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  1. 2 minutes ago, Bikertov said:

    That is mad Griff - why on earth would someone want to nick your wheel arch liners ?

     

    Perhaps someone nicked them to replace the ones that were nicked from their van.

  2. 2 hours ago, mikeyboy1966 said:

    Some pics of the repaired bearer,

    as I said previously it was only “glassed “in very lightly,

    just the end centimetre or so.

    it wasn’t moving or rattling around ,prob1/2 to 1mm up/down not side/side

    once I’ve had the gearbox out I’ll check the alignment etc.

    my buddy does the  laser alignment on the navy ships amongst other things so I’ll get him to double check things once he’s back from Australia,

    I did discuss with him about removing the bearer and casting a new one with Eppicast resin but he thought it a bit overkill:default_biggrin:

    as you can see in the photos,it’s now properly secured with 1cm of GRP and 2x 10mm stainless through bolts for good measure.

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    Do I spy a loose nut in photo #2 ?

  3. 39 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

    I seem to have stirred up an off-topic hornet's nest here, about hydraulic steering.

     By the way, ATF is not the correct oil for hydraulic steering.  It eats away at the oil seals in the piston and causes leaks.  The correct one is a white hydraulic oil such as Total Equivis, as used in hydraulic drives.

     

    Threads drift all the time and I found this drift interesting due to my working experiance with hydraulics and electronics so before it drifts back can I ask what sort of high temperature did you experiance for the systems to fail due to heat.

    Yes, there is a whole world of difference in various oils and the rubber compounds used in seals which is why for oil I had Mobil oil on speed dial along with a sealing specialist who had something like 20 different compounds for seals.

    Remember one headache being caused by milk eating through rubber.

  4. 1 hour ago, FlyingFortress said:

    Showing my lack of knowledge once again in that I did not know that plastic piping was available.

    Why on earth would anyone fit plastic piping?

    No need to answer that BTW

    Plastice pipe has been developed to cope with the pressures involved and it most likely comes on a roll and there would be less joints compared to copper (?). Plus it might be easier to ease round any bend.

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  5. 8 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

    I suggest it is unhelpful to keep comparing these issues with what happens at sea.  The steering Telemotor systems used on a ship bear little or no comparison to something installed on the flying bridge of a boat in the basin at Potter Heigham..

    Why is this, can lessons not be learned and used on smaller boats.

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  6. 1 hour ago, Vaughan said:

    Would it improve safety in the circumstances we are talking about?   In my opinion, almost certainly not.  you must also factor in hydraulic leaks.  Hydraulic steering is not, in fact, particularly reliable.  It is even subject to failure in hot temperatures of direct sunlight.  Vis : the flying bridge of a dual control boat.

    If so then problems can be overcome. To be clear Im talking new builds not retro fits.

  7. Staying on the subject of upper and lower controls and interlocks then a mechanical/ electrical safety specialist would be a good start. 

    They wouldnt need to know anything about water, tides or wind, finding such a person is a different matter.

    Explain the problem to a F1 racing engineer and you might get a fly by wire system. :default_coat: 

  8. 19 hours ago, simonp said:

    As the marina fitted the new water pump, should we have expected them to make sure everything was correctly set up and running properly? 

    That really depends on the wording at the time.

    Hello, I need a new water pump fitted please - New pump fitted.

    Hello, Im having problem with water flowing to taps & shower, - Whole different thing.

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  9. 1 hour ago, Smoggy said:

    A small hovercraft would probably cost less than the fuel for that helicopter in one rescue, with a hovercraft if you only transfer one at a time it doesn't matter as there's less time restraint, a falling tide won't matter as the recieving boat could still be in the channel.

    Could the small hovercraft make a crossing or might it need air lifting in Thunderbirds style. :default_rofl:

  10. 3 minutes ago, Ray said:

    Any recommendations for an effective fender cleaner?

    Have just priced up a full new set and it seems a lot purely to look nice when the old ones are perfectly functional. She has 8 standard, 4 ball and a bow fender... £😱

    Elbow Grease Ray. Can be found @ £1 a bottle in cheap stores, also good for cleaning under the bonnet of cars.

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