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Better than Drugs??
By mark on Jul 10, 2009 | In News | Send feedback »
thought for the day -
Not sinking is better than sinking, and not sinking is way way better than drugs. Earned my gold badge of old wooden boat ownership today. We've been taking a bit of water, had thought with all the summery stormyness it was co… more »
Aren't Nails Great!
By mark on Jul 8, 2009 | In News, Fixing stuff | Send feedback »
they're spikey, you can hit em really hard with a hammer and they hold stuff together, and in our case seem to be everlasting. The deck saga is on going, and one surprise, despite the non-woody consistency of some of the wood, the nails are in remarkable… more »
Got Wood
By mark on Jun 19, 2009 | In News | Send feedback »
After much trawling (geddit?) we found some 'ickle (!) bits of wood for the old girl.
So pretty much a year on, this old fishing boat is pretty much 'bottomed'. nothing left to throw away hardly, so here starts the putty back together phase I guess.… more »
The Belly of the Beast
By mark on Jun 8, 2009 | In News, Fixing stuff | Send feedback »
Not been near for a month, what with one thing and another, and a wee spot of R&R, so had a splurge today (well someone had to!)
forgot the proper camera (again) so more pics from the Why Aye Phone. Managed to chop the remaining bits n bobs up wit… more »
Nothing to go on...
By mark on Apr 11, 2009 | In News, Fixing stuff | Send feedback »
So the surveyor man, came & went - we wish him a speedy recovery. Actually, it all went well really, didn't find much we hadn't already discovered, his nods as good as a wink as far as the insurance wallers are concerned so onwards and upwards.
N… more »
The Surveyor Man Cometh
By mark on Apr 1, 2009 | In News | Send feedback »
We're now officially masters of all we survey (I think). The surveyor came down to day, (cue dramatic music) gave the old girl the thrice over.... Actually wasn't quite as bad as we(I) we're expecting, although I've yet to see the full report, but over… more »
broadsword calling danny boy, broadsword calling danny boy...
By mark on Mar 8, 2009 | In News | 3 feedbacks »
just a quick up date, loads been happening. found an bought a pair of absolutely mint Sailor radio sets for the old girl, yeah we've got modern DSC VHF's and all that, but these lads just look soooo right, in fact I'd also wager that Sailor manufactured… more »
Ford Lehman Marine Diesel engine stuff
By mark on Feb 21, 2009 | In News, Fixing stuff | 96 feedbacks »
Had a few emails over the last month or 2 from folks that have googled upon us with a similar Ford lehman engine to ours, ours is the Lehman 2715e.
so thought it it might be useful to stick on or 2 bits on here and let google do its stuff for anyone e… more »
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
By mark on Feb 14, 2009 | In News, Fixing stuff | Send feedback »
I'm sure there's some hi falootin' word to describe a cannibal that eats themselves, whatever that word is, we've turned Pansy into one.
:idea: :idea:
Install a fire and burn the bits of the boat we don't want any more
indeedy, what used to a us… more »
Sharpen up!
By mark on Feb 2, 2009 | In News, Fixing stuff | Send feedback »
just a quick one on the importance of looking after your tools. things are gathering pace, lots of decisions made, several miles of timber is almost on order, we've almost bought a stove and we've nearly started the woodwork proper.
So time to dig ou… more »
