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3 hours ago, David Mack said:
Previous thread on the subject, although a number of the pictures seem to be missing.
And another forum member's elegant solution to the problem.
Very useful thanks.
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1 minute ago, agg221 said:
There's quite an elegant solution I saw on The King. I don't think I have any pictures, but the principle is to use a vertical rotating shaft in the engine room, mounted to the ceiling and the floor (or engine bed). The shaft has a lever sticking out sideways which links to the gear rod at the top and the gearbox rod at the bottom, using a crank as necessary. The relative length of the top lever and the bottom lever (from the vertical shaft to the pivot point) can be varied to achieve a ratio between them, ie you can extend or reduce the throw on the gear rod as necessary. What I like about it is that because the vertical rod is under neutral stress, it is not prone to drifting forwards or backwards. A friend with the same issue of overly long travel on the gear rod on his JP2 is looking at changing to the vertical rod set-up to reduce the throw to something more practical. If this description does not make sense and it's an interesting enough approach that you would like pictures, let me know and I can request some.
AlecThat would be helpful.
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8 hours ago, frangar said:
Here you go!….I apologise for the mess!
The frame at the top is bolted to the gear rod from the stern…the joint between the black frame and the brass rod then pivots and slides on the brass rod. Works well with a reasonable throw from the stern.
That looks like a set up that I could incorporate into my existing change. I currently have about 4 ft or travel and in the past the flex in the upright has caused it to pop out of location. I was contemplating lowering the shaft to the lovel of my lower cupboards in me rear cabin and having a foot operated change. But I like yours. Thanks for taking the pictures.
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On 13/01/2022 at 09:33, frangar said:
I’ll try and take some tonight or tomorrow of my set up. Send me a DM if I forget!
Thanks. Did you remember?
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Could you fine fellows possibly post some images of your linkage set up for mid engine rooms. I’m tired of my cobbled together contraption causing issues.
thanks
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Musk is a real life Tony Stark. The new battery factory going up is massive. If he wants tech, he has it invented.
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Beautiful boat. Can we have an engine room pic?
All in good time, i had an issue of a mooring rope snap in the winds today, luckily my new neighbour spotted it and knocked my door. We wrestled it back closer to the pontoon and strapped the two boats together with webbing and ratcheting strap.
Strong winds, old rope and new boater nearly caused a disaster. Not helped by our marina only having half length pontoons.
New ropes ordered. New friend made.
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I spoke to the original owner just after this boat was built. The owner said having worked with Joe at Charity dock he named the boat Joe Gilbert. As I recall Joe had passed away and the owner of the boat had asked Joe's wife if she was ok to have the boat named after Joe.
( not wanting to contradict Alan W Im sure I'm thinking of this boat)
What a beautiful boat it is...
Thats as i understand the name too.
Thanks all.
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Looks a cracking boat, with obvious pedigree of a good builder.
If it is really only a 2000 built boat, I'm intrigued by the cabin, because it kind of looks to be wooden, but by that date I would have thought it highly unusual not to be built in steel.
I'm wondering if it is indeed steel, but constructed to look more like a wooden cabin?
I'm also guessing this boat will have a "proper" engine?
Looks great, anyway!
Engine is an air cooled Lister three cylinder.
It is a wooden cabin. Its in fantastic shape too.
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After 18 months planning i moved aboard my boat on Friday, Getting to grips with life on board with my two kids. I have them half the time and my ex wife the other...school is 5 minutes away and ive moored 20 minutes from work (i work in a car body shop)
So here it is...only a few pictures as rain stopped play.
I have lots of work planned to fit out to my and my kids needs (and a cat & dog)
Also need to build a site to archive the history of the boat...The previous owner got it to Trinity for me on the Ashby and was accompanied by the Blacksmith that commissioned it in 2000 and worked it as a blacksmiths. It was an emotional hand over.
Im doing some boat handling next week and a boat basics run down.
Lyndon.
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All things equall, am I the only one who finds Zayna's avatar...disturbing?
