tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511527905244890326.post3963444366186879419..comments2023-08-11T12:21:21.069+01:00Comments on A Northern Light: Wee Z - Fill Me Up Bobby but Hold the Sailors...ferghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17649876389622760572noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511527905244890326.post-69398152869208343962011-10-19T18:28:47.956+01:002011-10-19T18:28:47.956+01:00Roger, I imagine the sailing around your parts mus...Roger, I imagine the sailing around your parts must be amazing! I really need to make the time to get out with my dad on the boat more. He has laid plans for a replacement in the next couple of years though! Sad but also rather exciting.ferghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649876389622760572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511527905244890326.post-454260352317368832011-10-19T18:26:53.592+01:002011-10-19T18:26:53.592+01:00Bruce, good advice and thankyou for it. I've h...Bruce, good advice and thankyou for it. I've heard of a few other ideas; filling with coke and leaving it for a day or so and also Rupert Paul did an article in Classic Bike where he used electrolosis. Did you ever 'seal' your tank after cleaning them out?<br />Zinc primer may have been a good shout.... hopefully the many, many layers and coats of paint should keep it healthy for a while!ferghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649876389622760572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511527905244890326.post-45467982066381140752011-10-19T18:23:30.146+01:002011-10-19T18:23:30.146+01:00Mike, let me know your C90 chat, is it to do with ...Mike, let me know your C90 chat, is it to do with the turbo being too small perchance... hohoho.ferghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649876389622760572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511527905244890326.post-79113766553109750002011-10-13T05:02:52.026+01:002011-10-13T05:02:52.026+01:00Making good progress ferg. The headline in the pa...Making good progress ferg. The headline in the paper that your tank was sittingon made me laugh "Ant Gaga" coment.<br /><br />Anyway, lovely boat to, there are a few sailing around the gulf here in NZ. I use to be a boatie, it was great fun,had a 28ft yacht. Had a few pissy nights on that that is for sure.<br /><br />Oh well......as you were back to it.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048736059922578612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511527905244890326.post-61304559480553986392011-10-13T00:02:05.371+01:002011-10-13T00:02:05.371+01:00A big handfull of nuts and a drop of oil into the ...A big handfull of nuts and a drop of oil into the tank then do the Oky koky with it will shift a lot of that rust inside your tank, <br />I used to always use zinc primer on old motorbikes before painting, usually with smoothrite (black!)<br /><br />That boat looks lovely!coastkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722983165386248189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3511527905244890326.post-20133212020286766612011-10-13T00:01:13.631+01:002011-10-13T00:01:13.631+01:00The project is coming along Ferg. Yer faithirs boa...The project is coming along Ferg. Yer faithirs boat is a sweet one too!. I may have come to a small hurdle in the C90 project, but I'll tell you about that when I find out for sure...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482686218383091512noreply@blogger.com