A big 'THANK YOU'.

Koeketiene

Koeketiene

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A big \'THANK YOU\'.

1. Bob Gibbon - SYH Cranage & Lifting Manager.

He really came through and did his best to make everything happen.

2. Jeff Errington

Diver extra-ordinaire and man of the world.
'Larger than life' - they don't make 'em like that any more.

3. Anonymous Woolverstone based fisherman.

Who after I managed to get myself out of the Orwell and into the dinghy in 35kts of wind towed me into SYH.


Honourable mention in forum dispatches.

Duncan - Wingdiver. Ever ready to provide useful advice, contacts, etc... One SMS was all that was needed to get this man 'on side'. Star performance.

Roger - Sailorman. Moral support galore and provided that very first push in the right direction.

Ian - Jomo. Shore based back-up - cup of tea or spoiling the kids. Whatever. According to my eldest: 'A really nice man'. High praise indeed.

Words can not begin to describe the debt of gratitude I feel towards you all.
It has been a truly humbling day in more ways than one.


To all the kind souls who called or texted - if you did not get a reply after mid afternoon; my apologies. Mobiles are really crap after you take them swimming. Emergency, back-up mobile now operational.
 
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Shore based back-up - cup of tea or spoiling the kids. Whatever. According to my eldest: 'A really nice man'. High praise indeed.

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I wish I could've done more. Your problems made mine pale into insignificance! and your kids, a credit to their parents.
Oh yes, I may not have scared the wife enough..... she's still talking about coming sailing /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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Hi Will
Glad things got sorted (up to a point) in the end.
Just did what anyone else would have done in the circumstances but I did feel pretty helpless/useless to be honest.
Duncan
 
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Will,
sorry to read that you have obviously had a major issue.
Would you like to share the lessons learned with us?
 
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Lessons Learned

1. Don't rush things - not even at night when it's dark and you're cold, wet and tired. In fact; most emphatically not when it's dark and you're cold, wet and tired.

2. Approaching moorings at night - bang on LW - there's more lines floating near to the surface than you think. It does not help you one bit if these lines are black.

3. If you have a torch, make sure it's fully charged.

4. When you're flat on your stomach on the foredeck shouting 'NO' at the helm it may very well sound like 'GO' to her. Communication is key!

5. Securing your boat to a mooring only by the P-bracket is not a good idea.
 
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Thanks for that.
Hope there isnt too much damage.

Having moored our boat by its starboard rudder, I know what you mean.
I have been thinking (for a long time)of getting a little pair of walkie talkies, but they need to be headset and voice activated microphone rather than just Press To Talk as often your hands are rather full.
 
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they need to be headset and voice activated microphone rather than just Press To Talk as often your hands are rather full.

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When I tried headsets between crane drivers on same ship we found background noise from wind etc often made speech difficult to hear over general noise.
 
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Very glad everything turned out well. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif


By spooky coincidence, anyone on the river 3 weeks ago would have seen me parked on the mud right next to your(Guapa) mooring with about 30' of industrial polythene sheet round my prop just as I was coming up to borrow a mooring for the evening.

After about 30mins of effort from the dinghy, managed to get huge sheet off the folding prop and saildrive and just about get said sheet into dinghy and across to Levington marina for the skip.

The crew of two yachts pointed at me struggling singlehanded and sailed on. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

Luckily just after low water, so lifted hastily chucked anchor and moved over to the other side of the river. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I just glad it wasn't dark and it was a nice evening. Makes all the difference from a pain in the arse to a dodgy situation.
 
All clear - sort off

Guapa was lifted today.

It took me all of a minute to free the prop.
Spun round nicely - P bracket seemed OK.

Launched - engine started first time.
Under load - just a hint of vibration at low revs - goes away as soon as I push her.
Guess it must have been there all the time.

One blade on the prop may be a bit bent - boat tends to pull to STBD when left on her own. According to N°1, she's always done that.

Guess I'm just seeing and hearing things.
Will play it by ear, and watch the sterngland with an eagle eye.

Long & short: we're back on our mooring and ready to go.
Even found the time to antifoul the log and change the anode.
Also pressure washed. Nice clean bottom again.

All in all: result. Very pleased (soaking wet though)
 
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Well done Will, glad you got away lightly. Lets hope there are no more gruesome wallet crunching moments this season.
 
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He hasnt Bunkered Fuel yet, that WILL hurt /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Currently paying £0.55 for a liter of white /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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