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💬 Re: Graupner Optimist
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames (
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Pat, Isn't using the WWW, (slightly) cheating? I.E. I haven't a 'clue'! But 'Glue', I do know a 'little' about, sticky stuff. If 'Sikaflex' sticks to fingers, it must be pretty good? But seriously folks, 'preparation, preparation, preparation', that & spread the contact area, & reinforce with 'glass, (tape). 'B J'. 🤔 Keep on Modelling!
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💬 Re: Graupner Optimist
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Sorry, Graupner, Too busy being a 'Smartass', to add the Soling also, (as well as the Optimist), looks fantastic. Great work, keep it up, (no rude comment included, for a change). 'B J'.
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💬 Re: Graupner Optimist
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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And a great day was had by all! Except the seagull? Well done you! Trivia! I heard that some 'Optimist Class' sailor, put 'lifting hydrofoils' on an 8' Opt. that actually worked! Imagine! An 8' dink with a kid 'pilot'?, Flying off the water! WOW! 'B J'.
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📝 It’s Very Quite On Here Tonight
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Thanks, Boat Shed, 'Master & Commander'. I often 'push the limit' of 'deep thinking & or humor'??? Hence the 'Disclaimer', as many 'practicing', comedian do? I!, think I'm very 'punny'? With 200 pages of 'Unusual Stories', & or jokes? 🤔, 'B J', ('Bad Dad 'J'oke). P.S. I've also got 300 odd, (some very 'odd, & or even', 'either oar'), pages of personal 'Sailing Stories, from 58 years, 12 main boats. I must get a 'life', maybe when I launch my 'current squease', a Dragon fly 8M Tri. 'Something for Nothing'.
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📝 It’s Very Quite On Here Tonight
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Looks good, very orthentic, Ron, well done, you. 'B J'.👍. Some, (older) men get 'squeamish', about prostate examinations, in case they like it? Lucky they don't menstrate, (every month). 🤔 Sorry Doug? Disclaimer : - Just? Trying to be 'thought provoking' & or funny??? We give women a hard time, for experiences we haven't had! I'm about to get a Colonoscopy, & am scared 'shit less'? Pun?
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📝 Favorite Film
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Master & Commander, & or Water 🤔World for me, being a multi(hull) man! That tri was sitting in a lagoon in Hawaii, last I heard. 🤔 'B J'.
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntsman 28 - Painting
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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U'll need to eat 'steak', to lubricant all that 'Elbow Grease'? To get the paint of the 'strates'! Have told U about my 'Aboriginal' girl friend? My 'Lubra Cate'? 'B J'. Just joking??? 🤔 At least 'Grease is the Word'!, even if from the 'elbows'?
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntsman 28 - Painting
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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It was 'quite, quiet' last night, & is again tonight. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? (Not the weather people, that's for sure). 'Weather' it will, or 'whether' it won't, is anyone's guess? GOD, BUDDER, ALAH, ZEN, HE, SHE & or IT, is not saying! Even DOG! IF U're a 'Dyslexic Atheist'. 'B J'. 🤔 Disclaimer : - No offence intended! Just humour???
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💬 Re: Fairey Huntsman 28 - Painting
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Re : - Fairley? Huntsman 28'. Once the paint is very cured, (in the sun?), buffing compound on towelling rag & or solvent may reduce 'bleed'. TRY BUFF FIRST, before solvent, as that's more liable to 'soften' paint! 'B J'. Good Luck! 🤔
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📝 Three Days Left
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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SPP. Quest of Day, NOT 'PEED OFF', sometimes 'peeved off' if I can't get it, or are U taking the 'piss? 'B J'. Keep It up, makes us (oldies) think, & sometimes that excersize hurts.
