Showing posts with label Harbour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harbour. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
More hanging about in Hout Bay Harbour
Over some weeks I watched as this block and tackle were designed and fitted to the fishing boat. This was not just a chop and weld construction, each part was cut and fitted, placed and welded, then when it was proven the fit was good, it was demounted and taken to be hot dipped galvanized.
This is one of the larger trawlers of its class in Hout Bay harbour, its hull is GRP, most are still in wood excepting a 50ft design in GRP which is still moulded here.
They will need to catch a lot of fish to pay for this bit of kit.
Click on the pictures to view full size.
Now thats what I call a Block and Tackle!
There is always some item or other of interest in our local harbour, you just have to look around.
Roy
This is one of the larger trawlers of its class in Hout Bay harbour, its hull is GRP, most are still in wood excepting a 50ft design in GRP which is still moulded here.
They will need to catch a lot of fish to pay for this bit of kit.
Now thats what I call a Block and Tackle!
There is always some item or other of interest in our local harbour, you just have to look around.
Roy
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
The Hillman Imp Californian visits the Bay Harbour Market
Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
With the closure of so many roads due to the massive fires in the Western Cape,plus todays Argus Cycle Tour on today I took the Californian out for its longest drive since I bought it back again some seven months ago.
The car has been very much rebuilt new brakes all round, the engine was stripped and checked, the steel rims were upgraded to 13" and with Firestone tires on now.
Very much a rolling restoration but it carries a licence disc and its quite legal, as the lights all work as does the hooter and even the cabins cooling fan, mind you with no window glass fitted right now there is plenty of air circulation !
The car is dated February 3rd 1967 and was one of the rare export cars, this one went to Mozambique.
Roy
With the closure of so many roads due to the massive fires in the Western Cape,plus todays Argus Cycle Tour on today I took the Californian out for its longest drive since I bought it back again some seven months ago.
The roof will be sprayed when the paint is mixed for me, click on the image to enlarge it.
The car has been very much rebuilt new brakes all round, the engine was stripped and checked, the steel rims were upgraded to 13" and with Firestone tires on now.
Very much a rolling restoration but it carries a licence disc and its quite legal, as the lights all work as does the hooter and even the cabins cooling fan, mind you with no window glass fitted right now there is plenty of air circulation !
The car is dated February 3rd 1967 and was one of the rare export cars, this one went to Mozambique.
Roy
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