The green thing was quite common in Britain in an earlier generation, and even my father would never have bought a green car. In the 1970s I sailed on tugs and other commercial vessels off Holyhead, Liverpool and Great Yarmouth, and the average sailor would not have signed on to a green boat. Not a few did not like having a woman on board either, even if she wasn't green. I think I can say that I have no such superstitious fears myself, touch wood.AdSurrey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:58 pm My mum was highly superstitious, one of her most cranko faults lol, she once flipped her lid at my dad because he bought a green and for some reason she insisted that green was a bad luck colour lol!
Very questionable lack reclamation but my home town is much worse.
Yeah but everything costs money Bob, houses, caravans, boats it doesn’t matter as they all need maintaining and it helps if you are skilled or able to learn new skills.
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A25 MK2 question
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Bob Noodat
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Re: A25 MK2 question
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AdSurrey
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Re: A25 MK2 question
Lol@touch wood not a superstitious bone there eh!
Mate it was hilarious at how pissed she was at him over it, it lasted years lol.
Cool regarding tugs, a friend and I viewed one up London a couple of years ago that is now a charity boat of some kind. I could not believe the size of the engine and generator, I couldn't keep up with the numbers they were giving for the fuel consumption, it makes you wonder how commercial boat are cost effective. I think they could have sold the engine and retired on the money it's worth lol.
I ran out of time while I was at the boat this week and in my rush I completely forgot to examine the transom to try to figure out what model she is. Oh well I've a bit of work on but hopefully I'll be back up there in 5 or 6 days.
Mate it was hilarious at how pissed she was at him over it, it lasted years lol.
Cool regarding tugs, a friend and I viewed one up London a couple of years ago that is now a charity boat of some kind. I could not believe the size of the engine and generator, I couldn't keep up with the numbers they were giving for the fuel consumption, it makes you wonder how commercial boat are cost effective. I think they could have sold the engine and retired on the money it's worth lol.
I ran out of time while I was at the boat this week and in my rush I completely forgot to examine the transom to try to figure out what model she is. Oh well I've a bit of work on but hopefully I'll be back up there in 5 or 6 days.
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Bob Noodat
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Big? This is from when engineers deserved the name:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAjn5QUNcU
1907 steam tug Hercules. 151'×26'x18'. 409 gross tons. Just a 3 cylinder engine though.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAjn5QUNcU
1907 steam tug Hercules. 151'×26'x18'. 409 gross tons. Just a 3 cylinder engine though.
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WillieC
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Re: A25 MK2 question
807 is definitely First Gen, Mark Uno, pre-historic. No need to give it much more thought. Hope you get it out this summer!
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AdSurrey
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Scary stuff steam but very impressive how the actual moving parts are so quiet and fluid.
Thanks WillieC, I was pretty on that too but wanted to check. Hoping to get out, I'm back up there next week after a few more days work and if my step daughter is well enough to have the cat again then it will be for 4-5 days again so more chance of getting out, once I figure the stern gland oil.
Thanks WillieC, I was pretty on that too but wanted to check. Hoping to get out, I'm back up there next week after a few more days work and if my step daughter is well enough to have the cat again then it will be for 4-5 days again so more chance of getting out, once I figure the stern gland oil.