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📝 Pats QoD
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I don't remember hearing to term 'Dabbler', for 'Golly Wobbler'. As I under stand it, it's a four cornered sail (for reaching, across the wind), hung between two masts. Quite likely the same thing. Many terms have different & or duplicate names. As if it wasn't confusing enough, they change names with the wind's angle. 'Sheets' become 'Braces', & vise verse, etc. on every gybe. I can relate to the 'warped sence of humor'. U could be a timber boat builder, with all that 'warped' timber around. My comments are rarely 'straight' & I'm not 'gay'.🤔 'B J'.😌
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📝 Pats QoD
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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A 'Baggy winkle' is a protecting cover, (old sail, 'canvas' or frayed rope), to reduce 'chafe' on sails from rubbing on 'standing rigging'. The constant moving of boat, causes much 'chafe' even fruit, (not bananas, they're bad luck), wear their skin through in nets. Old sailor are - were? Very 'Stupid -Sticious'. 72 years exp. but only 58 sailing. 🤔 'B J'.
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📝 Pats QoD
3 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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It's a whole new language. A sheet is a rope that controls any sail, I. E. Main, Jib, genoa, spinaker sheet, although the latter, can have a 'Guy or Brace', (on the tack), & 'square' sails, (which a 'Golly wobbler is). A tack is the bottom front corner of any sail that the wind hits first. A tack can also be the change in boats direction, (to the wind), from the wind flowing on one side of a sail to the other side. Square riggers, call it 'wear'? or 'weigh'? Ship). Check 'In irons'. Most 'sailing books', & the net, have a 'Glossary' of jargon. If U want to impress old sailors, drop words like 'Baggywinkles & Golly wobbler'. Every part & sail on every 'Square Rigger' had a name, & they had to learn them ALL! Fascinating. 'B J'🤔
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📝 Weight calculation
4 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Hi! CHUM, Fibreglass weight can be worked out by area X 'glass weight, + resin. Chop Strand Mat weight is 2 - 2.5 X resin X glass area, 'stitched fabric' & or cloth, & tape, are closer to 1:1, resin to 'glass. Resin is the 'week link', so the less U use the stronger the laminate, (as long as it's 'wet out') & lighter, less brittle. Continuous 'glass (Gun rovings & or Woven Roving cross strands), can fill the stringer gap & add stiffness & or strength locally, long ways on race boats. Any help? 🤔 'B J'. 🤞
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💬 Re: Hopper Barge
4 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Keep it 'Simple Sailor'?, Have U tried skeg(s), aft, & or a 'yoke & or bridle' forward? 'B J', 'B'ad Dad 'J'oke???). 🤔 ( No 'Yoke' intended, let alone a pun. I'm normally very 'punny'? 🤣 All the best.
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📝 Does Anyone Have One of These For Sale
4 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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While we're talking aboat 'WANTED', (Like 'good' community workers). I'm still looking for a Dragon - Firefly & or Elan 7.7, 8 & or 9.2 M MODEL TRI. to beg, borrow & or buy! 'B J'.🤞
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📝 For our cozy a little Humor
5 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Is that 'High' Potential for house 'low'ering demolition. Even fires, 'raise,' a house to the ground. 'B J'.
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📝 For our cozy a little Humor
5 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Ensure brain is engaged, before operating mouth!
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💬 Re: Billings St Canute
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Can U laminate two, (or more), stringers, deck beams etc., side by side. Maybe split, length wise, then, 'end for end' one, to limit grain imperfection in timber? Just a guess as I haven't been following U're build
Hope that promotes thought for a solution. 100 different ways to do some things! 'B J'. 🤔
Hope that promotes thought for a solution. 100 different ways to do some things! 'B J'. 🤔
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📝 Making an Emma Jr.
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I sit corrected, (like a Labrador dog, don't 'stand' if U can sit, don't sit if U can lay down!). I still respect the 'player' just as much, & or even more. I know someone with a 'chew wah wah'? I don't know what it 'chew wah wahed', with such a small mouth? Same thing??? 'B J', 'B'ad Dad 'J'oke. 👍 😀.
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📝 Making an Emma Jr.
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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And a xylophone, (about the only word, instrument that starts with 'X'). I tryed to spell with a 'Z' for Zylophone. What an unbelievably underrated instrument it is? Like the 'player - music maker - artist - a 'real' musician'! Well done U. 👍 instrument😀.
