Broken Leg

[Superstrath]

Not mine, the boat's.
Was going to finish repairing the busted Sillette Leg on SC today, but the weather is not too clever, so say the very least. (It's blowing a full gale up here and raining like hell)
The original attempt to reinstall the thing (in the water, to save the cost of a lift-out) was cut short a couple of weeks ago due to great hilarity.
We had pushed the stern of the dinghy under the raised leg, and under the after part of the nacelle, so that the inevitably dropped components and tools would be caught in the boat. McPhail was in the dinghy, under the after deck, guddling with oily bits, when there was a sudden load bang, a whoosh of air and a muted squeal. He'd ripped a four-inch gash in the dinghy and sunk himself under the boat. I leapt ashore, round the back, and grabbed the painter, lifting the still-inflated bow as high as I could. When he soggily climbed back onto the pontoon, he demanded to know why I would be doing that.
"To tip you out, obviously," I replied after I'd stopped laughing.

So, several hundred quids-worth of leg bits, a knackered dinghy and a good few lost sailing weekends later, we might just get sailing again soon.

Alistair

 

[machurley22]

Sorry to hear about the setback. No matter how many potential problems you prepare for, the exploding dinghy will get you every time!

 

[Kilter]

Good luck....

or "break a leg" as the luvvies say! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[blackbeard]

What a disappointment this post turned out to be.
I was hoping for a good old complaining/commiseration/hard-done-by weepy beery session, you with your broken leg and me with my *!ed shoulder.

 

[Sgeir]

Hi Alistair, it was bluidy howling here about half an hour ago - birds were blown out of the trees....

That leg repair sounds desperate. When's the stookie coming off? Trust you'll be afloat again soon. Good luck!

D

 

[Superstrath]

Now sorted. In fact, the only reamianing job was to take the thing off again, and refit it, but this time remembering to include the floating shaft that connects the engine to the prop....doh!
Oddly, the dinghy stayed inflated, no bits went swimming, and no blood was spilled.
All seems ok and I think we're off sailing next weekend. Now, where are all these enormous rounds of drinks and parties at?

Alistair

 

[Sgeir]

Well done! No nuts, bolts, washers etc left over? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

'Fraid I'll miss the high point in this year's social calendar, but if you visit the house of the untrousered of Thursday night......

 

[Superstrath]

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if you visit the house of the untrousered of Thursday night......

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I would love to do that. Unfortunately I'm stuck somewhere in Englandshire on Thursday. One of these days...........


Alistair