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RIP
Everything.
Cos with the new. Be nice to newby approch, two minutes latter its hard to get a word slid in edgeways. ( Maybe more slaging needed!)
Following on from Long Johns. ( Why he wanted to call himself after a pair of underpants needs carefull thought, or maybe not!) Life jacket routine.
And Matts usual ranting on about all things nautical or not.
I was wondering if others have the same trouble getting SWMBO to actually take willing part in man overboard fun things, well fun with a fender! And other important but fun things to practice.
Now mine’s expert at the boat hooky or ropy end of things, cos she gets loads of practice at loosing fenders, and lassoing cleats then retrieving same. ( But not the cleats)
And if any strange short persons aboard will spend hours on coaxing and pleading for same to don LJ.
She’s good or maybe much better than me with chart and pencil work, although little jutty out headlandy bits don’t seem to worry her a lot!
She’s the only one aboard with a radio licence cos I sent her to Liverpool for one about 14 years ago when I was busy.
But she hasn’t yet got quite the hang of using it. So I use it on all important occasions, and she only in total desperate situations. Like when I’m up the fly bridge and we need to speak to lock keeper or marina man on radio down stairs.
Then we go through a little ritual. “ Now make sure radio is on channel 12 for the lock man. No not 80, that’s the marina.” “Nothings happening” “Ah well turn the little knoby thing round first and switch it on” “ DON’T SPEEK TO ME LIKE THAT.---- S---C-------R-EEEEM!!!
Cors don’t need radio now cos lock keeper has heard all the commotion and gathered that he needs to open the lock sharpish!!
Now, this summer at the start of our latest world famous giant summer cruise. We headed out of Plymouth with a vague route plan of East-ish and then think again.
We’re up the fly bridge, it’s a bit drizzly and a little fog, maybe a mile vis. So not much problem.
Out of the Sound, I turn East or there abouts, presses the auto button, and says. “ Its on auto, keep a good look out and ,turn , stop. If you see anything. I‘m going down to put the Sat on, and stick a course into it.” “Ok.”
So off I go playing with the chart plotter, and warming up the radar just in case.
Now in my 35, you cant see a lot from down stairs but maybe just a little now and then if bows drop down over wave.
So I happens to look up from fiddling with GPS and there’s a bloody big cliff strait ahead and we are heading for it at 20 odd knots!!
Quickly think of shouting to wife on intercom, but decide that might cause big row, for long, long time.
So heads for ladder and going up it in panic, up three steps and down Two! Grabs throttles and stops boat. “Didn’t you see the cliff I croak” “Oh yes I’ve been looking at it for ages” “well why didn’t you stop, turn or whatever.” “Well you said it was on "AUTO PILOT" so----------.”!!! "Dhhhhhh??"
But I digress.
The point I’m making is, or maybe the question I’m asking is.
I’ve often wondered what happens if.
I (1) fall overboard. (2) Break leg. (3) Heart attack, Die or any other disabling thing.
And is there a special way of getting them to see the importance of just knowing a little of what makes.
Boat, stop, turn, back up, or other. And the importance of not just bumping in to cliffes at 20 odd knots!!
And.
Matt cant you tiddy the boat up a bit, it looks like the Vietnee's
boat people have borrowed it!
And.
Yes great, the boat show trip sounds like good fun. Except 200 miles then car park. Ugg.
Hope not too (disorganised!!) or maybe disaster.
Haydn
Cos with the new. Be nice to newby approch, two minutes latter its hard to get a word slid in edgeways. ( Maybe more slaging needed!)
Following on from Long Johns. ( Why he wanted to call himself after a pair of underpants needs carefull thought, or maybe not!) Life jacket routine.
And Matts usual ranting on about all things nautical or not.
I was wondering if others have the same trouble getting SWMBO to actually take willing part in man overboard fun things, well fun with a fender! And other important but fun things to practice.
Now mine’s expert at the boat hooky or ropy end of things, cos she gets loads of practice at loosing fenders, and lassoing cleats then retrieving same. ( But not the cleats)
And if any strange short persons aboard will spend hours on coaxing and pleading for same to don LJ.
She’s good or maybe much better than me with chart and pencil work, although little jutty out headlandy bits don’t seem to worry her a lot!
She’s the only one aboard with a radio licence cos I sent her to Liverpool for one about 14 years ago when I was busy.
But she hasn’t yet got quite the hang of using it. So I use it on all important occasions, and she only in total desperate situations. Like when I’m up the fly bridge and we need to speak to lock keeper or marina man on radio down stairs.
Then we go through a little ritual. “ Now make sure radio is on channel 12 for the lock man. No not 80, that’s the marina.” “Nothings happening” “Ah well turn the little knoby thing round first and switch it on” “ DON’T SPEEK TO ME LIKE THAT.---- S---C-------R-EEEEM!!!
Cors don’t need radio now cos lock keeper has heard all the commotion and gathered that he needs to open the lock sharpish!!
Now, this summer at the start of our latest world famous giant summer cruise. We headed out of Plymouth with a vague route plan of East-ish and then think again.
We’re up the fly bridge, it’s a bit drizzly and a little fog, maybe a mile vis. So not much problem.
Out of the Sound, I turn East or there abouts, presses the auto button, and says. “ Its on auto, keep a good look out and ,turn , stop. If you see anything. I‘m going down to put the Sat on, and stick a course into it.” “Ok.”
So off I go playing with the chart plotter, and warming up the radar just in case.
Now in my 35, you cant see a lot from down stairs but maybe just a little now and then if bows drop down over wave.
So I happens to look up from fiddling with GPS and there’s a bloody big cliff strait ahead and we are heading for it at 20 odd knots!!
Quickly think of shouting to wife on intercom, but decide that might cause big row, for long, long time.
So heads for ladder and going up it in panic, up three steps and down Two! Grabs throttles and stops boat. “Didn’t you see the cliff I croak” “Oh yes I’ve been looking at it for ages” “well why didn’t you stop, turn or whatever.” “Well you said it was on "AUTO PILOT" so----------.”!!! "Dhhhhhh??"
But I digress.
The point I’m making is, or maybe the question I’m asking is.
I’ve often wondered what happens if.
I (1) fall overboard. (2) Break leg. (3) Heart attack, Die or any other disabling thing.
And is there a special way of getting them to see the importance of just knowing a little of what makes.
Boat, stop, turn, back up, or other. And the importance of not just bumping in to cliffes at 20 odd knots!!
And.
Matt cant you tiddy the boat up a bit, it looks like the Vietnee's
boat people have borrowed it!
And.
Yes great, the boat show trip sounds like good fun. Except 200 miles then car park. Ugg.
Hope not too (disorganised!!) or maybe disaster.
Haydn
(. Maybe I should start a separate thread for us enthusiastic SWMBO's asking for tips on how to boot HWMBO's out of the driving seat!
