River Trent Animosity

[Naughty Cal]

No doubt it will still be there waiting to be fixed when we pass that way next in October. 

 

It will be an out of the water job if it is drive damage so won't be a cheap fix. Got to find somewhere to have it pulled/lifted out as well get it taken there which I'm guessing won't be Farndon!

[Momac]

On 30/07/2020 at 08:13, Naughty Cal said:

No doubt it will still be there waiting to be fixed when we pass that way next in October. 

The subject boat is no longer where it was (upstream of the lock)  at Hazelford.

 

By the way the sand bar below Hazelford remains but is marked by buoys . They had to reposition one buoy yesterday  after it had  been dragged by a boat. 

[blackrose]

On 08/07/2020 at 13:32, Alan de Enfield said:

O' Dear .............................

 

Glass Reinforced Polymer

 

Misuse has changed it to 'Plastic'. as the 'material' can be manufactured using differing 'plastics' as the polymer, eg Vinyl or epoxy or Polyester)

 

Edit to add :

Then there are all sorts of derivatives from FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) to CRFP (Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer)

 

Oh dear... No it's not misuse. GRP stands for glass reinforced plastic or glass reinforced polyester. The terms polymer and plastic can more or less be used interchangeably. A plastic is just a finished polymer including additives etc.

 

https://gripclad.co.uk/useful-information/what-is-grp/

 

https://www.fibreglassdirect.co.uk/grp-material

 

https://www.hambleside-danelaw.co.uk/materials/glass-reinforced-polyester-grp/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberglass

Edited August 10, 2020 by blackrose

[frangar]

Surely anything GRP is called Tupperware....or does that show my age? 

[Alan de Enfield]

7 minutes ago, blackrose said:

 

Oh dear... No it's not misuse. GRP stands for glass reinforced plastic or glass reinforced polyester. The terms polymer and plastic can more or less be used interchangeably. A plastic is just a finished polymer including additives etc.

 

https://gripclad.co.uk/useful-information/what-is-grp/

 

https://www.fibreglassdirect.co.uk/grp-material

 

https://www.hambleside-danelaw.co.uk/materials/glass-reinforced-polyester-grp/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberglass

 

After 23 years in the 'plastics' industry I must disagree.

I can agree that the links you quoted use the incorrect term Glass Reinforced Plastic, and, as I said previously it has become a generic term, much like "Hoover" has become the term for vacuuming, and Nylon has become the generic name for the whole group of Polyamids, each with very different characteristics.

(e.g. Nylon 6, Nylon 66, Nylon 6/6-6, Nylon 6/9, Nylon 6/10, Nylon 6/12, Nylon 11, Nylon 12)

 

For example, Nylon 66 is hydroscopic and is UL94V2 rated for flammability, whilst Nylon 11 is non-hydroscopic and is UL94HB rated ( burns as easily as paper) You need to use the correct grades in the correct applications.

[Momac]

4 hours ago, frangar said:

Surely anything GRP is called Tupperware....or does that show my age? 

Tupperware isn't made from GRP

[doratheexplorer]

6 hours ago, frangar said:

Surely anything GRP is called Tupperware....or does that show my age? 

I believe that yoghurt pot is more popular these days.

[frangar]

2 hours ago, MartynG said:

Tupperware isn't made from GRP

Really??! 

 

20 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said:

I believe that yoghurt pot is more popular these days.

These young kids and their street talk! Can’t keep up.....