Life Boat Refit

[TeeDee]

Kinda appealing.

Two men, one dog and an Arctic lifeboat adventure

Two architects bought a retired Scottish ferry lifeboat and converted it for the adventure of a lifetime.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[uncleboob]

Kinda appealing.

Two men, one dog and an Arctic lifeboat adventure

Two architects bought a retired Scottish ferry lifeboat and converted it for the adventure of a lifetime.

www.bbc.co.uk

...saw a video about these guys a while back. Amazing and well thought out transformation...looks as though their design was thoroughly tested!

 

[SCOMAN]

Hmmm the only key thing you can’t change on a ships lifeboat conversion is that it will roll like a b*tch. They have done a nice job though. I seen this article and sent it to an old navy mate who worked on Clansman. This was his lifeboat, if needed he was to be her coxswain where she to be used in anger.

 

[TeeDee]

Hmmm the only key thing you can’t change on a ships lifeboat conversion is that it will roll like a b*tch. They have done a nice job though. I seen this article and sent it to an old navy mate who worked on Clansman. This was his lifeboat, if needed he was to be her coxswain where she to be used in anger.

Yeah , I did think about that. I'm going to assume there is an addition of a Rudder under the keel line.

 

[SCOMAN]

I can't remember the configuration whether it's a bucket rudder or just a plain rudder aft of the screw. It's more the shape of the craft that causes the roll.

 

[Mesquite]

I watched that a while ago as well.

Reminded me of Tristan Jones book 'Ice!' which is a good read if you like stories about small boats and exploration.

 

[Tengu]

It looks like it rolls like a female dog. (Hoqever its boat you could have faith in in any condition.)

And I have a gut feeling its fuel hungry.

But they wont lose it in the marina...

 

[Damascus]

I think the greatest thing about this is, they DID IT, rather than just dream it, how many people say I wished I’d done this or that and never did. May their adventure continue!!!!!

 

[kawasemi]

There are no words...that is just so COOL to do!! Can't wait to see the short film.

K

 

[TeeDee]

There are no words...that is just so COOL to do!! Can't wait to see the short film.

K

Exactly. Wouldn't mind converting one of these to just poodle along the Canals in fact as I believe they are relatively cheap.

 

[kawasemi]

As we sit opposite each other, remote working, wenchy (term of endearment ) has just said 'we should do something like that'. Travel the waves as 'Sea Gypsy Geographers' and write articles as an income.

...the kids will be leaving home in the next couple of years

 

[TeeDee]

...the kids will be leaving home in the next couple of years

Not if Covid hangs around.... Just saying !!!!!

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[kawasemi]

Not if Covid hangs around.... Just saying !!!!!

Way to kill the mood

 

[TeeDee]

Way to kill the mood

Its MY gift to Society.

Social Hand Grenade.

 

[oldtimer]

As we sit opposite each other, remote working, wenchy (term of endearment ) has just said 'we should do something like that'. Travel the waves as 'Sea Gypsy Geographers' and write articles as an income.

...the kids will be leaving home in the next couple of years

Madame and I had a similar moment back in 1964 while facing on another in the bath in the cottage we had just finished converting. We didn't like our jobs and decided to change direction. By the time the bathwater grew unbearably cold we planned for me to get a place at college, let the cottage, get jobs in London to save money for a summer in Greece. It all worked out and the kids came later. We repeated the project later with jobs in the Bahamas and a summer in the USA followed by another going from end to end of Europe in the first of our campervan s We've always thought of them as land-going yachts. Our compromise: I love boats and the sea but Madame gets sea-sick on a quayside.
Both our boys caught the big and the grandchildren look like following suit.
Glad we started our adventures young!

 

[Tengu]

Its a fine thing to dream, but these things do cost money, and often the simplest seeming projects are only for the really wealthy.

One of my favorite books is the Water road by Paul Gogartey its about exploring the canal systems by narrowboat.

Lets not think of the enormity of renting a narrowboat for four months....

(Memo-must fit out my dinghy properly...and try not to think on what it costs to get bits for an 8ft boat...)

 

[TeeDee]

Its a fine thing to dream, but these things do cost money, and often the simplest seeming projects are only for the really wealthy.

One of my favorite books is the Water road by Paul Gogartey its about exploring the canal systems by narrowboat.

Lets not think of the enormity of renting a narrowboat for four months....

(Memo-must fit out my dinghy properly...and try not to think on what it costs to get bits for an 8ft boat...)

Just downscale the project - do it by Canoe.