Can anyone tell me

[claymore]

why when there are 3 boats in a totally secluded anchorage, miles from anywhere, where only three boats can fit, the innermost one decides to hoist his black ball?

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

The same reason people have no smoking stickers stuck firmly to the centre of their dashboards.

They are showing you their personality for free, so you don't have to ask /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[BrendanS]

because he's been reading the forums, and is worried you are going to report him here if he doesn't! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[john_morris_uk]

I suppose that it is conceivable that when the others drag onto him/her or some lunatic comes straight through the other boats and t-bones him/her that the insurance company might claim that they were not complying with the regs if the shape wasn't being shown and therefore divide the payout by two or whatever.

Call me a cynic, but I am one of those who try to remember to stick correct shapes up - just to cover my back I suppose...

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[longjohnsilver]

Maybe he was asking if anyone fancied a frame of snooker?

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[Robin]

Fast Track YM?

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[StugeronSteve]

Probably voting to evict the other two from his anchorage.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I might draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.

 

[dralex]

You're not watching Big Brother by any chance!

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[StugeronSteve]

NO. But it sometimes seems like everyone else is.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I might draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.

 

[LittleShip]

"to hoist his black ball?"

Masons meeting??
Yep I agree with StugeronSteve.

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[dralex]

That was a loud NO. Is there some denial here? /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[ParaHandy]

... in the dark ages such a device indicated the black plague and were a warning to others to keep well clear ... latterly DEFRA used something similar during ra fit & mooth to warn off auld goats ....

if you'd waited t'other 2 would hae their baws up an it'd be ra pawnbrokers convention ...

yrs ever and hope ahm as helpfoo as ivver ...

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[Sybarite]

It's a bit akin to those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

John

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[tcm]

Re: wind-up merchant replies

oh, i'd definitely do this. It would show that i had a black ball, the others didn't, or that I knew the correct shapes, the others didn't. I might take down the dayshapes and ensign at 9pm sharp and put on the anchor light too. The other two would go bananas and probably write to a magazine, or more likley, seeing as I would be doing things correctly and they weren't, they'd put some indignant "why on earth" post on a bulletin board somewhere.

To really really wind up the people who don't want nor need any help docking, and who don't bother with flag etiquette too much, or who don't raise anchor balls... another ruse is when they come alongside in the marina, make sure your entire crew rushes up on to the deck with roving fenders, as if the arrival is a hopeless helm. They really really hate this.



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[charles_reed]

To show up

the other two for the slipshod, ColReg ignoring in competents they are

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[dralex]

Re: wind-up merchant replies

While we're at it, lets get rid of bowlines and clove hitches- they might show we have some knowledge- use granny knots for everything. Riding lights are a bit the same- they show we know it's dark and don't want other boats to bump into us. Engine checks are also a waste of time and should definately be outlawed as they are endorsed in RYA courses, and after all we only do them to impress other people on the boat. I also hate people who move their halyards from the mast to somewhere else to avoid annoying other people- this just shows far too much consideration. S*d it- lets all stay at home and be smug in the knowledge we know it all. /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[AndrewB]

Re: wind-up merchant replies

Same here. Think of it not as a signal but a magic eye designed to ward off fishermen on the lookout for a promising piece of salvage.

I was once boarded off Fairlight (Sussex) on the pretext that without an anchor ball the yacht was "abandoned". Only a threat to fire flares prevented me being forcibly towed in. I'd almost forgotten this when it nearly happened again two years ago. We off the Belgian coast waiting for the tide, when a fishing boat came charging up to us, to turn away in disgust as the ball went up.

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[BustinAround]

Re: wind-up merchant replies

That does make me laugh, I doubt their claim would get very far in the courtroom however (unless of course there was no-one on board)

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[Nick_Pam]

Re: wind-up merchant replies

What??????????

Andrew - Is this a little wind-up, a medium sized wind-up, or have I just fallen for the whole 9 yard wind-up?????

Abandoned??????????

No balls?????

Seriously?????

Please explain......

Nick
(Looking incredulous!)

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[kilkerr1]

Re: wind-up merchant replies

Jeez. Didn't know we had piracy in these here waters...



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