great news - you can visit your boats next weekend

[kashurst]

if you are Australian.

apologies if anyone got over excited. All credit to the Australian government and people for swift action

 

[nicho]

B’stard?

 

[Mr Googler]

Isle of Man was that as of Friday! Can’t go out to sea though

 

[[2068]]

if you are Australian.
apologies if anyone got over excited. All credit to the Australian government and people for swift action

Arrggghhhh, may all your lands become overrun with Locusts.

 

[Croftie]

Arrggghhhh, may all your lands become overrun with Locusts.

Or your boat attacked by Gulls

 

[Portofino]

They have been ( marina guys for a while ) at it for a while in Italy .
Bath time for mine last week + check over by guardian .

 

[Greg2]

if you are Australian.

apologies if anyone got over excited. All credit to the Australian government and people for swift action

May the hairs on your ar*se turn to drumsticks and beat the s**t out of you!

 

[Mr Googler]

Or your boat attacked by Gulls

So this is your fault then! ?

 

[jrudge]

Seems some visit them anyway !

 

[vas]

So this is your fault then! ?View attachment 89137

sorry for being off topic (as if...) but is this a "normal"ish occurance up North?
how long would it take for a boat to be in such a state?
I mean I probably do get 3-4 droppings throughout the winter and it's annoying to see, but this is a battlefield...

 

[Mr Googler]

That’s about 5 weeks ?

 

[stelican]

Had video call yesterday quite a few private boats being used off Long Island N.Y
I would imagine operated from waterside homes.

 

[MapisM]

So this is your fault then! ?
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Geez... I'd be depressed to find the boat like that after 5 months, let alone 5 weeks!
Btw, what boat is she, if you don't mind me asking?
I can't recall to have ever seen those stanchion bases shaped into the deck mould...

 

[vas]

Geez... I'd be depressed to find the boat like that after 5 months, let alone 5 weeks!
Btw, what boat is she, if you don't mind me asking?
I can't recall to have ever seen those stanchion bases shaped into the deck mould...

+1 one more reason why boating up north is plain wrong
commiserations Farsco, does it at least clean easily?
I guess with all this rain and humidity it will wipe out just looking at it

V.

 

[ari]

Geez... I'd be depressed to find the boat like that after 5 months, let alone 5 weeks!
Btw, what boat is she, if you don't mind me asking?
I can't recall to have ever seen those stanchion bases shaped into the deck mould...

I'm guessing 90s Sunseeker - Martinique maybe

 

[Mr Googler]

Ari....on the money. Sunseeker Martinique 38.

quality build....no just screwing rails in the deck any old way....like Itama do???...joke.

No significant rain here for 4 weeks!

most washes off...the orange shite needs an angle Grinder! God knows whats in that stuff!

 

[BruceK]

So this is your fault then! ?View attachment 89137

Looks like my boat after a week. Tourist punters feed the gulls on the quay and they roost on the boats at night. Gelcoat is hard enough to clean but the canopy is a nightmare. By far and away the worst are the comorants. Their crap consists of ground mussel shell that dries and blows everywhere. If you dont catch it all it's like walking on glass. If a comorant takes to your boat you either have to move it or catch it and give it a good spanking and telling off. The latter is not easily achievable, I failed and had to move the boat. It took to the club sailing captain's boat. Boy was he pissed at me.

 

[Croftie]

Looks like my boat after a week. Tourist punters feed the gulls on the quay and they roost on the boats at night. Gelcoat is hard enough to clean but the canopy is a nightmare. By far and away the worst are the comorants. Their crap consists of ground mussel shell that dries and blows everywhere. If you dont catch it all it's like walking on glass. If a comorant takes to your boat you either have to move it or catch it and give it a good spanking and telling off. The latter is not easily achievable, I failed and had to move the boat. It took to the club sailing captain's boat. Boy was he pissed at me.

At my (inland) marina not too many gulls BUT we do have Ducks. If they take a likeing to your bathing platform it can turn from teak colour to white melamine in no time.

 

[ari]

Ari....on the money. Sunseeker Martinique 38.

quality build....no just screwing rails in the deck any old way....like Itama do???...joke.

No significant rain here for 4 weeks!

most washes off...the orange shite needs an angle Grinder! God knows whats in that stuff!

View attachment 89156

That's a great looking boat - perfect colour scheme with the dark blue topsides and yellow boot top.

 

[5teve]

if you are Australian.

apologies if anyone got over excited. All credit to the Australian government and people for swift action

Didn't realise we weren't meant to! We haven't been in lockdown here (western Australia) , just limited to group numbers and distance etc. Been great weather for boating so everyone has been out fishing, kayaking, sup'ing etc.. just only doing it with family. Only downside is our one destination, Rottnest island was closed to be used as a quarantine island for inbound residents.. no word on when it will be open again.. only have 40 active cases left here too!

Hopefully you guys will be out of the woods soon. My family there are going stir crazy.. so have no idea how you are all coping!

Steve