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Sesman:
I’d take very good care of them shells, Ken. I can’t see you ever using them or selling them….😀 The far off look is mainly due to the fact I’d recently stopped spewing Roo. It was very calm conditions too. I couldn’t be trusted to steer one of them in rough weather, I’m actually not a sailor at all…I’m a complete novice. My mate press-ganged me into service and starting this Dec I’ll be sailing 18 thousand miles via Australia, Vietnam, China, Japan, America and Ireland. I’ll definitely get an opportunity to do some SOHC parts searching in Japan and America.

Meant to ask Ken. How do you achieve a satin polish finish. Is it technique or using a certain type of mop-wheel, or perhaps both? I’ve spoken to your man Nick and it looks like i’ll be going the silver cerakote route.

Multiman:
Hi Sesman, I've crewed on other peoples boats for years so am very envious of your trip in December.
THE best place to reduce motion sickness is at the wheel, you are too busy to get ill.
Everyone takes some time to acclimatise so I'm sure you will.
If you have time and fancy it, a dinghy sailing course is a cheap way to learn the fundamentals which are directly transferable to bigger boats.
The equivalent of a "What engine oil should I use..." thread is an anchor thread. Hours of fun reading about people who will never agree with each other.
Lots of jargon, lots to learn and loads of fun.
Enjoy your trip.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I was never sea sick until I was crossing the Bay of Biscay in very rough seas whilst crewing on a 50/55 ft converted fisher.
Even the Captain was hanging over the sides!

Johnny4428:
When I was 17/18 I decided to take a job on a coaster. I was ill for the entire 10 days that I spent at sea, couldn’t eat or hardly managed on my feet. I decided after jumping ship at Seaham that the sea was not for me.

Oddjob:
Personally I've never done a satin finish Phil, I believe you do a decent job of getting a shine and then use something like a green scouring pad to dull the finish. Never tried it as I always go for the ultra bright mirror finish.

I'm hanging onto the shells, they are my investment parts. When they start going for £30 a shell I'll start to sell them. I have other parts like that, I have loads of one part for the 500 that I think will skyrocket soon and I'll be waiting in the wings for when they do. They are already 50% higher in price than what I paid for them 2 years ago. Plus I have loads of other NOS parts I'll eventually let go, seats, grabrails, chain guards, rear mudguards etc.

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