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Pertinacious Tom · May 18, 2019

stumblingthunder said:

Wrong thread, I know, but does anyone else Admire the stainless throttle mount box?

toddster said:
Well, just counting on my fingers, I can only come up with about 80 cylinders. But it's not like a formal inventory. There's probably crap laying around out of sight out of mind.

Personal vehicles 12

Farm trucks 18

Tractors 12

ATVs 4

Boat & outboards 11

Chainsaws pruners & log splitters 9

Lawn stuff & pressure washer 6

Generators & scuba compressor 9

No wonder I never get anything done around here... way past the maintenance diminishing returns horizon.

I could make you feel a bit better by having a bit of fun with my neighbor.

Just going from memory...

Personal cars 26 not counting the race car with another 8, so I guess that's 34

Swamp buggy and swamp track 16

Backhoes 8

Tractor 4

Tree spade I think has 3

Boats, not counting a few jetskis that are in the zombie fleet 31 plus the Lycoming in the airboat makes 37

ATV's about 6 depending on how you count

I think his home diesel generator has 4 and I think the one in his big boat has 3

He has two cement mixers but one's really for parts so that's 2 I guess

His Scag mower is quite a bit bigger than mine but I just looked it up and also 2 cylinders.

Tiny forklift 1

Chainsaws and such about 6

There are more I'm disregarding due to zombie status and probably more I have forgotten and I probably got at least one of those wrong. But that's still 126.

I think I have to tell him about this game.

stumblingthunder · May 18, 2019

Importunate Tom said:
Wrong thread, I know, but does anyone else Admire the stainless throttle mount box?

I could make you feel a bit better by having a bit of fun with my neighbor.

Just going from memory...

Personal cars 26 not counting the race car with another 8, so I guess that's 34

Swamp buggy and swamp track 16

Backhoes 8

Tractor 4

Tree spade I think has 3

Boats, not counting a few jetskis that are in the zombie fleet 31 plus the Lycoming in the airboat makes 37

ATV's about 6 depending on how you count

I think his home diesel generator has 4 and I think the one in his big boat has 3

He has two cement mixers but one's really for parts so that's 2 I guess

His Scag mower is quite a bit bigger than mine but I just looked it up and also 2 cylinders.

Tiny forklift 1

Chainsaws and such about 6

There are more I'm disregarding due to zombie status and probably more I have forgotten and I probably got at least one of those wrong. But that's still 126.

I think I have to tell him about this game.

I had considered mentioning the weld work on that stainless steel throttle riser, but then decided to see how long it took another practiced eye to spot it. That looks to be the best piece of hardware and work on the whole vessel.

- Stumbling

Forestdawg · May 19, 2019

I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the ugly boat thread but I think the price makes it mockable, considering what else you could get for $30,000 CAD right now.

Anybody want to buy the S/V Dill Pickle?

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/thunder-bay/custom-made-steel-sailboat-for-sale/1428203050?siteLocale=en_CA &nbsp;

Foiling Optimist · May 19, 2019

Nice one Forrestdawg. I wonder if he'd take a 50% share in trade for an RV or perhaps an excavator.

Edit: Quite a bit more on the designer's website eg: http://mikecampdesigns.ca/PDF/Boat-article.pdf Money quote, "My wife says I'm always trying to reinvent the wheel. I keep telling her the wheel is not necessarily perfect"

Forestdawg · May 19, 2019

^ Thanks, FO. Looking at the website, he appears to be a very creative, talented and interesting dude. Had I the spare change, I would definitely buy some of his sculpture, or maybe commission some kind of cool outdoor cook stove. Just not the boat. Though the spartan interior has a certain appeal, and that wood stove would keep you cozy on those cool Lake Superior evenings.

Just realized that I've driven by that fish in Marten River a few times, it is quite eye catching.

low bum · May 19, 2019

A nice one for the right skipper - good crop of deck weed ready for harvest, and apparently it comes with all the parts to put it back together. Includes the rare "running forestay" option.

https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/merritt-island-free-24-sailboat-title/6889272020.html

Forestdawg · May 19, 2019

low bum said:
Includes the rare "running forestay" option.

Hmmm, I do need a new come-along. Not sure it is worth the drive and the effort to prepare a suitable Viking funeral for the rest of that poor vessel.

SloopJonB · May 19, 2019

Forestdawg said:
I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the ugly boat thread but I think the price makes it mockable, considering what else you could get for $30,000 CAD right now.

