Look What Followed Me Home !

LURCHER · 03 September 2007, 08:27

Just picked this up from Birmigngham on Sunday looking forward to some longer trips now

genoa · 03 September 2007, 09:39

That's alot o' wheels. And seats!!

jwalker · 03 September 2007, 09:43

Welcome to the club, Lurcher.

LURCHER · 03 September 2007, 09:57

Thanks JW it started life in Skye and has moved south a bit first Cumbria and now the Solent . I will have to change the name as SOLAN will be a bit confusing talking to Solent CG. Any suggestions welcome would like to keep the hunting dog theme if possible .

Tim M · 03 September 2007, 10:51

Looks really good Lurcher, Many many seats at there at the front?

jwalker · 03 September 2007, 11:51

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Originally Posted by LURCHER

...I will have to change the name as SOLAN ...

That'll be appropriate cos a Solan or Solan Goose is a gannet.

ed2 · 03 September 2007, 19:44

It is bad luck to rename a boat, isn't it?!

Apherel · 03 September 2007, 20:40

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Originally Posted by ed2

It is bad luck to rename a boat, isn't it?!

Luckily there is a way through this. It involves a ceremony of removing all traces of the previous name, consigning the old name to the deep on a sacrificial item and drinking copious amounts of grog, while sharing some to each of the 4 winds. Many variations on a theme, here is one

http://www.namethatboat.com/boat-renaming.htm

The drinking bit is the most important. (After the days outing of course!)

Bigmuz7 · 04 September 2007, 22:45

I always wondered about that.. Infact when I named my existing boat ( which is a mark II) of the first, the supplier ran out of the small number two, and I wouldnt allow it to go on the water with the same name as the last so I pencilled in a 2 beside the name just in case

Zippy · 04 September 2007, 23:04

nice one john!!

thats some boat!

love to see you soon cos i am sure i owe you a beer or two!

LURCHER · 08 September 2007, 06:48

Some before and after shots !
Had a great trip to Cowes last night and as a bonus we saw 2 dolphins just off Southsea at the small boat passage!
I like diesel the fuel gauge has yet to move and no it is not broken!

jwalker · 08 September 2007, 07:31

Wow, that cleaned up nicely. You've obviously got a tub of elbow grease.

LURCHER · 08 September 2007, 07:37

Totally knackerd at the end of it and it still needs more on the hull but that can wait till winter .On a seperate note does your leg generate static ? I leant over the transom and touched the top of the leg to see how hot it was and I am sure i got a belt off it ! I was hanging on to the A frame at the time .

jwalker · 08 September 2007, 07:45

Dunno, I've not done that but how hot was it? My guess is it was fine cos when I've changed the drive lub (often) it's never been anything more than a wee bit darkened. Maybe you were charged up and grounded youself to the drive... You'll be wearing them old purple nylon knickers again.

You've just reminded me so a wee note for you. The engine block of the KAD is not connected to battery negative but it is connected to the sea via a small cable on the inside of the transom shield. When you stop the engine, a relay pulls in to make a ground connection for the stop solenoid to activate.

LURCHER · 08 September 2007, 07:47

At full speed it was quite hot , I ahve checked the leg oil which is fine and the colour was good should I fit a shower to keep it cool ?Ref the earth link I'm confused why would they do that ?

jwalker · 08 September 2007, 07:50

I think it's an anti-corrosion regime. The engine will (should) be at the same potential as the sea water.

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At full speed it was quite hot..

Could you touch it happily?

LURCHER · 08 September 2007, 07:51

Is your an ocean pro too do you have a pic?

jwalker · 08 September 2007, 07:54

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Originally Posted by LURCHER

Is your an ocean pro too do you have a pic?

No, it's an Ocean Offshore like yours. There are pics somewhere here. The Jackeens posted them a while back.