Geoff Cooper
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 1,124
- Reaction score
- 1,255
- Points
- 262
- Location
- Thailand
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2006
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 23
On several previous posts i have mentioned that here in Thailand there are problems locating parts for our Boats so to overcome the problem and as i have had previous engineering experience i luckily came across what i considered to be a Godsend, Quite by chance i happened to be looking around a market in Bangkok and me being the curious type of person i wandered off the so called beaten track and found a warren of small engineering shops and small manufacturers of all sorts of products, I thought i would share my findings with you so you can see how thing's are really done here in Thailand, I will give you a small insight into how my day starts and include photos to help you get the picture, For those who are interested i will add to this everytime i go if i think i have found something that is of interest to you, I hope you like and i hope you will find it interesting.
My day starts by dropping off the jeep to get it cleaned and polished, I leave it there all day while i get the Minibus to Bangkok and collect it on my return it's now 6 am, The journey takes about 3 hours and it's not worth driving it costs about $5 and it's comfortable and Airconed and you don't want to be driving in Bangkok.
After arriving in Bangkok i get the skytrain that takes me right over the City, It's quick very clean again Airconed and very convenient.
This is on the Skytrain going over the City they have something in the window glass to stop the Sun penetration.
We leave the skytrain after a journey of about 5 minutes and exit the station.
Having left the skytrain i get on the underground below the skytrain station, I travel for about 15 minutes under the City and reach my destination, A short taxi ride and I'm there, Total cost of the trip so far around $9 and i haven't had to drive.
I have been coming to this area for a few years now, A few months ago i replaced my reverse gate cable having followed Julians post which was spot on and here i find a cable manufacturer who's shop i had never seen previously, I had a good chat with him in my broken Thai and his Broken English and having watched him make some cables for motorcycles i asked him about Boat cables of which he replied he makes them already and turned out to be half what i paid around $30 for the reverse gate cable, He has all the materials, I cant understand why i never found him before but it's a hive of small companies.
This is a selection of all the different cables he makes to any size and application you need
This is his workshop and if you look just underneath the white plastic bag on the top right of this Photo you will see some of the Boat cables he makes for some of the shops on the coast.
These are some of the small shops selling small engineering parts, Taps dies drills cutters grinding parts you name it and you will find it here, I walk all day looking around you never know what you find.
They just lead from 1 street to the next, It was the kings Birthday on the day i went so i didn't realize many places were closed as there were places i wanted to show you but next time i go i will be able to illustrate better as it will be in full swing, I got home about 7.30 pm tired but had a great day just wandering about and managed to buy a few bits and pieces, Sometimes i grab a Hotel for the night and make a good weekend of it, I hope you enjoyed a small insight into a culture that still exists where you can see parts made before they stamp Marine on the Box.
My day starts by dropping off the jeep to get it cleaned and polished, I leave it there all day while i get the Minibus to Bangkok and collect it on my return it's now 6 am, The journey takes about 3 hours and it's not worth driving it costs about $5 and it's comfortable and Airconed and you don't want to be driving in Bangkok.
After arriving in Bangkok i get the skytrain that takes me right over the City, It's quick very clean again Airconed and very convenient.
This is on the Skytrain going over the City they have something in the window glass to stop the Sun penetration.
We leave the skytrain after a journey of about 5 minutes and exit the station.
Having left the skytrain i get on the underground below the skytrain station, I travel for about 15 minutes under the City and reach my destination, A short taxi ride and I'm there, Total cost of the trip so far around $9 and i haven't had to drive.
I have been coming to this area for a few years now, A few months ago i replaced my reverse gate cable having followed Julians post which was spot on and here i find a cable manufacturer who's shop i had never seen previously, I had a good chat with him in my broken Thai and his Broken English and having watched him make some cables for motorcycles i asked him about Boat cables of which he replied he makes them already and turned out to be half what i paid around $30 for the reverse gate cable, He has all the materials, I cant understand why i never found him before but it's a hive of small companies.
This is a selection of all the different cables he makes to any size and application you need
This is his workshop and if you look just underneath the white plastic bag on the top right of this Photo you will see some of the Boat cables he makes for some of the shops on the coast.
These are some of the small shops selling small engineering parts, Taps dies drills cutters grinding parts you name it and you will find it here, I walk all day looking around you never know what you find.
They just lead from 1 street to the next, It was the kings Birthday on the day i went so i didn't realize many places were closed as there were places i wanted to show you but next time i go i will be able to illustrate better as it will be in full swing, I got home about 7.30 pm tired but had a great day just wandering about and managed to buy a few bits and pieces, Sometimes i grab a Hotel for the night and make a good weekend of it, I hope you enjoyed a small insight into a culture that still exists where you can see parts made before they stamp Marine on the Box.
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