No lol
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No one died, 100s had a great groovy time and as a huge bonus loads of people got to moan about it afterwards.
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Am I being a fuddy duddy in saying that I'm surprised nobody died?
Any large gathering will statistically involve some one being born or their life coming to an end.
Im surprised no one was injured to say the least.
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indeed ours is 1400w which is fine on hookup but as we only have a 1kw inverter its useless when we are away, so I am off to my mothers tomorrow to swop it with her asda smart price toaster which is only 700w.
Ahh but they only toast 2/3rds of the bread. They are too small.
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I'm sure they wouldn't have been granted a licence either...the point I was making is when someone just goes ahead with an unlicensed event like this all it seems to do is make those of us that are involved with licenced events have even more rules and regs that we then have to comply with....I'm afraid that in the blame culture that we now seem to live in there isn't any room for error.....one of the jobs I was involved with we had to fill all the rabbit holes incase someone twisted their ankle...this all in the middle of a field!....we also had to light a country lane cos otherwise the punters might get lost going back to their tents....I could go on....
Cheers
Gareth
Indeed we are doomed as a race.
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Who are you expecting to pay for the loos etc?.....having organised licensing & infrastructure for events for 20,000 people I can tell you that it won't be cheap!....I'm no fan of some of the hoops that you are expected to jump through to put on events for the public but when idiots like these people get let loose all they do is make life more difficult for others.
Cheers
Gareth
Cheaper to let them get on with it and clean up after.
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Im a VW show veteran (been going since the early 90s) and ive seen things get worse and then better...drink, sun and a few days away usually means a 20% reduction in IQ lol
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This, I feel is the problem with a society that only allows for organised fun. We haven't allowed people to go outside and have fun without tickets and sponsored beer tents. This equates to loads of numpties who don't know that with such freedom also comes responsibility. Leaving junk, trashing birds nests and crapping everywhere is totally unacceptable, but I imagine most of those involved with the antisocial behaviour probably weren't allowed to play much further than the end of their street and would be scared to eat a spud from a garden.
I say we allow this to continue without regulation but impress upon the folk the need to be accountable.
In my yoof I have been involved in putting on loads of parties, mainly without permission from the local authorities and on friends land. We have attracted over 500 people in the past and stayed there until every jot of litter is picked up.
Most country folk just wouldn't leave that mess. If I have kids in London they will quickly learn to climb trees, build bases and leave no trace!
Pretty much this.
We in this country are conditioned to question those 'just having fun' and enforce it's control. Then when a little bit of freedom comes about we go nuts. I dont know whats worse, those going nuts or those perpetuating the need for regulated order and fun.
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Not thoughts on your questions, but its a very very attractive boat. If you got that i would be envious. Best of luck.
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If you can handle the lack of space and feeling of confinement surely the issue of temperature is just down to quality of insulation.
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Any particular reason my post was removed?
Also why complain about quoting the swearing and not the swearing?
I was accused of some how being a media moll in some foul language paranoid rant and replied calmly without swearing (Alas only to correct the language used)
As a new user it would be nice if the mod in question had PMd me why they felt it necessary to remove my post so i could stay with in the rules.
I have to say that some of the users on here are not very friendly at all.
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*Im always up late. These there papers dont write themselves.
*This may not be true.
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as the boat and the occupants have a long history of involvement with the authorities and choose to act in a suspicious manner (nocturnal boating for one in a very small area) its hardly surprising that they bring themselves to the attention of many, had you been here and /or in the boating scene for sometime you would have witnessed regular reports on their activities including arrests (with and without charges)
from my point of view I think that you are attempting to be an internet troll correct me if i'm wrong but with only 34 posts most of which seem to be on this topic i'd be interested in your reasoning for trying to stop some on here from letting others know where they are so they can be avoided.
I am not trolling, i simply asked questions, this clearly has been going on for a while and was interested in what the fuss was about. Also low post count does not a troll make.
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iPad spellcheck :-/
Or just my poor humour lol
Lister blackstone and similar gear linkage.
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Thank you, it looks like a pretty simple solution.