Anybody want to buy the S/V Dill Pickle?

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/thunder-bay/custom-made-steel-sailboat-for-sale/1428203050?siteLocale=en_CA &nbsp;

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That thing makes George Buehler look like an artist.

Steam Flyer · May 19, 2019

SloopJonB said:
Forestdawg said:

I wasn't sure whether to put this here or in the ugly boat thread but I think the price makes it mockable, considering what else you could get for $30,000 CAD right now.

Anybody want to buy the S/V Dill Pickle?

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-sailboat/thunder-bay/custom-made-steel-sailboat-for-sale/1428203050?siteLocale=en_CA &nbsp;

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That thing makes George Buehler look like an artist.

Definitely goes in this thread. I don't see anything admirable at all. It's a shame that several useful items like the anchor, fuel cans, and ladder, are getting the kooties from this abortion rubbed off on them

This thing doesn't even look as good as a Dr Seuss cartoon of a boat.

FB- Doug

Autonomous · May 19, 2019

Foiling Optimist said:
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Edit. Quite a bit more on the designer's website eg: http://mikecampdesigns.ca/PDF/Boat-article.pdf Money quote, "My wife says I'm always trying to reinvent the wheel. I keep telling her the wheel is not necessarily perfect"

Well, it is a few spokes shy of being a useful wheel.

Bull City · May 19, 2019

SloopJonB said:
The only reason to build a boat is because you want to build a boat.

SJB has hit it again.

Cylinder Index:

As to ICE cylinders, here's all I have. I have no clue as to cylinders or HP except where noted:

2 Subarus (Outback & Impreza)

1 Chainsaw

1 Lawnmower (3 HP)

1 Chipper (5 HP)

Pickle

The S/V Dill Pickle is quite a find. I like the Toe/Bull rail along the sheer, and the perky way she rides on her lines, not to mention the penitentiary-style interior.

Bull City · May 19, 2019

Do not look at the website of Mike Camp, the designer of the Pickle.

sculpin · May 19, 2019

Come on man, you can't post that without including a link! Hmmpf, have to google it...

Bull City · May 19, 2019

sculpin said:
Come on man, you can't post that without including a link! Hmmpf, have to google it...

DO NOT LOOK!!! Especially at the Sculpture Garden.

http://mikecampdesigns.ca/

The Lucky One · May 19, 2019

The 1/2 scale model of the Spitfire looks fairly decent, at distance. The rest of it... well, I'll leave it up to y'all.

And I was impressed by his candor: "Sleeps 2." He's obviously no salesman...

Forestdawg · May 19, 2019

My work here is done.

h34r:

Foiling Optimist · May 19, 2019

For a folksy home build at $30,000 for 26' I expect two things, First, all the systems work and everything is in great shape. Second, I want an eclectic, interesting but above all COZY interior. This interior make an IMOCA60 look like a north west coast tug lovingly and professionally converted to a private yacht.

stumblingthunder · May 20, 2019

low bum said:
A nice one for the right skipper - good crop of deck weed ready for harvest, and apparently it comes with all the parts to put it back together. Includes the rare "running forestay" option.

https://spacecoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/merritt-island-free-24-sailboat-title/6889272020.html

Now that is a "Tool Time" fraculator!!!

Although, I don't think that would help this vessel's downwind performance.

Likewise, the attempt at removing "junk in the trunk" has moved the meter on cockpit usability into the deep red negative:

- Stumbling

Steam Flyer · May 20, 2019

Bull City said:
... ... ... The S/V Dill Pickle is quite a find. I like the Toe/Bull rail along the sheer, and the perky way she rides on her lines, not to mention the penitentiary-style interior.

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Ha Ha Ha.... "penitentiary style interior." Maybe he's hoping to sell it to a wanna-be monk?

Perky is for boobs, not so good for boats. And this is not the PerkyBoat Admiration thread anyway!!

FB- Doug

stumblingthunder · May 20, 2019

Steam Flyer said:
Ha Ha Ha.... "penitentiary style interior." Maybe he's hoping to sell it to a wanna-be monk?

Perky is for boobs, not so good for boats. And this is not the PerkyBoat Admiration thread anyway!!

FB- Doug

I'm sorry, only Perky Viking Metal Gregorian Chants are on the sound system.

- Stumbling

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