na that doesnt happen as much as you think. marine engineers are pretty good at keeping themselves right and what bits are what.
na that doesnt happen as much as you think. marine engineers are pretty good at keeping themselves right and what bits are what.
shiny new generator pistons
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well almost at the end of week two and here is my summary of the drydock so far....
This is my first full drydock ive taken part in. We have countless contractors onboard all working and doing various different things - how its all organised so well is just beyond me. One thing I will say though, the engine room is a bombsite at the end of the day, we always do a rag and bin run, and chuck out a lot of shit.
Bulkheads are in the process of being cut out, and main engine cyclinder liners have gone back in. Generator 1 has been re-assembled (see new pistons above). The dry dock is estimating another 6 weeks of work. I reckon this docking will cost close to £2,000,000 from what I have heard!
Being kept busy each day, always something different and its good to get stuck in. Usually end up covered in grime and crap so getting into a shower at the end of the day is the best feeling in the world.
Got a little side project on the go (remember the generator that has the new pistons?) well i have been given 4 of the old ones to keep. Worth quite a bit of money material wise, as it is quality forged steel. But I am going to make a coffee table out of them. Here is one I just finished cleaning:
Heres a coffee table i made a few years back from a Rover V8 engine:
Good idea mate...... Not sure I would get one past the Mrs though
CallmeGoose (11th April 2014)
my wife said "it can go in your boys room"
funny that as we dont have a boys room in our house.
next house we will though ;-)
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CallmeGoose (11th April 2014)
We have a downstairs playroom of sorts for the skids ..... I slowly managed to shoehorn 2 PC's, a leather couch and armchair in it over a long period of time.....
It took 18 months before she said, "how come the childrens playroom has turned into a man cave?"
To which I replied
"no darling, it's just temporary until I sort (my tiny) home office out" IS IT FUCK, I LIKE MY MAN CAVE, sitting in it right now typing this with a glass of wine !!!!!!!!
She's upstairs sulking cos we had a row..... good times !
CallmeGoose (11th April 2014)
and my little finger is sticking out !!!!!!
Now where the fuck are my cheese and biscuits?????? Fucks sake, will have to make do with these Hors d'oeuvre's !!!
Edit: Just cos you're from Norwich and prefer krill & plankton !!!!!
Your salad finger?
CMG, those pistons... Do they ever go 'missing' if they are expensive... How much are we looking at?
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To bo honest my main argument for keeping things in the playroom (MAN CAVE) was because I can connect to the router via cable giving me the full 80mb Fibre speed and if I was upstairs I would get speeds too slow to
connect to my server in europe !!!!! buahahahahahahahahahahahahah
She bought it !
I've not been home for a week so I wouldn't know plus don't care.
The Mother's Day thing was the straw that broke the camels back, therefore I have black bagged myself and fucking loving it!
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CallmeGoose (11th April 2014)
BigBird wouldn't like that.
Anyhow, I am interested in these pistons and the value.. I need to think of a way of making money.
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very hard for them to go missing - essentially the old ones are taken out, deemed with fit for overhaul or scrap (in this case they were scrap and i asked for them to make a table). then new ones are ordered and put straight back into the engine - no opportunity for the "new" ones to go missing.
Looking at £200-£300 per piston, that doesnt include con-rods etc, thats just the piston.
Goldie was after making a Sybian for Mrs Goldie....... Dont think these pistons were Man enough tbh
Right, I'm getting a man pad
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CallmeGoose (12th April 2014), macmilm (12th April 2014)
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