the start of hugh......going for a new boat and will build it out myself...gulp - Page 16

Shaggy · 03 May 2006, 17:02

Looking v nice Hugh, wheres the video ??

Shaggy

Hugh Jardon · 03 May 2006, 18:10

i did arrange my film crew but will have to give him a nudge and see if he can do video this weekend!. I know Richard B is a dab hand with the vid and editing so will have to get some hints and tips from him.

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Looking v nice Hugh, wheres the video ??

Shaggy

Alice · 03 May 2006, 19:54

What's with the 'Crazy Frog' goggles?!

Hugh Jardon · 03 May 2006, 20:25

haha they look crap dont they, trouble is that without the screen the sungogs are not very good and our eyes water so the mx gogs work just perfect. Trouble is have to drive along looking like a bit of a crazy frog. anyone know of a way round it?

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What's with the 'Crazy Frog' goggles?!

slimtim · 03 May 2006, 21:37

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

haha they look crap dont they, trouble is that without the screen the sungogs are not very good and our eyes water so the mx gogs work just perfect. Trouble is have to drive along looking like a bit of a crazy frog. anyone know of a way round it?

Close your eyes

Hugh Jardon · 03 May 2006, 22:22

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Close your eyes

a lot of folks i speak with can hardly see at speed due to the wind, can this be a safe thing to do in the name of vanity? if anyone knows of some sunglasses that work at speed let me know so i can increase my street cred a bit......on a diet as well so that helps too!

Hugh Jardon · 04 May 2006, 00:12

i have been doing some figures from the smartcraft this evening and i have used 47.2 gals us to do 179.2 miles, which equates to around 178 litres to do 179 miles so i am getting near as damn it dead on 1 mile per litre from the opti 200 which is fine by me!! and i have not really been doing much economical cruising so the figures might get better which i wont complain about if i am on a cruise doing sensible economical speeds on the plane. very happy with those figures so far as i was worried i could be north of 1.5 litres to a mile which would not be good really

a nice end to the evening indeed

roycruse · 04 May 2006, 00:57

Why are you complicating things and measuring them in US gallons ??? Surely you can change the units on your gauges

Biggles · 04 May 2006, 01:10

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

i have been doing some figures from the smartcraft this evening and i have used 47.2 gals us to do 179.2 miles, which equates to around 178 litres to do 179 miles so i am getting near as damn it dead on 1 mile per litre from the opti 200 which is fine by me!! and i have not really been doing much economical cruising so the figures might get better which i wont complain about if i am on a cruise doing sensible economical speeds on the plane. very happy with those figures so far as i was worried i could be north of 1.5 litres to a mile which would not be good really

a nice end to the evening indeed

Don't tell the environmentalists you get one mile to the litre. After they've killed off the 4 X 4 brigade they'll be after us boaters.

Then they might tackle the real problem which is the Jet aircraft. There again if they do that how will they get on holiday. Or crusade against the G8 Conferences.

slimtim · 04 May 2006, 08:08

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

a lot of folks i speak with can hardly see at speed due to the wind, can this be a safe thing to do in the name of vanity? if anyone knows of some sunglasses that work at speed let me know so i can increase my street cred a bit......on a diet as well so that helps too!

Gill do a nice looking pair of racing glasses. They look like the oalkey racing jackets, have polarised lenses, they float and they have a head strap all for 40 squids. I have only seen them in a catalogue though, so couldn't comment on quality

You can get them from force 4 here:

http://www.force4.co.uk/ProductsList...2-25346815beb0

Alice · 04 May 2006, 08:22

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

haha they look crap dont they, trouble is that without the screen the sungogs are not very good and our eyes water so the mx gogs work just perfect. Trouble is have to drive along looking like a bit of a crazy frog. anyone know of a way round it?

Sorry to break the news, but the screen on mine looks good, but does next to F all!

. The Discovery console is all about aesthetics. Practically, it's pretty rubbish.

Hugh Jardon · 04 May 2006, 08:26

i would agree the screen on yours does next to nothing which is why i am going for one a lot higher. will be around 400mm which hopefully will mean it will be reasonably effective at speed but we will see

you have got a thing with aesthetics these days......mid life crisis?

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Sorry to break the news, but the screen on mine looks good, but does next to F all!

. The Discovery console is all about aesthetics. Practically, it's pretty rubbish.

Alice · 04 May 2006, 08:31

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

i would agree the screen on yours does next to nothing which is why i am going for one a lot higher. will be around 400mm which hopefully will mean it will be reasonably effective at speed but we will see
That'll look good.

you have got a thing with aesthetics these days......mid life crisis?

Yep, maybe that's why I did a 5m road run last night.

Cookee · 04 May 2006, 08:42

Our boats have wind deflectors instead of screens - you can wear a baseball cap at over 50mph without having it blow off!

Alice · 04 May 2006, 08:54

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Our boats have wind deflectors instead of screens - you can wear a baseball cap at over 50mph without having it blow off!

Yeah, but your seats are very low Cookee. Stuck up in the air on a jockey, it takes a greenhouse door to keep all of the wind off you.

Hugh Jardon · 04 May 2006, 09:33

perhaps i had better step up the diet for when we meet up then so we make a good couple!!

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Yep, maybe that's why I did a 5m road run last night.

Nauti Buoy · 04 May 2006, 11:15

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What's with the 'Crazy Frog' goggles?!

They're to go with the Crazy Frog Ring Tone of the Engine!!!

Hugh Jardon · 04 May 2006, 14:35

i love my opti i must admit

sounds good at idle, you know its there burbling away in a rough and tough sort of way, then open the taps and off she screams...love it and burning very little oil, approx .7 of a litre i think over 178 miles, and 1mile per litre fuel and it sounds like a jet at speed to use a phrase offered by someone

love it love it love it

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They're to go with the Crazy Frog Ring Tone of the Engine!!!

Rodan · 04 May 2006, 14:38

agree - optis do sound great when putting on the power

DGR · 04 May 2006, 15:13

I do most of my driving standing up - looking over the windscreen - viz through it is pretty crap anyway.

If it's sunny, I wear my Oakley Eye Jackets - which are great - although care needs to be taken not get a really stupid tan-line

If it isn't sunny (or going dark), I've got a pair of OK looking safety goggles - £3.99 from Screwfix I think - which do the job.

If it is hosing it down, I'll wear the Gecko.

And as for hats - we have had no 'hat overboard' incidents since we invested in some of those hat saver things that clip onto your jacket - so if your hat blows off, it just ends up hanging behind you (and it means that you don't have to have your hat done up so tight that your eyes water, which brings us back to where we started...)

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