Shite weather second year on trot - Maxum Boat Owners Club

zt260 · 07-09-2008, 04:42 PM

Well i dont know about you guys in the states but in the uk we are having another year of shite weather ive probably done about 15 hrs in the boat in the last 3 months,you cant plan any trips, bbqs or days out out as its just crap,i would say here in yorkshire we have probably had about 8 sunny hot days since last year and that was crap,im at the stage now where im totaly ***king pissed off and am thinking of booking a holiday in crete for end of august,and to top it all the country is run by a bunch of knobs

I hope you guys are having a better time of it,
i feel a bit better after that rant,have a good summer

regds ash

seapuppy · 07-09-2008, 06:20 PM

well..I just got back from an 8 day cruise in BC, canada...the weather was fabulously warm and sunny...had 2 days of crap weather (wouldn't you know it ..it was coming home)..but then the weather straightened back out and we had good weather...so far...

hope it changes but isn't that the norm for england???....or at least london :wink:

zt260 · 07-09-2008, 08:26 PM

Not really the norm we have been having some good summers for the past few years i think the last completely dry day we had where i live was a couple of weeks ago

Diggman33 · 07-10-2008, 12:45 AM

If it's any consolation zt, we've been having crappy weather here in New England as well. There have been thunderstorms nearly every day for the last month, and when it is a good boating day, Im stuck at work! On the flip side, if the weather pattern keeps going like this, I won't have to refill my gas tank again this season...

Mad Max · 07-10-2008, 05:07 PM

Funny, I can count on one hand the 'good' days I had on the 'Big Island' nation. sorry to here about the weather 'troubles'.

Over here we have had exceptional weather, even snow in June LOL! Our issue is the extreme snowfall this year resulted in abnormal run-off/melt late in the season. Just Monday they finally closed the dams and now the local lakes/rivers are stabilizing enough to enjoy them. I've only had the boat out once so far, and their was still loads of crap (logs, dogs, crap?).

Crete would be nice. Your 'euro' goes further than mine.

Enjoy.............

Gazjen · 07-10-2008, 08:09 PM

Yes it has been rubbish here so far

Most of my interests are weather based motorbikes, car shows and boats so its great, but I have managed to do lots of decorating

We haven't got the Euro here, our pound is weak against the euro but strong against the dollar strange.

I have a couple of Italian bikes and it's cheaper to buy parts from the states and ship them over than buy them from Europe

Mad Max · 07-10-2008, 11:31 PM

What kind of car shows?

Gazjen · 07-11-2008, 07:26 AM

American car club shows, classic shows, rally days anything really I like my cars too. I've got an Audi UR quattro and a Porsche 928. I was buying a corvette till the missis told me she was pregnant, That's where the 928 comes in (4 Seats but only just)

zt260 · 07-11-2008, 08:38 AM

gazjen ive got one of these www.two-sixties.com please no crap rover jokes ive heard them all well nearly all.

ash

Gazjen · 07-11-2008, 03:24 PM

Cool seen a couple of those. They look like a nice sleeper.

Saw the Rover development car at the NEC classic show they had shoe horned the twin cam cobra version in to one of them, Looked very good apart from the original ignition switch and key for the mustang taped up under the dash

They were struggling to get round the mustang immobiliser

Brothers got a Mustang Cobra too 97 version

Mad Max · 07-11-2008, 10:03 PM

I do a few car shows myself.

seapuppy · 07-11-2008, 10:18 PM

I used to have a 68 vette ragtop...fun car but it's like owning a harley...they break everytime you use them....got tired of fixing the damned thing....so...now after yrs of motor cycles and race cars...I've been wanting a porche 928S.....got my fangs out..just no money for it....haha....all my money goes into the gas tank of our boat...

SP

Mad Max · 07-11-2008, 10:31 PM

Porsche instead of the vette? Ugh! Yes, the 68 'stingray' w/427 tripower would be nice.

Check these out. A friend builds these in Lakewood.

http://www.crcoachworks.com/

And they cost less than a restored 68 ragtop.

seapuppy · 07-11-2008, 10:53 PM

sweet....would love to have an ole one...a 63split window would be fun but they ride aweful....the conversion looks cool...I had a yellow 68 rag with 4 in z1 fender flairs....wide tires to match....l88 hood..mako shark front end...we did a mess of work on that car...I did about 80% of the work..engine was a 327 ....030 over bored....balanced ..blueprinted....headers....3" ex. pipes all the way back..4 spd posi!!...it was fun building it....

SP

Argonaut · 07-13-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by zt260

Not really the norm we have been having some good summers for the past few years i think the last completely dry day we had where i live was a couple of weeks ago

Go West young man ....

Had 2 great days out in local bay (Swansea) & Gower coastline ... well suntanned after today, and skiied so much my arms feel like they belong to an orangutan