RickK's 170 rebuild

[Callyb]

That's it Carl but I would have to put the cover on and drill through the whole show.. If I measured it with a micrometer, lined it up with a lazer to within .0001 and layed it out with a scribe and dyechem blue, as soon as I hit it with a drill (and the pieces were not clamped together) the dadblag holes would move    .. I always try and blame it on coreolis effect, tectonic movement or hysteresis... Whatever sounded good at the time..

Gotcha now! I like to work by the old rule; Measure once and cut twice, or measure once grab another board... Whatever, either way it obviously isn't our fault.

[RickK]

I went out and tried all the bolts into the hatch and all but 4 lined up nicely.  I will have to fuss with those 4 but out of 14 that isn't too bad.

[Circle Hooked]

Wow Rick, you have got alot done, time for me to stop by and see it all in person again, will you be around this week ?

[RickK]

Wow Rick, you have got alot done, time for me to stop by and see it all in person again, will you be around this week ?

I'm back to work this week unfortunately

[seabob4]

Wow Rick, you have got alot done, time for me to stop by and see it all in person again, will you be around this week ?

I'm back to work this week unfortunately

Jolly old England?

[Capt. Bob]

Wow Rick, you have got alot done, time for me to stop by and see it all in person again, will you be around this week ?

I'm back to work this week unfortunately

Don't forget the donuts.

[RickK]

Jolly old England?

Yup, mid January.

[seabob4]

Jolly old England?

Yup, mid January.

Where Maggie was born, Clapham Common, south London...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapham_Common

A little bit different now than it was 50 some years ago...

[RickK]

Looks like a nice place and you'd be surprised at how well they keep the specially designated land "special".  The country won't sell it and people enjoy it.

I "pit stop" in London usually on the long trips, mid-way through so my buddy can go home. We always go to the same place to teach - must be 18 or so trips now and we stay in this town http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamford,_Lincolnshire.  Took almost 2 years to find the right place to stay that was still close to work, and treats a business man the way they need. A lot of the places we stayed at were more of a "getaway" place that served breakfast after we left for work, and opened the pub late so we were eating at 8 pm or so.  Took a while.  Stamford was just voted the best place to live in the midlands (there goes the neighborhood   )
It is a very quaint town that keeps it's property values high to keep the riff-raff (middle easterners and most eastern bloc people) that usually move into a neighborhood and over time, "take it over" like they have in Birmingham and London (I heard Manchester is mostly middle eastern people now) and devalue the neighborhoods.  I don't have anything against most cultures and I've traveled a ton, but I can tell you the Brits do.  They want it to be the way it was and since the open borders happened in the EU, these "undesirable" people can move wherever they want and everything is socialized so they swoop in and mop up all the free benefits, jobs, etc.  
If you scroll down to "landmarks", the Burghley House property adjoins the hotel we stay at.  It's like 4500 acres and a beautiful walk.

The number one baby boys name in London the last two years has been "Mohammed", so that tells you the ethnicity that is taking over, not just in London but the country.

We have our own problems here in the states to worry about though, so no room to talk.

[seabob4]

So true Rick, so true.  Maggie reminesces about England, as if it's still the way she remembers it.  Unfortunately, it isn't...

[gran398]

AD 61....Roman Empire. Nothing like Europe for history.

Sounds like a neat place to hang....pretty, and  bet the locals are good folk too

Rick, as the guys say....you're getting a fine job. Especially how you've bedded the tank hatch with threaded sleeves. That will pay off down the road.

[seabob4]

AD 61....Roman Empire. Nothing like Europe for history.

Aqueducts and what have you...

Rick, in all honesty, what you are doing in the course of your re-build is mostly overkill...and you know it.  But you know what?  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that...zero, zip, nada, zilch.  Your 170 will last forever and a day, out live you, your kids, their kids, and, if the world is still around by then, other peoples kids!

Keep up the good work, enjoy GB while you're over there, maybe take a weekend and head north to Northumberland, bordering Scotland, very pretty up there...

[Capt. Bob]

head north to Northumberland, bordering Scotland, very pretty up there...

Go see the Palace and bring back some of the Queen's nuts.

[gran398]

head north to Northumberland, bordering Scotland, very pretty up there...

Go see the Palace and bring back some of the Queen's nuts.

What kind of nuts?

Oh yea, it's overkill...but that's the best thing. Same as we tried for. When you get into it....damn the torpedoes and damn the money. Throw a boat out there the grandkids can be proud to be seen in. For many years to come.

When he hangs the engine....pumps fuel in the tank for the first time....then back to the driveway and cranks her.....oooo-baby!

I was very fortunate. Was blessed in many ways with great friends who cared.

Jumping her on plane for the first time was the best. It's not the same boat. So much stiffer. Heavy on the bottom where you need it. And strong. Real strong on the entry.

These rebuilds are a lot of work.

But in the end...you can't put a price on warm and fuzzy

[kaptainkoz]

Looking good Rick as usual. Love the inserts, thats a great idea with the nidacore.