XLD Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Whilst aboard my friend’s 80 plus year old barge last week we heard a sound as if someone had thrown a decent sized stone against the hull/cabin. There was absolutely no one around and no visible damage anywhere. Maybe a rivet snapping due to rusting plates??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Airgun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANarrowEscape Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Swan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLD Posted December 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 26 minutes ago, system 4-50 said: Airgun? Can’t see any damage. 26 minutes ago, ANarrowEscape said: Swan? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebotco Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Kamikaze pigeon? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANarrowEscape Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Only had the boat a short time, and have had a kamikaze duck who flew straight into a barbed wire fence. I was like a hero, holding it steady as I took the wire from it's neck. Got it off and it was fine and just waddled off with its partner (who was quacking at me throughout). After that they called all the time. They used to knock on the roof at all times. Don't know if they were angry, or just mithering for food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Newness wearing off ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANarrowEscape Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Nearly blew myself up with a 12v solar error, so the newness is definitely getting thinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) Maybe it was a rivet breaking due to rusting hull plating. Or a meteorite. Edited December 26, 2020 by magnetman Typo edit and removed sex references Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Angel crap? "Ice" from an aircraft? Flying fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Maybe someone threw a decent sized stone at the hull/cabin? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard10002 Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Around Nov 5th, I jumped out of my skin when something that could have been a decent sized stone hit the boat. I assumed it was a rocket from not to far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 I remember as an apprentice driving our A35 van through Acle, suddenly there was a load bang, I pulled over and there was a tennis ball bouncing in the road. I had just passed the tennis courts and a ball must have come over the fence just as I was passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Don't know about your noise but sitting in ice several inches thick one winter when it was about -20 the ice cracked right across the canal a few times with big bangs. Scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quattrodave Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Just wondering what time of day it was, early evening just as the temperature is dropping? I'm thinking something moving due to expansion or contraction...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenA Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Quattrodave said: Just wondering what time of day it was, early evening just as the temperature is dropping? I'm thinking something moving due to expansion or contraction...? If that was the case you'd expect to hear it more than once? Mintball has one part of the roof that flexes at a certain temperature - it's been doing it since she was built back in 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lewis Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 19 hours ago, Quattrodave said: Just wondering what time of day it was, early evening just as the temperature is dropping? I'm thinking something moving due to expansion or contraction...? Ya I'd agree. i had a brass bolt break off during summer from a port hole window. Just popped one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dog Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Was it really cold at the time? If so, keep an eye out for a particulaly disgruntled-looking brass monkey. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quattrodave Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, John Lewis said: Ya I'd agree. i had a brass bolt break off during summer from a port hole window. Just popped one day Wow, just shows the power of expansion & contraction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmelly Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 On 26/12/2020 at 20:23, ditchcrawler said: I remember as an apprentice driving our A35 van through Acle, suddenly there was a load bang, I pulled over and there was a tennis ball bouncing in the road. I had just passed the tennis courts and a ball must have come over the fence just as I was passing. The company van is still an A35 here and in use every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterboat Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 59 minutes ago, mrsmelly said: The company van is still an A35 here and in use every day. Dorothy Pax uses a Moggy pickup and an electric milk float as the company vehicles works for them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) There used to be a loud thud from Innisfree in the late afternoon in warm weather, at first I thought a boat had hit us, when I once happened to have my head resting against the lining ply I realised it was a metal plate contracting. ETA: Don't worry I'm ok. Edited December 29, 2020 by nb Innisfree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Harold Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Many years ago in a different life,I was flying with a friend in a wood and fabric aeroplane ( a Jodel ) and on short final approach to Hucknall airfield ( Near Nottingham) over a golf course,there was a bang and a shudder from the aeroplane. On landing a rip and hole was found in the rudder and a golf ball inside. It was duly reported to the Civil Aviation Authority and was noted with the comment that depending on which side the ball hit it may have had right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatingbiker Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 hour ago, nb Innisfree said: There used to be a loud thud from Innisfree in the late afternoon in warm weather, at first I thought a boat had hit us, when I once happened to have my head resting against the lining ply I realised it was a metal plate contracting. ETA: Don't worry I'm ok. Hi, hope you are OK? Did you have the operation at Odstock ? can they make adjustments to the metal plate you do you have to live with it now Another Salisbury resident ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Boatingbiker said: Hi, hope you are OK? Did you have the operation at Odstock ? can they make adjustments to the metal plate you do you have to live with it now Another Salisbury resident ! It did actually jolt my head quite a bit! I live a few miles from Salisbury, absolutely love the place, on approaching its nice to see there's no high rise buildings and the cathedral standing unchallenged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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