http://www.northernyacht.com/

Bluenose · Post by **Bluenose** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:34 am

Hey Tim,

I am having trouble bringing up your Northern Yacht Restoration site. Is running normally? I just don't know what to do with my morning coffee without it.

Bill

Post by **Tim** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:19 am

Ipowerweb, my hosting company, has dropped the ball yet again, and there have been serious issues with the server on which my business sites are stored. This has caused site outages, loss of data on the server, and, most recently, a complete incapability to allow me to publish new information to the server, which is something I do daily, as you know. The server problems have also caused email outages and mailer errors.

I have been dealing with this issue behind the scenes since the weekend. This is the second time in two months that something has happened at the server end that has eliminated my sites through no action of my own. I am quite unhappy with this turn of events; though I've used the same host company for many years, it's clear that it's time for a change soon. This sort of thing is unacceptable--certainly when it happens more than once.

Hopefully, things will be up and running again in a day or two; I have requested that they move my site to a new server, since they seem utterly incapable of fixing whatever problems existed with the old server, but the sites may be down and nonexistent during this change.

Note that this does not affect the triton381.com site and this forum, which are separate.

s/v Groovy · Post by **s/v Groovy** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:20 pm

It looks like some of the content is working again. I am on the verge of installing my own Schaefer 1100 roller unit, and can seem to get to the install log from Glissando. Is this part coming back? Tim's instructions are much better that Schaefers....

Post by **Tim** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:08 pm

Right here: http://www.triton381.com/projects/resto ... furler.htm

Jason K · Post by **Jason K** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:05 pm

Wow - that trailer is something else.

Post by **dasein668** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:24 pm

#218 wrote:Wow - that trailer is something else.

Oh, Jason, you must know by now that Tim never does anything halfway! ;-D

s/v Groovy · Post by **s/v Groovy** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:29 pm

Thanks, Tim! Excellent Stay-Lock instructions too. I'll post pics when done...

Figment · Post by **Figment** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:55 pm

Aha, the website breathes again!

Why change the truck exhaust to vertical stack? Is there no room for the undercab with the shortened wheelbase?

How is the trailer's weight rating determined? Don't feel compelled to qualify for the nerdery, but I'm curious.

Post by **Tim** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:10 am

Figment wrote:Why change the truck exhaust to vertical stack?

1. It's way cooler. Real trucks have stacks. I wanted it to shoot flames, but that just seemed silly.

2. Lack of room and a generally bulky/overly low-slung/unsatisfactory existing setup. (See, there really is a real reason.)

Figment wrote:How is the trailer's weight rating determined?

Exhaustive calculations by top men. Top men.

Post by **dasein668** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:54 am

Somebody is a little punchy after his trip way down south yesterday! hehe

Figment · Post by **Figment** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:06 am

Stacks?
No suh, REAL TRUCKS are festooned with LIGHTS on every available surface. Did you learn nothing in all of your highway-time?

Post by **Tim** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:06 am

This is what I really wanted. This is the coolest thing ever.

Shockwave Jet Truck

Post by **dasein668** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:51 am

I notice that KFC is a sponsor. I'd always wondered how they got that extra crispy chicken.. Now we know!

catamount · Post by **catamount** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:02 pm

What are you guys talking about? Are there pics of Tim's truck and trailer somewhere on northernyacht.com that I can't seem to find?

Rachel · Post by **Rachel** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:29 pm

Oh good, someone else asked :-)

R.

Post by **dasein668** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:55 am

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