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Post by dogless on Aug 27, 2024 15:36:00 GMT
Harsh
Rog
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Post by on Aug 27, 2024 16:54:29 GMT
Outboard might need a rudder plate to give you effective steering. I bought 1.5 honda 10s years back, pull start, worked a treat, got more than I paid when I sold them. A 10 just wasn't big enough for the NB, shoved ok but no stopping power The other launch has a Honda 10 standard short shaft no problem steering. It is long and thin anyway so not all that manooverable in the first place. If the Honda works it will be a major bonus. An important point about these launches is I am too tall for them. To alter the Podium launch I would need to cut a GRP structural bulkhead but in the Taskmaster it is plywood not part of the GRP moulding. So I can fit a proper seat in the right place for my shape. Should work lovely. If I get it all done I will probably use this one as my main launch. The option of fitting a proper seatin the right place is an enormous advantage which can not be misunderestimated.
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Post by Jim on Aug 27, 2024 17:00:38 GMT
Outboard might need a rudder plate to give you effective steering. I bought 1.5 honda 10s years back, pull start, worked a treat, got more than I paid when I sold them. A 10 just wasn't big enough for the NB, shoved ok but no stopping power The other launch has a Honda 10 standard short shaft no problem steering. It is long and thin anyway so not all that manooverable in the first place. If the Honda works it will be a major bonus. An important point about these launches is I am too tall for them. To alter the Podium launch I would need to cut a GRP structural bulkhead but in the Taskmaster it is plywood not part of the GRP moulding. So I can fit a proper seat in the right place for my shape. Should work lovely. If I get it all done I will probably use this one as my main launch. The option of fitting a proper seatin the right place is an enormous advantage which can not be misunderestimated. Oh, that's a shame,ruining an original hull. Go and learn yoga.
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 27, 2024 17:05:41 GMT
Outboard might need a rudder plate to give you effective steering. I bought 1.5 honda 10s years back, pull start, worked a treat, got more than I paid when I sold them. A 10 just wasn't big enough for the NB, shoved ok but no stopping power The other launch has a Honda 10 standard short shaft no problem steering. It is long and thin anyway so not all that manooverable in the first place. If the Honda works it will be a major bonus. An important point about these launches is I am too tall for them. To alter the Podium launch I would need to cut a GRP structural bulkhead but in the Taskmaster it is plywood not part of the GRP moulding. So I can fit a proper seat in the right place for my shape. Should work lovely. If I get it all done I will probably use this one as my main launch. The option of fitting a proper seatin the right place is an enormous advantage which can not be misunderestimated. You'll certainly have got a bargain, if you can get the outboard to work. I'm looking at the price of new outboards as an option to put a fishing rig together. WTF.
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Post by on Aug 27, 2024 18:08:44 GMT
Its actually a nicer Boat than the Podium. One pleasing detail is the windscreen splits and folds down. Really handy and not an option on the other one.
I do like that.
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Post by dogless on Aug 27, 2024 18:10:04 GMT
A lovely day and cruise, but once moored it began to rain ... quite unexpectedly and heavily for an hour.
At least we were inside 👍🏻
The sky looks fabulous now.
Rog
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Post by on Aug 27, 2024 18:11:12 GMT
The other launch has a Honda 10 standard short shaft no problem steering. It is long and thin anyway so not all that manooverable in the first place. If the Honda works it will be a major bonus. An important point about these launches is I am too tall for them. To alter the Podium launch I would need to cut a GRP structural bulkhead but in the Taskmaster it is plywood not part of the GRP moulding. So I can fit a proper seat in the right place for my shape. Should work lovely. If I get it all done I will probably use this one as my main launch. The option of fitting a proper seatin the right place is an enormous advantage which can not be misunderestimated. You'll certainly have got a bargain, if you can get the outboard to work. I'm looking at the price of new outboards as an option to put a fishing rig together. WTF. New outboards are silly money. The Honda has been submerged but it is not seized and the sump contains oil which is a Good sign. I was expecting it to be seized but it is not. Might be a nice little surprise in store !
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Post by on Aug 27, 2024 19:24:32 GMT
The other launch has a Honda 10 standard short shaft no problem steering. It is long and thin anyway so not all that manooverable in the first place. If the Honda works it will be a major bonus. An important point about these launches is I am too tall for them. To alter the Podium launch I would need to cut a GRP structural bulkhead but in the Taskmaster it is plywood not part of the GRP moulding. So I can fit a proper seat in the right place for my shape. Should work lovely. If I get it all done I will probably use this one as my main launch. The option of fitting a proper seatin the right place is an enormous advantage which can not be misunderestimated. Oh, that's a shame,ruining an original hull. Go and learn yoga. Its not part of the hull on this Boat. On tbe Podium launch it is part of the moulding. I can simply remove parts rather than needing to cut anything. The point is that the sitting bench is part of a bulkhead moulding on the Podium but on the Taskmaster it is separate. The main gain is in being able to place the seat lower down. This improves legroom as you aren't jammed against the steering wheel. I can do the Lotus position and get my feet behind my neck but its not ideal for Boating.
