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  1. Depends whether you're drilling jarrah or radiata...

    Depends whether you're drilling jarrah or radiata pine! :U
  2. Yeah, I did simplify things cos this was only...

    Yeah, I did simplify things cos this was only very ballpark theory. Actual Amp hours is subject to all sorts of weird things like duty cycle and Peukert's equation and a million miles of bumpf....
  3. Answer: 67 holes. It's pretty meaningless...

    Answer: 67 holes.
    It's pretty meaningless though, as battery performance varies enormously with the state of charge, and the recovery time between holes.
    The other thing is that 500 Watts is...
  4. Two things - 1. Need to know the voltage to...

    Two things -
    1. Need to know the voltage to calculate the amperage
    2. RPM is not relevant to current draw, except in free air. If you think about it, a drill going flat out may slow down to half...
  5. Sorry, should have said that the second picture...

    Sorry, should have said that the second picture is as specified for Qld. They stripped off the extra upperworks for WA service which rather emphasises the elegance of the hull (first pic)
    Cheers!
  6. And this gorgeous boat is the ferry EMERALD, well...

    And this gorgeous boat is the ferry EMERALD, well known in WA on the Swan River, and the Rottnest and Garden Island runs. She was not only designed by Reeks, but built by him too when he owned a...
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    The killer was when you were sensible and started...

    The killer was when you were sensible and started the motor BEFORE you started pulling up the anchor. Then when all is on board, you go to put it in gear, it's oiled up and stops.... and won't start...
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    Hmmm, years ago when I came back to Australia...

    Hmmm, years ago when I came back to Australia from Europe, I had just this problem - I had an International Ocean Yachtmasters which was then the universally accepted qualification for skippering...
  9. Michael, Glad you included David Payne, cos he's...

    Michael, Glad you included David Payne, cos he's brought up the man I would have added - Walter Reeks, a severely neglected designer whose body of work is amazing in its breadth, utility and style,...
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    Hmm, only problem is that the pictured WILLIE is...

    Hmm, only problem is that the pictured WILLIE is steel, built in 1986, on the lines of PATANELLA (now there's a mystery for you!), with a rig based on US schooner practice.... but built by a genuine...
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    Last time I saw her, she was lying across the...

    Last time I saw her, she was lying across the tramway from Wilson Tuckey MP's horse racing stables... but help has come to hand, and she's no longer neglected. Have a look either inside the Carnarvon...
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    Biting Midge, LOVE it! That's the sort of...

    Biting Midge, LOVE it! That's the sort of material that makes nutters like me go weak at the knees and start salivating...

    Really, really useful stuff for documenting the way pearling, or "pearl...
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