MarinerMan wrote: ↑09 Sep 2025, 21:09 I loaned it to a friend while I was working on a ship, a lovely Swedish run Viking longship.

He was working on his 56 MG project and had brake kleen on his hands

On your next voyage, you can arrange to have him keelhauled the Swedish way.

Nope, he is just fine and healthy, but can't find the reverse gear for some reason. It only runs when the radio is switched on and lifts the antenna if I could get it installed. Problem is when you switch the radio off, the motor should run in reverse to pull the antenna back in, but this one does n...

It might as well have been from the little old lady in Pasadena - I just bought it in San Diego, it's been southern California garage kept for 30 years. The plastic on the car isn't even faded. I think the story goes something like this: someone owned it for 23 years, averaged less than 3000 miles a...

Excellent. I’ve cancelled my trip to Boston with my dolly…..

Somewhere from my travels in Russia years ago I have a picture of a car going down the road ona piece of wood for a wheel

if reusing the copper it can be annealed with a torch, I order extras. Theyre slippery little things.

The trick of securing the banjo bolt washers with a captive, sacrificial oring has made my life easy.

The o ring holds the stuff together, you start the threads , the pull the oring off with a pick, snapping it

I feel your pain ! So sorry for both of your losses. I lost my Bobby ( my Manx cat ) after 15 years of love. A day doesn't go by that I don't think of him. I could go on and on about him, but I won't. And you are right; it is losing a family member. Our place in the next life, is determined by how w...

Hearts to you Bronco, on the loss of you Sophie and your Mom. Nova and Artemis (still with us) liked to snuggle with Mom at age 93 becuase she didnt move around too much. :D Looking back Our first cat passed in our yard daytime Otis we had to vet due to a huge eye tumor Ashley the Grey passed away a...