Go Back   The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > Social Forums > Touring Boating Camping & Caravan Forum
Register FAQ Image Gallery Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 28th April 2019, 16:16   #11
coolcat
This is my second home
 
coolcat's Avatar
 
Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro

Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere
Posts: 51,000
Thanks: 9,890
Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by roverbarmy View Post
My uncle had those in his boat in Chesapeake Bay in the States. His boat had originally been sunk (prior to his ownership) by hitting a semi submerged telegraph pole that had been dumped in the bay (they cost a fortune to dispose of in USA due to tars and creosotes in the wood). He salvaged the boat by a combination of inflating inner tubes inside the flooded cabin and pumping, after fitting a plywood and rubber patch to the hole. The boat was towed home and hoisted out of the water. The Pentas were stripped and found to be fine. The boat gave him years of service afterwards.
That's sort of reassuring to know
__________________
Jeff.
coolcat is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 1st May 2019, 16:37   #12
roverbarmy
This is my second home
 
roverbarmy's Avatar
 
Roverless + 1.7D Sportage

Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: East Norfolk
Posts: 7,005
Thanks: 729
Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by coolcat View Post
That's sort of reassuring to know
He had a business using a floating piledriver for building and repairing piers, so got to hear about lots of "bargains" and "clearances", so offered to move the boat for free salvage. Whilst doing his work, he found lots of "lost" items, including outboards, chainsaws and even a Chevy Impala!
__________________
Oil in my veins!
roverbarmy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:51.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright © 2006-2023, The Rover 75 & MG ZT Owners Club Ltd