Awesome bits of kit

Water water everywhere, and now a drop to drink.

Changed the Game and gained massive media publicity too..

Over 600 parts, in something you can easily fit in one hand…

And designed (in part) in a concentration camp, by an inmate.

(Beat me to it Ben)

And designed (in part) in a concentration camp, by an inmate.

And, perhaps most amazingly, mass-produced in the hundreds of thousands, in the days before CAD.

Biggest piece of kit I’ve ever seen afloat and working…

SSCV Thialf is the world’s largest crane vessel. Its dual cranes provide for depth reach lowering capability as well as heavy lift capacity up to 14,200 tonnes…. dynamic positioned precision.

Mine continually makes me feel like I’m living in the future.

Whereas everything you actually see it do is happening in the past. That makes it even more mindblowing 🙂

Modern cars – coming from a, designed in the 70’s, Defender to a modern car it is amazing how they have progressed and how easy they make driving.

Brazilian bottle-opener. c. 1950s

In active use today.

The Stratolaunch

More info here

bikebuoy – in dinghy terms, shouldn’t “awesome bit of kit” be

aracer – fancy a day out with some friends? The Linlithgow Union Canal Society[/url] hire canal boats for day trips. £180 for a “long day” hires a boat with a max capacity of 12 but comfortable for 8-10 and the hire is long enough to get to Falkirk, through the Wheel and back. The Wheel’s pretty amazing but standing on an open deck whilst going through it really is something to be experienced. Done it a couple of times, wouldn’t hesitate to do it again.

Hmm, I’d say no. For the simple reason Mirrors could be made from flat pack kits and either rowed, sailed or a seagull outboard fitted. You could also assemble a prepreg kit on the slipway and go sailing, or just build one up and leave it built for 40 years.

We have plenty of 70’s Mirrors at the club still going strong.

We have plenty of 70’s Mirrors at the club still going strong.

On a less flippant note: could they sail to Iceland?

Hmm, I’d say no. For the simple reason Mirrors could be made from flat pack kits and either rowed, sailed or a seagull outboard fitted. You could also assemble a prepreg kit on the slipway and go sailing, or just build one up and leave it built for 40 years.

Surely the Wayfarer is heading into that cat too?

All of which (apart from flat pack),you could say about Wayfarers, which are bigger, take more passengers, can race, cruise or singlehandedly potter about. Mines is now fitted with slab and roller reefing ready for some west coast cruising – not with a Mirror. Also, the sail no indicates it’ll be 50 next year and in no need for any work.

If we are getting into awesome sailing boats, I put forward the Farr 30.

Your choice, I don’t agree that’s why I put the Mirror up.

Upside down awesome..

shame it never really worked!

Our original set are now 16 years old, and I just sold them still working to another forumite. They have had one re-build and two fresh fluids in that time.