iangrant
Well-Known Member
Chatting to the dockmaster when the boat was lifted recently (water pump leaking, seacock wouln't turn off etc) he had three lovely tales
1: a guy turned up at the marina slip with his new rib, "yea, 40 grand that one!" so you'd like to use the slip to launch it, so you know what you are doing? asked the dockmaster, of course came the reply, so down the slip and into the water, some time later the guy pops up on the radio to the marina office. "can you help us we are sinking?" sinking?? you are a rib", OK i'll come out in the workboat and meet you to bring you back in safely,
On arriving at the rib the dockmaster pointed out the bung taped to the steering wheel, the reply from proud new owner, "Hmm wondered what that was"
2: A boaty DIY'er decided to fit some new kit, armed with his drill and tools ran a neat hole to fix the equipment, sadly the drill popped through under the waterline.
3: One evening a boat owner heard water running and popped his head up to see where it was coming from, certainly not anywhere around his pontoon, he realised it was from inside his boat, one of the skin fittings on the forward seacock had failed.
These fella's see it all, always worth a minute to chat.
Ian
1: a guy turned up at the marina slip with his new rib, "yea, 40 grand that one!" so you'd like to use the slip to launch it, so you know what you are doing? asked the dockmaster, of course came the reply, so down the slip and into the water, some time later the guy pops up on the radio to the marina office. "can you help us we are sinking?" sinking?? you are a rib", OK i'll come out in the workboat and meet you to bring you back in safely,
On arriving at the rib the dockmaster pointed out the bung taped to the steering wheel, the reply from proud new owner, "Hmm wondered what that was"
2: A boaty DIY'er decided to fit some new kit, armed with his drill and tools ran a neat hole to fix the equipment, sadly the drill popped through under the waterline.
3: One evening a boat owner heard water running and popped his head up to see where it was coming from, certainly not anywhere around his pontoon, he realised it was from inside his boat, one of the skin fittings on the forward seacock had failed.
These fella's see it all, always worth a minute to chat.
Ian
