The following document is a compendium of information by the works and knowledge of kiwi dredging legend,

Trevor Alty <aka: Trev(NZ)>.

To Build a Suitcase Dredge















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To Build a Suitcase Dredge


Now you have seen it working. OK 6 inch, driven by a 5 HP. Which also drives a compressor. Note the heat
exchanger. Good for working alluvium down to about 6 feet, will work to any depth of water. Will catch fines
as shown on my fines pic. I own six dredges, a 5 inch Keene Triple, a 4 inch home built under/over, two six
inch Suitcase dredges, one eight inch Keene Underwater.

I love the Keene 5. But that is a big river we work and we are on the far bank, hence the boat. So river floods,
Mr Keene has to float it out. We have no way of getting there to rescue gear. Now Mr Keene cost us about
$10.000 (NZ)to import. Whereas Mr Suitcase cost us about $2,500 (NZ) and that is complete with brand new 5
HP Honda. We can put Mr Suitcase way up high on the bank. Mr Keene we have to leave to survive the flood.
Mr Keene will catch more gold, but he has a risk element, plus he is only 5 inch. Whereas Mr Suitcase is six
inch with no risk element, but he will not catch real fine gold. But he will catch the gold I have shown very
well.
He is very transportable, the motor sits in a truck tube, he has very little blockages. They are always at the bend
in the suction head. Power down motor, reach up and dislodge. It is always a straight narrow rock that the
venturi has angled to block the hose. The suction hose is semi flexible, the unit in calm water will stand up at 90
degree's and still suck and work. In fast water it will lay as the current dictates. But with the use of a rope
snapping pulley and a flexible extension it takes on the characteristics of a surface dredge. The sliuce box will
float as you require. Simple reduce the air pressure in the tube. I prefer a full tube as it means I have control
over the whole unit. A suitcase dredge floating will always drive forward, like a jet boat. So you just hold the
nozzle back from the face and let it suck. Man does it suck the rocks. One man is hard to keep up with it. Most
blockages can be handled underwater, stick a bar up the spout and give the blockage a wack. I prefer to stick
my arm up, and feel it, then dislodge it. But if you are wearing any sort of a glove you have lost it.

You have seen the pics and the gold it has produced, okay maybe we lost 2 dwt on the ounce day. Well who
cares, a $60.00 loss to make $600.00 is most acceptable. I can accept 10% it may even be only 5%.

One man can handle the whole works and achieve 6 inch production.

This concept was first taken from the Keene Submersible. Which is like a dead whale. A Kiwi modified it, to
become the Suitcase Dredge. He has visited Keene Engineering and explained it all to them. They were most
intrigued and had him make plans etc. As they said it bought a new dimension into portable dredging units. I
figure they worked out it was so cheap for the home handyman to produce, that should they have produced a
retail version it would have been copied overnight and they would have no sales.

So I aint mucking around here. I aint going to pic it or measure all the dimensions unless somebody has the guts
to build one of these monsters. But the guy that has the balls is going to say. Oh yes Trev. This is a dream
machine. Zooka you have my permission to post anything pertaining to the Suitcase on Tom Ashworths or
Alaska should you wish.

There isnt anything exciting in the guts just a set of riffles, and I have no idea how it catches gold, as sometimes
you look up the box and it is just a wall of gravel. Ok only kidding I know. But you will have to work it out.

I note Steve Hersbach prefers a semi submersible and accepts the losss he incurs with that, I believe he uses a 5
inch. A 6 inch suitcase will increase his throughput by how much, I know the equation, do you? And I firmly
believe his lossage would only increase by 1%. Kinda mind boggling isnt it.



Oh well I always said I was going to divulge all about the Case.

From fine beach gold to the most horrible fine gold machine I have ever struck. But boy does it do the job.
Thats why I have two and the rest of the dredges stay at home.

