Presuming Ed
Super Anarchist
My guess is it’s the calorifier.Difficult boat to live with ..what is that huge blue tank ?
My guess is it’s the calorifier.Difficult boat to live with ..what is that huge blue tank ?
Yah ..sounds correctMy guess is it’s the calorifier.
I have always been amused and supportive of British terminology. Having driven British cars in my youth, I embrace descriptive terms such as 'damper', 'fascia', 'windscreen', and 'demister'. But 'calorifer' has always struck me as awkward. Sure the word has something to do with heat and it is admirable for its brevity, but it doesn't really describe the full function of a hot water tank (which is not just about adding calories to water but also about storing it). And while the more descriptive 'storage calorifer' is only two words, more letters are required than for 'hot water tank'. I shall be petitioning the OED for an amendment forthwith...My guess is it’s the calorifier.
I’ve only heard that term used to describe a water heaterI have always been amused and supportive of British terminology. Having driven British cars in my youth, I embrace descriptive terms such as 'damper', 'fascia', 'windscreen', and 'demister'. But 'calorifer' has always struck me as awkward. Sure the word has something to do with heat and it is admirable for its brevity, but it doesn't really describe the full function of a hot water tank (which is not just about adding calories to water but also about storing it). And while the more descriptive 'storage calorifer' is only two words, more letters are required than for 'hot water tank'. I shall be petitioning the OED for an amendment forthwith...
Yeah. How does that work? We have another guy we watch that does a cooking show. He's great! But he does a blaht on a sponsored product in each of his 15+- vids. But I can FF through it if I don't want to hear about it. Are they doing these on the sly? Hows this work? You can't FF through the Youtube ads (I just mute).They got to Captain Q!!! In video advertisements
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There must be some PR company out there that specializes in product placement in any youtube channel that has ANY traction. Q only has 70k subs. But I guess it hit the threshold. lol.Yeah. How does that work? We have another guy we watch that does a cooking show. He's great! But he does a blaht on a sponsored product in each of his 15+- vids. But I can FF through it if I don't want to hear about it. Are they doing these on the sly? Hows this work? You can't FF through the Youtube ads (I just mute).
I feel I have a good background in $1 sailboats, with one in the family. These days I'm getting more experience in the $5,000 sailboat, with our sons (and boat partner) Pearson Vanguard. So I loved seeing this 1960 International 500 reviewed on Captain Q, for $4,500.
I know the International 500 from a friend that owned Willins boat, DRIFT. A Dedood design that were built in wood. I didn't know they did a few(?) our of glass. It's a classic design, very 60's S&S looking.
You'll be jarred when you see the steel plate below, covering the mast step. O.k., that needs some exploration. But I think Q is right on to sort of give these details a, "meh",... and take in the whole package.
Why? Because the $5,000 32' sailboat experience is about, sailing. Do you really want to go sailing in a boat big enough to coastal cruise, overnight on, sailaway for a few months, but you have little $?
Or are you just a tire kicker complaining that sailing is too expensive?
There is stuff to do. Those deck stepped masts (like my sons $5K Vanguard) have to be noodled. But they are straightforward. Check it out, if satisfied, offer $3K. Yours.
I feel I have a good background in $1 sailboats, with one in the family. These days I'm getting more experience in the $5,000 sailboat, with our sons (and boat partner) Pearson Vanguard. So I loved seeing this 1960 International 500 reviewed on Captain Q, for $4,500.
I know the International 500 from a friend that owned Willins boat, DRIFT. A Dedood design that were built in wood. I didn't know they did a few(?) our of glass. It's a classic design, very 60's S&S looking.
You'll be jarred when you see the steel plate below, covering the mast step. O.k., that needs some exploration. But I think Q is right on to sort of give these details a, "meh",... and take in the whole package.
Why? Because the $5,000 32' sailboat experience is about, sailing. Do you really want to go sailing in a boat big enough to coastal cruise, overnight on, sailaway for a few months, but you have little $?
Or are you just a tire kicker complaining that sailing is too expensive?
There is stuff to do. Those deck stepped masts (like my sons $5K Vanguard) have to be noodled. But they are straightforward. Check it out, if satisfied, offer $3K. Yours.
Small Sub base sure, but the market segmentation proximity will be spot on.There must be some PR company out there that specializes in product placement in any youtube channel that has ANY traction. Q only has 70k subs. But I guess it hit the threshold. lol.
Right or wrong for their use, I think that step is the future for a new generation of old boat owners. It's not just environmental, I predict it is the loss of familiarity with IC engines.That would be a great candidate for an electric re-power. Hmmmm.
How true. When I look at a new car, I don't even look under the hood anymore.There has been nothing under the hood of my cars that I can do much with anymore
Same with most marine equipment …you know what it does , but you have no idea how it worksHow true. When I look at a new car, I don't even look under the hood anymore.
On the way to my boat, I pass a small used car lot. About two years ago, there was a red Triumph Spitfire soft top on the lot., probably around 1970. The place was closed, so I decided to have a closer look. It was a temptation. I called my mechanic about it, and he said they really were not able to work on a car like that
Carbs? Isn't that the stuff we're not supposed eat anymore?Not many people around who know carbs anymore...
I still have my dwell meter!Not many people around who know carbs anymore - they were last used new about 35 years ago.
Point & condenser distributors even longer. Try and find a working mechanic who knows what dwell angle even is let alone how to set it.
I try to avoid carbs and trannies.Carbs? Isn't that the stuff we're not supposed eat anymore?
Hmmm. I guess I find the new stuff less intimidating, perhaps b/c I've wrenched on both sides of the technology divide. I had an F-150 with straight six, pushrods, and ice-prone carb; replaced clutch packs, swapped in a reman engine, fixed every.fricking.part of its electrical system (it's a Ford!), wheel bearings, yada yada. I've done a valve job on a 1980 Subaru Boxer, which is about as basic as engine tech gets: monkey copy of the 1930s VW engine.How true. When I look at a new car, I don't even look under the hood anymore.
On the way to my boat, I pass a small used car lot. About two years ago, there was a red Triumph Spitfire soft top on the lot., probably around 1970. The place was closed, so I decided to have a closer look. It was a temptation. I called my mechanic about it, and he said they really were not able to work on a car like that.