Chiles belongs near the top of the 20th century list, not the 21st: his breakthrough adventure was the Drascombe trip in the 1970s. Personally, I'd say that his Moore 24 trip was so extraordinary that he also deserves a place in the 21st century list. But then his profile is not as high in Brexit Island as it is in the USA, so Yachting Monthly might just have overlooked him. Agree 100% with you both there. But perhaps Webb Chiles' style is a bit too hardcore for many. His lack of emphasis on any type of comfort might put many off... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,589 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 1 hour ago, alphafb552 said: His lack of emphasis on any type of comfort might put many off... More a total emphasis on discomfort. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toddster 927 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 3 hours ago, SloopJonB said: More a total emphasis on discomfort. In one video, he's laying on the leeward settee with four inches of cold water sloshing around his sleeping bag and stuff flying around the cabin. They ought to show that to detox everyone who gets seduced by the serene tropical bikini films. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corryvreckan 351 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 12:46 PM, SloopJonB said: More a total emphasis on discomfort. Ah... the age old distinction between the absence of emphasis and the emphasis of absence 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Treadmaster Bastard to shift hot air gun is the weapon of choice.... so I tried a frying pan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 3,417 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, dylan winter said: Treadmaster Bastard to shift hot air gun is the weapon of choice.... so I tried a frying pan I tried to watch this and it tells me it "premiers" on April 16. I certainly hope that wasn't intentional. I absolutely hate YT's "premier" function. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, IStream said: I tried to watch this and it tells me it "premiers" on April 16. I certainly hope that wasn't intentional. I absolutely hate YT's "premier" function. Burma D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, dylan winter said: Bumma D But now fixed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IStream 3,417 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Thank you, kind sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, dylan winter said: Bumma D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,170 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, dylan winter said: Treadmaster Bastard to shift hot air gun is the weapon of choice.... so I tried a frying pan I hate to critique the master but why not shove an egg-banjo in - first, heat, then place on the Treadmaster. All that scraping works up an appetite. The algorithm will collect views from the foodie group(plus your heat may last longer). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eric1207 256 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Nothing like the smell of burning rubber in your banjo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 129 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Kris Cringle said: I hate to critique the master but why not shove an egg-banjo in - first, heat, then place on the Treadmaster. All that scraping works up an appetite. The algorithm will collect views from the foodie group(plus your heat may last longer). Use the scraper as a spatula. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishmael 10,600 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Slim said: Use the scraper as a spatula. Scratches the non-stick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,844 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Would the exploding bean tins work? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 hours ago, dylan winter said: Treadmaster Bastard to shift hot air gun is the weapon of choice.... so I tried a frying pan Why not use the actual weapon of choice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, TwoLegged said: Why not use the actual weapon of choice? Extension lead will not reach the mooring D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Sox 1,126 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 13 hours ago, dylan winter said: Treadmaster Bastard to shift hot air gun is the weapon of choice.... so I tried a frying pan For one moment, I read “Treadmaster” as a stationary device for walking as exercise, and an image popped into my head of @dylan winter in spandex and headband, on his Fisher 25, striding and sweating, with tunes thumping in the background. In my defence, the day’s first coffee wasn’t yet complete. Want some eye bleach??? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 hours ago, dylan winter said: Extension lead will not reach the mooring D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WGWarburton 779 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, chester said: With a (claimed!) run-time of 20 minutes or so? Colour me sceptical. Happy to be corrected if that's unwarranted, though :-) Cheers, W. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Just now, WGWarburton said: With a (claimed!) run-time of 20 minutes or so? Colour me sceptical. Happy to be corrected if that's unwarranted, though :-) Cheers, W. whats the run time on a pan of hot water? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 129 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 A cordless Fein Multimaster would do it, too. But that's an investment you might not be looking for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 11 hours ago, dylan winter said: 15 hours ago, TwoLegged said: Why not use the actual weapon of choice? Extension lead will not reach the mooring That's why God invented portable generators Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwoLegged 2,238 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Black Sox said: Want some eye bleach??? Dylan in spandex? Eye bleach isn't up to the job. I need an exorcist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, TwoLegged said: Dylan in spandex? Eye bleach isn't up to the job. I need an exorcist well...that was rude. If a man can't wear spandex for fear of judgement... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Sox 1,126 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, chester said: well...that was rude. If a man can't wear spandex for fear of judgement... Yeah, now we discover that Legs is a Spandexicist??? Disappointed, I tells ya. Let Dylan be Dylan, I say. We’ll love him irregardless. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Black Sox said: Yeah, now we discover that Legs is a Spandexicist??? Disappointed, I tells ya. Let Dylan be Dylan, I say. We’ll love him irregardless. irregardless?...troll. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fah Kiew Tu 3,235 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 19 hours ago, WGWarburton said: With a (claimed!) run-time of 20 minutes or so? Sure - with a hot air temp of 20C, no problems man. Now if you want 100C - maybe a bit less... FKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
167149 289 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 On 3/31/2021 at 10:17 PM, Fah Kiew Tu said: Sure - with a hot air temp of 20C, no problems man. Now if you want 100C - maybe a bit less... FKT Ok Dylan,last heard of you were taking to your boat with a hot air gun, havent heard anything more from you so wondered did it work ok, and did you manage to stop short of setting it on fire ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panoramix 1,776 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I would have tried with veg' oil in the pan as it would stay warm longer and would be quite hot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Was sent a snap the other day Sail has more patches than i thought But from a distance the boat looks in better nick than she is And the old bloke in the cockpit looks fatter than he is 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,421 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, dylan winter said: Was sent a snap the other day Sail has more patches than i thought But from a distance the boat looks in better nick than she is And the old bloke in the cockpit looks fatter than he is Noice! You need a mizzen staysail And I thought you ditched the outboard?!? FB- Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said: Noice! You need a mizzen staysail And I thought you ditched the outboard?!? FB- Doug I am spending Thursday on the scrubbing posts at felixtowe ferry the outboard will come off the stern and live quietly in the quarter berth until i get yet another prop wrap or the diesel bug residue does my injector pump in ... as widely predicted on this forum. D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raz'r 5,190 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, dylan winter said: I am spending Thursday on the scrubbing posts at felixtowe ferry the outboard will come off the stern and live quietly in the quarter berth until i get yet another prop wrap or the diesel bug residue does my injector pump in ... as widely predicted on this forum. D Well, haven't seen a set of those before... Pretty handy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
European Bloke 861 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 48 minutes ago, Raz'r said: Well, haven't seen a set of those before... Pretty handy Standard issue on the east coast, from the days before skinny keels Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,589 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, dylan winter said: I am spending Thursday on the scrubbing posts at felixtowe ferry Isn't there a nearby pub or gym who'd let you use their shower? Boats looking good - a great choice for the North Sea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,844 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 3 hours ago, dylan winter said: Was sent a snap the other day Sail has more patches than i thought But from a distance the boat looks in better nick than she is And the old bloke in the cockpit looks fatter than he is Is it the big anorak? Sometimes that happens to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kris Cringle 2,170 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 50 minutes ago, Elegua said: Is it the big anorak? Sometimes that happens to me. You wanna remember to pull your gut in. There are lenses everywhere, today. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
estarzinger 892 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 4 hours ago, dylan winter said: I am spending Thursday on the scrubbing posts at felixtowe ferry Why spend time scrubbing - It seems like it is about time for you to get another 'new to you' boat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elegua 1,844 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Kris Cringle said: You wanna remember to pull your gut in. There are lenses everywhere, today. No kidding. That looks like a nice Little Harbor 38 Bristol 35.5; in which case the owner and yacht resemble each other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Sox 1,126 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Elegua said: Is it the big anorak? Sometimes that happens to me. “Does my bum look big in this?” (Boat) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 hours ago, estarzinger said: Why spend time scrubbing - It seems like it is about time for you to get another 'new to you' boat You got me thinking Is five shitboxes in 11 years excessive? Maybe it is. d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 471 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 58 minutes ago, dylan winter said: You got me thinking Is five shitboxes in 11 years excessive? Maybe it is. d Nope! Not at all. Maybe five concurrently? It all depends on the 'other half's' tolerance level.... (I bump into this in most conversations I 'try' to have...tolerance level is 'LOW' around here... but I persevere...