The Soltron-Priddy Forum: New Rules

[Happy1]

Re: impeller

One of the reasons for choosing the Volvo engine was the easy front access to the impeller in the engine bay, I have the tools for all the basic jobs. The Mercruiser has the impeller in the leg which is an out of the water job I do believe, at least I can do mine there and then. I even think the make easy removing impeller covers that can be bought as an option, but six screws is not a problem to me.

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[DepSol]

So do you ask bettix the bottle manufacturer about the quality of Evian water. No so why ask your mechanic about the quality of your fuel. Most of them don’t really know whats right from wrong apart from the good ones. Any how with petrol you don’t really suffer so many problems.

Hype, no ask Duncan if fuel problems are a load of hype! You still have A LOT to learn and trying to talk yourself out of something you know nowt about is not helping. Still good entertainment tho.


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[DepSol]

LOL

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[Happy1]

Duncan has diesel I have petrol, does a deisel bug live in petrol? /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif I think you should do a presentation to all the volvo agents in the country, they obviously do not have a clue about fuel and engines /forums/images/icons/wink.gif I will look out for the 'beware of bugs' sign next time I fill up at the marina, OH! that's a point, why not sell the marina's gallons and gallons of the stuff and it can be pre-treated, OR Wait a minute, sell millions of barrels of the stuff to the oil producers so that it can be added at source, OR EVEN BETTER, get a few hundred thousand drilling machines and drill into the core of the Earth and pour your stuff into that, NOW that would be a great charitable cause, you could save lives, as I seem to remember you telling us it is serious life saving stuff.

Do you need any reps to search for the drilling field sites /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[DepSol]

still talking bollox and I aint the first and prob wont be the last person to tell you that either.

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[andyball]

Blimey happy1, what do you want.....proof or something?. It's far too good to waste on unbelievers.

You must have Faith

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[Steve_D]

"..Much better than putting the advertising money into ego raising ventures, that do nothing for society or for the good of humanity.."

Which bit of owning an oil burning, plastic bucket is doing good for humanity then, personally I own a boat because I'm a selfish git that is happy using the most expensive method of getting from A to B because its fun.

If you're that concerned about the rest of the human race, sell the boat stop wasting fuel going round in circles and give the money to a more deserving cause.

There are times that you come across a a sanctimonious prat and all the smileys in the world don't help /forums/images/icons/wink.gif (see!)

Steve D

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[Happy1]

I think you are so right, even though I prefer figures of eight instead of circles /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif perhaps I should get a yacht, much better for the environment /forums/images/icons/wink.gif Still perhaps if someone is willing to pay for you to go and have a jolly old time and boost your ego you should jump at it, what I don't like is the pretence that it is for charity, bit like the people who go off to cycle around somewhere exotic, get sponsorship of which the first £1,500 pays for their flights and accomodation, and the other £50 they raise goes to the charity, Oh! and the organisers have made a killing under the name of charity. Do they think we are all daft? or as I said earlier, if mugs pay you sponsership money, best to keep quiet and have a few exotic holidays paid for by your colleagues and friends /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[Steve_D]

whatever

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[DepSol]

Now you are certainly treading on dangerous ground! If it wasn’t for people who go out and do these things and raise the awareness of these charities then money for them would be a lot harder to get.

You obviously have NEVER had to organise a charitable event because again you are showing that you are talking about something you know NOTHING about. Do you think that when a concert is done for Charity that everyone does it for free? They do give a good discount on what it would normally cost but they still get paid however, the fact that they profile these events means that considerable amounts of cash can be raised at the event and around it.

Its only the volunteers like me who don’t get paid and even have to pay for their own tickets to the events they organise. That is what charity work is about. Without people who actually profile these charities we would not raise the large amounts of cash needed to run these organisations. Do you also think that all the people who work for these charities do it for free?

With Alan and Bears events the sponsors pay for the costs the extra raised by the cash collectors and events surrounding it go to the charities. Also when contacting certain potential sponsors some may not wish to put there money into the project but give a donation to the charities involved instead.

Pete, Again, you are arguing yourself into a corner that you cant get out of. You simply think that by giving your view that it is correct despite what other experienced people say. It was the same with the weight thing on your boat, you just argued and argued you were right until everyone else gives up arguing. The people that raised the concern in the first place were very experienced people and you were new to boating however, still decided that they couldn’t possibly be right. I have tried hinting to you in the past to listen to peoples advice and build up your own experience but you still insist on giving an opinion based on absolute rubbish.

Please Pete post on what you know and you wont get flamed so much.


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[Guest]

Atlantic RIB Crossing

Trans Atlantic RIB crossing
Just on a point of info !

There was a successful single handed RIB Trans Atlantic crossing in the 80's by Enda O'Coineen from Ireland in a 5.5M RIB.

This was his second attempt. His first attempt a year earlier ended with rescue by the RN just 150 miles off the Scilly Isles.

