MtB Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 And is anything but accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 19 minutes ago, billybobbooth said: Ive got a laser guided missile will that help get the length accurate? Won't that reduce the length? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland elsdon Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 2 methods 1 helicopter 2 laser sights. Fly boat up to anticipated length of boat. Make right angles with lasers stern and bow varying height til you get perfect equalateral triangle, with the boat as the base. Read altmeter. This will tell you absolutely nothing, but it got you going, failing that an isosceles triangle wont help either. Method 2. Blue tack bit of string to join where stem post meets bottom un ravel string length of boat cut string at tip of rudder blade. measure string take a gas axe. Cut the stem post verticaly upwards at right angles to the ground. You now have a boat the length of the string. use spare blue tack to fill in the ‘bit of a hole if you buy a fender measure and add to string length. if you insist you can measure the bit youve cut off and add to the total to get the initial length just measure the widest bit and use simple maths or if you are under 40 an iphone app. most boats are not improved by welding the section back on and if you do that, because it may be a bit wibbly the initial length will be lost. Id stick with the blue tack especially for wide boats on deep water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sometimes you can wind a bigger boat than the hole, it just depends how far up the bank you can ram the bow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Two pieces of wood (slightly longer than the beam of the boat) Two pieces of string longer than the boat. Tie one of the pieces of string onto one end of a piece of wood, and the other piece of string to the other end of the piece of wood. Hold, wedge or clamp wood against the bow. Run string down each side of the boat and tie off onto the ends of the other piece of wood held tight against the stern. Measure both lengths of string, add together and divide by two. That's the length of the boat (to within a fairly close tolerance) Quicker to do than to describe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Find a 62 ft lock. Put boat in. Close gates. If boat fits..<62ft. If not >62ft. Measure lock with laser thingy (not with an infrequent red thermometer) if unsure of lock length. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, Dr Bob said: Find a 62 ft lock. Put boat in. Close gates. If boat fits..<62ft. If not >62ft. Measure lock with laser thingy (not with an infrequent red thermometer) if unsure of lock length. Or just cruise around trying every lock until you find one that you just 'touch both ends', check with C&RT what their stated dimensions are and Dr Bob's your Uncle Edit - you may need to firstly explain to C&RT what a lock is. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 50 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said: Edit - you may need to firstly explain to C&RT what a lock is. Well that's going to involve a lot of faffing around! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said: Two pieces of wood (slightly longer than the beam of the boat) Two pieces of string longer than the boat. Tie one of the pieces of string onto one end of a piece of wood, and the other piece of string to the other end of the piece of wood. Hold, wedge or clamp wood against the bow. Run string down each side of the boat and tie off onto the ends of the other piece of wood held tight against the stern. Measure both lengths of string, add together and divide by two. That's the length of the boat (to within a fairly close tolerance) Quicker to do than to describe. Done this but now i have 2 holes in my boat! Any one have any wet straw to plug the hole? Edited March 14, 2018 by billybobbooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, billybobbooth said: Done this but now i have 2 holes in my boat! Any one have any wet straw to plug the hole? How tight did you pull the string?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, billybobbooth said: Any one have any wet straw to plug the hole? Tampax are quite successful in stopping the flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: How tight did you pull the string?! He told me to use 2 long bits of wood and clamp to the bow and sturn so i took a couple of planks out and nailed to bow and sturn, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, billybobbooth said: He told me to use 2 long bits of wood and clamp to the bow and sturn so i took a couple of planks out and nailed to bow and sturn, I'd recommend holding or wedging next time, after you fix the holes. Edited March 14, 2018 by TheBiscuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 19 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: I'd recommend holding or wedging next time, after you fix the holes. I can lend you some bluetack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Just now, Dr Bob said: I can lend you some bluetack Wot colour? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Just now, rusty69 said: Wot colour? I think its gone green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty69 Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Dr Bob said: I think its gone green. Squishy and green? Mmmm you're sure its bluetack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Just now, Dr Bob said: I think its gone green. That's how the condition was named. A doctor from Newcastle said exactly those words. - Wa'hey man! I think it's gangrene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrtm Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I can only use the white stuff, last time i hit the blue stuff with a hammer it just squashed it took me ages go turn it into a nail shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: That's how the condition was named. A doctor from Newcastle said exactly those words. - Wa'hey man! I think it's gangrene. He was the same chap who on different patient said - "We've got a gonner 'ere". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Bob Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Getting back to these holes, my green looking bluetack will work if you can measure how big the hole is. Have you got one of those laser guided laser measurement thingies? You know, the ones that are good for measuring how long a boat is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 18 minutes ago, Dr Bob said: Have you got one of those laser guided laser measurement thingies? I'm not sure that CEP* will help with determining a boat length. *circular error probable not the mushroom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Smith Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 To measure my boat length is easy, hook tape measure over stern walk, through galley and saloon then through cross head into cabin and out front doors to bow, now pull tape tight and that's the length. Width involves the addition of 2 spirit levels. Neil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuthound Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 6 hours ago, Neil Smith said: To measure my boat length is easy, hook tape measure over stern walk, through galley and saloon then through cross head into cabin and out front doors to bow, now pull tape tight and that's the length. Width involves the addition of 2 spirit levels. Neil. Your boat is wider than it is long? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Smith Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 25 minutes ago, cuthound said: Your boat is wider than it is long? No one each side silly. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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