Random Picture Thread

[safewalrus]

SamSam don't let Poida see that one he'll love it!

[charmc]

Opening Juy 4 at a theater near you: The Fantastic Four and the Return of the Red Hoverer.

[charmc]

[I[B]]"Your outboard motor doesn't necessarily have to be put away when the boating season ends. With a few mechanical changes, almost any 10-hp, or larger motor can be put to work the year 'round and used to propel an ice sled. Speeds up to 35 m.p,h. are possible with a payload of three. The change-over in no way reduces the efficiency of the motor as an outboard engine. To modify the motor, the water intake and output systems must be sealed and a radiator installed in line." [/b][/i]

http://www.vintageprojects.com/go-ka...d-airboat.html

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by charmc

To modify the motor, the water intake and output systems must be sealed and a radiator installed in line.

Yea, that's real easy to do, and match it to a prop while you are at it.

Coming up with ideas is easy, simple ones you can do and afford are much harder.

[safewalrus]

As long as you have the ice! It won't work in thailand for frosty tho' (mind you he's willing to try!)

[SamSam]

Originally Posted by charmc

[I[B]]"Your outboard motor doesn't necessarily have to be put away when the boating season ends. With a few mechanical changes, almost any 10-hp, or larger motor can be put to work the year 'round and used to propel an ice sled. Speeds up to 35 m.p,h. are possible with a payload of three. The change-over in no way reduces the efficiency of the motor as an outboard engine. To modify the motor, the water intake and output systems must be sealed and a radiator installed in line." [/b][/i]

http://www.vintageprojects.com/go-ka...d-airboat.html

I have a bunch of the old mags that these articles came from. One of them had an attachment to go on your small boat that would propel it over the ice for ice fishing, an added attraction was if the ice broke you didn't fall through and die. It was like an outboard in that it attached to the transom and could tilt up and down and turn side to side. It was a small gas engine on a frame with belt/jackshaft reduction that slowly turned a 2' diameter metal disc that had teeth welded on it that would bite into the ice and propel you and your buddy and your equipment around.

[safewalrus]

Mind you with those teeth on the prop you wouldn't want to fall in would you?

[kach22i]

Is this for real?

http://www.dvirgallery.com/pages/artists/mSegal/5.htm

Miri Segal,
Made-Ready, 2002,
Two cast polyurethane, c.15x5x4 cm.
Demonstration video.
A mini-scale Duchampian pissoire
transformed to accommodate feminine needs.

Could come in handy for the female traveler or boater.

[SamSam]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Is this for real?

http://www.dvirgallery.com/pages/artists/mSegal/5.htm



Could come in handy for the female traveler or boater.

It's not that big of a learning curve but she's having trouble. Force of habit, I guess.
1. Lift the lid
2. Lift the seat
3. Pee

[SamSam]

Originally Posted by safewalrus

Mind you with those teeth on the prop you wouldn't want to fall in would you?

The wheel was oriented and comparable to the rear wheel of a motorbike rather than a prop, and it turned pretty slow, top speed maybe 30-50 RPM.

A nice little row of holes might look allright, sort of like a tattoo or a seam. Also, the red would go well with the white of the snow and ice. With the screams of agony blending in and fading away with the gusts and flurry of a blizzard, a guy almost gets a cozy, warm and fuzzy feeling about it all.

Damn, That would have been good for the drivel thread!

[alaskamokaiman]

Kach22i,

They are real and in use here in Alaska.

I was reading the reply from SamSam talking about the red snow...WTH!

Wrong place for that reply.
Cheers,

[Bergalia]

Discovered this one on another site....
Anyone care to add a caption ?

[kach22i]

The royal finger probe went exactly as planned, one in the bush and a thumb up the back door using 100% Iraqi oil as a lube.

[SamSam]

Originally Posted by kach22i

The royal finger probe went exactly as planned, one in the bush and a thumb up the back door using 100% Iraqi oil as a lube.

I've heard that's where this hand sign came from.

[SamSam]

Originally Posted by Bergalia

Discovered this one on another site....
Anyone care to add a caption ?

Does this guy have a last name besides 'Prince of Wales' or whatever? Like 'Smith' or Shablonski' or something?