Enda went from Canada to Ireland. His exploits are recorded in his book The Unsinkable Kilcullen.

He went on to found Afloat magazine here in Ireland and also set the first Round Ireland Powerboat record.

Best wishes,

Stuart
www.powerboat.org



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[DepSol]

Re: Atlantic RIB Crossing

Yes, interesting as he took a sail attached to his Rib and used the currents to drift across.

Must read the book one day.

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[Happy1]

Depsol, everyone is entitled to their view, what I wrote was mine and mine alone. I have been involved in numerous charity events, I have also worked closely with major charities as a volunteer and seen the vast wastes of money on unnecessary beurocracy. I have also seen the misuse of unpaid elderly volunteer people in charity shops, whilst the so called managers go around in company cars with expense accounts and paid for mobile phones, ordering these poor elderly people to stick to corporate strategies, because at the end of the day they are a business. I have no time whatsoever for these type of people who line their own pockets in the name of charity, and use the sympathy tactics to extort money from unsuspecting less well informed people. Perhaps you may wish to spend some time and review the annual accounts of some of the charities, this may open your eyes. Anyway I shall not comment further on this matter, these are my views and I am entitled to them, as you are entitled to do what you want.

As for weight on my boat, that was a load of rubbish and we haved moved on from there.

Have a good weekend /forums/images/icons/wink.gif



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[DepSol]

As the Treasurer for the NSPCC Guernsey branch I know what our money is being spent on and I also know no-one is creaming off the top within our organisation.

We were the biggest sector earner last year. If you have been involved with charity you will then understand the importance of people like Alan who gives up his time for charity for nothing and also helps to raise funds for them. He is certainly not getting anything from the charity except enjoyment that underpriveleged kids are having their dreams come rue.

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[Guest]

Re: Atlantic RIB Crossing

It was a combination of a sail, lee boards and a 50 hp outboard engineon a 5.5 metre RIB

Best wishes,

Stuart

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www.powerboat.org
National Motorboat and Power Boat Trainer

 

[Guest]

Re: Atlantic RIB Crossing

It was a combination of a sail, lee boards and a 50 hp outboard engine on a 5.5 metre RIB.

Definitely the first Trans Atlantic RIB crossing though, and in an open boat, single handed and non stop!

It was also in the days before GPS , chartplotters and sat phones.

Best wishes,

Stuart

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[Happy1]

Just for info have a look at this link, go past the kids faces to the figures at the bottom :-

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.nspcc.org.uk/documents/anreport.pdf>http://www.nspcc.org.uk/documents/anreport.pdf</A>

It may help you understand if you look at generated income, the cost of generating that income and expenditure on employees and management.

It takes a few minutes for the pdf files to load.

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[EME]

Saving you

from Dom's wrath.

Inc Generated - £71m
Mgt Stafff Costs = 113k ( Total 243k)....

mind you I never could read accounts..


Sounds like they do bloody superb work to me.

Given that my missus nearly went to work full-time for a major charity , I can assure you the salaries are crap. Despite the ggod principles we couldn't afford her income to drop to 1/4 of its current level.

They are saints... thank goodness they do it.

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[DepSol]

Re: Saving you

Thanks

My wife also runs a charity for severly handicapped people so that they too can swim with dolphins and have some fun. Alot of people say they cant have fun and dont understand but when you see their faces at Jersey Zoo you know deep down you have done the right thing.

I dont care what people say about charity workers being paid without people promoting them we find things ten times harder to do.

A quick thank you to all who are supporting all the charities involved in both runs, lets hope we can make other peoples lives better without listening to the critisism of the few that are ignorant to the fact that we need the profile to make money.



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[Steve_D]

Whats your point. The charity has costs. All organisations like this have the same problems. use old tins with a label selotaped to it and you will make coppers or setup a professional well run organisation and make millions. The same problem with using advertising, a while ago a charity was chastised for using upsetting pictures of kids starving in order to raise awareness - what should they have done? used some pictures of puppies! It sounds like its ok to be entreprenureal (sp) if your a business but not if your a charity. Raising awareness through expeditions etc is another way of advertising and probably good value for money for the charities involved.

I frequent charity dinners - I get an overpriced, average meal, I know that only a percentage of the cost goes to the charity. As it happens I know the caterer he's not making a fortune out of this but he is making a living , as are his staff, they're not monsters just ordinary working people getting along, they can't afford to give their services for free.

There are some charlatans out there masquerading as charities who deserve to be condemned. But the work done by Dom and Chris and the others involved with the Guernsey version of the NSPCC are beyond reproach.

As for the idea that somehow we are paying for Alan and Bear to have jollies thats just daft, The money used is from advertising budgets and its carefully weighed up as to whether or not its value for money by the predicted coverage. 2 mins on national telly is worth a fortune to these people. Look at Branson when he ditched his balloon, Virgin splattered across every newspaper and tv screen in the world, as the advert says "priceless"

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