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Aug 27, 2024 22:29:18 GMT
I was musing a little on how it may be possible to do a cheap but good repair to the hull... I can see how attempting to add back new fibreglass would be probably quite time-consuming...patching it with a bit of ply could work, but you've gone on about how well the hull is designed to be efficient so perhaps using some sheet aluminium * (because it's thinner than plywood) as a sandwich with some sort of Sika gunk.** Maybe something the same thickness as the original hull in between to better encourage a flush and undistorted fit. Also I might be tempted to make the irregular-shaped hole into a regular one so that it would be easier to create a nice fit for the 'filling' part of the sandwich, and also to get rid of potential fractures at the edges. A circular hole would be optimal. If you did one side at a time, (inside or outside) and the gunk had decent adhesive qualities, you may avoid the need for screws or bolts (and thus holes). However another advantage of using metal instead of plywood is that you could use pop-rivets if desired. The finish would look quite pro if you mark out the rivet holes neatly beforehand. 💋 It's good to get everything as clean as possible when working with fibreglass. Things stick betterer to it that way. * Perhaps stainless steel. In the sort of quantities you would need, the difference in cost is minimal. Look on eBay. ** Sikaflex 292i. This shit isn't cheap. But not beyond the bounds of reason. Last edit: a good alternative to the Sika stuff would be good old epoxy resin (or polyester resin which is much cheaper) mixed with powdered glass fibre. The result is a stiff paste that is workable for around 20 minutes and sets hard. Oh and if you bought a big jar of polyester resin (see eBay again) there would be loads left over to do just about any other bonding job like the seat alteration you were talking about. Glass fibre matting is cheap. floatyourboat.co.uk/product/west-system-filler-powders-402-410/?attribute_filler-powder-type-size=402S+-+Milled+Glass+Fibre+Blend+150g&msclkid=c41332e3b36919987822542d06d213cc
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Aug 28, 2024 0:09:23 GMT
On 12 Aug 2024 at 5:16pm Mr Stabby said: . . . I don't live on the mooring. I live in a house in Kent where I pay Council Tax and am on the electoral register. - and - later on 12 Aug 2024 at 8:35pm Mr Stabby also said: . . . as thick as two short planks. How I live is completely, totally legal in every aspect. Unlike some here, I fully understand the Law and do not think that different interpretations of it apply to me. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ It's evident from the above quotes and his 'selfie' photograph (reproduced below), the extent to which moronic psychopath Vince 'Shit-for-Brains' Coventon does actually 'understand' any part or any aspect of the Law, in general or in particular, . . or the likelihood of his living a life that's - quote - ". . completely, totally legal in every aspect". Warwickshire Police appear to have allowed themselves to be taken in and led up the garden path by Coventon's post (quoted above) in which he states that he lives in Kent. They say their enquiries now extend to looking into this man's record and background, covering employment, addresses, and locations, past and present, . . even boatyards and marinas. To this end, and despite the Police officers supposedly assigned to investigating the wide range of internet/on-line offences committed by him being based at Newbold Road Police Station, Rugby, CV21 2DH, . . no more than 10 to 15 minutes drive from the residential boat moorings at Colehurst Farm, CV23 0PT, near Rugby, where this moronic psychopath has lived on a (uninsured) boat that he doesn't own for the past 9 years, . . the Police have, in reality, so far done little more than to expend time and resources in pursuing enquiries that extend to other Police forces, the DWP, local authorities, the Canal & River Trust, employers and mooring providers in the Rugby area, and ProBoards, the hosts of this Forum.
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Aug 28, 2024 4:24:09 GMT
On Aug 16, 2024 at 7:51pm Mr Stabby said:
Warwickshire Police have spent nearly two years investigating convicted thief and child sex offender Tony Dunkley's complaint that I had gained unauthorised access to the Police National Computer and they still apparently haven't finished.
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But "they" - Warwickshire Police - do appear to be making some sort of progress, . . if it's only working on concocting some nonsense excuses that sound like perfectly reasonable grounds for not pursuing any action against someone who has committed multiple fully documented and recorded offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988, the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, and the Online Safety Act 2023.
