Would you have

[Djuwenda]

I was talking to a chap who used to have a contract for MOD disposal stuff and he has a few inert training bombs lying about.

 

He wont cut them on the off chance that they may not be really inert and tell thems me no one will want to melt them for the same reason.

 

I on the other hand am of a trusting nature and reckon a couple of these would make for brilliant ballast.

The one I am interested in is about 1.5ft high approx diameter of about 30" and weighs, I am told, 90kg.

 

 

Would you do it? I mean live on a boat with bomb shaped ballast?

[Sir Nibble]

I was talking to a chap who used to have a contract for MOD disposal stuff and he has a few inert training bombs lying about.

 

He wont cut them on the off chance that they may not be really inert and tell thems me no one will want to melt them for the same reason.

 

I on the other hand am of a trusting nature and reckon a couple of these would make for brilliant ballast.

The one I am interested in is about 1.5ft high approx diameter of about 30" and weighs, I am told, 90kg.

 

 

Would you do it? I mean live on a boat with bomb shaped ballast?

Why not? Curiously, the MOD do not go around writing "inert" on a bomb full of bang, nor do they take live bombs and decide to make it inert. If it says inert, it is.

[Djuwenda]

one of the trickier aspects of it will be lowering it into the boat. I dont mind handling railway sections at 30kg each, but this is three time the weight, round smooth object with nowhere to grip...

[Rebotco]

one of the trickier aspects of it will be lowering it into the boat. I dont mind handling railway sections at 30kg each, but this is three time the weight, round smooth object with nowhere to grip...

 

You could always get a Lancaster to drop it in for you!

[RLWP]

You would lower it in with boards and a strap around it, like they used to use to deliver beer barrels

 

Richard

[Proper Job]

We've got a couple kick around at work:

 

 

We bury them and then try to find them again

[Guest Quo Vadis]

We've got a couple kick around at work:

 

 

We bury them and then try to find them again

 

Don't let Bizzard or Trixie get their hands on these !

[Proper Job]

 

It's quite a good laugh looking at the reaction on some peoples faces when they walk in to the workshop

 

[BEngo]

 

It's quite a good laugh looking at the reaction on some peoples faces when they walk in to the workshop

 

 

 

It might be even better if you paint them Infra red reflective olive green and put a 1 inch wide golden yellow band round them!

 

 

N

[station tug]

It might be even better if you paint them Infra red reflective olive green and put a 1 inch wide golden yellow band round them!

 

 

N

 

i thinks theres still a couple of bomb loading tractors down the yard if you want to pair them up for some interesting tow path transport?? :rolleyes:

[Barry]

You would lower it in with boards and a strap around it, like they used to use to deliver beer barrels

 

Richard

 

Parbuckle Sah!

 

Thats the name you are searching for

[Peter Reed]

Parbuckle Sah!

 

Thats the name you are searching for

 

Parbuckle. Ta muchly Bazza for a new word.And a woody word as well,not in the least tinny.

[nbfiresprite]

Don't let Bizzard or Trixie get their hands on these !

Iam more concern if former KGB sleeper agent ' Leninskaja Tereshkova' aka 'Mrs Blenkinsop' gets

her mitts on them. Sebrof best watch out! she may have plans for them!

 

 

Firesprite

 

In the very windy Fens