Do boats have feelings...

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... I hope not for Dylan's sake!

Captured this image of a poor neglected Slug, languishing on a mud bank in darkest Norfolk yesterday. Honestly, some people! It's all well and good messing about in punts and so forth, but what about loyalty, commitment and dare I say it, love?

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A boat is for life, not just for summer!

You know who you are, for shame.

Yours sadly,

Disgruntled of Essex
 
Sophie19 said:
... I hope not for Dylan's sake!

Captured this image of a poor neglected Slug, languishing on a mud bank in darkest Norfolk yesterday. Honestly, some people! It's all well and good messing about in punts and so forth, but what about loyalty, commitment and dare I say it, love?

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A boat is for life, not just for summer!

You know who you are, for shame.

Yours sadly,

Disgruntled of Essex
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If you want to talk about neglect - there's a boat stranded at the top of Bosham Creek that has been there for weeks - probably from a failed mooring - just left there ... she's sat upright and just waiting to be refloated ...
I've not looked closely so can't tell if there are holes that prevent recovery though ...
 
fireball said:
If you want to talk about neglect - there's a boat stranded at the top of Bosham Creek that has been there for weeks - probably from a failed mooring - just left there ... she's sat upright and just waiting to be refloated ...
I've not looked closely so can't tell if there are holes that prevent recovery though ...
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Every time I drive down the Bosham straight I notice her... surely someone cares enough to go and save her... there were two originally, but the other was rescued pretty quickly... :(
 
Fantasie 19 said:
Every time I drive down the Bosham straight I notice her... surely someone cares enough to go and save her... there were two originally, but the other was rescued pretty quickly... :(
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It's tempting to get the tender out and tow her off ... but then you think of the hassle involved ...
 
Much depends on the size of the boat relative to the sea state......60 footer in the perfect storm might induce some patting and nameing or entering Salcome in gale against a spring tide ina 25 footer same result!
 
Sophie19 said:
... I hope not for Dylan's sake!

Captured this image of a poor neglected Slug, languishing on a mud bank in darkest Norfolk yesterday. Honestly, some people! It's all well and good messing about in punts and so forth, but what about loyalty, commitment and dare I say it, love?

View attachment 16184

A boat is for life, not just for summer!

You know who you are, for shame.

Yours sadly,

Disgruntled of Essex
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I do not think she looks that unloved - her owner has taken the sails and boom off for the winter. Not much more you can do if you need to leave her on her mooring.
 
CAPTAIN FANTASTIC said:
Yes, Boats do have feelings; mine even talks to me and says things like; spend more money on me; take me out; see me more often etc:p
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Good grief - you've got yours well trained. mine says things like "come on get your finger out you old xxxxer - lets get some real sailing in now!" and ''what the XXXX are you playing at NOW!' shakes her sails at me, and refuses to co-operate until I get it right.... No: just grp and metal, no feelings.

Ever read Monsarrats 'The Ship that died of shame' - or seen the excellent film of it with Richard Attenborough. "I know ships: theyre just steel and rivets. But....."
 
I just asked my son whether he felt boats have feelings, his response "nope but they do have personalities!", thought it quite apt.
 
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