teabag in all her dress

timberman2004 · Post by **timberman2004** » Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:00 pm

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just waiting to be pushed by the new acquisition to the nest [img][img]http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx358/timberman2004/th_BWOYKOwB2kKGrHgoH-CQEjlLl1C88BKWfQU.jpg[/img][/img]

Hugz · Post by **Hugz** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:59 am

Nice vessel! Great rig.

phil · Post by **phil** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:29 pm

Beautiful boat there, how about some particulars for those of us who don't recognize her model. Looks like plenty of strings to pull should the desire strike.

Horsley-Anarak · Post by **Horsley-Anarak** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:38 pm

It pulls well

H-A

timberman2004 · Post by **timberman2004** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:47 pm

thanks H-A

the tiny little invoice for maritime recovery and salvage is on it's way

my agents in such matters suggest it should closely resemble the national debt of Bolivia

Post by **Charles uk** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:02 pm

Actually HA I said the UK's national debt, but he argued that was way too much!

But I still get 10% + VAT

timberman2004 · Post by **timberman2004** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:44 pm

for Phil ...

she's a 14 ft gaff rigged, tops'l yawl with a flying jib

This is her light air rig, and in even in this I sail her single handed

she's a Kittiwake, built by Mad Roger up in Macclesfield, that internationally known yachting centre of excellence, .. http://www.kittiwakeboats.co.uk/
and I've subsequently ammended her with a bit more rag

Horsley-Anarak · Post by **Horsley-Anarak** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:54 pm

Neil you forget that the crankshaft straightening and bearing replacement may be offset against salvage charges.

Have just spent 3 hours polishing up on my maritime law, then remembered we were on the Thames.

Next time to avoid tow pictures I will river test my engines before I bring them. The AC ran all day until the transom bracket broke, so it was not a total disaster. The ON was always a little low on compression, it was even lower after thrashing it up and down.

As I have owned seagulls for just less than 1 year, my learning curve has been steep. Now I know rule 1 is they are not always reliable and reliability can be directly proportional to the age of the engine.

BBQ would be good. I like the idea of doing the whole non tidal length of the Thames, camping near pubs would be good.

H-A

timberman2004 · Post by **timberman2004** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:29 pm

ahhh ...yes... of course ...um....my errant crankshafts ...on sale or return with H-A's after hours engineering dept ...

now what did I do with those Lloyds salvage demands ??..Oh bugger.. what a shame, ....the dog seems to have eaten them ..Oh well..

For any who have the slightest interest, a sauntering trip down the Thames (given good weather ) is one of life's 'must do's '

with a bit of company, the pubs, the locks, sights and sounds ...utterly brilliant
turns the most hardened of us into boy-ish 'Swallows and Amazon adventurers'

Horsley-Anarak · Post by **Horsley-Anarak** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:22 am

Not sure we have a Titty on the forum

H-A

Post by **charlesp** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:07 am

Not sure we have a Titty on the forum

But if you do a search on 'Titty' in Google images you sure get a lot of hits...