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Forum: RIB gallery 05 March 2008, 21:18
Replies: 27
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Posted By The Grocer
Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs

Today was the first available time we had to go out on the water and start the tedious business of running in: plenty of warm up time, trundle round at tickover for quarter of an hour, then two hours...
Forum: RIB gallery 29 February 2008, 20:03
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Spray shmay. I went out to move Cowal, because...

Spray shmay. I went out to move Cowal, because she was jumping around a bit on the trailer. Took 5 minutes, mostly in the Jeep. All I had to do outside was get the car and hitch up. Less than 2...
Forum: RIB gallery 29 February 2008, 08:58
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Morning Squire, I was wondering when you'd...

Morning Squire, I was wondering when you'd surface. Wanna buy a tinna Kiwi? :p

The Black Lump is already fitted with a 23" prop, so we'll just have to wait and see...

Thanks for the offer -...
Forum: RIB gallery 28 February 2008, 21:35
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Ocean Pro. Heavier boat (Humber list yours at...

Ocean Pro. Heavier boat (Humber list yours at 385Kg bare boat, ours at 530Kg) so hopefully a bit stronger for when I bump into Scotland :rolleyes:

I'm not sure where the A frame came from - it's...
Forum: RIB gallery 27 February 2008, 22:30
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
If you'd been by the roadworks in Oban at about...

If you'd been by the roadworks in Oban at about 0930 last Saturday you could have checked them, ;) but as you weren't:

It's all Humber furniture*, the pods aren't slimline (flared sides, not...
Forum: RIB gallery 27 February 2008, 22:04
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Leave 'em outside in the Arran sunshine - it'll...

Leave 'em outside in the Arran sunshine - it'll fade anything. Even the locals have turned pasty white. Or is that a Scottish thing? (ref. B. Connolly) :D
Forum: RIB gallery 27 February 2008, 22:00
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Ta. We're both desperate to get her back on the...

Ta. We're both desperate to get her back on the water; but with a new and untried motor I'm inclined to wait for something less than F9 :(

There could be a couple of weather/work windows in the...
Forum: RIB gallery 27 February 2008, 17:47
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Staggered seats means no knocked knees, more...

Staggered seats means no knocked knees, more elbow room and better sight lines. And the navigator can read charts without upsetting the helm ;)

Planning? Moi? As if!

Seriously, we get so many...
Forum: RIB gallery 27 February 2008, 15:03
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Klear

It's floor polish - details at https://www.scjohnson.co.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5996

By all accounts it seems that RIB tubes are made from lino :D

Ta for the comments - see you out there someday...
Forum: RIB gallery 27 February 2008, 12:41
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
Ta; as I said to IBWET (the King of Bling), you...

Ta; as I said to IBWET (the King of Bling), you can never have too much ORANGE :D
Forum: RIB gallery 27 February 2008, 11:19
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By The Grocer
New improved version!

Cowal in the QMN shed. Shiny new DF150, and now coded Cat4 ;)

And Mrs. Grocer trying one out for size :eek:
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