On Thursday of last week, 22 Aug 2024, Inspector 2692 Johnson - clearly a rising star within Warwickshire Police - wrote to me complaining that, against Police advice, I had continued to engage and "converse" with Vincent 'Mr Stabby' Coventon on this forum, and because I had - quote - "posted his personal details on a public message board, breaching article 8 of the European Human Rights Act." I had "compromised" the case against him, making it impossible for the Police to proceed with a prosecution.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 28, 2024 4:49:57 GMT
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Post by on Aug 28, 2024 6:38:47 GMT
I was musing a little on how it may be possible to do a cheap but good repair to the hull... I can see how attempting to add back new fibreglass would be probably quite time-consuming...patching it with a bit of ply could work, but you've gone on about how well the hull is designed to be efficient so perhaps using some sheet aluminium * (because it's thinner than plywood) as a sandwich with some sort of Sika gunk.** Maybe something the same thickness as the original hull in between to better encourage a flush and undistorted fit. Also I might be tempted to make the irregular-shaped hole into a regular one so that it would be easier to create a nice fit for the 'filling' part of the sandwich, and also to get rid of potential fractures at the edges. A circular hole would be optimal. If you did one side at a time, (inside or outside) and the gunk had decent adhesive qualities, you may avoid the need for screws or bolts (and thus holes). However another advantage of using metal instead of plywood is that you could use pop-rivets if desired. The finish would look quite pro if you mark out the rivet holes neatly beforehand. 💋 It's good to get everything as clean as possible when working with fibreglass. Things stick betterer to it that way. * Perhaps stainless steel. In the sort of quantities you would need, the difference in cost is minimal. Look on eBay. ** Sikaflex 292i. This shit isn't cheap. But not beyond the bounds of reason. Last edit: a good alternative to the Sika stuff would be good old epoxy resin (or polyester resin which is much cheaper) mixed with powdered glass fibre. The result is a stiff paste that is workable for around 20 minutes and sets hard. Oh and if you bought a big jar of polyester resin (see eBay again) there would be loads left over to do just about any other bonding job like the seat alteration you were talking about. Glass fibre matting is cheap. floatyourboat.co.uk/product/west-system-filler-powders-402-410/?attribute_filler-powder-type-size=402S+-+Milled+Glass+Fibre+Blend+150g&msclkid=c41332e3b36919987822542d06d213ccI have come to exactly the same conclusion. I do have some decent pieces of 3mm aluminium sheet which can easily be cut and a piece put on each side then bolted up. This is definitely the right idea. The holes are not actual holes its just the GRP has split and been pushed up. Sort of like a flap of skin. So it is worth leaving it in place. Pop rivets is an interesting idea. The challenge is getting the back end far enough out of the water to let it dry and be able to work on it. Should be fun. A job for the lug-all winch I think. As it happens the punctured parts are more or less symmetrical and in exactly the position I want to fit the electric drive pod so using aluminium also gives me a more rigid and stronger base to bolt it to. Making a flat surface from a slight V shape will be interesting. Probably another piece of ally fashioned to the right shape.
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Aug 28, 2024 7:28:56 GMT
I was musing a little on how it may be possible to do a cheap but good repair to the hull... I can see how attempting to add back new fibreglass would be probably quite time-consuming...patching it with a bit of ply could work, but you've gone on about how well the hull is designed to be efficient so perhaps using some sheet aluminium * (because it's thinner than plywood) as a sandwich with some sort of Sika gunk.** Maybe something the same thickness as the original hull in between to better encourage a flush and undistorted fit. Also I might be tempted to make the irregular-shaped hole into a regular one so that it would be easier to create a nice fit for the 'filling' part of the sandwich, and also to get rid of potential fractures at the edges. A circular hole would be optimal. If you did one side at a time, (inside or outside) and the gunk had decent adhesive qualities, you may avoid the need for screws or bolts (and thus holes). However another advantage of using metal instead of plywood is that you could use pop-rivets if desired. The finish would look quite pro if you mark out the rivet holes neatly beforehand. 💋 It's good to get everything as clean as possible when working with fibreglass. Things stick betterer to it that way. * Perhaps stainless steel. In the sort of quantities you would need, the difference in cost is minimal. Look on eBay. ** Sikaflex 292i. This shit isn't cheap. But not beyond the bounds of reason. Last edit: a good alternative to the Sika stuff would be good old epoxy resin (or polyester resin which is much cheaper) mixed with powdered glass fibre. The result is a stiff paste that is workable for around 20 minutes and sets hard. Oh and if you bought a big jar of polyester resin (see eBay again) there would be loads left over to do just about any other bonding job like the seat alteration you were talking about. Glass fibre matting is cheap. floatyourboat.co.uk/product/west-system-filler-powders-402-410/?attribute_filler-powder-type-size=402S+-+Milled+Glass+Fibre+Blend+150g&msclkid=c41332e3b36919987822542d06d213ccThe challenge is getting the back end far enough out of the water to let it dry and be able to work on it Doing it while it's still in the water wuff wuff? Can't wait for the 'I've finished' pic 😵💫
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Post by The Hooded Claw on Aug 28, 2024 7:33:28 GMT
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