Nomad Willy
Guru
Yea ... What's a Plink?
Greetings,
Plink? Refer to post #2596...That's the sound of the penny dropping.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+penny+drops
Greetings,
Mr. H. IF you're going to fill the spaces between those strips with fairing compound you're adding even more weight above the waterline mate. I'm getting very concerned about stability, both for Solstice AND myself (another topic...). Do you have space for adding ballast in the bilges for what I'm feeling more and more may have to be a LOT of ballast.
While she's looking absolutely marvelous, given the amount of ballast you may have to add will put her low in the water and a real pig to move...
Hi Eric,
You're right mate it does. Are the buicks as expensive over there as the EH's are over here?
Here's a link to the EH. I think the Buick is a tad bigger?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_EH
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Why did the EH have seven main bearings in the engine? Those engines should have run forever..
Matt my mate - Your energy, drive, creativeness and sheer gumption has been unbelievable... also, these items have paced way beyond my capabilities for a project such as this.
Keep up the good work and best luck in the outcome! - Art
Matt,
Buicks are still available but don't know for how much. Probably priced competitively. I test drove a "Verano" a few months ago. Amazingly smooth but Buicks have been known for that since the 30's. The ride was smooth too .. relative to todays standards. But the most noticeable feature was how quiet it was. Have'nt ridden in a quiet car for a long time. I was heavy into Buicks as a young man especially the straight eights.
I do like your Holden. It reminds me of the Chevrolet Nova 4cyl 4dr (they also had 6cyl engines). Most or all of the American cars in the past had a low end basic model w small "hub caps", minimal trim, plain uppostery, roll-up windows and no extra frills. They had an honest look about them while the vast majority of cars look more like a cheap imitation of a luxury car. And the mechanical components of the luxo models were the same as the base models. Many had bigger engines but built of the same quality parts. So in the US there was only one level of quality in cars. How big of an engine and how much flashy trimming was the choice of the day.
But the Buicks were known to be good quality but lacking the close to vulgar pretentiousness of it's stable mate ... Cadillac. So Buicks were bought by mostly conservative people. Is that so w the Holden?
Thanks Art. I appreciate your support mate but it sounded like you're leaving???!!!!
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Heck no! Just wishing ya good luck for all items in your endeavor. I'd just gotten back from 5 days on boat and was still rocking with the waves. Can't wait to hear of your adventures once SOLSTICE splashes.
Think I've struck gold. Well led but it gold to me. A guy on Facebook works with led and always has off cuts and has offered them to me for $1.71kg. I'm stoked. A supplier quoted me rolls at $4.50kg
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I'm not sure I understand the skim coating and the guide strips. Are you filling that area with epoxy?
If so that would concern me because the thick filler may crack as the underlying more flexible wood bends.
Great find!
Yeah too hard and too late in the day to explain. Suffice to say it's a cosmetic reason not a structural reason I am doing the flare in filler in this area.
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Cosmetic as in puttin' lipstick on a pig?
Maybe that was meant as humor, but it feels wrong. Insulting someone else`s boat is not on, especially a labor of love. How about taking it down,yourself or if beyond time, with Mod help.Cosmetic as in puttin' lipstick on a pig?
Maybe that was meant as humor, but it feels wrong. Insulting someone else`s boat is not on, especially a labor of love. How about taking it down,yourself or if beyond time, with Mod help.
Who's Rick?.