Fibreglass repair required.

[Jim]

That's fibre glass by the way

You are completely wrong. It’s one word, fibreglass

See how petty it is to pull people up in this way? It does two things; it shows one to be a bit of a smartarse. (is that one word or two ) and puts anyone even slightly concerned about their spelling and grammar off of posting. We never address a posters spelling, if it is terrible and they might misconstrue an important meaning then report it and we can put it right without embarrassment. But generally speaking Rule 1 obliges us to never publicly point out spelling or grammar errors. Thanks

 

[Minxy]

Exceptions do exist though Jim, when we know the funster well so can take the pee out of them and it makes for lots of silly comments from others but NOT aimed at being 'clever' to the person who has made the mistake.

 

[Jim]

Exceptions do exist though Jim,

They shouldn't for reasons given above. A newbie would not know two people taking the pee out of ones spelling are old mates. The rules are clear, you should do it even in jest.

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Speling and Gramer


Pointing Out Spelling and Grammar Mistakes IS NOT Nice. We strictly forbid the correcting of other members spelling or grammar, even in jest. Do it and you risk a ban. Read more about spelling and grammar here.

 

[Minxy]

They shouldn't for reasons given above. A newbie would not know two people taking the pee out of ones spelling are old mates. The rules are clear, you should do it even in jest.

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Excuse me Jim but I'm not talking about correcting their spelling but the fun that ensues from using the wrong word, eg a member of another forum once referred to the 'bear' in his garage, should have said beer, but it caused loads of hilarity and he was asked how his bear was doing and happily joined in the fun. Surely that sort of thing is not to be frowned on otherwise this forum is going to lose a lot of the fun aspect which many of us love.

 

[BillyKontiki]

BillyKontiki

This is our AT before and after about 3 years ago.

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DIY job and, as the guys say, best if finished with a matching gelcoat but as we needed it done like yesterday just repaired and sprayed.

Repair was fairly easy using some mesh jointing tape and resin on the inside of the panel \ skirt, light sand down with wet and dry, primer and sprayed.

Got the aerosol paint mixed up by an old guy up in Ruchill who took around an hour to match by colour swatches rather than the new fangled scanning method that he doesn't believe in and it's perfect. He's that old God calls him dad!

Carr Paints, Ruchill Street. Just in case you go the spray route.

Thanks will check them out bud.

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[TDub49]

They shouldn't for reasons given above. A newbie would not know two people taking the pee out of ones spelling are old mates. The rules are clear, you should do it even in jest.

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Thank you for the clarification Jim and apologies to anyone "upset" by my crude attempt to call out the Americanisation of our language rather than anything to do with spelling per se.

 

[Dunslow]

MHowners do give help both as neighbours and on forums like this, but I doubt whether I could have got as much help as I did in taking out a Mercedes OM636 engine from my boat in a small port in Greece. We had an ex-ski instructor/mountaineer to rig the rope harness, a Ship's Captain and a ex-Canadian Forces Sargeant-Major. We had to move it forward into the saloon, lift it tilted through the hatch with two halyards, swing it on the boom to the quayside onto a pallet to send it to Athens.

Then reverse the process a few weeks later.

Another time I had to take the head off the engine to fit a new gasket on the quay. Boats do not sit still during these operations.

No driving into a repair shop and handing over the keys.

I couldn't get the engine out of a trawler I did, (It had been changed/ "improved" many times post engine install and would've cutting the deck up etc), so jacked the engine up, put on blocks, worked underneath it to remove a broken crankshaft, replace rods, pistons, bearings and crank, and lower back down. 22 years ago now, and they let me know regularly she's still going fine. I would not do it again though!

 

[ceejayt]

Long way from the OP but in case it helps anyone else out Dan Page in Scunthorpe specialise in motorhome repairs. Unfortunately I have had to use them twice for back end bumps - you would never know anything had happened when you get it back. Have to leave it with them for a week but it is a brilliant job,