tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post8956083296601982105..comments2024-02-22T05:34:03.852-05:00Comments on The world encompassed: Propositioning, or getting a right shafting, Part 2Rhyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-86250175740335101632015-11-19T19:15:32.643-05:002015-11-19T19:15:32.643-05:00Wow, just wow... (duly impressed)Wow, just wow... (duly impressed)John Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070173235951648309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-49107392693098622012013-03-21T10:16:13.485-04:002013-03-21T10:16:13.485-04:00Thanks, John. The quips are in part to relieve the...Thanks, John. The quips are in part to relieve the tedium even I feel when relating the minutiae of what can be of interest to only a very few of my already limited readership, and to act as a distraction for the fact that I am clearly learning by doing, and not explaining by having done!Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-8275405539479086732013-03-20T17:26:36.714-04:002013-03-20T17:26:36.714-04:00Beautifully described and illustrated plus a freeb...Beautifully described and illustrated plus a freebie, the wonderful, witty, quips. <br /><br />I was chuckling all the way through.<br /><br />Fab project. Can't wait to see her in the water.John NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-89345251723491914852013-03-20T12:14:03.272-04:002013-03-20T12:14:03.272-04:00Actually, Bill, designing and (over) building that...Actually, Bill, designing and (over) building that gantry was the best part of this process, even if it makes moving around the boat a huge pain.<br /><br />The chain fall is rated for one ton, meaning I can use it in conjunction with a smaller version of this gantry to move batteries down into the boat, and haul up the 100 kilo lead pigs used for trim (there are surprisingly many...maybe I should melt them into a big "shoe" and bolt them to the keel). <br /><br />The best thing, however, is that the 300 kilo engine can be hoisted with one hand, from down in the bay. This allows literally millimetres of adjustment, which is what I was shooting for. When it's a new engine, shaft, Aquadrive, mounts and prop, not only are we talking around $25,000 of "investment", we are also talking about a process I don't want to repeat for some time, if ever.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Rhyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598445145507204424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6458075112175110787.post-81450855516714701582013-03-19T14:43:04.036-04:002013-03-19T14:43:04.036-04:00That poor engine is going to think it is a yo yo b...That poor engine is going to think it is a yo yo by the time you get done. LOL<br /><br />Bill KelleherBill Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912599099774634267noreply@blogger.com