crewman
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When servicing the outboard ensure the kill cord is in position before dismantling the engine because it won't start!
Here's a handy tip
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CalicoJack
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Another one
When leaving the boat for a little while, and you have just spent ages mopping the very last drop out of the bottom of the loo, so that it won't smell when you return. Don't be tempted to empty the bucket that you were ringing the cloth out into back into the toilet. Otherwise you will have perfected perpetual motion; not to mention feeling a complete wally!
When leaving the boat for a little while, and you have just spent ages mopping the very last drop out of the bottom of the loo, so that it won't smell when you return. Don't be tempted to empty the bucket that you were ringing the cloth out into back into the toilet. Otherwise you will have perfected perpetual motion; not to mention feeling a complete wally!
BAtoo
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When leaving from drying out alongside remember to untie the the masthead halyard that you have use to stop you falling over.....
In the above situation dont assume the reason that you are not moving properly is that your (experianced) son isnt driving the boat properly & look a p**t when you can do it no better even with more welly !!!!:
And in the house make sure to OJ that you leave in the larder is suitable for room temperature......it takes 10days to ferment enough to explode.......it takes forever to remove all of the debris..
In the above situation dont assume the reason that you are not moving properly is that your (experianced) son isnt driving the boat properly & look a p**t when you can do it no better even with more welly !!!!
:And in the house make sure to OJ that you leave in the larder is suitable for room temperature......it takes 10days to ferment enough to explode.......it takes forever to remove all of the debris..
Neil
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When squeezing shoulders through a narrow hatch wearing an inflatable life jacket, take care not to catch the toggle on the edge of the hatch, because inadvertent inflation can make the hatch appear much smaller.
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BelleSerene
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When soldering an eight-pin plug to a lead - for a remote radio mic, say - remember to slip the screw-on nut and grommet onto the cable before finishing all the detailed soldering onto the plug. Otherwise you can't do up the plug and you have to start again.
Greenheart
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These tips are great! I've only read three, on the first page. Going to save the other hundred or so, to laugh at and learn from, with a drink after six pm.
Just a gentle contribution which I'm confident won't be here already:
If you capsize a Topper and the masthead becomes lodged immovably in the sea floor, don't release the mast-gate without first roping the mast to the hull. I did, 25 years ago at Seaview. The lads on the seawall nearly fell off, laughing when the hull came upright, as bare as a surfboard. I never saw the rig again. Silly, because now, I'd at least have a stab at swimming down with a line to find it...
Just a gentle contribution which I'm confident won't be here already:
If you capsize a Topper and the masthead becomes lodged immovably in the sea floor, don't release the mast-gate without first roping the mast to the hull. I did, 25 years ago at Seaview. The lads on the seawall nearly fell off, laughing when the hull came upright, as bare as a surfboard. I never saw the rig again. Silly, because now, I'd at least have a stab at swimming down with a line to find it...
chewi
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When usng tywraps to tidy engine wiring and plumbing, cut off the tails.
Then you can't trap one under the rocker cover one day and do an unplanned gradual oil change via the bilges.
Then you can't trap one under the rocker cover one day and do an unplanned gradual oil change via the bilges.
Hayling
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When leaving a busy pontoon in a force 6 using a bow spring to get the stern out and lots of revs, remember to unlash the tiller first!
Dabhand
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If you decide to decant antifouling into an old 2 litre ice cream container, the thin flimsy type that supermarket own brands come in, for use as a makeshift paint tray to make it easier to dip your roller or brush into. You will discover your expensive (VC10 in my case) antifouling will dissolve its way through the bottom in slightly less than an hour, forming a large colourful patch on the slipway, boatyard or your driveway.
Cymrogwyllt
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When doing some glass fibre wrok in a confined it's best to keep the beard well clear of the resin. Messy.
cozzykim
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Cymrogwyllt
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barrow_matt
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Don't spend ages trying to start the outboard with the throttle fully closed whilst drifting...
... especially when you are a newbie at a club and everyone is watching you try and launch...
... even more so when you have been asked if the engine has been tested and you reply 'yes it's fine and starts first time'
... especially when you are a newbie at a club and everyone is watching you try and launch...
... even more so when you have been asked if the engine has been tested and you reply 'yes it's fine and starts first time'
Porthandbuoy
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Don't spend a couple of hours trying to start the engine, only to find you've left the stop knob pulled out.
ratbag
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if you have just bought a yacht and whilst replacing the seized bilge pump ,
dont drill a hole through the hull
dont drill a hole through the hull
exfinnsailor
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Don't go out to play in a F7 with a full tank of fuel. It comes out the deck breather 
SimbaDog
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Don't go out to play in a F7 with a full tank of fuel. It comes out the deck breather
Yes, I know
TomW
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When you have been racing for years never bothering to jot down the course before the start because you always sailed round with the end of the fleet following the rest, don't be surprised when you find yourself leading round the first Mark wondering where to head off to next!
Greenheart
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This isn't a tip of any kind, but (don't tell SWMBO) I've just emptied my bottle of Aussie white. So... I very strongly recommend that ALL yacht-racing be enjoyed on casual, gentlemanly, but totally rewarding terms. Relaxed, yet purposeful.
EG, last one into Bilbao pays to get the rest plastered!!
No nonsense about who had right-of-way at the windward mark, and rot of that sort. No uncouth shouting and protesting. It's not pin-ball, for heaven's sake. This is yachting. Let's at least pretend to be gentlemen...
EG, last one into Bilbao pays to get the rest plastered!!
No nonsense about who had right-of-way at the windward mark, and rot of that sort. No uncouth shouting and protesting. It's not pin-ball, for heaven's sake. This is yachting. Let's at least pretend to be gentlemen...
vikinglish
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When discovering the rudder jammed in a busy harbour entrance do not call the harbour authorities to advise them of the developing situation before first checking whether youve accidently engaged the autopilot...... one push of a button I was able to inform them that I had "resolved" the rudder problem..... basic stuff!!
