How deflate avon dinghy?

[Sailingsaves]

yes, it has various adaptors

Impressive foreward thinking of the designers then.

I also have the Tesco 4 D sized battery pump for camping. That was impressive for such a small thing at £5.99

Pumped up mattress quicker than any manual pump I had. Can't remember if it sucked. Hope it is in the loft somewhere. Hope I took the batteries out too.

 

[onesea]

I have never used my vernier calipers so much since I made this 3-D printer. Measure, CAD, print and 30mins later you have a useful object.

Can print new rudders and shafts? Could save me a small fortune :ambivalence:...

 

[Sailingsaves]

Can print new rudders and shafts? Could save me a small fortune :ambivalence:...

I wish. I did print a bush that fitted around a rudder shaft that stopped a rudder rising up and then falling off a 22 footer. Usually they had zinc bushes, but this plastic one will outlast the zinc one.

But whole shafts and rudders.... Mind you, I read in some science mag somewhere that they are now making large 3-D printers that print in metal ! Bet that will cost a bit.

 

[onesea]

I wish. I did print a bush that fitted around a rudder shaft that stopped a rudder rising up and then falling off a 22 footer. Usually they had zinc bushes, but this plastic one will outlast the zinc one.

But whole shafts and rudders.... Mind you, I read in some science mag somewhere that they are now making large 3-D printers that print in metal ! Bet that will cost a bit.

LOL, when the rudder bearing on the tiller head on my 24'er wore out, it started squeaking. All I could find at the time was a Pringles tube plastic lid to replace it, they would last nearly a year before replacement.

 

[alan_d]

Get a Hi-Lo 12v pump ( LVM ) to suck it as flat as a witch`s T*t

Surely the normal usage is "as cold as a witch's ...."