My little piece of peace

[Frosty]

One day you will look back --and it wont seem too long ago that you built this boat. I look at mine now --its 7 years old, I cant believe it ,it seems like yesterday that I was in Auss fitting engines, I can remember it so clearly.

I am repairing stuff that still seems new to me.

Life goes much faster when your over 50 so bloody get on with it!!

I know 2 people that have shot their brains out this year!! what the F is going on. Will some one please tell me WTF is going on.

[Fanie]

"My baby will be produced and find its way about on its element before your baby"

Probably... but who knows !

I know 2 people that have shot their brains out this year!! what the F is going on. Will some one please tell me WTF is going on.

Yoo many people, too many rules and regulations, too many restrictions.

[masalai]

Frost, bore yourself shitless and have a careful look at the last 5 pages of economic links Global economic situation for liveaboard cruising yachties - - - - - The global economic system is collapsing, complements of the greed of certain fuck-heads (merchant bankers, The USA FED and many others) of the thievery, shenanigans, fraud deception and everything evil that USA laws cannot stop (it is a USA created problem)...

The 'sewersides' probably relate to that... Like when they were told their investments are worth nothing and they owe their "investment manager" US$100000000 in management fees....

[Frosty]

Inability to compromise, adapt, diversify in my opinion.

Loosing 300 million and shooting yourself because you have only 5 million left is stupid and incorrect thinking. Or is it of shame?

If you have to kill yourself you are not thinking straight in the first place.

I don't believe it is as bad as you do Mas.

You have forgotten what Popeye said.

"Thats all I can stands cos I cant stands no more"

When people get to that and they will I suppose then it will change.

[masalai]

Possibly this....................Or is it of shame?

The economic shit is a lot bigger than you can imagine... "Subprime" was the entrée and the main course is about 50% bigger consisting of the Alt A and other domestic residential mortgages resetting up about 4% and all the commercial real-estate foreclosures in USA - more than 100 banks in USA have closed, and the collateral damage as these collapse could be quite catastrophic, then there is the toxic debt at more than US$589,000,000,000,000.00 (589 trillion) look here and be amazed http://www.usdebtclock.org/

The annual gross domestic product of the world is (from a failing memory) less than 100 trillion so the USA has really fucked up big-time, and the impact is GLOBAL...

The Chinese have 2.5 trillion in US$ that they desperately want to exchange for something of tangible value... If they dumped that on the market then USA would collapse immediately....

think of a trillion as a stack of $1000 bills laid one on top of another reaching 69miles UP... - - or - - spending one million A DAY since the birth of baby Jesus, you would still have enough for another 700 years of such spending today..... WTF and that is without considering interest on the capital......

[Fanie]

Well Masalai,

It cannot be nearly as fcuked up as here. Some moron actually came up on tv last night and said how good a bad economy is. I mean really, just think about it. Since the ave guy out there is as dumb as dirt they will believe this kind of sh1t So SA wants a bad economy ok. Why they simply won't adapt to the zim $ I don't know.

[Frosty]

Fannie I heard that a black guy in Saffa bouht a car and went to the gas station for fil up. he didnt know where to put the petrol and he filled the engine full of fuel.

You dont know him do you?

[masalai]

Frosty, is it not about time you upgraded? shed will be available in April 2010 - or a bit sooner as final work may be done outside.... 1 year to build... and I may have a nice part furnished (complete with car) house for you to rent, as we will be moving house to our new one...

[Frosty]

Yes I am upgrading, it will be huge in comparison and no anchor chain. It will be two story near the local supermarket and access to the red light district.

I have to get my priorities in order, such as a garage with lathe and machines to make motorcycles that I can ride to the bars with the other hogs and laugh a lot .

The one I have now parks in salt water and needs constant maintenence no matter how much money I throw at it.

I like things that begin with B--bikes ,birds , booze , bars, bra's, ball bearings . Shan't be doing another, ive sailed the sea with too many stories of shit to tell, I don t need any more, I m hanging the life jacket up.

Too old now ,--nearly 26 (mentaly) but my bones are old.

[Manie B]

he he Frosty the man

[masalai]

Todays images are a progression of yesterdays announcement

[Manie B]

Mas this is getting kinda confusing for this old fart

please post a drawing ( hand sketch ok ) of the layout
where are the fridges generator etc and and going to go

[Manie B]

sorry plan view

[masalai]

Do not have any plans at home, but here is one that was posted before (I think?)

From aft going forward, Aft berths P & S will now carry under the forward half 150L potable water each P & S... - The batteries relocated on starboard, to up near the genset which is forward of the mast to Port...

From Aft going forward again fixed pair of seats (storage under), then Frige to Port, Freezer on Starboard, then forward to "dry" bench to port with 240VAC cooktop and "wet" bench, washing basin starboard... then steps down P & S with - - steering and electronic nav overhead, steering compass midships, aft the mast...

Forward to port, Shower & then toilet, on starboard laundry and washing machine.... Computers may reside in the Starboard berth space.... or ???? where it will fit usefully or sold....

It is all a mystery tour and is being worked out as we go

There is talk of a new propeller for the Torqeedo coloured "white" instead of the "orange" existing ones... It is hoped that this will allow slightly better top speed performance... earlier observation trials with twin 4.0-R standard systems on "Schools Out", - unofficial figures of 6.1knots on either engine and 6.4 with both and with a 15knot headwind 6.2knots - hopefully verified with a report to be posted soon.... along with other test data.... I think they are waiting to try the new propellers.... This is on a bigger - and heavier 44-C...

[Fanie]

HA ! Check your score china

Very nice thread Mas, well maintained (guarded ) with good pictures and a good bit of patience in between the off topic stuff and the hijacks