James Herriatt technique

[Chrissie]

A fellow formulite (who should remain anonomous) decided to crawl backwards, head first into his anchor locker this evening, as he had work to do on his windlass wiring.
Unfortunately its easier getting in than out, and he got stuck, very, very, stuck!
After lots of banging with his feet on the deck, which was assumed by myself, to be sounds of repair work, I finally appeared on deck to discover he had been wedged there for about an hour.
Passers by were recruited to help, and we tied a halyard to his ank /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gifles and winched him up, and slowly out of the locker, in the manner that a certain tv vet delivers breach calves.

So a big thanks to those fellow sailors at Gosport Premier Marina this evening, (and thanks to the Vet for the idea!)
and hope you are feeling better to he who wishes not to be named!

 

[Marmalade]

wish I'd seen that!

go on - who was it? I won't tell...

 

[Sixpence]

Maybe not , but lots would /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Bajansailor]

Happens to all of us at some stage I think - me more often perhaps..... a mutual friend of ours nearly had to use the same method to extract me after I disappeared head first into her cockpit locker...... I sympathise with the poor windlass basher (I think I know who this person is, but dont worry, am keeping quiet - been there, done that....)

 

[Chrissie]

Yes it was definately a grab a camera moment, but I couldnt get a picture as I was too busy grabbing his legs, poor man had been there ages as he couldnt attract my attention.
My moment of being 'stuck' happened on the 2am to 5am watch, when I went to make a chart entry, on a Biscay crossing in March, flew off the chart table seat, over to the table and benches and got wedged under the table, the howling wind meant the crew couldnt hear me calling for help.

 

[boatmike]

If it is really confession time.....
When I was building my boat I got into the forward bow space through an access hole to complete the boundary angle joint. Thought I had covered all eventualities of cock ups and had plenty of extraction but on completion found that I had spilt some resin and laminated my ass to the bulkhead!! Have you ever tried taking your trousers off in a confined space? /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Or trying to explain why you were in there with no trousers on in the first place? /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Were my cheeks red!!!

 

[Searush]

Methinks an RYA pot-holing course is required. Perfect timing to slam the door now the horse has gone!

 

[suse]

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Passers by were recruited to help, and we tied a halyard to his ank /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gifles and winched him up, and slowly out of the locker, in the manner that a certain tv vet delivers breach calves.



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This is the funniest thing I've read here for ages - tears rolling down my cheeks!! Time for a /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif I think..

I'd even pay money to have seen it!

S x

 

[Bajansailor]

I can just see it now as a classic Peyton cartoon........ More /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[peterb26]

What - no photos??

 

[Sixpence]

Methinks that may have been rubbing salt etc.........

 

[Chrissie]

I couldnt possibly post a photo, it was his birthday afterall, though the passers by who came to help, and I were wishing we had a camera handy.

 

[bilbobaggins]

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in the manner that a certain tv vet delivers breach calves.

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"No, don't push yet....

.....just breathe in and out, very fast!"

I wanna see the fotoz!!


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[Duffer]

Re: James Herriott technique

Clearly this episode needs to be re-staged for the camera. Faces could be pixellated to protect the guilty - or he could just put a bag on his head. A grandstand should be erected and tickets sold, all proceeds going to your favourite maritime charity. Passers by should be warned that he is not being tortured for failing to get his round in. Perhaps in these health and safety conscious times this could replace keel-hauling?

PS Is formulite like cellulite, i.e. what you get if you spend too long glued to your computer (or in the case of Boat Mike, to your bulkhead)? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

OK... another 'stuck' confession....

I climbed down into the innards of my 3/4 tonner, behind the engine and through a locker of no more than 36" x 24"..... after grazing my knees, elbows and back on the way in, I was quietly confident that getting out would be a lot easier, and was reasonably comfortable in the coffin sized space... so proceeded to install my Eberspacher exhaust and final wiring.... rather pleased with the job, I fired it up using the switch, which was still on a short wire, and yet to be routed to the switch panel.... and was very happy to see it run first time..... after a while the exhaust lagging started to smoke as is the habit of new lagging, so I decided it was time to extricate myself.... only to discover that it was now impossible to get out past the exhaust outlet which had been glowing with heat, without seriously burning myself...

I spent the next 45 mins with my tee shirt over my head trying not to choke on the fumes waiting for the exhaust to cool down....

I still feel somewhat trumped by Mike managing to glue his backside to the boat though.... /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif