(Another) confession - a thing not to do

[sailorman]

It's nice to know we are in good company

No, Jim the bog is behaving beautifully although some places have no pump outs so.........well you get the drift.Actually be careful not to get the drift

how is it emptied then

 

[MoodySabre]

how is it emptied then

I couldn't possibly say (they might be reading this).

 

[Athene V30]

Anyone who says they havn't had a mishap whilst using the Dutch locks is a great big fibber!!!!!!

I had fun coming out of Stellendam - at one stage I was pointing the opposite way to the dredger. Just as well I had the bow fender in place - all 25kg of it The current eddies in the lock on the long keel coupled with the dredgers engines had me all over the place.

 

[Fire99]

So there we were sitting in lock coming out of Goes - stern rope is from the cleat and on a bollard on the lock wall. Engaged in a conversation with another boat I idly wound my end of the rope round the top of the self-tailer. Some minutes later Sheila calls to me that I should let off some rope as the lock water is dropping. By this time the rope is a tight as a piano wire and I can't get it off Grab knife and cut the rope - TWANG as the boat drops

Afterwards I realise that instead of cutting the cleat end I had cut by the winch so I now have a short rope and a very short rope I's a pillock

Well i've had my fair share of 'donut' moments in my time along with most of us (i'm sure!).

Lucky you reacted quickly and cut the rope.

Many moons ago on the fresh water thames, some guys on a very big Mobo roped their boat up tight to the lock. Water dropped and tore a big grp hole out the top of the boat with a cleat attached..