Todays Boating

[NoelParticipant @noel26080]

Posted by ashley needham on 16/06/2019 17:31:40:

but sadly the hoped for smoke and fire did not materialise. giving much disappointment at the jetty…

'hoped for' indeed!!!

Very sorry to disappoint, but thanks for the towing cork line which certainly helped prevent it drifting into that weed bank where it would have been out of reach.

Ordered a couple more bare fan units, and might add an armour plate to the deck as one of the fan blades pierced it when the fan broke up.

Noel.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

London, Hasty and an LCM of some sort today.

c u all there. Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I bemoaned the lack of fire and smoke last week….well….. The Hasty stopped after having done a fast turn by the jetty, and after drifting in (was very near) I opened the hatch and the Mtronics ESC was letting out the magic smoke!!!

The esc was red hot. Has been on boat for ages no probs, the 15A fuse had not blown….so…?

No other issues. Pirates singing ok, more scale wear was added to the side strakes on the green fishing boat. The usual really. Nice morning weather wise.

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Brilliant morning sailing, Ashley forgot to mention a senior moment distraction which involved tangled rigging between London and my Galleon. Lots of interested public which is always good to have and a totally fascinated small boy who never stopped talking to me for a good 20 minutes! Got to get them interested young, us old gits won’t be here forever !

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️ (Zimmer, pipe and slippers)

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Unfortunately unable to boat Sunday as the band is playing Lunchtime. Shame as it is supposed to be very nice over the W/e.

yes lots of interested small children and appreciative parents

A bit of boarding action you young whippersnapper but was trying to fetch a lander for a small boy and yes I suppose I should have relayed stricter instructions to the captain but there we are. He was probably numbed by the incessant singing from the rum soaked pirates… fortunately tanglement was slight and no pirates (or 18mm crewmen) we’re lost overboard.

hopefully a submarine day week after next.

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

I’m afraid the singing pirates won’t be there either on Sunday as it’s ye olde mummy’s Birthday ( no chance of Rum there!)

went down today for a couple of hours, blowing a gale, the Gull went well but the paddler was all over the place. Obviously I’ve made another calm day boat again! Finished the travelling/display box this week, see album, might have put wheels on it as it’s borderline slipped disc.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Hi all,

will be dipping the hull’s at ye old pond tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, probably quite early as the Hampton Court flower show is on, if anybody’s interested. Looks like a nice calm day for a change.

Paddler nearly finished just need to populate the decks and make some lifeboat davits. See album for new pics.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tuesday..traffic not too bad, car park only half full at 1030.

Joined Richard after getting through chores sharpish. Lovely morning, took the Devastation, and upon bringing it in (as I seemed to have put the superstructure on backwards) saw that there was a lot of water in it. On investigating, found a hole in the stern…?

Have cut a section out and after allowing to dry will glue another piece in, easy fix.

Richards pirate choir in full voice, and paddler looking good with addition of a few figures.

pond full of whales, as it is that time of year again.

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I will have a pirate vessel down on Sunday, plus a sailing craft, as well as the usual lander. Batts charging…. I have a gig wi` t` band on Sat eve, but not a late one so this wont interfere with boating!

Repairs on Devastation almost complete. Shipwrights have worked around the clock gluing in a new bit of balsa, but tea breaks seem to have got in the way of shaping the afore mentioned balsa and allowing a bit of red-oxide to be splashed on.

Replies to posts. It annoys me when I make an entry on someone's post and it just gets ignored. I think a common courtesy to acknowledge the entry is in order, even to say that you think the post is utter rubbish. Or is it just me?

Ashley

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Replies to posts. It annoys me when I make an entry on someone's post and it just gets ignored. I think a common courtesy to acknowledge the entry is in order, even to say that you think the post is utter rubbish. Or is it just me?

Nope – as Mr Dury said, "good manners don't cost nuffink". I think it's that 'Internet entitlement' thing which seems to forget that there's a real person at the end of a reply. I have a liitle list of folk to whom I will not reply…..ever.

Dave M

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Yes all true regarding lack of replies to answers ! Maybe we should promote the purchase of our sponsoring publication ??

Regards Ray

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

Posted by Ray Wood 2 on 05/07/2019 18:57:14:

Yes all true regarding lack of replies to answers ! Maybe we should promote the purchase of our sponsoring publication ??

Regards Ray

I suspect that solution wouldn't be immediate or specific enough for some folk – and the price of the mag would be another barrier. We have to accept that there are some folk who just want one question answered – until they have another question. I don't have a problem with them as long as they accept that there are also folk who know the answer but who just can't be bothered to post it yet again….

Dave M

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Was hoping to be there Sunday but I might be granddaughter sitting instead. Ambushed again!

