Anyone else sick and tired of these incessant winds/gales?

Robert Wilson said:
ONLY TWO?!!
I have four, and still I worry. And two of them are taken upto and round the mast-foot!!
Perhaps six might be better.:(
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In the past I've found that two strops can entangle one another, and once this led to one of them getting caught up and chafed through.
So this year I fitted a single 32mm seasteel multiplait strop, which is absolutely the biggest that will fit in the roller.

You must have a lot of fairleads!
 
Kelpie said:
In the past I've found that two strops can entangle one another, and once this led to one of them getting caught up and chafed through.
So this year I fitted a single 32mm seasteel multiplait strop, which is absolutely the biggest that will fit in the roller.

You must have a lot of fairleads!
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I take your point, and in the past twisting has been a problem but the weather has been so continuously horrendous that I have taken that risk for the extra piece of mind (numerous inspections, especially for chafe). After the big Nly storm last month my bow roller jaws were actually bent outwards by about 10mm each side! I now have a M8 s/s bolt through instead of a "flimsy" drooped-nose-pin.

That was one heck of a wind which built a big swell straight down Loch Ewe Sound from The Minch. Fearful watching from ashore!!

As for fairleads, there is such a mess of warps, lashings and chafe-protection - but it works :encouragement:
 
birdseye said:
would you not think of using chain?
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Very definitely, but this winter caught me by surprise!
I'd want to make sure the bow roller was well protected from wear by the chain. Hardwood "sleeves"?

Camelia said:
Well it was the same when I lived in Aultbay a long time ago. Proper weather as they say in Cornwall.
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How long since you left Aultbay (Aultbea?) Ever get back up here?

Well, in response to your post, "Sod proper weather? - May I have some of the other sort, please.":encouragement:
 
Robert Wilson said:
How long since you left Aultbay (Aultbea?) Ever get back up here?

Well, in response to your post, "Sod proper weather? - May I have some of the other sort, please.":encouragement:
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You are right it is Aultbea; We left in 1964 dad was at the Boom Defence Base. I've not been back, but hope to one day.

Had a quick google at the old place.
 
Robert Wilson said:
Well, at least some of you are lucky.:encouragement:
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Agreed , Spring sounds wonderful, but rarely happens in most of Scotland until the 3rd week in May . Plus or minus a few unseasonal gales.
It is only March. there is still plenty of snow on the hills and it can blow seriously strong occasionally for at least another 2 months.
Then maybe a bit quieter for 2 months, then downhill again!!
 
pagoda said:
Agreed , Spring sounds wonderful, but rarely happens in most of Scotland until the 3rd week in May . Plus or minus a few unseasonal gales.
It is only March. there is still plenty of snow on the hills and it can blow seriously strong occasionally for at least another 2 months.
Then maybe a bit quieter for 2 months, then downhill again!!
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I wish I hadn't opened this post - I'm five weeks away from setting-off. At least after 10 days of punching south into south-westerly gales I might be in the lee of Ireland...........
 
Camelia said:
You are right it is Aultbea; We left in 1964 dad was at the Boom Defence Base. I've not been back, but hope to one day.

Had a quick google at the old place.
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The Boom Defence certainly provided a lot of employment, sadly all but a few bits of staithes and concrete have gone - long before I came up here.
The NATO fuel base took over some of the employment, but that's a shadow of its former glory.

We still get some NATO warships in and around for ops, such Joint Warrior.
If you ever up this way give me a call. :encouragement:
 
Robert Wilson said:
We still get some NATO warships in and around for ops, such Joint Warrior.
If you ever up this way give me a call. :encouragement:
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Dad was with the Admiralty when he came ashore. My first memories are of being stood on the bridge and in the wardroom of some old frigate.

I certainly will shout if I get back.
 
>Anyone else sick and tired of these incessant winds/gales?

Since you live in Scotland that's normal weather, on the south coast we have had none of that. I remember driving up to Scotland in August for a holiday. The south, where we lived, was sunny. It started to rain north of Birmingham and continued to rain all the time we were in Scotland. It only stopped when we passed the north of Birmingham on the way south, it was sunny and had been all the time we were away.
 
You said it.
I am waiting for our roof tiles to start flying off. Fence is already had to be removed to insure the neighbours do not claim once it destroys their cars. Wont happen now.
Worst wind for length of days I can remember since my records began
 
Two days of calm, sunny (wall to wall) and quite warm air have been enjoyed up here, at last. And today looks like being even better.
Loadsa work done on the boat.

I don't know what influence you guys have on the weather-god but your intervention on my/our behalf has been extremely muchly appreciated.

Yippeeeee :cool:
 
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