Topic: What's this? (Read 14008 times)

Martin (Admin) · « **on:** July 09, 2008, 10:47:11 pm »

Key Kenny, Jay! We don't need any of that fancy equipment for flood testing!
If you guys take your boats or I bring my 'Springer leak', we'd get paid to sink our models!!!

Thanks Colin, Excellent!

Can I try one, an easy one to start with..... what's this?

gribeauval · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2008, 10:48:34 pm »

It's a Chinese mechanical compass!

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2008, 11:59:02 pm »

... I'm gonna ban gribeauval from this forum ! :'(

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2008, 12:10:52 am »

OK, what was the idea behind this device?

Captain Jack · « **Reply #4 on:** July 10, 2008, 04:09:24 am »

Variable pitch prop?

sparky · « **Reply #5 on:** July 10, 2008, 04:46:43 am »

Vertically feathering paddle wheel blades?

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #6 on:** July 10, 2008, 07:54:28 am »

"Vertically feathering paddle wheel blades? "

Yes, why?

nhp651 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 10, 2008, 12:32:05 pm »

for vessels sailing on waters of restricted width, such as canals/

Damien · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2008, 01:14:44 pm »

To reduce drag on the upper blades in heavy seas ?

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2008, 01:59:06 pm »

Yes to do with drag......

bbdave · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2008, 09:02:42 pm »

High speed paddle wheels??

Captain Jack · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2008, 12:06:27 am »

Used to produce flow in the test tank?

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:07:29 pm »

Walter Cooper · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2008, 12:22:26 am »

Ok Cool. Can anyone guess what this is?

Cheers Walter

Marks Model Bits · « **Reply #14 on:** July 12, 2008, 12:40:00 am »

Is it an air pump for the old fashioned deep sea diving suit??????

Mark.

Walter Cooper · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2008, 02:59:33 am »

Yes! Very good Mark

This is the air pump that was used to salvage the Swedish Warship Wasa :) Cheers Walter

Marks Model Bits · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2008, 09:47:38 am »

What was this contraption used for (apart from obtaining confessions

)

Mark.

Proteus · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2008, 10:22:56 am »

Tanning industry ? stretching leather

Proteus

hiapita · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2008, 10:27:31 am »

no not even warm
mark

DickyD · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2008, 10:35:35 am »

Is it something to do with the woolen industry ? :-\

Brian_C · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2008, 11:16:21 am »

its a contraption bry young made for stretching his sea yarns

:angel:

Marks Model Bits · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2008, 12:18:10 pm »

Nope................ A clue, it is something nautical......................

Mark.

Martin (Admin) · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2008, 02:05:31 pm »

Something to do with Fishing? Off a trawler?

Marks Model Bits · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2008, 03:05:06 pm »

Nope.......... Good one this ain't it

Will give another clue later...........Keep guessing.

Mark.

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2008, 03:42:48 pm »

Mark,
That is sooooooooo simple.
Its Angies threat for you to fix her car on time!!

Bob

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Captain Jack

sparky

nhp651

Damien

bbdave

Captain Jack

Walter Cooper

Walter Cooper

Proteus

hiapita