Recent content by tazzle

Re: following on from Arthur Woods \"I\'ve won the lottery\" They do indeed do very well out of these scams. Sometimes, if operating from the UK, they get caught - but not often. One Nigerian chappie who was caught was a Mr Benye. The High Court judgment reads: "Mr Benye was arrested in the...

oops! many thanks Jim ...

I got hold of an adastra 12v PA amp from eBay, with automated fog signal. It's very loud. I mean very loud. I even put a clip on youtube to show how loud it is - HERE

Re: It\'s a warship, but whose? Ha! Correcto! It's the angle of the gun that gives it away, really. OK, well that didn't last long.

Re: It\'s a warship, but whose? Those aren't corks on the signal mast - nope.

Re: It\'s a warship, but whose? Nope

It\'s a warship, but whose? First correct guess as to the nationality of this distinctive looking warship? (ensign, jack and pennant number photoshopped out)

Oooh! Lovely. You can just about make out old Radweld there in the one-and-sixpennies ...

Re: Today i got my port bill! How much do you pay p.a Cant be this muc I was paying £780 pa for 7.3m/24' on a drying pontoon at Newhaven (power and water free), now a wee bit more on the Mudway for the same. No port dues for Newhaven, £47 pa for the Mudway.

Really? These ones are straight couplings for 22mm - no good?

Try Makefast - I got a couple of bits from them last year, but remember that their min order and postage charges were a bit high. Seascrew sell a few of their bits, I think, so worth a call to Seascrew to see if they can get them for you more cheaply if you have the parts numbers.

[ QUOTE ] Especially the krauts [/ QUOTE ] I think they were Huns in those days. They only became Krauts in about 1942.

[ QUOTE ] My step father was on the next beach on D-Day - second wave in at 0630 - except they were all held up and it was a bit of a mess. [/ QUOTE ] Where was that? My old man was with 9th Brigade, 3rd Inf Div and was with the first wave to land on 'Sword'

I'm kinda half and half on this one. I hate to admit it, but blazer (or Navy linen jacket), chinos and blue shirt are pretty well Summer rig around here, and standard TV documentary presenter kit for everyone from Palin to Theroux. And, er, are in my wardrobe and, er, well used. Ahem. But who...

Pete's posts about his warehouses of unnecessary equipment, aircraft nose sections, having to produce spreadsheets for his wife of his chandlery spending etc were at times hugely amusing and added some great colour and life to the forums. On the other hand, the constant trolling and wind-ups...