Cheers Trev

I do apologize if I am sounding like I know it all. But I started on gold at 10 years of age and am now 55. I do
consider myself an expert, and I consider I have a gift to appraise ground. I have posted quite a lot of pics of
ground ahead of us. These are untested. I will before we dredge them, predict what we will get per day. Guess
that will be the test. I recall sometime back I replied to a message. " In relation to you are always Learning" I do
not accept that, as I said then, you learn, and you learn quick or you go broke. Both financially and spiritually. I
am talking professional golding here, not hobby. I can switch between proffs gold and hobby gold at the drop of
a hat. River is flooded, I ring up my mate and say lets go cracking on high ground. I get two small flakes for the
day and I am still over the moon.

How did I find our claim. Many so called pro's drove past it every day for several years. I slowly prospected my
way up the river with a pan and shovel, envying those with dredges and all those new fangled things. I
clambered through bush and scrub but never more than 200 yards from the road. For the road follows the river.
The top claim, the 30 oz bit was plainly visible from the road, and when I finally struck the picking rock (a pic)
I claimed it. First day we put a Suitcase on it, we got 18 dwt. Imported the Keene 5 inch and never looked back.
Maybe I was lucky. Maybe it was skill and knowledge. Na it was skill. Knowledge and perseverance,
perseverance being the key word.

So never give up. There is one waiting for you around the next corner.

Once again my apologies for being somewhat egotistical. Like I have always said, Man on gold feel very fine.
man on no gold feel not quite as fine, but still happy he is alive, fit and well.

Really Appreciate all you fine People here.We have been going now for quite some time

Cheers Trev


Mesg #64452 Sui t case Dr edge 6" Pi cs wi t h measur ement s ( 1)
Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Mon Dec- 05- 05 10: 30 PM

Hi Al l

Hope somebody bui l ds one. Took al most a day t aki ng pi cs, measur i ng, sor t i ng and r esi zi ng
pi ct ur es. But her e at l ast i t i s. Thi s dr edge wi l l r un at any dept h, as l ong as you have
enough wat er t o f l oat t he sl ui ce box and i nnner t ube. We have had t hi s one down t o 20
f eet wi t h no pr obl ems. The l onger your pr essur e hose t o t he suct i on vent ur i t he deeper
you can go. The cr ack bl ast er wor ks a t r eat , i t i s i ndeed a t r ue wat er bl ast er . The i nner
t ube mount ed t o t he sl ui ce box means t he r i g r uns at an angl e, i t does not dr ag al ong t he
bot t om. Once t he r i ght ai r pr essur e i s achi eved, ( wi t h box l oaded) t her e i s no need t o
al t er i t ever .
Ver y good i n f ast wat er as t he dr edge want s t o dr i ve f or war d. You wor k i t by pul l i ng
f or war d t o suck gr avel , wi t h one hand, t he ot her r emovi ng over si ze r ocks, or usi ng t he
cr ack bl ast er . Bl ockages al ways occur at t he bend i n t he nozzl e, can be punched out wi t h
a l ongi sh cr ow bar . Or you can st i ck your hand up, but wave goodbye t o your di ve gl ove.

Not e t hat t he r ake on t hese t hi ngs i s not as st eep as t he Keene ones. Easi er t o cl ean t he
bl ocks. They ar e al ways a l ong ski nny r ock t hat i s t i l t ed up by t he wat er j et . But
gener al l y bl ocks ar e r ar e.

The uni t i s r un by a Honda 5hp wi t h a T80 Compr essor . Engi ne si t s on r i ng i nsi de t r uck
t ube. Mor e t han enough power . I t hi nk on a 5. 5 Honda you woul d be t hr ot t l i ng back a bi t .

Ok you wont cat ch t he r eal f i nes, you wi l l cat ch a per cent age of t hemt ho. But you
achi eve 6 i nch capabi l i t y wi t h 5 hp. l ess gas and a ver y t r anspor t abl e 6 i nch dr edge.

I t i s cal l ed a Sui t case because t he t op of t he sl ui ce i s unl at ched l i ke a sui t case t o
gai n access t o t he i nsi de i f t he box.

Wel l t hat s i t . Wi l l post i n 3 segment s as t her e ar e 9 pi cs.

Any quest i ons, j ust ask.

Cheer s Tr ev

Replies

Aut hor : f at bob
Dat e Mon Dec- 05- 05 11: 38 PM

Hi t r ev, ( f i r st t i me I have been abl e t o post over her e f or a whi l e t hought mi ke dumped me
anyways i s t hat a 2" pr essur e l i ne f or your nozzl e ? and what si ze do you r educe i t down
t o f or your vent ur i . St i l l t r yi ng t o get a 5" bui l t wi l l have t o r educe nozzl e end t o 4"
f or t hi s st at e. Thanks f or post i ng i t .
Rob.

Aut hor : Zooka
Dat e Mon Dec- 05- 05 11: 38 PM

Tr ev,
Ther e i t i s! Thanks f or t he gr eat j ob of pi ct ur es and measur ement s, now i f we don t make
emi t i s our own f aul t ! When you say you use i t at 20 f eet , do you mean t hat you bal ance
out t he buoyancy i n t he t ubes t o make t he dr edge si nk down t o t he bot t ombut t hen sor t of
f l oat t her e? Sounds t r i cky. . . or do you moor i t t o t he bot t omon a l i ne l i ke an ant i -
shi ppi ng mi ne? How about si de t o si de t i l t , can t hat be a pr obl emwi t h t he machi ne?
That baby i s i t chi ng f or a f l ui d bed, l ol . . . - Z




Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 01: 47 AM

Hi Rob

The t hi ngs a man has t o do, j ust went out st uck my hand up t he nozzl e and my f i nger i nt o
t he or i f i ce, onl y way I coul d do i t man. Heck I woul d have never made a Doct or . But f or
you I di d i t . And I used my i ndex f i nger wi t h no gl ove.

Di amet er = 1 i nch. ( For t hose l i ke me who not t o smar t , t hat i s t he measur ement acr oss
t he ci r cl e) Ci r cumf er ence 3 i nches ( And t hat i s t he measur ement ar ound t he ci r cl e)

And no Rob I don' t do Pr ost at e checks, okay.

Ya can make one of t hese any si ze. I guess even a one i nch dr edge i f ya want ed. J ust keep
t he same l engt h but scal e ever yt hi ng el se down. That l i t t l e t hr ee i ncher wor ked a t r eat .
Over power ed wi t h a 5hp Honda, hence r unni ng at hal f t hr ot t l e.

The 6 i nch we r un at f ul l t hr ot t l e.

Gl ad ya got back on her e. Gonna post t he same pi cs on Gol dmi ner s i n t he f i l es or phot o
sect i on l at er t oni t e.

Na I havent abandoned my own f or um. ( Gol dmi ner s at Yahoo Gr oups) I di d al l t hi s once
bef or e on t he Al aska For umand cant f i nd t hemt her e now. So 49er Mi ke and Gol dmi ner s wi l l
be t her e r est i ng pl ace I guess.

Cheer s Tr ev t he Ki wi .
And don' t you dar e ask me what a Ki wi i s

Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 02: 09 AM

And yep a 2 i nch pr essur e hose, al t hough i f you can manage t o f i nd some i nch and si x
ei gt hs wor ks a t r eat , but har d t o f i nd f i t t i ngs t hat wi l l accept i t . Down her e i n
Ki wi l and t he f i r e ser vi ce and t he For est r y Dept used t o use i t f or f i ght i ng scr ub f i r es,
easi er t o dr ag ar ound t he gr ound. Same t hi ng appl i es i n t he wat er . Has l ess dr ag, t hat of
cour se bei ng t he cur r ent pr essur e as i t i s al ways i n a l oop, f r omt he mot or t o t he
suct i on nozzl e. Mor e so i n shal l ow f ast wat er . But i f you anchor of f your t r uck t ube ya
wont not i ce i t . As ol e Sui t case i s a bi t l i ke a j et boat under wat er , j ust want s t o keep
dr i vi ng f or war d i nt o t hat f ace.

And i f you ar e i n such f ast wat er t hat even t he dr i ve f or war d ef f ect i s negat ed. Then you
j ust use anot her l i t t l e set up t hat I devel oped t hat wor ks a t r eat . Ya can j us go hands
f r ee whi l e you shi f t r ocks and t he dr edge wi l l j ust si t t her e goi ng nowher e. Wai t i ng f or
you t o gr ab hol d of i t agai n. And I amt al ki ng so f ast a wat er t hat you have t wo wi eght
bel t s on and i f ya st i ck your head up you ar e of f down t he r i ver , pr obabl y mi nus your
f ace mask

Cheer s Tr ev


Aut hor : f at bob
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 02: 12 AM

Thanks , I was goi ng t o ask t he si ze of your or i f i ce but I di dn t know i f t hat was t o
per sonal . Wi l l checkout your yahoo gr oup si t e t oo l ast t i me I post ed on a gr oup si t e I
got nuked wi t h spam. I t hi nk i t ' s j ust what I need si nce I have ext r a engi ne and pump t o
pl ay wi t h, not wor r i ed about t he f i ne gol d t hi ng.
Thanks Rob.



Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 03: 01 AM

Hi Kazooka

I f you want t o dr op i nt o a 20 f oot hol e t hat has sheer si des, you have t o suck a bi t t a
gr avel f i r st t o wei ght up t he sl ui ce box. Ot her wi se she wi l l be per pendi cul ar when you
get down t her e t o t he bot t om. And al t hough t hi s uni t can do many t hi ngs, i t cant suck
r ocks st r ai ght up over 107 i nches. Now t hat i s aski ng a bi t of a 5 hp. But i f you goi ng
down a gr adual sl ope headi ng f or 20 f eet i t wi l l suck a f ew r ocks on t he way down and by
t he t i me you get t o 20 f eet , she i s wei ght ed up. And al t hough you can sl i ght l y t i l t i t
si deways i f you t r y r eal l y har d, i t wi l l beat you ever yt i me and r i ght i t sel f or you wi l l
have a ver y sor e wr i st t r yi ng t o keep i t on a t i l t . The angl e of t he whol e uni t t ends t o
change as you f eed i t , char ge i t r i ght up and i t l ower s, dont f eed i t and i t sl owl y
r i ses.
The i dea i s t o have enough ai r i n t he i nner t ube on t he t op of t he box ( Onl y one) ( A
l i ght t r uck t ube) ( Car t ype t o smal l ) so t hat when f ul l y l oaded i t doesn t gr ub on t he
bot t om. Once set you never have t o bot her wi t h i t agai n. And by l oaded I mean chocker
f ul l of FI VE AND HALF I NCH i nch r ocks, r i f f l es f ul l y l oaded.

OF COURSE THE NOZZLE I S REALLY ONLY 5 AND A HALF I NCHES OR YOU WOULD GET BLOCKAGE AFTER
BLOCKAGE, YA RI NG I T DOWN. AND YES I AM YELLI NG.

I t s unbel i evabl e how t hi s t hi ng cat ches gol d, on occasi ons when j ust cr evi ci ng ( Load
down) you l ook behi nd and i t i s l i ke a you know what . I mean i t has a hi gher angl e of
at t ack. But i t st i l l keeps cat chi ng gol d and r et ai ns what i t has al r eady caught . How I
have no i dea.

I t s even wor se when you st op t o cl ean i t . Ther e i s gol d st i cki ng out on t he t op of t he
gr avel . And onl y t he f i r st t hr ee r i f f l es ar e exposed. The r est of i t i s j ust a mass of
gr avel and t hat i s af t er l et t i ng i t r un cl ear f or f i ve mi nut es. I t hi nk i t makes i t s own
f l ui d bed.

YELLI NG AGAI N. I T SCARES ME SO MUCH I CLEAN I T OUT EVERY TWO HOURS I F I AM ON REAL GOOD
GOLD ( ounce a day or mor e) , TWO I F I TS A BI T LEANER. ( hal f ounce)

But havi ng sucked up t he t ai l i ngs wi t h Keene 5 i nch t r i pl e I amnot wor r i ed about t he
per cei ved l ossage as i t j ust doesn t seemt o happen.
Ok f l our snd a hi gh per cent age of f i nes go boom. But t he vol ume of gr avel t r eat ed mor e
t han out wei ghs t hat meagr e l ossage.

And t hi s f r oma so cal l ed exper t at cat chi ng f i ne gol d. One good f l ake i s wor t h a zi l l i on
of t hat ul t r a f i ne st uf f .
But hey i f I hi t a pl ace t hat has onl y f i ne gol d, t hen i t s a modi f i ed sur f ace dr edge and
t he Sui t case goes i n t he cl oset .

Cheer s Tr ev

Heck Kazooka t hat s a l ong bl oody r epl y t o a coupl e of si mpl e quest i ons.

Hey Vor t and Zooka. See ya Camer a di d wor k. Thanks mat es



Aut hor : 49er Mi ke
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 04: 17 AM

Tr ev-

I r eal l y appr eci at e you post i ng t hi s her e!

Mi ke


Aut hor : r ussau
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 09: 20 AM

t r ev i see t hat your usi ng your 5 i n. sur f ace dr edge r i ght now and t he sui t case i s
st or ed. next t i me you have t he sui t case out , t r y f l i ppi ng t he mi ner s moss over and have a
pi ece of r i bbed car pet under neat h i t . you have a hi st or y of gol d wi t h t he cur r ent set up.
i d l i ke t o see i f your f i nes woul d i ncr ease wi t h t he changes i ment i oned. t her e has been
some t al k of doi ng t hi s on dr edges and f i nes i ncr eased. i woul d l i ke t o see i f you came
t o t he same r esul t s.


Aut hor : kaveman
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 12: 15 PM

Have no f ear Tr ev, . . . . . . somebody' s goi ng t o bui l d one( or t hr ee) .

I ' mf ol l owi ng cl osel y. I ' mal r eady a f an of subsur f ace dr edges, but al l of mi ne ar e st i l l
a l i t t l e bi gger / heavi er t han t hey need t o be. I ' mgoi ng t o bui l d somet hi ng l i ke t hi s f or
t est i ng; j ust t r yi ng t o f i gur e whi ch si ze woul d be t he best . Looks t o me l i ke shor t
sect i ons of STI FF hose ar e r equi r ed i n t hi s appl i cat i on and l ucki l y I have a good suppl y
of i t i n 6" , 8" , and 10" . I ' mpi ct ur i ng i n my mi nd a 10" , 100# Sl uf f Monst er .

Oh, BTW, someone( pr obabl y Mi ke) shoul d combi ne al l t hese post s i nt o a si ngl e so t he pi cs
don' t get scat t er ed t hr oughout t he f or um.


Aut hor : Vor t xr ex
Dat e Tue Dec- 06- 05 06: 11 PM

Tr evs subsur f ace post s & t he Sump t hr ead wi l l al l be added t o t he DI Y f or umf or f ut ur e
r ef .

Dave Fr ank


Aut hor : Hoser J ohn
Dat e Wed Dec- 07- 05 11: 13 AM

Tr evs' sui t case i s t he best desi gn t o EVER hi t t he wat er EVER! ! ! Shar i ng hi s desi gn i s a
gr eat comment on t he mans' i mpecabl e mor al s. I t t ook many t r i al and er r or s and you get t he
pr oduct of hi s l abor s t o t hi s poi nt . Now THATS qui t e a gi f t f or Xmas t o one and al l . Much
r espect t o ya Tr ev. I can t el l ya f r omexper i ence i n 20+ year s f r omnow peopl e wi l l st i l l
be copyi ng good desi gns and t hanki ng ya! ! Tons a au 2 u 2 J ohn


Aut hor : Beav
Dat e Wed Dec- 07- 05 11: 24 AM

Does anyone el se not i ce t hat Tr ev' s at t achment #3 i s not showi ng up? Al l t he r est of hi s
pi cs come i n OK, but t hi s one appear s mi ssi ng a l i nk or somet hi ng? Mi ke, can you f i x
t hi s?
Thanks. . . . . . . . Beav


Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Wed Dec- 07- 05 04: 10 PM

Ahhhh shucks J ohn now you gone made me bl ush and I wi l l have t o buy a new hat
Thank you so much f or t hose except i onal l y ki nd comment s. You have mademy day.

Cheer s Tr ev

Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Wed Dec- 07- 05 04: 15 PM

Beav

At t achment t hr ee was a muck up on my par t . I f or got t o t i ck J PG and i t sent as a t ext , I
cor r ect ed t hat and r esent i t as a J PG. So al l t he pi cs ar e t her e.
Shoul d anybody wi sh f ur t her pi cs of any par t i cul ar par t of t he uni t , emai l me and I wi l l
get snappi ng agai n. I t s not a pr obl em.

Cheer s Tr ev


Aut hor : Bonar o
Dat e Wed Dec- 07- 05 04: 25 PM
Message

Ahhh, a man af t er my own hear t . To heck wi t h t hat f i ne cr ap, i t onl y causes gr ey hai r . I
f I cant pi ck i t up wi t h gl oves on, I dont want i t !
Excel l ent post Tr ev. How woul d t hi s set up r eact i n swi f t wat er ?

My dr edge sucks. . .
~Dan


Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Wed Dec- 07- 05 08: 05 PM

Hi Bonar a
Act ual l y handl es ver y wel l i n f ast wat er . The J et boat ef f ect negat es qui t e a bi t of t he
cur r ent , t he wat er hi t t i ng t he suct i on nozzl e t ends t o push t he snout down and hol d
t her e.

Now when you ar e i n r eal f ast wat er , and I mean so f ast you need t wo wei ght bel t s and
st i l l st r uggl e t o hol d t her e you use anot her i dea I came up wi t h wher ebye t he whol e
dr edge uni t i s on a r ope at t ched t o an upst r eamanchor . And t he mot or and t r uck t ube ar e
al so f i r ml y anchor ed.
I have on ocassi ons had an anchor r ope over 100 l ong. As you have t o go upst r eamf r om
wher e you ar e dr edgi ng, f i nd sl ower wat er . Put down t he anchor t hen cover wi t h a cai r n of
l ar ge r ocks. Test by hangi ng on i t and pul l i ng as har d as you can. I f she hol ds you ar e
home and hosed. I f she doesnt add mor e r ocks.

Ri ght on t he u bend on t he nozzl e you at t ach a gr i p j aw yaught i ng pul l ey. These pul l eys
al l ow you t o pul l f or war d on t he anchor r ope and as soon as you l et go, t he j aws snap on
t he r ope, anchor i ng i t . I woul d go f or t he yaught i ng pul l ey as t hey ar e made t o st and
ext r emel y hi gh t ensi on. ( Li ke Sai l s) el cheapos f r omt he engi neer i ng shop not wor t h t he
wor r y. Thi s syst emal l ows you a ver y wi de ar c t o wor k. The di ver act ual l y st ays put as he
i s hangi ng ont o t he U bend al so. To pul l f or war d you si mpl y pul l on t he l oose end of t he
r ope, t hen l et go, and snap she i s l ocked.

You can t ake a sui t case i nt o pl aces you woul dn t even dr eamof t aki ng a f l oat er . When you
want t o cl ean i t , you j ust swi ng acr oss i nt o cal mer wat er by t he bank. I f you want t o go
do somet hi ng, you j ust l et t he dr edge hang wher e i t i s. On occasi ons i n r eal f ast wat er
t he best way i s t o act ual l y l ay over t he whol e t hi ng, whi l st hol di ng on wi t h one hand
and r ocki ng out wi t h t he ot her . And keep your head down, l ook up and you ar e a goner .

We have got gol d out of i mpossi bl e pl aces wi t h t hi s r i g. Sur e i t i s an ef f or t but wor t h
i t .

