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Colin Bishop

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A Ferry tight fit!
« on: April 25, 2009, 06:31:09 pm »

Some interesting photos of a dry docked ferry here: http://forums.bfenthusiasts.com/showthread.php?p=71100#post71100

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Re: A Ferry tight fit!
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2009, 06:47:21 pm »

Bet that was fun...

Going by the second post, first picture, are the blades Carbon Fibre? They look it...
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Re: A Ferry tight fit!
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2009, 07:02:56 pm »

hi andy' if you are referring to the 4 prop blades sitting on palettes, the bony patterns on them are from the machining process done to them during their manufacture. They look as they have been made from stainless steel or even a high quality bronze

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Re: A Ferry tight fit!
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2009, 07:10:23 pm »

Ah thanks John, thought it was CF due to the wiggly lines on it, but now I realise that it's the circles you get when milling
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Re: A Ferry tight fit!
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2009, 07:16:11 pm »

a wee bit tight then  O0. you can just see it now when she was coming in to the dock ok ok foward you come ok donk I sad stop oh dear :embarrassed: :embarrassed:

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Re: A Ferry tight fit!
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2009, 09:13:03 pm »

My only thought was that there is not a curved line anywhere. Everything is a series of slabs and straights. There is no beauty in this. This is a machine, pure, simple and functional. No heart. Who will remember it with any degree of fondness when it's scrapped? Do the "bean counters" really over-rule the designers who wish to make something worth looking at? Perhaps that is why we all have to live with bland buildings, ships that look like a block of cheap flats, old shopping streets that now look the same as every other town you visit. Please let there be more design innovation and a bit of imagination to lift the spirit of those of us who have to live with the results of these designers monstrosities.
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Re: A Ferry tight fit!
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2009, 10:56:52 pm »

As for the props they will almost certainly be of a phosphor bronze material and the marks that you see are as a result of polishing.  This is usually done with some sort of powered tool and the polishing is done with an abrasive pad pretty similar to the green scouring pads used in the kitchen but considerably more robust.  The initial factory finish will be done by machine in a jig, which is why the pattern looks so regular, but subsequent polishing could well be done underwater with hand held tools.

Strangely enough although the process is called polishing the surface is quite rough to the touch when completed.
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Re: A Ferry tight fit!
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2009, 02:11:19 pm »

Still they dont need to put a gangway out, either end !!!
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