So Ashley’s bringing a pirate ship? Still, he is only one rum bottle short of one anyway! Keeps telling us he’s in a band, maybe it’s a band of pirates? 😂

catch you all at some point.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Good on Sunday. The "Pirate vessel" was sailed in very light rain for an hour before Noel and a small boy arrived, whereupon the drizzle stopped and it became quite warm.

There was no wind so I took the Terrapin down instead. Noel had the re-fanned jet boat, going really well with a big 5000 mAhr Lipo fitted, and the same battery made the Foam Flyer also motor on a bit…the flat calm helping both.

Next Sunday will be brief boating 9-11 as I haver another Gig to do. Third week end in a row. Wish they would space themselves out a bit.

Ashley

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Ashley

Sounds like a good time was had by all but was this some random little boy or one of your many fans who turn out every Sunday.

Paul

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

Posted by Paul T on 09/07/2019 15:40:01:

Ashley

Sounds like a good time was had by all but was this some random little boy or one of your many fans who turn out every Sunday.

Paul

If he is in the habit of improving the weather invite him more often.

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

In this instance it was one of Noel’s small boys.

The water in the pond was really warm. Spent ages Ballasting up the Oberon (with pirate flag) before it would dive properly.

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

All of those submariners are cut from pirate stock, will have to build one myself!

skull and cross bones on the London wouldn’t go amiss?

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Took the Nelson and a transmitter only on Sunday as went to my band job straight after. Sailed well, but a bit light on the bow (probably has a 9.6 instead of 7.2 batt in it last time) and didn't have any weights with me of course.

Another chap came down with a HUGE double ended, 4-motored tug, and another ordinary type, whose name now escapes me. He talked to us at Easter but illness had prevented him appearing sooner. He has about 12 boats so should be a good addition to the crew if he comes regularly. For those in the know he lives at Morden so not very far away at all.

Have applied some H&S to the big LST and finally fitted galvanised wire railings to the long external walkways, thus making it safer for the crew to run from one end to the other and also providing protection against them being knocked off the boat. Took the opportunity to add yet more men to the craft, including some Airfix 1/32 Series one paras, finally a use for the pose that has them firing up at the sky. Not sure what Airfix was thinking of with this pose, I mean, Germans firing upwards at British paras perhaps, but why would a British para be firing upwards?

Thought about scramble netting on the new railings but couldn't get a convincing look.

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Sunday I will be there very early in order to set up the London and woteva.

i will be bringing down more boats than usual as my brother is over from Oz for twoandahalf weeks and is popping down t pond to see my boats.

likely: London, Valiant, Pontoon, red seabird, Stalwart and Zis (or zat) …may even Chuck in the Hydroglisseur?

He has seen the Manchester in the shed but it is too long and would take up too much space in the car.

Ashley

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Having some difficulty in finding out the order of mast top flags/pennants for the London (dateline 1860, as flag protocol was changed in 1864).

From front to rear, I think it is…division flag (the red, white or blue), the admirals flag (st Georges cross) and then the British flag (apparently it is officially the "British" flag, and only called the "union" flag by popular usage). A white ensign would be flown off the mizzen gaff sail somewhere but I could see this just staying flat against the sail and not flapping nicely. I could I suppose tie something on temporarily to see how it flies?

If anyone knows better I am willing to defer. It would be nice to go ner ner to the expert at the pondside regarding what flags and where.

The battle ensign on my Nelson took some research, as it flitted between the White ensign and the British flag for a few years pre war (ww2) (if I remember correctly).

Today I will be fitting batts and testing all boats out for Sunday. It is raining here at the moment…hopefully Sunday will be nice?

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

I’ve found a thin string with the flag attached strung between the gaff’s looks the biz, as to how it flies that’s depends on the breeze. Lap of the gods etc.

weather seems to be clearing up for Sunday so see you there!

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

 

Enjoyable morning at Bushy today. Some of my photos below. I have omitted Ashley's secret projects which will appear in the magazine in due course.

Colin

 

Edited By Colin Bishop on 21/07/2019 19:19:13

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Thanks for those Colin (and the others on the email).

Yes a great mornings boating. Good turnout from "the regulars". Again mystified as to why there are not more visiting boaters to the pond, considering all the amenities, free parking, easy pondside access and so on.

My car full of vessels sailed well, the fast ones performing spectacularly on the early morning flat water. Brother impressed by the collection. Pontoon boat stayed upright despite some extremely fast going, and the Ecranoplan..possibly the best it has been, just possibly due to the recent mod (4mm of foam on the bottom).

Must mention Peters Indian native American indigenous peoples canoe… so funny!!!

Ashley

[Richard BarnettParticipant @richardbarnett67129]

Great pictures Colin, it certainly got a bit busy on the water quite a few times!

I know what you mean about visiting boaters, many moons ago we were tripping over each other on the jetty on a Sunday morn and that was when we had to sort out crystal frequencies!

I do my best to spread the word, it might kick in one day.

Ricky ye pirate 🏴‍☠️

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