dylanwinter
Active member
I wonder if any you experts could offer a few tips:
my starters are....
buying the boat your wife says you need
my starters are....
buying the boat your wife says you need
best route to incompetence in boat ownership
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photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
Learning all you need to know off a forum.
dylanwinter
Active member
here is another one
mithering about bow thrusters
mithering about bow thrusters
dunedin
Well-known member
buying a new 40+ footer as first boat
dylanwinter
Active member
flags
you must pay as much attention to flags - the correct flying there-of
- as you do to the setting of sails -
Dylan
you must pay as much attention to flags - the correct flying there-of
- as you do to the setting of sails -
Dylan
DJE
Well-known member
Get the very latest boots and waterproofs. Any old charts will do.
Bru
Well-known member
Charts? Charts? No, no, no, no, NO!
You need the latest Whizzbling Chart Plotter with built in everything, don't bother messing with tatty old paper charts
dylanwinter
Active member
hoping to learn
hoping to learn stuff about sailing from films made by an old fart in a plug ugly boat called the Claydon Princess
Dylan
hoping to learn stuff about sailing from films made by an old fart in a plug ugly boat called the Claydon Princess
Dylan
snowleopard
Active member
Spending your life arguing on the forum instead of getting afloat.
G12
Member
Yeah, someone put up a pic here of a boat with a huge plotter screen mounted over the companion way.... it looked ridiculous and very exposed. All the gear, no idea.
Searush
New member
Having the confidence to not stress about tides or forecasts when passagemaking or anchoring.
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DogWatch
Guest
Any form of comfort
Kilter
New member
worrying about which anchor shoul....
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DogWatch
Guest
Any facilities to stay clean.
Kilter
New member
Capt Cautious
New member
Remember - steam ALWAYS gives way to sail. You have right of way over everything - always !!
CC
CC
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DogWatch
Guest
Any books, conversation or even thinking about anything but boats yawn.
Seajet
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Corporate charters with large companies employing low paid zero experienced monkeys out for a sun tan...
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DogWatch
Guest
Growing a big white bushy beard will make you a better sailor and in no way makes you look like a .....
dylanwinter
Active member
good point
make sure you have at least five different sorts of cleaning materials on board so that you always have the right jollop at hand
as opposed to
the course sailors (forgive me Michael Green if you are still alive) who know that fairy liquid does 95 per cent of everything
the rest can be handled by acetone once you get back to the boat yard
Dylan
make sure you have at least five different sorts of cleaning materials on board so that you always have the right jollop at hand
as opposed to
the course sailors (forgive me Michael Green if you are still alive) who know that fairy liquid does 95 per cent of everything
the rest can be handled by acetone once you get back to the boat yard
Dylan
