anchor flag diesel mobo Ransome

[Seanick]

My red ensign goes up when she's launched and then comes down (usually) at the end of the season when she comes out of the water...

Wheres your mooring?

I'll send out the Ensign patrol.

 

[dylanwinter]

new improved version

The other evening - end of a perfect day - the sun just going down

so I had already drunk one gin and tonic and was making an assault on the second.

I was at anchor - a bruce as it happens

I had just phoned the RNLI and was waiting for them to phone me back to tell me what time they would be arriving to tow me home

I had bought some red diesel - it had blocked the injectors

last time I will be using red - I can tell you

I was on the Walton Backwaters - you know, where Arthur sailed, rubbish books I think

the kettle was on - Origo stove - so much safer than gas

when a mobo went past - fast as it happened

he stopped, turned around offering me a double wash and pointed out that I was still flying my ensign - red as it happens

and that my anchor ball was too high in the rigging - a folding one as it happens

is it true that I should not be flying a red ensign at anchor and that my ball was too high?

is it right that mobo owners should go around offering advice to sailors?

Dylan

 

[JomsViking]

 

[Fire99]

I have a sneaky feeling this isn't going to do Dylan's opinion of MOBO's any good at all!