Catapults!!!
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tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
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- SE London, Bandit Country
Mrs. tdr1nka and I were astonished to find a local £1 shop was selling replica 'Black Widow' fishing catapults. I believed they had been banned from sale so I bought two!!
I used to have one when I lived on a canal boat, you only had to be seen loading it to get all trouble making kids in a 5 mile radius running away home, we used to call it the 'communicator'.
I used to have one when I lived on a canal boat, you only had to be seen loading it to get all trouble making kids in a 5 mile radius running away home, we used to call it the 'communicator'.
got-to-get-fit
New Member
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- Yarm, Cleveland
User76 said:MiniUser76 found a great forked stick in the woods, so we have bought it home and made a catapultMrsUser76 has disowned the whole enterprise, but I can't wait to get out and start having some fun. I'll post some pics later.
Anyone fancy a home-made catapult competition? Home made bows and arrows could count as wellIf you live in Cheddar.....duck
Is that the tinkling of glass i can hear??
Milo
Guru
- Location
- Melksham, Wilts
You lived on a boat!
Snap.
Snap.
beanzontoast
Guru
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- South of The Peaks
Catapult? Oh, you mean a dobber (at least round these parts)...
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
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- SE London, Bandit Country
miloat said:
Oh yes! On the Grand Union @ Maida Vale and on the Themes near Hampton Court. Two best pieces of security equipment, a fishing catapult and a Jack Russel terrier!
Keith Oates
Janner
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- Penarth, Wales
Is there any difference between a fishing catapult and a non fishing one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
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- SE London, Bandit Country
Fishing catapults are for launching bait over water and tend to have
a bigger pouch for filling with maggits etc. They also have a wrist support so you can get really good pull on the elastic.
a bigger pouch for filling with maggits etc. They also have a wrist support so you can get really good pull on the elastic.
Milo
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- Melksham, Wilts
Whenever we went cruising we used to carry an air rifle to put off the little sods (never used obviously).
Going though Camden lock used to be a giggle if you make a mistake everybody can see.
Going though Camden lock used to be a giggle if you make a mistake everybody can see.
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
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- SE London, Bandit Country
miloat said:
Don't. I once brought a 70' narrow boat down the GU thru Little Venice, past the Zoo and then went to make the left turn to head for Camden. A strong wind then blew into us pushing the boat sideways towards the 'floating' Chinese Resturant and I managed to wedge us into a 71' gap, leaving us no forward or reverse.
It took 4 of us 15 mins to get out of there while a great many people gathered on the bridge to laugh. I am still trying to live the incident down!!
Rhythm Thief
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miloat said:
And me. 52' narrowboat on the Staffs and Worcs.
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
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- SE London, Bandit Country
We are a motley crew!
Always wanted a NB that could be peddled to top up a fly wheel and getting rid of my smelly old BMC 1.8!
Reversing would be fun.
Always wanted a NB that could be peddled to top up a fly wheel and getting rid of my smelly old BMC 1.8!
Reversing would be fun.
Milo
Guru
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- Melksham, Wilts
Bmc used to be old cab engines i think.
Many boats use them.
Remember once on a drunken outing I dropped the rope, sending the boat with a carpet stuck on the prop and two mates drifting to the other side were nobody could access.
We did the safest thing and got the girl amongst them to tie the rope onto her ankle and swim across to the other side.
It worked thankfully and all was repaired.
Oh boating the joy.
Many boats use them.
Remember once on a drunken outing I dropped the rope, sending the boat with a carpet stuck on the prop and two mates drifting to the other side were nobody could access.
We did the safest thing and got the girl amongst them to tie the rope onto her ankle and swim across to the other side.
It worked thankfully and all was repaired.
Oh boating the joy.
tdr1nka
Taking the biscuit
- Location
- SE London, Bandit Country
I'm gonna start a Boat thread, see you there!