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📝 Making an Emma Jr.
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Are those 'Kettle Drums', (tympani) a joke? BOOM! BOOM!? I'm half deaf from playing Rock 'n' roll drums & half from 'ear canal tumor'. Two elephants fell off a cliff! Boom!, boom! Did you hear the joke about a heart beat? Boom!, boom! I hope You laughed, or at least groaned, was it a half grown, even a Full grown, & or maybe a grown - up? You wouldn't expect ME! to put MY! name to that would you??? & or even my letters???
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📝 Moving home
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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GARTH, Do you remember the song by America? About a 'horse' with no name? GIVE THE BOATS A NAME, THEY DESERVE THAT MUCH! But seriously Folks, they look good enough to at least 'name'! 'B J', 'B'ad Dad 'J'oke? 🤔
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📝 On my bench...
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Oxford Dave, As you know, (but newbies may not), One can mix 'anything' with resin (preferably epoxy & some 'recognized fibre', & or filler, even 'sifted'? sawdust, talc, chalk, 'Q' cells, micro ballons, even (sifted) vacuum cleaner spoils? Do you have to have 'Nerves of steel', to be an 'Iron Man'? And are you 'attracted to magnets', as much as women are attracted to you? 🙈 See no women, (if you've already got one),🙉 Hear no women,🙊 No point trying to get a 'word' (or a hand), in'! 'B J', 'B'ad Dad 'J'okes???
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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It's not a problem if U can solve it! It's a 'challenge' & or a 'solve lution'? Waiting to be found. Challenging, eh! Easy for me to say, yeah!, that's why I'm saying it. I don't have the 'solve lution'. 🤔 A charity offers 'free' language courses. I know 'enough 'f*?* ing language', I just? need to learn to 'Bloody Calm Down! From 'frequent, fussy & or fiddly model building?🤔 If it 'looks too good to be true'! It probably IS!, 'A woman'! (& or many of the 'desirable, delightful, curvious, amazingly talented MODELS, U guys build, sail, motor & or display! 'B J'. 👍
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📝 American Scout C-2 Freighter
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Did U ever 'push' a 'pull' door? & or Did U ever 'pull' a 'push' door? No! No! The 'other'! push & or pull! With 200 pages of 'Bad Dad 'J'okes, (& counting), &, as a Doctor has a practice, a Dentist has a practice, I'm a 'practising' comedian. Obvious need more practice! 'B J'.🤔 If U don't laugh!, U may well cry? BUT!, 'LEST WE FORGET,' How very lucky we mostly have it. 👍
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💬 Re: William Lyon MacKenzie
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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'Breaking ice' was just the 'tip of the iceberg' for the titanic?
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💬 Re: Making up the keel
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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American Multihulls Mag had 4 ways to build foils, (& keels), on nett? I like 'roll fronted' metal 'faired' 'V' shaped mould. Waxed & 'V' closed after 1st. layer of cloth & or tissue glass is off. Like 3 D printing, almost cheating, Re fairing & finish. 🤔 Uumm! 'B J'.
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💬 Re: 1/24 RAF 68Ft Vosper RTTL
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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Well done U , keep extending U're self with new types of builds. Keep up the fantastic work, & please sent pics if when available. 'B J'.👍 🤞. Someone, Chuggalong? mentioned 'Cindy' a 'push' tug! Have U ever 'pushed', a 'pull' door? The 'other' push! How much does 'free' time cost? 🤔 Theep Dinking again? 'B J'.(wrong spell. intentionally).
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💬 Re: USS Juneau
8 months ago by 🇦🇺 B rian J ames ( Petty Officer 2nd Class)
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I am 'SO!' envious of ALL! U guys, & the attractive, 'fun'ctional, detailed & 'completed'! Models, U build, when all I can do, (at the moment), since trauma & stress! is sit & feel sorry for self. Which doesn't help! I tried 'finger out'! but just keep sabotaging. 🤔 Too much 'deep thinking', (again, still). 👎
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