prv
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Exactly - that's the norm in ditch-crawling because they're always bumping into things.
Pete
How not to moor a boat
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Exactly - that's the norm in ditch-crawling because they're always bumping into things.
Pete
stevebrassett
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They take a lot of abuse, those boats. When we collected our last hire boat from the yard, there was no way the boat was going to get out of the space it was parked in, which was on the end of a row of boats moored stern on. The yard employee just gave it some welly, the mooring warps stretched, and we forced our way out of there. As long as you hit things slowly, you won't do any damage other than the odd scratch.
Sounds a bit like stern-to mooring in a crowded harbour in Greece, where they push two other boats apart, leaving about 3 foot of space, and then beckon you in enthusiastically. It works, though, and no harm done.
prv
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We once had to do the opposite to force our way into a Baltic box-berth that was a bit narrow for the boat. We got stuck just before the point of maximum beam, the skipper gave the engine some beans, and we forced the piles outwards and popped through!
That was in a Najad which, like all good Scandiwegian boats, had a brass rubbing-strake all the way round for leaning on piles.
Pete
maby
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A lot better than I was six months later - I was too naive to recognise all the potential problems and cockups. My first ever experience of handling a powered boat, or of anything bigger than a sailing dinghy, was of collecting it from a trot buoy and taking it into the marina via the lock. We did it flawlessly - something that it would take me many months to repeat! None of the myriad of potential pitfalls even occurred to me - I just pointed it in and in we went. Subsequently, I started to think about things like cross currents, cross winds and making sure that I stopped in time to avoid hitting the lock gates at the far end - and it all started to go horribly wrong!
TonyBuckley
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Tis true. All male or indeed all female crews are frowned upon. Could just mean larger deposit. But also read about outright refusal. Guess it depends on the company; hoseasons and Blake's still seem to dominate.
I *think* centre parcs have a similar weekend policy for stag parties.
vyv_cox
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Or 1 foot of space for 50 foot Italian boats :encouragement:
Slow_boat
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Back in the 60's it was a local pastime to watch holiday makers running sailing boats into the bridges on the Broads.
And it's not just on the Broads. Plenty of people seem to think that if you can drive a car, you can drive a speedboat or a bling-boat. They are called the 'Brummie Navy'
And it's not just on the Broads. Plenty of people seem to think that if you can drive a car, you can drive a speedboat or a bling-boat. They are called the 'Brummie Navy'
prv
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TonyBuckley
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Actually this has thread has enthused me to hire a boat on the broads. Spent half an hour watching crashes on the broads on youtube.
Trying to fit under a bridge and failing seems to the common theme. This is my fave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OfRxuQwUE
Not so much for the fail of trying to get through, but that they thought they could displace several tons of water by jumping up and down on the stern.
Looked up some sites and shocked how much to hire for a weekend. £800 +.
Think I will stick to the yacht; I would never get away with my financial controller agreeing to pay for a boaty break with a boat sitting in the marina. But some look absolutely lovely.
Trying to fit under a bridge and failing seems to the common theme. This is my fave: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OfRxuQwUE
Not so much for the fail of trying to get through, but that they thought they could displace several tons of water by jumping up and down on the stern.
Looked up some sites and shocked how much to hire for a weekend. £800 +.
Think I will stick to the yacht; I would never get away with my financial controller agreeing to pay for a boaty break with a boat sitting in the marina. But some look absolutely lovely.
sailorman
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Its the repair cost that add to the hire costs :encouragement:
johnalison
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I used to pay £8-10s per week in the '60s for a sailing boat. A fortnight skiing at the time was about £40.
TonyBuckley
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But they add on big non returnable deposits in case of a crash. It is quite fun watching the manoeuvres in a marina during the season when people actually decide to take their boat out, but the broads must be all year entertainment lol.
I'm going out tomorrow in the solent; nothing much more than a potter but can't wait.
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You want to watch the charters anchoring in the BVI. That was mild.
Now this is a real ****up.
Now this is a real ****up.
TonyBuckley
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Kags12
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sailorman
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That is the intercontinental water way NOT Potter Higham Bridge
macnorton
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Reminds me of when we were moored on the Bure after coming through YH, a hire boat moored in front with tight lines, I did suggest they may be a bit tight but he knew better.
