Redbay/Ballycastle/Rathlin trip

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by willk

I've spotted a bit of Wild Camping previously.

Oh .. suit you Sir ! does sir dress to the left .. to the right .. will sir be needing something for the weekend, oh suit you Sir! will the lady be needing it it sir .. Oh suit you sir!

Sorry I couldnt help it

Originally Posted by BruceB

just found my transom is starting to delaminate.

Bummer .. been there fella thats not good to hear .. hope you gets a better result than I did

Originally Posted by BruceB

I have tried wife swapping but they keep giving her back after one night.....

OMG! I hope lady B doesnt read this forum otherwise I'd suggest some cast iron gonad protection before you get to be a BeeGee without the need for surgery

[willk]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Sorry I couldnt help it

I actually believe you...

You should come out, I mean, get out more often

;-)

[BruceB]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

OMG! I hope lady B doesnt read this forum otherwise I'd suggest some cast iron gonad protection before you get to be a BeeGee without the need for surgery

What makes you think I wouldn't say it to her
She has a good sense of humour but she says she needs it. I wonder what she means?

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by BruceB

What makes you think I wouldn't say it to her
She has a good sense of humour but she says she needs it. I wonder what she means?

Lordy I'd better watch where I leave my car keys in future .. I mean that in general terms ofcourse ......

[tonymac]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Lordy I'd better watch where I leave my car keys in future .. I mean that in general terms ofcourse ......

Ahh - just chuck them in the middle like the rest of us ....

[BruceB]

I told her about this conversation and she says should it not be boat keys instead of car keys?
She says that she wants the Redbay keys though.........

[willk]

Originally Posted by BruceB

I told her about this conversation and she says should it not be boat keys instead of car keys?
She says that she wants the Redbay keys though.........

[BruceB]

Originally Posted by willk

Don't get excited, she means one with a canopy as she doesn't realise they don't all have wraparound consoles and comfy seats. Some of them are just are basic as ours, or worse

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by BruceB

Don't get excited, she means one with a canopy as she doesn't realise they don't all have wraparound consoles and comfy seats. Some of them are just are basic as ours, or worse

Doh! see what happens when the door rings ?

[BruceB]

This seemed relevant to the way the conversation had been going

[willk]

There once was a Scotsman called Bruce
Who's transom began to come loose
He said "it's a bummer"
It's ruined my summer
and kept me confined to tha hoose

Right so, LooseBruce, gimme dates, starting with not this weekend

Tony is good for first two weeks of August

Donegaldan's Amazing Flying Sofa may even be around...

[donegaldan]

For this trip, i think the amazing flying sofa will make a special appearance.
That, and i need to use my own boat as apposed to everyone else this summer.
DonegalDan

[willk]

Originally Posted by donegaldan

and i need to use my own boat as apposed to everyone else this summer.
DonegalDan

You get a visit from Jiminy Cricket?

Anyways - the weekend of the 21 & 22 doesn't suit - Redbay are on Tour

[BruceB]

At the moment I don't know as I only got the boat back on Friday.
Have reinstalled both transducers and the aux bracket. The bilge pump and lighting pole are next but I am installing a brace to this and have shortened it. Pipe is cut/shaped and should be going round to the marina tomorrow for welding together.
Once I have this back I just need another day or so to put all the rest back in, cleand and fuel the boat up.
Other trips to Orkney and Shetland in the next 5 weeks are now crowding this trip both in time and money, the cracked transom has basically cost me about 6 weeks of the summer

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by BruceB

the cracked transom has basically cost me about 6 weeks of the summer

Sorry to digress.... (I would never normally do that ) but what was the fault Bruce , and how did they fix, were they good about it etc etc ?

[BruceB]

The transom had cracked and split between the glassfibre transom rear and the internal reinforcing on the knee side right along the top edge of the transom.
I am told it wasn't any more than a few inches deep but it wasn't clear until it was ground back for reglassing.
They did it gratis, if you can call three days travelling and £350 in fuel and expenses gratis! but I was told the lightpole on the transom had caused it and warned that it had to be reinforced or removed in case it happened again.
I may not be a fibreglasser but I am an engineer and do understand stresses and don't really accept that explanation. However they were good enough to repair it and I am going to cut down the pole 14" and add a brace to the deck just in case I have further problems to save any arguments if it happens again.
It was ground back and reglassed and looks like new, time will tell it is as strong as before.

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by BruceB

The transom had cracked and split between the glassfibre transom rear and the internal reinforcing on the knee side right along the top edge of the transom.
I am told it wasn't any more than a few inches deep but it wasn't clear until it was ground back for reglassing.
They did it gratis, if you can call three days travelling and £350 in fuel and expenses gratis! but I was told the lightpole on the transom had caused it and warned that it had to be reinforced or removed in case it happened again.
I may not be a fibreglasser but I am an engineer and do understand stresses and don't really accept that explanation. However they were good enough to repair it and I am going to cut down the pole 14" and add a brace to the deck just in case I have further problems to save any arguments if it happens again.
It was ground back and reglassed and looks like new, time will tell it is as strong as before.

Hmm yea sounds like the usual ( oh Ive never seen that before carry on) .. good they've sorted it though, and I can well understand the hassle of all the transport, especially when you've got better things to do still .. better get that cruising time in .. willk has some special Poitín I think hes needing some help with

[BruceB]

From a practical point of view I don't think I can manage this trip till at least mid september.
The boat will be a week or possibly two till its back together depending on the time for the welding which depends on the marina.
I am off to orkney 14th Aug for a week, then on call for the next week. Week after that I am diving on the clyde 28/29th Aug and then away to Shetland the 4th Sep for a yet another week diving.
The broken boat has certainly screwed up this summer for Ribbing!

[tonymac]

Originally Posted by BruceB

From a practical point of view I don't think I can manage this trip till at least mid september.
The boat will be a week or possibly two till its back together depending on the time for the welding which depends on the marina.
I am off to orkney 14th Aug for a week, then on call for the next week. Week after that I am diving on the clyde 28/29th Aug and then away to Shetland the 4th Sep for a yet another week diving.
The broken boat has certainly screwed up this summer for Ribbing!

OK - September is possible - IF I get enough advance notice??
End of September is no go.

[willk]

Right so The Bruce, that gives you seven (sivin?) working days for a departure on Friday 6th August. I'll still respect you if your lighting pole is floppy on the morning.

More seriously, I'm a No Go for most September weekends due to work commitments (covering holidays) but ok midweek

Make those marina wallahs earn it and we'll come git ya in Campbeltoon!

You know you want to...
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Hey, just a thought, your poxy rib doesn't have to come, speak sweet to CraigC and you can go home with him. He has a well class ride. 'Spect!