Mobo quiz!

[tcm]

You are enetering a small drying harbour on a falling tide for desperately-needed fuel in a mobo far too big to get a mooring space. The wind is rising, already 18knots gusting 25 knots behind you as you enter the harbour from a long narrow twisting channel 2 miles long. You see the fuel on the quayside to one side and get alongside, still with bows pointing into this v smal harbour, and get the fuel you need for another 100miles. The harbour is definitely a dead end altho there is an area with about three boatlengths of width a bit further up. After you've got the fuel ...what do you do next?

 

[sailorman]

have a malt n go 2 bed

 

[ballena]

What is the state of the tide? What is the bottom like further up? Has the Mobo got screws or outdrives?

 

[tcm]

ooer

good idea normally - but falling tide in drying harbour innit. Busted props soon. Oh alright then, your skeg is knacked or erm otherwise the props wd hit the deck first...

 

[tcm]

Let's say it's muddy with a few rocks. Your hull is normal planing hull with shafts - so sitting onnem is possible but is a season-busting boat-breaking option. You have hour until the depth gets iffy.

 

[sailorman]

Re: ooer

better "busted" props than "busted" boat

 

[jimg]

Get out bloody quick?

 

[boatone]

How wide is the channel next to the fuel berth?

 

[tcm]

Re: channel width

its max 2 boatwidths wide

 

[tcm]

ok then - but how?

 

[ballena]

Go upstream to turn and exit on the plane so as to draw as little as possible and annoy all the raggies cooking up their tinned curry on board

 

[tcm]

trash the boat option

yep, i spose that's one (very final) option. But with busting props on shafts you may easily bust the boat - it mite bust the seals, flood the boat etc etc.

 

[sailorman]

cant turn around
so astern ??????? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
back down as twisting channel /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
malt ( large ) n bed /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[tcm]

ahem, you're in the harbour and it isn't really an option to try and get on the plane and then spin in three boat lengths. Boat, not jetski. You aren't a stunt driver - you're you

 

[boatone]

Go up a bit....turn round.....drive out again.....probably drop the anchor just before turning area and allow it to assist with stopping movement ahead as well as swinging point. Bit bloody hypothetical...would have lots more info available if we we there wouldnt we !!!

After your ditch crawling experience from Viareggio couldnt you drive out backwards?

 

[sailorman]

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Go upstream to turn and exit on the plane so as to draw as little as possible and annoy all the raggies cooking up their tinned curry on board

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drying Hbr Sunshine all raggies would b on the "wall" already dried out cooking thier Fray Bentos Rugger pies warmed over a candle /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[ballena]

If you are gonna trash the boat, then do it properly!!

Does the fuel pontoon dry completely?

 

[tcm]

ooh there is lots more info. There's a speed limit, and there are rocks, crappy holding and wind is now up to a solid 25 knots right up the stern. The marina walls are concrete, and the only place to get a line ashore is on this fuel pontoon.

 

[tcm]

yep, no water there for us in 40 mins

 

[ians]

Stay on the fuel pontoon, there aint nobody else going to be using it.
Then open the whisky