Don't make this mistake

[moggyjo]

My neighbour saw this leather settee advertised as being reduced from £900 to £300 so he bought it without thinking it would not fit into his boat His neighbour had to saw off 15 inches off of the back so they could get it into the boat.

 

Mind you we could not stop laughing

[Chris J W]

Opps!!

[Strads]

Not quite up there with the Darwin awards but a potential future candidate -

 

pricless that you have the pics.....

[brown]

We had a chesterfield on ours when we bought it. We like it so have kept it, but I couldn't see how the previous owner had taken the sofa apart to get it in.

 

I've since found the cut and weld marks where he took part of the front bulkhead off, he must have really loved his leather chesterfield.

[carlt]

One of the advantages of an under-tarp conversion.

 

Drop the tarps, lift the slack boards and sides off, chuck the settee in, replace boards and tarps. Sorted!

[Griffindale]

We made the same mistake with two cane chairs, mis-measured by 1/2 inch.

 

Ended up taking the front door frame out.

 

It's leaked slightly in wet weather ever since.

[Maverick]

Anyone thinking of buying a settee for their boat might want to hurry down to DFS. Apparently Sale ends this Sunday.

[carlt]

Apparently Sale ends this Sunday.

But the next one begins on Monday!

[Griffindale]

But the next one begins on Monday!

 

Strikes me DFS are missing a sales opportunity, Hinged-back sofas!

[carlt]

This is the lifeboat's biggest access point:

 

[Maverick]

This is the lifeboat's biggest access point:

 

 

How cool is that. A durex machine on the right incase you pull on the canal.

[Yoda]

This is the lifeboat's biggest access point:

 

 

So you built your furniture one stick at a time!

Edited April 23, 2008 by Yoda

[denboy]

So you built your furniture one stick at a time!

thats a small opening carlt it take it youve not been inside yet

[NB Phoenix]

thats a small opening carlt it take it youve not been inside yet

 

It's a small opening. Or a VERY big padlock

[carlt]

How cool is that. A durex machine on the right incase you pull on the canal.

It's actually a paloma which was all connected up, with no visible evidence of a flue!

 

The copper lining, of the engine room is intact, as is the teak deck. I can't believe the PO ran it with no flue but it appears he must have.

 

No BSS at sea!

[Machpoint005]

No BSS at sea!

 

...but don't you get insurance reps poking their noses in asking sensible questions?

Ian

[carlt]

This is the access from the wheelhouse.

 

 

I must confess, I can get up through the hatch but reversing down into the engine room is a bit beyond a man of my girth!

 

...but don't you get insurance reps poking their noses in asking sensible questions?

Ian

Until I can find a yard that can lift 26 tons and get a full survey done (she'll be wintering ashore), Third party and wreck salvage insurance is all I can get (and they don't even need a boat name).

[Machpoint005]

This is the access from the wheelhouse.

 

 

I must confess, I can get up through the hatch but reversing down into the engine room is a bit beyond a man of my girth!

That explains it! Obviously, you could easily get a 3-seater Chesterfield down that 'ole!

[carlt]

So you built your furniture one stick at a time!

At the moment we've got an Ikea bed settee, which unbolted down to nothing, and the original bunks.

 

Once the 1970's dive boat decor is ripped out I will be building everything in situ.

[saltysplash]

At the moment we've got an Ikea bed settee, which unbolted down to nothing, and the original bunks.

 

Once the 1970's dive boat decor is ripped out I will be building everything in situ.

 

 

Will you be keeping the lobster claws?

 

When i bought Emblem she had sprigs of heather stuck in similar places, The previous owner told me he had been mugged up into buying them from an old crone while visiting Portsmouth.....i never had the bottle to remove em...you know....just in case