Mobo owners have me in stitches...

KevO

KevO

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While working on the coachroof trying to sort a problem with a mainsail batten I had the pleasure of several rather nifty passes by mobos through the moorings in Falmouth. The first 3 I heard coming and was in a position to stop what I was doing and hold on. The fourth one came out of the aural dead zone created by the ongoing diving mayday on ch16 and took me off my feet. The mainsail halyard cleat and I are now good friends and after a solo dinghy trip ashore and a rather hazy drive to casualty I have 4 stitches. I normally forgo the raggie/mobo debate but now I am less forgiving. I lost an afternoon on the water, gained a scar and a less tolerant attitude. The b*ggers come past less than 5 yards away at max chat when they can see me working there! FFS!
 
Surely, your point would be better driven home if you have posted this on the Mobo forum?
 
KevO said:
While working on the coachroof trying to sort a problem with a mainsail batten I had the pleasure of several rather nifty passes by minis through the moorings in Falmouth. The firtst 3 I heard coming and was in a position to stop what I was doing and hold on. The fourth one came out of the aural dead zone created by the ongoing diving mayday on ch16 and took me off my feet. The mainsail halyard cleat and I are now good friends and after a solo dinghy trip ashore and a rather hazy drive to casualty I have 4 stitches. I normally forgo the raggie/mobo debate but now I am less forgiving. I lost an afternoon on the water, gained a scar and a less tolerant attitude. The b*ggers come past less than 5 yards away at max chat when they can see me working there! FFS!
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My marina chum needs a GRP gel graft after a **** ( high ranking local RYA member) could not drive his yacht in a flat calm with no wind. Total incompetence he hit 3 boats in as many minutes. i bet he has ICC & most other certs under his belt.
 
KevO said:
While working on the coachroof trying to sort a problem with a mainsail batten I had the pleasure of several rather nifty passes by mobos through the moorings in Falmouth. The first 3 I heard coming and was in a position to stop what I was doing and hold on. The fourth one came out of the aural dead zone created by the ongoing diving mayday on ch16 and took me off my feet. The mainsail halyard cleat and I are now good friends and after a solo dinghy trip ashore and a rather hazy drive to casualty I have 4 stitches. I normally forgo the raggie/mobo debate but now I am less forgiving. I lost an afternoon on the water, gained a scar and a less tolerant attitude. The b*ggers come past less than 5 yards away at max chat when they can see me working there! FFS!
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Shameful. Tars the (hopefully still majority) decent mobo'ers who do care.
I teach RYA courses to sailors and mobo'ers. I try and encourage mutual understanding and for people not to behave like this.
I can understand, but regret, your reduced tolerance. :(
 
Elessar said:
Shameful. Tars the (hopefully still majority) decent mobo'ers who do care.
I teach RYA courses to sailors and mobo'ers. I try and encourage mutual understanding and for people not to behave like this.
I can understand, but regret, your reduced tolerance. :(
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Actually, 2 of my 7 brothers have mobos... ;-) ho hum..
 
Elessar said:
Shameful. Tars the (hopefully still majority) decent mobo'ers who do care.
I teach RYA courses to sailors and mobo'ers. I try and encourage mutual understanding and for people not to behave like this.
I can understand, but regret, your reduced tolerance. :(
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+1

Its sad when a few idiots create a bad reputation for the considerate majority.
 
Sorry to hear of your injury caused by an idiot driving a Mobo. I hope you are ok.

I have a fairly bulky Mobo and try to keep my wash low when on the river, which means a max of 5.5 knots. However, at minimum throttle She still does over 4 knots, and below 4 knots becomes very difficult to steer. The problem I find is the yacht who insists on cruising almost mid fairway ghosting at 3.5 knots. This means insufficient room to stbd of her, and then requires a quicker dash up to 6 knots out into the opposite direction of travel part of the fairway to get past, with associated dirty looks due to the wash I am forced to make.

I do always make an effort to keep my high speed wake well clear of the sailing boats I pass on open water, but when several are grouped in close proximity this is not always possible, so in this instance I will pass closer under the stern of one than the bow of the next, or will try to pass in the lee.

My high speed wake as is the case for most mobos is less than when at hull speed, of around 8 knots.

I will also try to anticipate yachts about to tack in front of me, and it is amazing how many don't look around before such a manoeuvre. As stand on vessel generally a sail boat expects to be given right of way, but are also obliged to maintain course and speed when in a close quarters situation.

Finally I abhor this us and them attitude of yachts and mobos, and in my experience as an ex yachtie, this attitude is worse held by the former, the latter tend to be more care free and welcoming in the attitude towards yachties. I do admit their are some who let Mobo users down and generally the standard of seamanship and qualifications held by the Mobo fraternity is lower, but the majority are sensible, and do not want to annoy the raggies.

So please bear in mind our manoeuvrability limits too.

Thanks. Ex yachtie who as gone to the dark side !
 
superheat6k said:
Sorry to hear of your injury caused by an idiot driving a Mobo. I hope you are ok.

I have a fairly bulky Mobo and try to keep my wash low when on the river, which means a max of 5.5 knots. However, at minimum throttle She still does over 4 knots, and below 4 knots becomes very difficult to steer.
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Surely poor design then!
 
Easticks28 said:
Surely poor design then!
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Nature of the beast (ahem, sorry mobo'ers!). A good planing hull is never going to be terribly happy pootling along at displacement hull speeds

In my admittedly limited experience in this environment, I find it's generally pretty easy to differentiate between the decent motor boat skipper out there doing his thing (which he's as much right to do as I have to waffle around with big white flappy things up a stick!) and the wonker who doesn't give two hoots for anybody else.

The former will be obeying the speed limits where applicable and passing slower craft with as wide a berth as possible (which is all I really ask when it comes to wash, give me enough time to get bows on to it or failing that take it up the bum :O 'cos Brigantia will roll like the proverbial pig if she gets hit by a wash abeam!) whereas the latter will steam past with half a boat length to spare, blast straight through the middle of a fleet of dinghys and so on. Happily, the latter type is a rare (although not unknown) animal around our parts
 
superheat6k said:
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Finally I abhor this us and them attitude of yachts and mobos, and in my experience as an ex yachtie, this attitude is worse held by the former, the latter tend to be more care free and welcoming in the attitude towards yachties. I do admit their are some who let Mobo users down and generally the standard of seamanship and qualifications held by the Mobo fraternity is lower, but the majority are sensible, and do not want to annoy the raggies.
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I think "care free" was the substance of the initial complaint!

Mike.
 
If mobo owners & drivers of high speed craft had something to lose, like a License, they might be more considerate.

To the OP. Did you report the incident to the HM ?
 
Sandyman said:
If mobo owners & drivers of high speed craft had something to lose, like a License, they might be more considerate.

To the OP. Did you report the incident to the HM ?
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No point, I didn't get a chance to get enough details...

On another note, when I suggested to swmbo that maybe the scar would make me more dashing she replied that would have to be a special kind of magic scar... Now THAT hurt!
 
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