TCM trip updates

[KevB]

Why have you gone all girlie and soft all of a sudden? Do you want us all to tell you how great you are doing and pleeeeease don't stop cause you're so great?
Stop whinging and get on with it. Best thread for ages.

Oh, Brendan, you're great /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[longjohnsilver]

Best fred

Totally agree, and it's actually about something boaty!

 

[tome]

Come on Brendan, get on with the updates - they were good. Were you having an Ellen moment?

 

[tome]

Text from Matt

Bust fuel pump will take 3-4ish days to fix, and another few grand.

 

[KevB]

Re: Text from Matt

Time to organise a trailer and get it fixed at destination. Wouldn't fancy crossing biscay in a recently fixed boat. Good luck.

 

[KevB]

Re: Text from Matt

And if I'm ever in the unlikely position to afford a boat like Diana 11, remind me not to fit MAN engines.

 

[tome]

Re: Text from Matt

Some trailer, the boats 5.5m wide (not to mention 23m long).

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re: Text from Matt

How did the fuel pump come to break? That must be really unlucky, have never heard of one going before. I always thort Mans were good but Matt seems to have had all sorts of problems with them.

Is he jinxed??!!

 

[hlb]

Re: Text from Matt

Where did bust fuel pump come in?? Thort it was just a broken pipe!!

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re: Text from Matt

Nah you pillock, don't you know anything? If it was just a bust injector pipe it wouldn't stop the engine, it would just run lumpy. Stick to yer ditch crawling and leave the sea to us real semen.

 

[KevB]

Re: Text from Matt

Are these long enough and wide enough??

More pictures and contact details HERE and they are based in France.

 

[tome]

Re: Text from Matt

Bloody hell!

 

[Questor]

Re: Text from Matt

Note the tractor unit is M A N

D'ya think he's broken down?

 

[KevB]

Re: Text from Matt

Probably, and it's going to take 4 days to fix, involves removing the rear axle to get to the injector pump and cost 10 gazzilion euro's.....

 

[KevB]

Re: Text from Matt

On the other hand as it's not marine it'll probable be fixed within the hour, involve removing a expertly designed injector pump cover for ease of access and cost 30 euros.....

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re: Text from Matt

Now looking more like a week, and there's a problem with the turbo! Think the booze locker will soon be empty.

 

[tome]

Re: Text from Matt

Not having a huge amount of luck this time, is he?

 

[Alistairr]

Re: Text from Matt

KevB ommited to show you the next pic!!!!

Look /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[DavidBunn]

Hi Brendan,

Please pass on a message to TCM that I am very sorry to read about his problems. I hope he gets them fixed quickly. When he passes Marina del Este ask him to call in and I will buy them all a drink. I will PM you with my mobile number.

Regards,

David

 

[KevB]

Re: Text from Matt

That's because the boat is on a tilting/raising platform to allow them to get it around sign posts and such

Have a look at the bottom of THIS page to see it in action. Pretty cool..