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Originally posted by Norman
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we did have to scarifice the en suite to make it work though
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saying nowt about that ... yet, I'll let marc's photy's do the talking. As a test of ingenuity in a needs must situation a Big Up to all the crew, 20 mins from no steering to a jury rig using a few odds and sods that navigated us for 26 hours, using only the charts and a compass, at night and we were within half a mile of the intended target
we did have to scarifice the en suite to make it work though
ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
Thought for the day:
Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when thrown down the stairs
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Cheers Tommy - Priceless photos thanks a million
trying to get some video up on u-tube at the moment."I mock thee not, though I by thee am mockéd.
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indeed, first time I've seen her from outside as it were, excellent, Rattray Heads worst Nil Pansy 1 I reckonʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
Thought for the day:
Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when thrown down the stairs
Converting an MFV Fifie trawler type thing.Comment
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Cracking pics Tommy.
Absolutley knackered, face burning and hands like leather from pulling them bloody ropes all day and night.
Have to sort the pics out but here are two of the ones that made me 'laugh a bit lung up'...... Promise to do the rest tomorrow.
Just wait till you hear the rest of the stories.... classic
And then theres the steering, sorry there is a few of them but this feat of engineering deserves no less..
And the steering....
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:d:d:d"I mock thee not, though I by thee am mockéd.
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likewise, too tired and need to wait for my keyboard/desk/room/house/world to stop moving from side to side firstʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ.
Thought for the day:
Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but bring a smile to your face when thrown down the stairs
Converting an MFV Fifie trawler type thing.Comment
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class!
yous should be proud of her ,
you will sleep well tonite after all that !
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You have just challeneged the sea to a rematch on her home turf you pillock - let's sell her and by a gocart insteadOriginally posted by mark View Post
"I mock thee not, though I by thee am mockéd.
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Just one more for tonight...
Ell's version of the deadliest catch.....................
We didn't have lobster cages but did have the next best thing..... a fire guard
Don't ask why we had a fire guard on board.
Suppose it was to stop embers from hitting you while you were in the bath.
Great few days with a great couple of lads. Can say that now my life is safe after Rattyhead.
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absolute class lads - well done on making it back guys. One for the story books me thinks. Ell you dont look tired at all. LOL
that steering would be something the navy would have been proud of.give a man a fish and feed him for a day - teach the man to fish and feed him for life!!!!Comment
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The fireguard was probably there to stop people leaning expensive white vinyl yacht seats against the exhaust and setting fire to them just as you are entering the first of 7 lochs on the Caledonian Canal which would never happen in real life like! Marc I need to see the burning children - pleaseOriginally posted by Marc View PostJust one more for tonight...
Ell's version of the deadliest catch.....................
We didn't have lobster cages but did have the next best thing..... a fire guard
Don't ask why we had a fire guard on board.
Suppose it was to stop embers from hitting you while you were in the bath.
Great few days with a great couple of lads. Can say that now my life is safe after Rattyhead.
"I mock thee not, though I by thee am mockéd.
Thou call'st me madman, but I call thee blockhead"Comment
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Go on then, just for youOriginally posted by Charlie_Thompson View PostThe fireguard was probably there to stop people leaning expensive white vinyl yacht seats against the exhaust and setting fire to them just as you are entering the first of 7 lochs on the Caledonian Canal which would never happen in real life like! Marc I need to see the burning children - please
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well done lads and pleased you all got back safe and soundAlanComment
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Great news ,I was down at St.Peters today between 12 and 2.30 waiting for sight of Pansy and her crew ,shame you didn't get there for early afternoon but bloody great to hear you all got back safely.You can take the lad out of Walker but .......Comment
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Just missed us Steve! We had a couple of drops as well on the way in which delayed us a bit. Saw a load of Gannets off Amble I think, hammering baitfish and managed to get right over the Baitball, saw it about a couple of foot down - 20 feet across mad ball of herring we reckoned. I 've never seen one before. Wondered what was chasing them. Stuck a string of lures straight through it but no fish"I mock thee not, though I by thee am mockéd.
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