Graham Nash

They do Rob, but this is in case I decide to move from Rockley. I may just let them put it on their cradles until I decide whether its staying there or not but if I could find a trailer at the right price I would have it.

As I am selling Little Sal complete with trailer I am on the lookout for a replacement trailer to carry my new boat. I am led to believe I would need 2 ton load capacity. I would have thought a twin axle, braked trailer would be required (brakes working may not be so important as it will be in a boat yard, certainly at first anyway). Before I start bidding wars on ebay is there anyone on here that either has one for sale or knows of one for sale? Thanks Graham

I know that some of the comments here have been posted slightly in jest but ...... concerning the legality of razor blades round the electrics (and glass on the top of a wall) Offences (criminal) committed? None, but the householder/boat owner could be sued for damages under the Occupier

A woman in her fifties went to a plastic surgeon for a face lift. The surgeon told her about a new procedure called "The Facelift Knob," where a small knob is placed on the top of a woman's head. It can be turned to tighten up her skin to produce the effect of a brand new face lift. Of course the woman wanted "The Facelift knob." ...Over the course of the years, the woman tightened the facelift knob and the effects were wonderful. The woman remained young looking and vibrant. After fifteen years, the woman returned to the surgeon with two problems. "All of these years, everything has been working just fine. I have turned the facelift knob many times and have been very pleased with the results. But now, I've developed two annoying problems. First, I have these terrible bags under my eyes and the knob won't get rid of them. " The doctor looked at her closely and said, "Those aren't bags, those are your breasts." She said, "Well, I guess there's no point in asking about the goatee."

then you WOULD get sued lofty!

Lets hope the b45t4rds dont hurt themselves while trying to break off the padlock .... i'd hate them to sue you for their injuries!!

Thats where we put the women Matt

enjoying it ...... ish Cant wait to get her in the water to see how she handles.

They are large "tanks" Rob. One will be a live bait well and the other will be my anchor store. I hope this explains better than me

Right ..... after many happy hours working in the freezing cold and wind I have made some progress. The rotten floor and ribs were completely cut away and the ribs were reinforced as required. A new floor of 18mm ply was cut and fitted then 2 layers of fibreglass was put on the whole floor, tying it all into the hull. This bit was done in freezing conditions and unfortunately freezing conditions, fibreglass and inexperience ended up taking MUCH longer than anticipated and the end result was not as good as I had hoped but it is water tight and functional so its better than when I started . The electrics has been started in the cabin but I am visiting Little Sal tomorrow to remove all of her electronics and I will carry on with that in the coming weeks. The floor was painted again in freezing conditions .... so cold it took 5 days for it to dry!!!! A phone call to Charlie during the week put me in touch with " a friend of the club" who gave me some discount on the required paints and a hatch (that I bought as a sample). Thanks for that Charlie. Today we have fitted the hatch, painted the cabin inside and outside, painted the hull and most of the woodwork. The dashboard and the stern is the only bit that still needs structural work as we had to cut some of it away today to get to the 2 fuel tanks. So its just the engine well and the fuel tanks, remainder of the electrics and fit the engine and steering and then we ARE OFF

I have two large inboard stainless fuel tanks in my project and the fitting at the top of the tank (where the fuel pipe connects to) was completely corroded and knackered. Does anyone know what it is called and where I might get one? Or would it be easier to get a stainless pipe made up and fit a non return valve in line???

It would seem that Little sal is moving to The Wirral I stuck it on ebay yesterday as a "classified ad" (costing

After being with my woman for 32 years, I took a careful look at her one day and said, "Thirty two years ago we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 18-year-old girl. Now ... I have a

An old farmer had owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back forty, had it fixed up nice; picnic tables, horseshoe courts, basketball court, etc. The pond was fixed for swimming when it was built. One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over. As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee. As he came closer he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond. He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end of the pond. One of the women shouted to him, "We're not coming out until you leave!" The old man replied, "I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim or make you get out of the pond, I only came to feed my alligators." Old age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill every time!

I can't spell anyway Lofty so that doesnt really affect me

Brave move in these times but I wish Dave all the very best.

I want one for those hours between fish Nigel :-) Incidentally I dont want a CD to be honest, its just they dont sell any without CD now. The scrappy sounds like a plan Mike.

I am currently doing the electrics on my boat and am at the stage of considering the CD Radio .... On Little Sal I gave the nice man at the shop one of my arms and he gave me a "FUSION" Radio. But on this one I have a fully closed in cabin so probably dont NEED such quality so am wondering if I can keep my remaining arm and shoot down to Halfords and pick up a good old fashioned car radio. My concern is not so much the weatherproofing quality, more the build quality. Does anyone else use a car radio in their planing hull boat and if so does it cope with the beatings that a 20 knot blast through the waves gives it? Thanks Graham. Also I am looking for a windscreen wiper set up .... does anyone have one they want to sell?

They get me every time

i dont get it often

bumping this thread. I am looking for somewhere around 10500 for a quick sale at the moment although that may go up slightly once the sun starts shining and I pollish her

that may have saved me Nigel .... im not sure it will save you tho!

I dont know for sure but I would have thought that the strain of an Alderney retrieval on the windlass would cause mechanical failure pretty quickly, also the weight of a 100 met continuous length of chain is gonna need some size buoy to lift it!

oops ..... its been a long week Martin!

Far away in the tropical waters of the Coral Sea , two prawns were swimming around. One called Kevin and the other called Christian. The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks that inhabited the area. Finally one day Kevin said to Christian, 'I'm fed up with being a prawn; I wish I was a shark, and then I wouldn't have any worries about being eaten.' A large mysterious cod appeared and said, 'Your wish is granted' Lo and behold, Kevin turned into a shark. Horrified, Christian immediately swam away, afraid of being eaten by his old mate. Time passed (as it does) and Kevin found life as a shark boring and lonely. All his old mates simply swam away whenever he came close to them. Kevin began to realise that his new menacing appearance was the cause of his sad plight. While swimming alone one day he saw the mysterious cod again and he thought perhaps the mysterious fish could change him back into a prawn. He approached the cod and begged to be changed back, and, lo and behold, he found himself turned back into a prawn. With tears of joy in his tiny little eyes Kevin swam back to his friends and bought them all a cocktail. (The punch line does not involve a prawn cocktail - it's much worse). Looking around the gathering at the reef he realised he couldn't see his old pal. 'Where's Christian?' he asked. 'He's at home, still distraught that his best friend changed sides to the enemy & became a shark', came the reply. Eager to put things right again and end the mutual pain and torture, he set off to Christian's abode. As he opened the coral gate, memories came flooding back. He banged on the door and shouted, 'It's me, Kevin, your old friend, come out and see me again.' Christian replied, 'No way man, you'll eat me. You're now a shark, the enemy, and I'll not be tricked into being your dinner.' Kevin cried back 'No, I'm not. That was the old me. I've changed.'......... (You're going to love this................................) . . . . . . . . 'I've found Cod. I'm a Prawn again Christian'