Hockham Admiral Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Last Friday, coming down past Horning, we saw this interesting patch.... any ideas? Up the Thurne and this delightful little steam vessel passed by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodall_m1 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 C818 Radiant Gem 2 owned by ..... Richo's! OK Clive give us the low down..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY littleboat Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Crikey = that patch doesn't even seem to be covering the hole John! As for the steam launch - beautiful - I'd love it - thats the way to spend a sunday afternoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 But you wouldn't take her to sea, Gav! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY littleboat Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I dunno - maybe...! lol Anyway - I didn't realise Townsend Thorenson were hiring out Broads cruisers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 I dunno - maybe...! lolAnyway - I didn't realise Townsend Thorenson were hiring out Broads cruisers! OUCH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAYTONA-BILL Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Do you think they could be some of Ricko`s engineers taking it back to put a bigger patch on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Not with that little Russell onboard, Neil!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 That's a member of Richo's team with the dog next to him John, so on its way home I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Thanks, James. We wait for Clive to elucidate us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Last Friday? Well, at least something that won't be blamed on the 3RR! : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY littleboat Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ah Poppy - But are you sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 the little steam launch is Pugwash http://www.horning.org.uk/boatsearch.ph ... current=no jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ah Poppy - But are you sure? No - there will be somebody out there...... even if it hit a moored saily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY littleboat Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Clive oh Clive why do you never tell us what happens with your hire fleet when spotted at times like these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 John, Hi That must have been some bang to make a patch that big necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 i saw that bounty being escorted into Barns brinkcrafts yard by a BA patrol launch via the webcam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 Was back out again last week. Unless you knew to look for a masked painting line you'd never have known! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Just where do you find these pics, Dan??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Just where do you find these pics, Dan??? If I were to tell you that I would have to kill you Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DAYTONA-BILL Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 They really got that done quickly. They must have various sections of hulls of different types already laid up "just incase"?. But they`ve done a remarkable job, and when it`s finished the season, they`ll be able to blend out the paint masking line, and you`ll never know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereevos Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 We saw another badly damaged boat at Norwich yesterday. I VERY large dent in the Bow. The ranger advised that the boatyard were aware and that the group of lads were having to return the boat 2 days early. Didn't get a chance to take a pic though. They must have hit something extremely hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teadaemon Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Bill, I doubt they have spare hull mouldings or part mouldings lying around waiting (I stand to be corrected, but if they do it's only going to be fleets the size of Richos where that'd be at all practical). In this case, if I were specifying the repair, I'd be happy for them to grind back the edges of the (admittedly quite wide) crack (preferably on the inside if access is possible), get all the bits lined up, and then stick it back together with plenty of glass and epoxy (after that, when the flap is secure again, I'd start sounding around the ends of the crack for delamination, especially where the flap was acting as a hinge, then grind out and repair all of that). If there was just a big hole with nothing to glue back into place, if the moulds are available then a patch can be made and laminated into place, or a mould of the relevant area might be able to be made from a sister vessel (although that's potentially a very big job), or some sort of temporary mould created so that a patch can be laminated in-situ. Whilst this sort of repair job is definitely not one I'd want to have to deal with in the context of a booked-out hire boat (whatever method is chosen, it's going to take a few days), finding a solution to problems like this is the kind of challenge that makes working with boats interesting. There's a lot of job satisfaction in working out how to do it and then successfully executing your plan. Oh, from the location of the damage, and the size and nature of the hole, if I had to bet money on it I'd go for them having rammed the corner of a quayheading at reasonably high speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Ricko Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Hi, I dont know how I managed to miss this one, the hirer took his eye off the ball and went into a corner of quay headding in Wroxham, she came home and was repaired for the next hire, we have 3 hire fleet laminators and have seen plenty of different challenges, there is normally one or two boats pulled out on a turn round with repairs to be done but a job like this would take the best part if a whole day to sort out, it has to be done properly as it will be bouncing off the quays for a few more years and we dont want chunks of filler to fall out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teadaemon Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 That's fast work Clive, but I suppose if you've got three people who do that job day-in, day-out, then they're going to be quicker (and probably better) than those of us who have to turn our hand to it less regularly. I also agree that bodging things back together is not an option - I've seen plenty of quick repairs done with filler (on various boats, hire and private), and they don't tend to last more than a couple of months or one collision before they begin to fall apart. Nice to see I was right about the cause of the damage too, although it wasn't that hard to work out that they must have hit something very solid with a corner a couple of feet above water level, which narrows down the possibilities considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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