Random Picture Thread

Thanks for being so persistent Mr. E . . ​

It made me call the lasses Mom about what happened, and she did recall she had missed a gutted Cod from her kitchen on Jan. 29 - 2016, and later that day she saw it flying on YouTube, but since she found it back in her fridge when wanted to prepare supper, she didn't think about it anymore. So she prepared the meal and eat it with her yokefellow, the kids didn't show up though, as they were busy with something.​

This made me check the vid nano sec by nano sec, and then I saw it was indeed a gutted flying Cod there, of which the belly opened up when it hit the lasses face...​

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So since I wanted to know how they did it I called my friend from the early 70's there for the location, and zoomed in and did some measurements...​

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The lass stands at 51°23'20.8"N 3°16'09.3"W, and the cam is looking northwest (360° view when dragged around).​

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Left (for the video viewer) of Aimee there's about 6 m (20') room to the sea wall, so enough for the thrower to stand out of sight of the cam, but must say, a hell of a throw, and a hell of a tough gal doing her thing while knowing that an about 2 kg high speed flying Cod is going to hit her in the face when the next wave breaks over the seawall . . ​

This all to entertain us, and to earn an income . . . ​

 

You wouldn't want people throwing fish at your head daily, for sure.

 

You get my vote as the forum No1 fact checker!

Agreed, I'm wrong, it's a fake

Years ago I had a surreal experience in Barry Island. I started a course in mechanical engineering at Cardiff university (I didn't finish) but the university had made an almighty cock-up with the accommodation bookings which resulted in them renting all the empty cabins in the Barry Butlins camp to house the first year intake while they sorted out the problem. The cabins were decrepit clapboard boxes with peeling paint and a musty smell; it was a comical anti climax to that supposed big step in life... At that time there was a large area of railway sidings adjacent to the camp which had many abandoned rusting steam locomotives. The Story of Barry scrapyard http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/barry1.htm
I haven't been back for a long time, judging from the video it has been smartened up a lot.

 

Ophelia last week..
Today we had Brian with 70mph gusts (now passed..but Angel you might be feeling it now?)

And as I look at the picture now to the West there is another coming but will track northward (Brian is over the Eastern Scottish border)

earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-19.54,54.80,1024/loc=-35.336,51.513

 

Sure wouldn't.

 

Looks to me like the back fell off of this one.

From blared's gallery.

 

Random pictures of Moms and Dads . . .​

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The random picture thread has been slow..

 

Hi Gerald,

Is that a west coast troller you're working on ?

Looks like a major effort anyway . .

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I've grabbed some pics from Tad's blog post Westcoast Troller Hull Form - - Anna B - vs - Alaskan

↓ Westcoast Troller - Anna B - - 2 ×​

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↓ Westcoast Troller - Alaskan - - 2 ×​

 

Natasha Jenkins busking at St Enoch Square (south side subway station) in Glasgow, Scotland.​

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September 8, 2017 - - - - - - - - - page 11​

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It's not me but a friend of mine, I was at the yard ( I pay my bills on mostly fiberglass boats ) and my friend was replacing the stem on a Alaska class limit seiner ( big boat in a 56 foot stall ). That's a beautiful chunk of Purple Heart that he's carving on...
Gerald

 

Thanks for the info Gerald . .

Yes, what is shown of the stem and stern looks like this one . . .

58' Traditional Limit Seiner design plan → post #3 by Tad





I've thought he might be working on a piece of Angelique, which can be reddish brown to yellowish brown, but I'll guess, indeed not as purple as shown there. And Purple Heart might be even better . .

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Purple Heart - (PDF) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Angelique - (PDF)​

Below some works using Angelique, the pictures are screenshots, I've linked to the videos they came from...



↑ 1934 36 ft Harkers Island Sylvia II keel Replacement - ‘‘ Sylvia II, Angelique keel replacement going under the boat. Wilmington, NC 12/10/15. ’’




↑ Sylvia II Stem Knee or Gripe rabbeting Part 1 - ‘‘ Beginning the plank rabbeting for a part of the stem knee assembly, rebuilding the 1934 Harkers Island Sylvia II in Wilmington, NC. The wood is 3 5/8" thick Angelique from Surinam. ’’




↑ Sylvia II Stem Knee or Gripe rabbeting Part 2 - ‘‘ Rabbeting stem knee or gripe for 1 inch planks. Paring with a 1 1/4 inch paring chisel. ’’




↑ Sylvia II Stem Knee or Gripe rabbeting Part 3

( Part 4 didn't show up for me on YouTube )​

↑ Sylvia II Stem Knee or Gripe rabbeting Part 5

 

Thought this deserved a wider audience. The heroic (and since June, largely single handed) restoration of Tally Ho (Albert Strange)
Here's the original,brief thread: Tally Ho holding out for a hero https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/tally-ho-holding-out-for-a-hero.57334/#post-817202



And here's a link to Leo Goolden (Sampson boat co) 's video blog on youtube: Sampson Boat Co https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-_lYeV8hBnDSay7nmphUA/videos the videos run from bottom right to top left.

Sampson Boat Company's website (Leo's blog) here: Sampson Boat Co. http://sampsonboat.co.uk/