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01-11-2016, 07:56 PM
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Trailer is (or appears to be) a steel I-beam w/wooden bunks -no rear brake lights on trailer visable or any electrical connection to the pickup truck.....pretty scary!
A container with 2 open ends would solve the problem of loading it.......no push just pull it through, but I doubt that's the case..........glad it's there in one piece!
A container with 2 open ends would solve the problem of loading it.......no push just pull it through, but I doubt that's the case..........glad it's there in one piece!
01-11-2016, 07:57 PM
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I was wondering if anyone checked those tanks. 4 engine room tanks and 2 forward tanks under the deck along with a 5 gallon oil tank that we had, in case the engines started to lose oil pressure way out on the ocean...just keep priming new oil in until the pressure picks up
01-11-2016, 08:09 PM
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yes it was a nice present,but i bought it all by internet never saw the hull before so i had 3 months of stress and worrying before i had it here ,can not recommend it to anyone,needed 10 people to get it in my carpark that is very small as you will understand wife was a little bit in a shock when she came home ...................
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Congrats on your new arrival!
That trailer will be a timber Thai style trailer, no brakes, no lights, just a cradle with wheels. They use them for just about everything here. Cheap and easy to fix.
Couple of questions, we don't have big pick ups here for towing so the Nissan pictured is around the limit in terms of size. Without engines and drives the boat is pretty light, how did the Nissan cope towing (dragging) home slowly? I'm thinking about what I can tow with a Wildtrack or a Hilux (3500kg/7700lbs rec max) just to get to the marina and back.....?
Secondly, who's your shipping company in the U.S. that provides the wider than normal container?
There's a yellow cat (sail boat) here in Pattaya named "Gluay Yai" (Big Banana). I might ask him to change the name out of respect now that we have a REAL banana in Thailand,
Enjoy the project, looks great.
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That trailer will be a timber Thai style trailer, no brakes, no lights, just a cradle with wheels. They use them for just about everything here. Cheap and easy to fix.
Couple of questions, we don't have big pick ups here for towing so the Nissan pictured is around the limit in terms of size. Without engines and drives the boat is pretty light, how did the Nissan cope towing (dragging) home slowly? I'm thinking about what I can tow with a Wildtrack or a Hilux (3500kg/7700lbs rec max) just to get to the marina and back.....?
Secondly, who's your shipping company in the U.S. that provides the wider than normal container?
There's a yellow cat (sail boat) here in Pattaya named "Gluay Yai" (Big Banana). I might ask him to change the name out of respect now that we have a REAL banana in Thailand,
Enjoy the project, looks great.
Jon.
there are no wider containers available, all are 7.8 wide 8.5 height so you have to flip the boat on his side.
01-11-2016, 08:32 PM
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I thought the container looked a bit wide and low in the video but didn't put 2 and 2 together! My bad.
Sorry you lost all that expensive fuel. Lol.
RR
Sorry you lost all that expensive fuel. Lol.
RR
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I was wondering if anyone checked those tanks. 4 engine room tanks and 2 forward tanks under the deck along with a 5 gallon oil tank that we had, in case the engines started to lose oil pressure way out on the ocean...just keep priming new oil in until the pressure picks up
also i could use some advice about all electrical things in the hull,will post pics later,can not tell you how happy i am with this hull,please let me know if there is any lay available out from the electrical system.
now i am looking to get the layer of paint form the 666 nr of without damaging the the gelcoat and put 60 back on it,and the yellow stripe will be back in a few weeks !
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