Recent content by Ron Dean

Certainly applies in my case. Not so much fear & excitement as astonishment. On my third time out after joining the local sailing club, and on my first time at the helm, I managed a spectacular capsize. It was rather gusty at the time. In hindsight it must have been the best experience I could...

+1 I inherited an oldish Hammar a few months ago but had never checked it out. Now thanks to prv, Shorn 100 & other contributors I am now reassured of it's serviceability. :) Ron.

I've just tuned into Quest and I notice there are 2 programmes every day this week. Programmes are at 5pm & 11pm each day. Today at 11pm - "Oasis of the Seas". Wed. 5pm - Tyco Resolute. 11pm - Cristobal Colon & Beluga Bremene. Thurs. 5pm - HDMS Absalon. 11pm - USNS Robert E Peary & Skandi...

On a River cruise in the Ukraine, when visiting a small fisherman’s island. The locals provided us (for a small cash donation - to be left under the plate) with a very basic lunch. I tried an open sandwich, which I assumed to be white fish topped with cucumber; the white fish was in fact pure...

For a programme summary:- http://www.channel4.com/programmes/t...-the-concordia

Some years ago, travelling on an Italian corridor train, a guy brushed past me and took my wallet from the back pocket of my shorts. I chased him down the platform and he tried unsuccessfully to vault over the exit gate. He was still lying there as I reboarded the train and as the train was...

I would have thought that would be sufficient. I remember that the removal of chrome plated gudgeon pins from aluminium alloy pistons, was the common practice of immersing in a bucket of hot water, often below boiling point.

As a new apprentice, I'd already been caught out by the "long weight" and the "left handed screwdriver", but when I was sent for a set of "1/2 inch Whitworth left hand thread taps", I decided enough was enough and went for a stroll around the various assembly bays. One of the foremen asked me...

Why is it that it's "7 o'clock" and all's well"? Not in this case, but generally. Why not 5, 6 or 8 o'clock? :confused:

Or CATA 2 TAILS.

Sounds like the starter solenoid not making a good contact. You could try giving it a "gentle" tap.

You're in good company then. When John "Skipper" Woodhouse MBE of Caister Lifeboat appeared on the Terry Wogan show, Terry said "I believe you never learnt to swim". Skipper replied "Why should I learn to swim? I've got a boat". (Quotes may not be word perfect - I'm just going on memory).

To get the right size, could you not press some plastic material (say bluetack) into the Keyway on the shaft to take a pattern? If it was removed with care, it should give you a good idea of the radius and depth of the key. You could get the thickness using feeler guages.

The "Magic Sponge" was always called for at football matches when a player was injured. I'm going back to the time, when the game was played by men (not drama queens). If the magic sponge didn't work, then the bucket of cold water was poured over the player. If there was still no response - he...

I also thought The Lounge had disappeared from the face of the earth - until I logged in. I guess that applies to some of the other forums, and I'm sure I'm not the only one whose made the same mistake. :o