duncan
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Re: Ah yes, but...
RR Rum - offshore?
RR Rum - offshore?
MBY muscles in on PBO: "What now skipper?" (a bit ranty)
- Thread starter tcm
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[2068]
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What Now ?
The problem: The early season boating on board your newly purchased second hand 42ft twin-diesel flybridge cruiser has gone pretty well so far. It has been an enjoyable couple of weeks of getting to know the boat and taking day cruises around your local harbour. You're now looking to stretch your cruising legs with a trip outside the harbour to anchor off a secluded beach. Before you left that morning, while your crew were loading the food and wine for a fun day in the sunshine, you undertook your pre-departure checks as usual. Everything seemed to be fine and you set off in high spirits.
Half an hour later your high spirits are shattered by a piercing shriek from swmbo downstairs. Your heart sinks - you hope it's something simple but you have visions of something that could put her off boating for life, resulting in a potentially messy and expensive divorce. You put both engines into neutral, and discover her inconsolably holding a copy of the Mail on Sunday with a blue booklet entitled "Volvo Penta KAD32 Owners Manual" where you would normally expect to find "You" magazine. You check all the obvious places, searching the provisions, every locker fully open, checking that the seats are clear. You ruffle though the remaining pages to make sure none are chinked or obstructed. It must be somewhere else. Come on, you're the skipper, what are you going to do now?
The problem: The early season boating on board your newly purchased second hand 42ft twin-diesel flybridge cruiser has gone pretty well so far. It has been an enjoyable couple of weeks of getting to know the boat and taking day cruises around your local harbour. You're now looking to stretch your cruising legs with a trip outside the harbour to anchor off a secluded beach. Before you left that morning, while your crew were loading the food and wine for a fun day in the sunshine, you undertook your pre-departure checks as usual. Everything seemed to be fine and you set off in high spirits.
Half an hour later your high spirits are shattered by a piercing shriek from swmbo downstairs. Your heart sinks - you hope it's something simple but you have visions of something that could put her off boating for life, resulting in a potentially messy and expensive divorce. You put both engines into neutral, and discover her inconsolably holding a copy of the Mail on Sunday with a blue booklet entitled "Volvo Penta KAD32 Owners Manual" where you would normally expect to find "You" magazine. You check all the obvious places, searching the provisions, every locker fully open, checking that the seats are clear. You ruffle though the remaining pages to make sure none are chinked or obstructed. It must be somewhere else. Come on, you're the skipper, what are you going to do now?
tcm
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Re: What Now ?
deserves a separate thred...
deserves a separate thred...