Ferretti 881RPH Dreamer
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You forgot D, clean barnies off bottom of his boat with their tooth brush..
Another boating day, another boating disaster (long rant with a few pics)
You forgot D, clean barnies off bottom of his boat with their tooth brush..
FalconSteve
Member
It would of taken maybe 2 of those on your list to make me moor the boat and just bugger off home. I sympathise with you and admire you patience. As others have said, the damaged panels would have sent me over the edge. Thanks for sharing, it was a great read and it has taught me that if a long list of disasters were to befall me on my boat, I know I'm not alone.
ACE
New member
Deleted User, I enjoyed your post and greatly admire your controlled patience 
as has already been said it would have only taken a few of these things and I'd have been off to the nearest hotel with pool.....
as has already been said it would have only taken a few of these things and I'd have been off to the nearest hotel with pool..... squadron
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i feel for you mike , as a parent with two young kids, 3 and 1 years old ,i am almost immune to the daily detruction of valuable objects and electronics , otherwise the stress would just give me a massive heart attack. i do wonder what damage they will inflict on any future boat i buy though . i guess as they are family you will just grit your teeth repair the damage and say nowt, but maybe you can look for something a bit more durable to replace the damaged wall coverings, otherwise it will defo happen again next time the little darlings grace you with their presence .
david
david
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Deleted User YDKXO
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It ain't going to happen
gjgm
Active member
Thanks for sharing.
Positives:
-it wasnt a longer trip
-no torn off P brackets, exploding engines,sinkings
All in all, time for Eric Idle ?
Positives:
-it wasnt a longer trip
-no torn off P brackets, exploding engines,sinkings
All in all, time for Eric Idle ?
Scubadoo
Well-known member
A great post and I feel for you. You can deal with most things, but kids damaging your interior like that, would have put me over the edge.
I just hope your next cruise won't be so demanding!
I learnt one thing, I won't moan about boating troubles.
I just hope your next cruise won't be so demanding!
I learnt one thing, I won't moan about boating troubles.
Groot T
New member
Mike, I feel your pain, but not in the same way you experienced it.
My stomach muscles are hurting too much from laughing (loudly) across the office. As such, I am mapping that pain to your continued plight.
Out of curiosity, was the fish given a formal funeral or is it just symbolic of your feelings towards the children? "Dead and thrown overboard" ?
Points a) and b) I can fully understand.
But point c) " make them tidy their rooms every single day..". You're a monster!
My stomach muscles are hurting too much from laughing (loudly) across the office. As such, I am mapping that pain to your continued plight.
Out of curiosity, was the fish given a formal funeral or is it just symbolic of your feelings towards the children? "Dead and thrown overboard" ?
Points a) and b) I can fully understand.
But point c) " make them tidy their rooms every single day..". You're a monster!
Kawasaki
Well-known member
Great Post!!!
SteveE
New member
Resolution
Well-known member
Why no blocked heads / exploding holding tank? Maybe they are being saved up for the next trip.
Croak
New member
I knew a small child who did things like that and perhaps I did them myself.
When questioning him he seemed sort or unaware that he had done it, sort of did it in a daydream, he has grown out of it now and so have I (if I ever did it)
There is another sort of destruction I have noticed, when kids leave a house after staying for a few days/hours. I put it down to an instinctive behaviour. When leaving a site of temporary habitation it would be a good idea to trash anything you could not carry so your enemy or competitor could not use it to their advantage. I noticed things always got broken just after someone said we will be leaving in X minuets.
So I put all the toys away apart from the broken ones before the leaving sentence happens and let their instincts roll.
Any senseless destruction is bad on the recipient so I feel for you.
When questioning him he seemed sort or unaware that he had done it, sort of did it in a daydream, he has grown out of it now and so have I (if I ever did it)
There is another sort of destruction I have noticed, when kids leave a house after staying for a few days/hours. I put it down to an instinctive behaviour. When leaving a site of temporary habitation it would be a good idea to trash anything you could not carry so your enemy or competitor could not use it to their advantage. I noticed things always got broken just after someone said we will be leaving in X minuets.
So I put all the toys away apart from the broken ones before the leaving sentence happens and let their instincts roll.
Any senseless destruction is bad on the recipient so I feel for you.
DAKA
Well-known member
Great post Mike
Sorry its not all great fun but on the bright side I reckon you have just got through 3 years worth of bad luck in one week so you can look forward to 3 clear years now
Just a thought as a temporary fix to cabin lining ........
Mirror can be fixed on with silicone, either get a glazier to cut to size and bevel edge or just cut some sticky to cover the mess until you can get it repaired.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A4-1m-Sil...t=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2ebd078b94
Sorry its not all great fun but on the bright side I reckon you have just got through 3 years worth of bad luck in one week so you can look forward to 3 clear years now
Just a thought as a temporary fix to cabin lining ........
Mirror can be fixed on with silicone, either get a glazier to cut to size and bevel edge or just cut some sticky to cover the mess until you can get it repaired.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A4-1m-Sil...t=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2ebd078b94
jimmy_the_builder
Well-known member
Great post Mike
Sorry its not all great fun but on the bright side I reckon you have just got through 3 years worth of bad luck in one week so you can look forward to 3 clear years now
Just a thought as a temporary fix to cabin lining ........
Mirror can be fixed on with silicone, either get a glazier to cut to size and bevel edge or just cut some sticky to cover the mess until you can get it repaired.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A4-1m-Sil...t=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2ebd078b94
Yep, you never know, your guests might appreciate a giant full-length mirror right next to the bed...
Cheers
Jimmy
DAKA
Well-known member
Do you have to turn everything to smuttyness
Along with the dodgy icecream tranny photo you are making lakesailor look like an angel
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Deleted User YDKXO
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I'll put one on the ceiling as well for any guests who fancy Miss Cornetto licking their flake
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Deleted User YDKXO
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Yeah I knew that lakesailor bloke wasn't straightyou are making lakesailor look like an angle
DAKA
Well-known member
Yeah I knew that lakesailor bloke wasn't straight
oooops, sorry lakey.
Was smuttyness spelt alrite Mr Pedantic
mbird
New member
And I thought it was only me had that sort of luck! Having had to spend £4k on an engine rebuild earlier this year, and then another £2.5k a few weeks ago when our Mathers throttle controls went belly up, we've just returned from a fortnight of trouble-free boating. Just proves it can eventually go smoothly!
DAKA
Well-known member
Sorry to hear you have had problems.
Ive just recognised your boat
I cruised miles on her and with her
Jersey, Guernsey, France, and back to The Humber area where she was based for several years.
Seldom had a problem, one fan belt snapped but engine kept going (no rev counter), one year needed to keep topping up header but fantastic boat very very reliable.
I nearly bought her but chose a Princess 360 instead but a close call.
