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uk_vette · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:14 Post subject: Hello fron Nantong, China

Well Ladies, gents, and gangsters,

I have departed our fair shores for a far away exoctic land called China.
Nantong, is just a few miles north of Shanghai.

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Found me another new oil rig that needs my attention.
This is what we call a 'jack-up'
It sits on 3 legs, and drills for oil.
This is just some of the leg length, the remainder of the leg length will be fitted once away from this berth, as there is a road bridge to pass under.
This rig sits on 3 jacking legs, which stand on the botton of the ocean.

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Here a a few diesel engines to keep you all happy.

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'vette

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Ecky Thump · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 13:36 Post subject:

Vette

You lucky bu**er. That last pic would be heaven for me. Just like an auxillary machinery room on a destroyer.

Engines you can work on without removing loads of c**p first.
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1998 VX Ltd Auto 4.2TD 24 valve beast!! OME 50mm lift & Safari Snorkel
1997 auto petrol 80 (for Er'in'doors)

uk_vette · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 14:46 Post subject:

Ecky Thump · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 15:36 Post subject:

The ones we had were Paxman 16 cyl.

Only slightly smaller than them judging by the bloke in the piccy.
You could open the side cases and replace big ends etc without too much hassle.
Even had one running after a broken con rod with the piston seized in the bore. Seemed to work fine on 15 cyls.
Beauty of that was, when we got along side we just lifted out the cylinder and replaced it and the piston etc.

If they are similar, the turbo would be under that big silver collar around the exhaust.

Our genny's were only half the physical size as those in your picture.

Makes me wish I was still in the Navy. Never mind eh! life goes on.
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1998 VX Ltd Auto 4.2TD 24 valve beast!! OME 50mm lift & Safari Snorkel
1997 auto petrol 80 (for Er'in'doors)

uk_vette · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:39 Post subject:

uk_vette · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:40 Post subject:

Ecky Thump · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:19 Post subject:

Hi Vette

I never saw them working at their full potential.
Two were enough to run the whole ship with all the weapon systems running and we had four to do it with.

The Navy have back up systems for the back up systems so there is usually three to four times what is actually needed.

The only times I saw everything running were during excersises or when the Argentine planes were throwing large
lumps of metal at us that had a tendancy to go bang.
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Les
TLOCUKSB Member No.80
1998 VX Ltd Auto 4.2TD 24 valve beast!! OME 50mm lift & Safari Snorkel
1997 auto petrol 80 (for Er'in'doors)

TobyJug · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 13:43 Post subject:

Nice one... enjoy your stay....
I was in Hong Kong a few years ago amazing city...
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Landcrusher · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 16:42 Post subject:

Hey TJ, I did 3 months in Honkers. You know that best thing there?

THE FLIGHT HOME!

Didn't like it all. Wall to wall people, hellish humidity, SARS, ok clean streets, fantastic underground (MTR) but overall, couldn't wait to leave. I was working though.

LC
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24Seven · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 18:20 Post subject:

Can you get me a Job Vette?, I could back you up at meetings etc.

Waiting......................... Laughing

TobyJug · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 19:24 Post subject: