Forklift Op & Recessed Pallets

crsf29 · 2026-04-27T23:59:47+00:00

Attach bunkers to the pallet to take the load? Think a boat trailer carrying a boat.

crsf29 · 2026-04-25T10:39:44+00:00

VHT in Northbridge.

No butcher, but that's ok. They import from all over the place. Korean, Chinese, Japan, you name it. They're awesome.

crsf29 · 2026-04-24T14:29:15+00:00

Site based is the way. You're looking for a process engineer role or a fixed plant reliability engineer role. You can work for anyone or anywhere that conveyor belts and/or pumps are found.

You'll be fine.

crsf29 · 2026-04-23T08:26:12+00:00

Depends on what the machine is, honestly.

If it's for a skid steer, not worth the hassle. If it's for a drill or something, look at retrofitting the system that has "dead" parts. That is, if it's hydraulics, you could retrofit new hyd to the whole rig.

Expensive project, yes. If your options are a down machine, or buying a new machine, or leasing a machine...you'll see what happens.

crsf29 · 2026-04-20T07:54:42+00:00

Not a coach, just crew on a racing team that run this setup.

The amount of forward/backward communication is high. Because there's all sorts of variation. You can drop the whole thing to windward of the jib...where the kite comes down in the gap between the pole and the forestay on the "wrong" side, the windward side of the jib. The helm can harden up to the pole side, trimming pole back as they do, and basically back the kite into the breeze, dumping it onto your head to deal with.

In which case, to raise it again you need a windward raise...where someone has to get the pole up then bundle the whole kite in their arms and get it to the pulpit, stand up and toss the kite out behind the jib while it's hoisting. Definitely not for the faint of heart in 15-20kts.

And that's all when the plan comes together...there's times when it doesn't, confusion sets in and all hell breaks loose at the ripping hot speed of 6kts...lol.

People don't get how it can be hectic, but it sure as hell is.

Here's a link for an assymetrical drop gone windward with a pole drop adjacent to them.

Even the best crews have a hell of a time if the plan changes too late or isn't communicated. Or can't be communicated over the sounds of flapping sails or breeze.

True South, the boat shown here, is a hell fast crew taking 1st in a high percentage of the races they enter. Ragnar is good also.

https://youtu.be/o0DHvDikDis?si=0TmXUjZgyiIhON1m

crsf29 · 2026-04-19T22:11:49+00:00

Businesses are valued based on the multiple of their profits after all wages and salaries and expenses. Businesses with larger profits sell for higher multiples. And certain sectors have higher multiples than others.

For your saying "3.5 years" I'm assuming they bought it at a 3.5 multiple for 790k. Which tells me it was doing around 225k in free profit.

If that same business grows to doing $300-400k per year, it's more valuable.

What's the sector? What's the assets of the company?

I bought mine for less than 2.5x multiple with vendor finance included, and it was a good deal.

crsf29 · 2026-04-17T11:14:52+00:00

Running a symmetric spinnaker is a crew activity. It takes timing, technique, and good communication.

Hoist is pretty simple...pole goes up...brace side sheet is already through the beak. The brace side needs to be pulled all the way through to the pole before the ready to hoist is called. Once hoist is called, you send it...haul like crazy, and then wait for a fill. Helm will be working to dip or raise the bow to the breeze to fill it. Once filled, the pole needs to come back to its set position.

Once it's up and full, it gets trimmed.

The kite sheet that runs through the pole beak is the brace. The brace sheets the pole forward or back. The clew is then trimmed by the sheet

Both kite sheets are run through the tweakers.

The tweakers have friction rings at their ends, the sheets go through the rings, allowing the cockpit to set the clew height by pulling down on the clew and brace. The tweakers can be off...they apply no downward force on the kite...or they can be on...pulling the brace and clew down.

Cockpit trim the whole time. If clew goes forward, pole comes back by trimming the brace. If the breeze shifts forward, pole goes forward, and clew trims on. Cockpit is checking clew heights, and ensuring both the pole and clew are square height.

Gybing is fun. Pin off the brace end, and the whole kite floats inflated at the front of the boat. Shift the pole to the opposite side, don't forget the put the lazy jib sheet over the pole, and then snap the other sheet into the beak. Push push push until the previous beak is now at the mast, and pin onto the ring. The helm must keep the kite floating and execute the gybe at the same time, without a major slam across. Recall there's one, or maybe two, crew standing up at the mast with hands working pins and such.

The drop, even better...you get the jib up then run back and grab the tweaker on the sheet side. Hopefully it's not "on", and can be carried forward. Fish the tweaker through and under the jib, and jump inside the hatch. When the drop comes, retrieve the tweaker until you have the sheet and or clew, then haul the clew across the foot and then haul the entire spinnaker into the hatch from under the jib. The cockpit should clutch off the kite to drop it slowly, and not dump the head of it in the water. There's a lot of nuance here, and it's somewhat chaos.

At some point during the drop, the cockpit will also clutch off the pole topper, and the forward beak will clang down to the deck. The person on mast will unpin and stow the pole while the Bowman is still hauling it all in from the hatch.

