skipper 14
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Yes of course. we will weigh the yacht using the crane before lowering, do the maths, add the weight and dip it. Simple.
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Yes of course. we will weigh the yacht using the crane before lowering, do the maths, add the weight and dip it. Simple.
skipper 14
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Am busy sorting the finer details of the system. Might be free in the summer if that is convenient?
Bav34
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Still a problem getting the boat out of the tank with its wet antifoul. Remember this is a 10 minute operation. I'll plan and install a Dyson hand drying system for you for just 20% of your profits.
northwind
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Will you paint under the slings? And what about anodes...
Do you use a spin or tumble dryer before relaunch?
[70521]
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Drop me a PM, a bunch of hairy engineers would be interested.
Bav34
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I think that I've covered that.
northwind
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A quick calc and you're going to need one hell of a lorry.
A container 15metres long x 4metres wide x 2m deep = 120m3 so approx 120tons if its the same density as water.... And that's just for a 45 footer
A container 15metres long x 4metres wide x 2m deep = 120m3 so approx 120tons if its the same density as water.... And that's just for a 45 footer
skipper 14
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The slings we use are of a porous material which will allow the antifoul to reach the entire hull including the section under the slings.
northwind
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Sorry I missed the dyson idea.. Sounds more workable than a tumble dryer
skipper 14
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A quick calc and you're going to need one hell of a lorry.
A container 15metres long x 4metres wide x 2m deep = 120m3 so approx 120tons if its the same density as water.... And that's just for a 45 footer
Initially the service will only be available for boats of up to 25 foot due to the problems you have mentioned. We have a slightly different delivery system in mind for the larger vessels.
Bav34
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Sorry I missed the dyson idea.. Sounds more workable than a tumble dryer
Not as entertaining to watch though
HinewaisMan
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We've sailed Hinewai from Australia.
Wouldn't that mean you'd have to turn everything upside down for it to work for us in the UK?
Wouldn't that mean you'd have to turn everything upside down for it to work for us in the UK?
Hoolie
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A quick calc and you're going to need one hell of a lorry.
A container 15metres long x 4metres wide x 2m deep = 120m3 so approx 120tons if its the same density as water.... And that's just for a 45 footer
But you haven't allowed for the fact the container would be V-SHAPED ... ...
Searush
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Not for a twin keeler it won't.
I have a boat with a 9' fin keel, can you cope with that?
BTW, protecting anodes & fittings is a doddle. For a small fee I will explain it to you.
northwind
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I hope you get a good discount on the antifoul, as that lot works out at approx £3,360,000 @£28 per litre...
most of which you will never use.skipper 14
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BTW, protecting anodes & fittings is a doddle. For a small fee I will explain it to you.
I've already said how we know how to do it.
skipper 14
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I hope you get a good discount on the antifoul, as that lot works out at approx £3,360,000 @£28 per litre...
Yes we have a very good discount.
SailorBill
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I'm not sure about the lift and dip method of application. Wouldn't it be easier to lift and shoot with a paint gun? OK something a bit bigger might be needed. Army surplus places sometimes sell off old tanks. A Chieftain should do it. This would have the added bonus of being able to deliver special paint effects. Might have to carry out some pressure testing first though. Does your liability insurance cover sinking?
Cafloat
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Good grief !!
sarabande
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shirley the best way to design the tank on the lorry is to have the shape controlled by a computer, so that - for each class of boat - external rams ensure that the tank assumes a female mould shape only millimetres larger than the standard hull ?
This way, a quick recalculation shows that you will need only a few litres of antifoul in the "ShipBath" (Pat Pending, Trademark Applied for).
Indeed, why stop at antifouling ? With the tank perforated by thousand of small holes attached to powerful hydraulic pumps, you will be able to pressure-blast the hull clean, and with an abrasive medium such as boron granules remove all previous anti-fouling, prior to connecting the jets to the drums containing antifouling and filling the mould with the anti-foul of choice.
Colour of course is not difficulty with a multi-jet system, as the jets can be linked under CNC to drums of different AF colour. Stripes, blobs, even graduated transitional colours will be achieved. Sponsors' logos, rude messages to submarines, optical patterns to convince marina operators that the vessel is in fact several metres shorter than the nominal length - all is possible.
This way, a quick recalculation shows that you will need only a few litres of antifoul in the "ShipBath" (Pat Pending, Trademark Applied for).
Indeed, why stop at antifouling ? With the tank perforated by thousand of small holes attached to powerful hydraulic pumps, you will be able to pressure-blast the hull clean, and with an abrasive medium such as boron granules remove all previous anti-fouling, prior to connecting the jets to the drums containing antifouling and filling the mould with the anti-foul of choice.
Colour of course is not difficulty with a multi-jet system, as the jets can be linked under CNC to drums of different AF colour. Stripes, blobs, even graduated transitional colours will be achieved. Sponsors' logos, rude messages to submarines, optical patterns to convince marina operators that the vessel is in fact several metres shorter than the nominal length - all is possible.