My pul l eys ar e up t he r i ver wi t h my f l oat er at t he moment . As I al so use i t t o anchor t he
f l oat er . Makes i t easy pul l i ng i t ahead. The pul l ey can al so be used on t he suct i on head
of a f l oat er i n a si mi l ar way, i f I have t he f l oat er i n f ast wat er I have a pul l ey on t he
f l oat er wi t h separ at e anchor and a pul l ey on t he suct i on head wi t h separ at e anchor . Get
t o t he end of your suct i on r ange, pul l on t he f l oat er anchor r ope. Then down and pul l on
t he suct i on head anchor r ope and away you go agai n. Ver y ef f ect i ve and ver y si mpl e.

Cheer s Tr ev


Aut hor : Zooka
Dat e Thu Dec- 08- 05 12: 53 AM

Tr ev,
I have l ooked f or " gr i p j aw pul l eys" wi t hout success. Ar e you t al ki ng about t hese " cam
cl eat s l i ke her e ( scr ol l down t o t he camcl eat s) ?
ht t p: / / www. duckwor ksmagazi ne. com/ st or e/ har dwar e/ cl eat s. ht m
I f not , got any pi cs of t he gr i p j aw pul l eys? Many t hanks and congr at s on t he wel l -
deser ved accol ades!
- Z

Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Thu Dec- 08- 05 02: 42 AM
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Hi Zooka

R260 i s t he t eet h t hat do t he gr i ppi ng t hi ng. But you need t he pul l ey wheel s and a f ew
ot her bi t s. I sear ched yaught i ng equi pment most of t he af t er noon. Found em, byt buggar
al l pi cs. They ar e cal l ed a j ammi ng bl ock i n yauht i e l anguage. The gr i ppi ng t eet h and
pul l ey and at t achi ng mi ni u bol t ar e i nt egr al . One I have i s a si ngl e pul l ey, t he ot her
i s a doubl e pul l ey, a bi g pul l ey wheel and a l i t t l e one, t hat one makes t he r ope pul l i ng
easi er . I t hi nk t hey cost me about $90. 00 NZD each, so say about $65. 00 USD. But when
qui t e a f ew t housand dol l ar s i s dependent on t hem, t hat i s a smal l pr i ce t o pay f or
secur i t y. And t hey pai d f or t hemsel ves i n about hal f an hour .

They ar e par t of t he r i ggi ng syst emon a sai l boat , r ai se t he sai l or change t he angl e of
at t ack, l et t he r ope go and i t hol ds t he sai l i n pl ace. Hence t hei r br i l l i ant abi l i t y t o
hol d t or que. And t hat i s what f ast wat er does, i t r eal l y put s t he t or que on. Wel l t hat s
what I i magi ne t hey ar e used f or , I ai nt no sai l or . Any yaught i es her e.

Cheer s Tr ev
PS Al l f ai l s wi l l br i ng one back when t he r i ver goes down. I n a smal l f l ood at pr esent
and t he gol d pr i ce i n NZD $ hi t $737. 00. Go baby go. Heck a f al l i ng NZD agai nst a r i si ng
gol d pr i ce i n USD, never seen t hat bef or e. $USD517. 00 wher e i s i t goi ng t o go. not down I
hope.


Aut hor : Zooka
Dat e Thu Dec- 08- 05 03: 08 AM

Tr ev - l i ke t hi s?
ht t p: / / www. ki t chendance. com/ f i bl wi camand. ht ml
Appar ent l y t her e ar e di f f er ent naut i cal t er ms i n t he US f r omi n t he ot her f or mer col oni es
and t he UK - t hey cal l t hem" f i ddl e bl ocks wi t h cam" her e. No " j am" .


Aut hor : Tr ev( NZ)
Dat e Thu Dec- 08- 05 03: 18 PM

By gol l y Zooka you ar e on t he bal l . Yep t hat s t he t ype I use.
Cheer s Tr ev ( Your col oni al mat e f r omt he Ant i podi es down under )


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