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Hood
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If you were closer I would be tempted but I think even then I would have to refuse as I know once tried I would have to get one
arther dailey
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its called fishing..once you are hooked thats it,reeled in! damn decent offer though eh.Arther
Hood
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Out of interest are there any pulse mig inverters in the 250amp range?It's called a demo where I'm from
I know EWM do one that is 185amp or so and Miller do a 200Amp one.
Probably if there are any they will be well out of my price range anyway but you never know
Also not sure if the above mentioned ones can be used with a spool gin or if they need to be used with the machines wire feed.
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good question !
Hood
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Even with a light machine it gets tiresome having to reposition it every few minutes and that is where a spool gun comes into its own, bench work or on flat ground then normal torch is ok but clambering over a boat or hanging over the side and they are not so good. I have even found the one I have on the MTS to be a bit lacking, it is only 5m where my other one that I have on the Esab is 8m.
Think I looked at TecArc site a while back but don't think they have updated it for 5 years
Will see if I can find info on Phil Weeks, would that be the guy that did the Sterling Migs? That was my very first mig that I got and was surprisingly good on the Alu.
Hood
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Yes. Quite surprised that there doesn't seem to be anything in the 250 amp range pulsed inverters, as said EWM and Miller seem to do 185 to 200 amp then the next I can find is a much bigger machine at 400amps or so.
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Yes, they are extremely stable, great working platform for the creels (Lobster pots)
Haha no, the hull is a Cheetah Marine.
http://www.cheetahmarine.co.uk/en/about
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No kidding, looked immensely stable when they were pulling in the creels. My experience is on more "traditional" vessels - wooden clinker built affairs
Only cat I've been on was a sailing one so, as always, only interested in trimming the sails for best speed
Hood
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Spent many years myself as a Fisherman and was always on displacement hull boats of varying sizes and all rolled. The Cats are in a different league but the different motion takes a bit of getting used to Went out on the Sea Trials of the second Cat I fitted out and was weird, was a poor day and found it funny, kind of dropped into the waves if side on rather than rolling about like a barrel
Went out on the Sea Trials of the second Cat I fitted out and was weird, was a poor day and found it funny, kind of dropped into the waves if side on rather than rolling about like a barrel
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I never got to go out of harbour with the cats we we playing on so can't speak to the feeling in true waves. You can clip them along at a vast rate of knots though!
One that's always intrigued me to have a go in is a wave cutting design. I just can't get my head around not wanting to ride the wave but just cutting through it. Bananas.
One that's always intrigued me to have a go in is a wave cutting design. I just can't get my head around not wanting to ride the wave but just cutting through it. Bananas.
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Spent many years myself as a Fisherman and was always on displacement hull boats of varying sizes and all rolled. The Cats are in a different league but the different motion takes a bit of getting used to
I have also spent some time as a fisherman (10 years) it took me 9.5 years to realise that I shouldn't of done it
. But it was theraputic, It forced me to get off my **** and do something. Instead of going to the pub in bad weather I went to fix boats and as a result got quite good at it. This has put me where I am now. If only I was just a bit smarter I could find something easier to do
Oh well there is no such thing as a perfect job
I forgot, I had a round bilge boat (Tassi cray boat) made from Cerery Top Pine it could roll the milk out of your coffee.
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Not many will to be fair (lifeboats and specially designed craft excepted).
