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Forum: Upcoming RIB cruises 06 May 2015, 18:36
Replies: 180
Views: 30,485
Posted By Tadpole
To be honest, and I have no vested interest...

To be honest, and I have no vested interest (apart from you having a good time), I'd book the Georgian. Get a minibus from the campsite from A1 Taxis, 824182 (book it, speak to Mark), cheap as chips...
Forum: Upcoming RIB cruises 06 May 2015, 17:08
Replies: 180
Views: 30,485
Posted By Tadpole
Hi, I live here on Alderney and can advise on...

Hi,
I live here on Alderney and can advise on restaurants etc.
The Harbour lights is OK, chef has changed recently but I haven't heard anything good or bad!
The number of you does limit things,...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 06 May 2015, 16:54
Replies: 1
Views: 716
Posted By Tadpole
Leaking Valve.

Hi All,

Hope someone can advise.
I've found a leak on my Bombard valve.
Not from the join between the tube & valve but from the screw cap itself.
I have given it a good clean and removed,...
Forum: Engines & props 21 May 2014, 08:13
Replies: 67
Views: 12,935
Posted By Tadpole
I fell foul of the dodgy battery connector...

I fell foul of the dodgy battery connector problem on my Etec 90.
Blew the EMM and had to be towed in by the lifeboat.
My fault, I did the connections but was blissfully unaware!

Apart from that...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 31 January 2014, 13:51
Replies: 5
Views: 1,210
Posted By Tadpole
Cheapest seems to be the Baystar set up, but it's...

Cheapest seems to be the Baystar set up, but it's only for single engines I believe.
I got a helm pump from https://https://www.phoenixmarinesolutions.co.uk/Products/Marine-Hydraulic-Steering
a few...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 27 September 2013, 18:02
Replies: 3
Views: 1,172
Posted By Tadpole
I can syphon the petrol out, but the biggest hole...

I can syphon the petrol out, but the biggest hole in the tank is the 55mm one. The 6" access hatch is the one in the console through which I'm able to get to the top of the built in tank.
Like a...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 27 September 2013, 17:22
Replies: 3
Views: 1,172
Posted By Tadpole
Fuel Tank Dilemma.

Hi All,

Had one of those "Oh Sh!t" moments last weekend when the engine stopped 5 miles out of Cherbourg. Deduced it was due to lack of fuel from the built in tank. The pipe from the engine goes...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 05 September 2013, 06:07
Replies: 8
Views: 1,450
Posted By Tadpole
I left the cleaning rag on the painted transom. ...

I left the cleaning rag on the painted transom.
Got a bald patch now!
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 04 September 2013, 21:09
Replies: 8
Views: 1,450
Posted By Tadpole
I know too! :eek::whistling:

I know too! :eek::whistling:
Forum: Engines & props 01 September 2013, 17:22
Replies: 14
Views: 2,783
Posted By Tadpole
Right, I can confirm that having been sedatelyish...

Right, I can confirm that having been sedatelyish playing in the Tadpole, an Orkney strikeliner seems increadibly slow and wet and uncomfortable and noisy and and and..................!
Forum: Engines & props 01 September 2013, 06:43
Replies: 14
Views: 2,783
Posted By Tadpole
Cheers guys! Going to leave it to 'cure' for...

Cheers guys!

Going to leave it to 'cure' for a bit now.

Looks like I'll have to go out in the Orkney today.

That'll be a slow and slammy trip for sure!
Forum: Engines & props 31 August 2013, 17:35
Replies: 14
Views: 2,783
Posted By Tadpole
How could I not do a shot on a Saturday night! ...

How could I not do a shot on a Saturday night!
The colour is slightly off, but thats the old bits being faded.
Oh and the blob is a trick of the light!

https://i43.tinypic.com/sdiqko.jpg
Forum: Engines & props 31 August 2013, 17:23
Replies: 14
Views: 2,783
Posted By Tadpole
Well it's all done and dusted (well not really,...

Well it's all done and dusted (well not really, but you get my drift)!

I got beige acid etch primer, as I figured it would be a good base for the Honda gold colour.
After a good few hours with...
Forum: Engines & props 17 August 2013, 15:58
Replies: 14
Views: 2,783
Posted By Tadpole
Right, ordered some acid etch primer from Ebay. ...

Right, ordered some acid etch primer from Ebay.
Nothing available on the paradise isle of Alderney!

Probably take a couple of weeks to get here, typical I was in Guernsey yesterday!
Forum: Engines & props 17 August 2013, 12:30
Replies: 14
Views: 2,783
Posted By Tadpole
Cheers for the replies, I'll see what I can get...

Cheers for the replies, I'll see what I can get locally.
I learned a long time ago that paint hides no imperfections and that prep is everything!
Forum: Engines & props 17 August 2013, 07:35
Replies: 14
Views: 2,783
Posted By Tadpole
Repainting my leg!

Hi All,

The lower part of my Honda 90 is painted with some crappy white antifoul paint. It looks like a rush job to cover over the flaking original paint.
I want to re paint it back to original....
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 08 August 2013, 19:10
Replies: 21
Views: 3,541
Posted By Tadpole
I can't get the 'sliders' to work for the...

I can't get the 'sliders' to work for the requirements.
Other than that the site looks great!
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 08 August 2013, 13:46
Replies: 148
Views: 23,149
Posted By Tadpole
https://i44.tinypic.com/2dc78zc.jpg Not much...

https://i44.tinypic.com/2dc78zc.jpg

Not much of a RIB pic, but one of the missus agreeing that this ribbing lark is really rather good!
Forum: Engines & props 08 August 2013, 09:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,391
Posted By Tadpole
Cheers Mick that looks good stuff. I'll get a...

Cheers Mick that looks good stuff.
I'll get a can and use it on my monkeybikes too :thumbs:
Forum: Engines & props 08 August 2013, 08:08
Replies: 5
Views: 1,391
Posted By Tadpole
Sorted it last night! Whilst working my way...

Sorted it last night!
Whilst working my way through the loom with the meter I found a connector that was a bit green inside.
I gave the pins a scrape and a spray with duck oil & it seems fine now....
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 02 August 2013, 07:25
Replies: 7
Views: 1,667
Posted By Tadpole
There are some good videos on Youtube of the...

There are some good videos on Youtube of the bombard ribs in action.
It shows that they have a tendancy to leap over the waves rather than cut through them, which I guess is a characteristic of a...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 01 August 2013, 14:49
Replies: 7
Views: 1,667
Posted By Tadpole
Hi Mate, I've got a Bombard DB600 and I'm...

Hi Mate,

I've got a Bombard DB600 and I'm happy with it.
Trouble is I'm not qualified to advise really as it's my first RIB and I've only had it a few weeks!
As far as I can see it's not a deep...
Forum: RIB gallery 01 August 2013, 07:45
Replies: 2
Views: 1,413
Posted By Tadpole
Like the rifle strapped to the screen! Don't...

Like the rifle strapped to the screen!
Don't think I'd get away with that near our French nuclear plant!
Forum: Engines & props 01 August 2013, 07:39
Replies: 5
Views: 1,391
Posted By Tadpole
Honda 90 Trim & Tilt.

Hi All,

The trim up has packed up on my Honda, down is OK.
It works from the engine side button, but not from the remote.
I've tested the switch on the remote with a continuity meter and it...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 29 July 2013, 17:37
Replies: 11
Views: 1,765
Posted By Tadpole
As far as I know you need SSR, insurance docs,...

As far as I know you need SSR, insurance docs, and passports. I also take my personal VHF license & boat VHF license.
I've not been stopped in my few trips to Cherbourg or Dielette so far, but I...
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