Poker run. June 24th...2006 - Page 5

Foolish · 20-05-2006, 11:25 PM

I think i'll have to settle for a beer at drivers Saturday afternoon

Adrenalin is "STILL" at the marina having warranty work done

( if i had known it was going to take this long i would have got Gav to do it and sent them the bill !! )

Jon Fuller · 20-05-2006, 11:30 PM

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Originally posted by Foolish
I think i'll have to settle for a beer at drivers Saturday afternoon

Adrenalin is "STILL" at the marina having warranty work done ( if i had known it was going to take this long i would have got Gav to do it and sent them the bill !! )

There's a month till the poker run yet!

Cookee · 21-05-2006, 10:13 AM

Back online after 3 days at another show - R3 is now racing in the Greek national championships!

I should be able to confirm if I am coming by the end of the week.

Foolish · 21-05-2006, 11:12 AM

They have had it Three weeks and haven't even got the engine out yet

http://www.mybayliner.co.uk/rot/rotten.htm

but luckily they have managed to leave the cover off and fill it with water, feck my trailerboard and oh yeah loose my new warps

Jon Fuller · 21-05-2006, 11:46 AM

What's the longit/bearer made of? is it timber or foam core.

There looks to be plenty of vertical adjustment left on the main engine mount stud, so you could get away with a higher bearer position. I'd be looking at adding a metal plate to the top of the bearer (mebbe 10mm thick) either threaded to accept bolts through the mount, or with studs attached over which the mount locates with Nylocks retaining them.

The stud option makes for easier engine installing, as it guides the motor into place (I used studs on my Phantom)

With said steel plate, bedded on a suitable paste (say Crestomer, or bedded on some wet glass) and over glassed, it'd be stronger and outlast the boat by years.

here's what I mean:

Admiral P. Brain · 21-05-2006, 12:59 PM

Jon
do you need a marshall boat?

Jon Fuller · 21-05-2006, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by Admiral P. Brain
Jon
do you need a marshall boat?

Any help would be great, as it relieves the amount the existing boats will have to do.

I've not done the course yet, but will do soon, and work out which check points would be best suited to which marshall boats.

cheers

Foolish · 21-05-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
What's the longit/bearer made of? is it timber or foam core.

The bearers are/were timber and have completley rotted away, ie: if you remove a mounting bolt and insert a welding rod and poke around there is no resistance... "anywhere"

that link was for Gav to quote me on repair before marina agreed to do it F.O.C

If by any chance it is back in the water before the 24th i'll come along to give any help that may be needed,

Jon Fuller · 21-05-2006, 05:52 PM

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Originally posted by Foolish
The bearers are/were timber and have completley rotted away,

Rather odd that the timber would, in what is a relatively short life, rot away with no trace!

You sure they're not just hollow or foam stringers with the coach bolts haphazardly screwed into the glass? ...remember, it is a production Yank boat, and some of the production techniques used over there are a little flakey.

Summat don't sound right there to me.

Also, without some attention, those rusty pulleys will eat the fan/alternator & power steering belts at a rate of knots! You can see the black rubber dust on the offending port stringer already.

Is it still at Walton Bridge?

Foolish · 21-05-2006, 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
Is it still at Walton Bridge?

Sure is

Both bearers are approx 4'6" long, The "Port" bearer is completley hollow for at least 18" either side of mount after that there is a slight "mushy" resistance. The "Starboard" bearer has some wood in it although it is extremely soft,

The surveyor was also rather confused about the lack of material inside the bearers ( or at least where it had gone

) and reccomended in his report to:
" Conduct an invasive inspection of the port bearer to determine the true extent of the problem "

Hopefully once they have opened it up all will be explained ...

Jon Fuller · 21-05-2006, 11:48 PM

When they rip it appart, be sure to get plenty of pictures, i'd like to see what was in there.

verytricky · 22-05-2006, 12:57 AM

June 24th = Dunk Test = Birmingham.

Jon Fuller · 23-05-2006, 09:51 AM

Please print this entry form/instructions and send it together with your deposit to Gill at Drivers Wharf.

Drivers Wharf Instructions

Jono · 23-05-2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
Please print this entry form/instructions and send it together with your deposit to Gill at Drivers Wharf.

I knew I'd been singled out.... "Cruising speed".. Pah ! On my forms I had to put "Minimum speed"...... I think Gill is trying to tell me summat.......