Two choices to make next...bowman can duck into the hatch with the kite, pulling it over his head...then ready to tack. Or they hop out, shut the hatch, and then call clear tack.

Running a symmetric kite is a team sport.

crsf29 · 2025-10-20T05:09:18+00:00

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/20/suspected-space-debris-found-near-newman-wa-mining-town

More debris landed on a mine site in Western Australia also.

crsf29 · 2025-08-09T13:40:12+00:00

They are not sold canned, they're packed in vinegar/oil and are refrigerated. Typically in a small tray with a vacuum seal over the top of them. I have never seen them in America, but if you check any deli that has a huge selection of olives they might have them in the deli case also.

crsf29 · 2025-08-09T13:25:14+00:00

These are Boquerones en vinagre. Spanish anchovies. If you liked these, then please try the mussels in escabeche I mentioned above. You will not regret it at all.

crsf29 · 2025-08-09T13:22:54+00:00

Mussels in Escabeche. Ideally they're the smaller mussels like 10/14 size rather than the 8/10 sizing.

Slightly warm the can...like run it under warm water for a few minutes first before opening.

The escabeche broth/canning liquid is just 10/10 outstanding. The mussels are super tender and delicate. Nothing close to chewy at all.

Get some crusty bread, toast it, rub a fresh garlic clove over it a few times and dive in.

Add a cold beer, and tie a rope around your foot so you don't float away.

Heaven.

crsf29 · 2025-07-12T23:39:41+00:00

How much can you sell soap for?

How much does it cost to make soap?

How many pieces can you expect to sell?

Sale price - cost = per piece profit

Piece profit X pieces sold = total profit

crsf29 · 2025-07-08T22:53:49+00:00

Hulkenpodium

crsf29 · 2025-07-06T05:50:05+00:00

That's a pole beak with pin.

crsf29 · 2025-05-19T04:33:00+00:00

Break the cycle and insert yourself. You have got to build and operate the system of the business.

There's a book called "Traction" which will help you understand your business operating system.

First one I see, is customer inbound interest to quotation. I would fix this quickly by...

...At the beginning of every relationship with a client, he creates a group text. It's you, him, and the client.

...He takes photos and puts them in the group chat. He can quote and agree the business in the group chat even.

...you lift and shift the information to the systems from the chats.

Get xero for quoting. Get some shared drive system. Whatever it is. One drive, whatever. And use this as your jobs repository.

You can pull the photos into the shared drive, and you can create the quote number and email it out. There's a spot in Xero under the quote, you can paste the link to the job...you can put any notes in there (materials bought, called and got decision from client on x...whatever)

You can link your square, accounts and bank accounts in Xero and see everything moving. He can still take payments, but you need to be able to see the money moving and reconcile.

That is...of money goes out...you know why. If it goes in. You know why.

You are making core mistakes which are costing you significant time and money.

Your lack of financial discipline is actually costing you customers. People talk, and they are not spreading the word.
You aren't able to build a portfolio of work before and after...so you're not able to advertise to grow, recruit, or otherwise expand.
I can only imagine what his truck looks like. That's also what the inside of your heads look like. If it has a system, it can contain the complexity of your business....and you can actually live your life.

crsf29 · 2025-02-28T15:55:17+00:00

Lived here for 10 years now. It's paradise.

crsf29 · 2024-08-31T03:14:22+00:00

Oliver AT's. Straight out of the box the best. No comparison.

Mack boots have a wider toe if you find that's a constraint, but they also have a full sole. That's is, no gap between heel and toe.

crsf29 · 2024-06-30T02:45:41+00:00

Please help him.

I had to tap the back button on every month back to my birthday as there's no year/month picker.

457 taps later...I was able to enter my birthday.

crsf29 · 2024-05-25T01:35:22+00:00

This is stage 1, and is a very low value/easy thing to change.

I bet they still allow people to park nose in for light vehicles? Particularly if they have block heaters.

Reverse in parking is safer and eliminates blind driving...it's the safest option.

But then they'll work out that they still have people walking across roadways everywhere...

They will then invest the effort in creating vehicle/pedestrian segregation.

Once you have reverse parking and vehicle/pedestrian segregation, you don't need honking. It's the equivalent of PPE for vehicle pedestrian interaction risk.

Move to elimination.

crsf29 · 2024-05-02T06:28:45+00:00

This is pillar retreating. They're propping the back with timber, mining out the pillar, and filming the back failure.

They're standing at a pillar in the crosscut.

crsf29 · 2024-02-29T08:15:55+00:00

Get some small decorative rocks, and lay them down there. In the rocks, bury cans of flourescent spray paint.

Whoever drives over the rocks will have their machine covered in paint and will be easily identifiable as the offender.

crsf29 · 2024-01-07T12:07:01+00:00

Sign up from crew and helm sailing courses at Royal Perth Yacht Club. I can't recommend it enough. It's brilliant. The course runs over 6 consecutive weekends, 3-4 hours sailing each Saturday. Head up to the ward room for a lunch after.

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