Portofino
Well-known member
Turn the tank cocks on after the winter .
We flew in late Sunday two mates and I to do the annual .Lift booked nearby @9 am next day .
A few too many in the “ Irish bar “ and hitting the bunks @ 2 am clouded by judgement.
I turned the sight glasses cocks on instead of the actual engine cocks .
100 m or 10 mins ( ticking over ) outside the marina entrance , the engines conked out one by one .
I immediately knew what I had NOT done .
We dropped the anchor and with a size 10 mm spanner I went in and bled the air etc 6 filters .
A bit of excessive starter motor turning to clear the injection pump and they spluttered back to life .
Arrived , got lifted and while they were jet washing / blocking off etc we sobered up in a cafe .
Same trip as reward to my mates we razed over to St Trop to “ sea trial “ it , arrived tied up on the visitors berths .
Newby mate pulled up a bow line , him and the other guy semi experienced did the bow , while I did the helm and chucked a line ashore .
Next day time to go , briefing , all lines dropped .
First click to get moving .
Little did I know the lads had crossed the bow lines and when release one fouled the stb prop .It did not sink .
So as we moved it rapidly wrapped itself round the prop / P bracket ,
Noticed at tick over speed the boat handled differently and a mate shouted as the line at the stern started to surface .
So without any more to do I quietly reversed back and we re berthed , fenders back out etc .
Yes we had a audience of boaters and public .
Donned my shorty , bottle and with a hacksaw and knife went in and cut it all off ,Boy was it fast but I got it .
Calmly climbed up the swim ladder and then we repeated the berth exist .
Thought about contacting the marina office = diver = bill / fine .Nah !
We flew in late Sunday two mates and I to do the annual .Lift booked nearby @9 am next day .
A few too many in the “ Irish bar “ and hitting the bunks @ 2 am clouded by judgement.
I turned the sight glasses cocks on instead of the actual engine cocks .
100 m or 10 mins ( ticking over ) outside the marina entrance , the engines conked out one by one .
I immediately knew what I had NOT done .
We dropped the anchor and with a size 10 mm spanner I went in and bled the air etc 6 filters .
A bit of excessive starter motor turning to clear the injection pump and they spluttered back to life .
Arrived , got lifted and while they were jet washing / blocking off etc we sobered up in a cafe .
Same trip as reward to my mates we razed over to St Trop to “ sea trial “ it , arrived tied up on the visitors berths .
Newby mate pulled up a bow line , him and the other guy semi experienced did the bow , while I did the helm and chucked a line ashore .
Next day time to go , briefing , all lines dropped .
First click to get moving .
Little did I know the lads had crossed the bow lines and when release one fouled the stb prop .It did not sink .
So as we moved it rapidly wrapped itself round the prop / P bracket ,
Noticed at tick over speed the boat handled differently and a mate shouted as the line at the stern started to surface .
So without any more to do I quietly reversed back and we re berthed , fenders back out etc .
Yes we had a audience of boaters and public .
Donned my shorty , bottle and with a hacksaw and knife went in and cut it all off ,Boy was it fast but I got it .
Calmly climbed up the swim ladder and then we repeated the berth exist .
Thought about contacting the marina office = diver = bill / fine .Nah !