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raz'r 5,190 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 25 minutes ago, Veeger said: Nope! Not at all. Maybe five concurrently? It all depends on the 'other half's' tolerance level.... (I bump into this in most conversations I 'try' to have...tolerance level is 'LOW' around here... but I persevere...) The Admiral made a simple rule. This boat is a 10 year boat. I don't have to own it for 10 years, but I can't buy another one in that time frame either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,421 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I think it's important to keep a boat long enough, and of course use her enough, to figure out her characteristics... performance on various points of sail, how she maneuvers, best sail combinations in various conditions, as well as becoming familiar with her comforts and discomforts. For example, I took many a nap in our trawler's engine room while doing routine maintenance. Nice deckplate platform from the genset front end/control panel back past the fuel tank to the water seperator muffler and the furnace. The other side of the engine room was not as comfy and also was visible from the aft cabin. Over the ~15 years we had it, I had worked on/revamped a lot of the systems but the 120V wiring was always an outdated nightmare rats nest and I kept my fingers crossed that it kept on working. Also the clock was ticking on the Taiwanese black iron fuel tanks. Basic consdieration: we were no longer going to do any long cruises and did not need that much boat any more. You see what I'm saying about learning the boat's strengths and weaknesses. I am always on the look out for my next boat. I buy 'em, not marry 'em. FB- Doug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sculpin 230 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 The camera adds 20 pounds Dylan, no worries... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fah Kiew Tu 3,235 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said: I am always on the look out for my next boat. I buy 'em, not marry 'em. There's an old and proven saying about boats, planes and women... FKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steam Flyer 8,421 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, Fah Kiew Tu said: There's an old and proven saying about boats, planes and women... FKT My wife will almost certainly have the option of burying me, so which boat she does it in will be up to her - DSK 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, sculpin said: The camera adds 20 pounds Dylan, no worries... When I started as a cameraman the cameras weighed 20 lbs 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fah Kiew Tu 3,235 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, Steam Flyer said: My wife will almost certainly have the option of burying me, so which boat she does it in will be up to her - DSK Hah. My boat is on the hard ATM and the optimism of its owner/builder WRT how much work can be done in winter is likely to be the death of him. Oh well time to get back to it I suppose. It's not actually hailing or sleeting ATM. FKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2airishuman 325 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 12/20/2020 at 8:52 AM, TwoLegged said: Personally, I find being in an enclosed space in close proximity to a diesel engine to be a miserable experience. I'd like it with a silent drive system, but the noise and vibration of being indoors with a diesel does my head in. Good thing you don't farm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2airishuman 325 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 12/21/2020 at 3:45 PM, Kris Cringle said: Oh, and now mice make me nervous. Not because they chew Romex wire down to the copper at random, for fun. It's that they also can eat your Pex tubing, just for something to do. Lived in a house with cats some years ago. Put in radiant heat with PEX tubing. Worked great, first effective central heat the place had had in 100 years. Times changed, rented the place out, moved elsewhere. Tenant had a geriatric cat that was, well, ineffective. And a kid who ate cookies in the bedroom. There were mice, and after they were done with cookie crumbs they went after the PEX. I sold the place a few years ago and moved on 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veeger 471 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Raz'r said: The Admiral made a simple rule. This boat is a 10 year boat. I don't have to own it for 10 years, but I can't buy another one in that time frame either. I'm not letting my Admiral ever even HEAR of such a rule...! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 12,589 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 47 minutes ago, Veeger said: I'm not letting my Admiral ever even HEAR of such a rule...! If and when she does, just do as you are told. Trust me on this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chester 1,253 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Veeger said: I'm not letting my Admiral ever even HEAR of such a rule...! https://tenor.com/view/george-costanza-was-that-wrong-pleading-ignorance-gif-12668146 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan winter 1,963 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 50 mph on the Deben today too windy for the posts OK sat though 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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