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MV Finlaggan
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Donald E. Meek
, Oct 27 2011 03:33 PM
- Owner: Donald E. Meek (View all images and albums)
- Uploaded: Oct 27 2011 03:33 PM
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This quick watercolour attempts to depict Caledonian MacBrayne's newest vessel, the 'Finlaggan', which entered service (with a few glitches!) early this summer.
"With a few glitches" right enough Donald.The stuff on ships nowadays is getting far too technical.Bring back the good old days when nearly all machinery could be repaired by a man armed with a hammer...small repairs a 2lb,major job a 14lb. :-
Thanks very much, Ronnie! As someone once said to me about steam locomotives, 'There wasn't much you couldn't sort with a rag and a spanner!' I agree. Even Land Rovers are being built nowadays with electronic components which control their engines! That seems crazy to me. I don't imagine there's a garage in the Sahari or at the South Pole with the right gear for sorting the electronics when the thing conks out! As a result, the price of 'old' Land Rovers - without electronics - is going through the roof! A mad, mad world! :- Don't buy a new Land Rover if you want to tackle really hard and isolated terrain! All the very best, Donald.
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