PING Night Train

[phil_hg_uk]

Rows?
Well, in this weather I can certain foresee a need to row, Arch has a boat you know!
However, you might see the odd row online, but there is no way you're seeing my column online.

Arch has a boat AND a brompton

 

[Arch]

I do, but I've never used the two together.

Here's the boat:

I built her myself, with some help from friends, and mostly in an upstairs back bedroom....

 

[Arch]

She hasn't quite got the freeboard for an ocean voyage. I did cross the River Medina in the Isle of Wight quite near the sea, and it was a little more choppy. (not me pedalling in this one)

That seat is part of an office chair, the one in the first pic was out of a 2CV. We only changed it because we forgot to pack the 2CV seat for the Isle of Wight trip.

Read about the whole exploit here:
http://www.velovision.com/showStory.php?storynum=740

 

[potsy]

Ratty?

 

[Arch]

Ratty?

Yes, after Ratty in Wind in the Willows, who had a little boat that was blue outside and white inside.

Also, a play on the name of the plan - it's officially known as a Flats Rat, a form of mouseboat

The point of them is that you can build one out of two standard sheets of marine ply, with minimal woodworking skills. They can be adapted for any sort of propulsion.

My friend John Jermy has a nice one.

 

[potsy]

Yes, after Ratty in Wind in the Willows, who had a little boat that was blue outside and white inside.

Ah, I only know Ratty as Lisa's little pretend dog

 

[ufkacbln]

Yeah, if this was FB she'd have 'poked' him instead of pinging

Foss- Stop pretending to be grossed out, I've seen your love messages on FB

Can we please have less poking and pinging- this is a family forum!

 

[potsy]

Can we please have less poking and pinging- this is a family forum!

I have just poked fossy

 

[Night Train]

I have just poked fossy

Ewwwwwww.

 

[potsy]

Ewwwwwww.

Arch started it

 

[ufkacbln]

Oh dear, mass poking!

 

[Lisa21]

Ratty?

Ah, I only know Ratty as Lisa's little pretend dog

Sorry Potsy, did you say something??................

 

[Headgardener]

Oh dear, mass poking!

Not on this forum you don't. Shaun will get upset and close it down.

 

[fossyant]

I have just poked fossy

Eh..

Been out of the data world. stuck in outer North Wales.

 

[TVC]

Not on this forum you don't. Shaun will get upset and close it down.

I think you'll find Shaun will positively encourage it, they're like that in Hull you know.