Thursday, April 17, 2025

Sinking Feeling


Wondering what to do this Easter break? Why not throw the kids in the car along with a picnic and head out to the local pond for a static flotation test? Whilst you're there with your waders on, they're having fun in the sun by complaining and playing Roblox!

Here though the replacement of wooden stern-posts (bad) with alloy sections (good, albeit in the ballast department). Note the holes for ingress of water and for its egress once on the plane in order to lighten the mood.

If you like you can fit these with electrical valves, and flood them at will dressed as a U-boat oberleutnant.

Notice they are fitted with 6mm threaded tube-inserts using an Allen key from IKEA. These can be had for free and if you go there, simply ask reception for 'one of those tools for fitting ballast-tanks to a semi-submersible'.

Mention my name though to be sure that they charge you.