Murder on board

[AngusMcDoon]

What's the best way to remove an unsightly blood stain from bare teak? I had to dispatch an unruly crew member and all I had to hand was a winch handle. Made a terrible mess that won't clean off.

 

[ostell]

Oxalic Acid?

 

[SHUG]

Holy stone and elbow grease!!

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Holy stone and elbow grease!!

What's a holy stone?

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Oxalic Acid?

I shall try that. I wonder if it's a strong enough acid to dissolve bodies.

 

[Searush]

I have always found that copious quantities of cold seawater is best & preferably before it dries. It's good for getting the stains out of clothong too if there are a lot of splatters.

BTW, don't forget to weight the body or it will pop up again & people will start asking awkward questions.

 

[SvenglishTommy]

I find it's quite useful to leave the stains. Oxalic acid will do the trick, but leaving a slight reddish patch will discourage future crew from playing up.

 

[AngusMcDoon]

I find it's quite useful to leave the stains. Oxalic acid will do the trick, but leaving a slight reddish patch will discourage future crew from playing up.

Unfortunately he was my only crew and now I'm crewless. Any volunteers to replace him?

 

[mjcp]

BTW, don't forget to weight the body or it will pop up again & people will start asking awkward questions.

A quick slice and dice to the abdomen should prevent gasses building up and give enough time to make a get-away before the rest of the body swells up

 

[Greenheart]

Wasn't the holystone a rough abrasive rock with which downbeaten 18th and 19th century crewmen rubbed the decks to abraid the wood surface, to improve barefoot traction? And 'holy' because the stone was the size of a prayer-book? Most appropriate for erasing evidence of the 'sin of Cain'!!

I'd say, have a small but locally serious gasoline fire. A good cigar whilst filling the outboard, and you can discreetly fry the dirty deckspace.

Or, go all Hemingway and hook a Marlin, and let it die horribly on the already gore-stained deck. Of course, you'll have Humane Society types investigating for months. Got to take the rough with the smooth...

 

[30boat]

A quick slice and dice to the abdomen should prevent gasses building up and give enough time to make a get-away before the rest of the body swells up

The knowledge on this forum will always amaze me.Handy tips everyday.

 

[Ubergeekian]

Wasn't the holystone a rough abrasive rock with which downbeaten 18th and 19th century crewmen rubbed the decks to abraid the wood surface, to improve barefoot traction? And 'holy' because the stone was the size of a prayer-book? Most appropriate for erasing evidence of the 'sin of Cain'!!

It was a piece of pumice stone, and it was called "holy" because pumice stone is, erm, full of holes.

 

[Csail]

I reckon this gets prize for strangest post iv'e ever seen on here.

 

[Greenheart]

Re. Ubergeekian's explanation...so, holey-stone?

Hmm, that's not what I heard.

There's never any shortage of claimed origins, for seafarers' names for things.

Maybe Tek-Dek is the best answer for the serial blood-letter. I don't know if its structure is wood-based or just some structurally-altered plastic, but doubtless it'll shrug-off evidence of heinous intemperate bludgeoning/cruelty/murderous intent/wilful dismembering/all forms of grievous bodily harm. I'd so like to see that, calmly described on the shopping channels! I sent for a Tek-Dek sample late last year, and I've been using it as a coffee-cup coaster. I'll test it later, for type-O rhesus negative, and report back.

 

[DownWest]

Wasn't scrubbing the decks a way of keeping the crew busy, to discourage ideas that might cause said blood stains?

We were always told to clean the blood off the sheet ropes before entering port, gave a bad impression if people wanted to look over the winning boat....

 

[Seajet]

I always thought it was 'holy' because one kneeled when doing it ( scrubbing with the stone that is ).

 

[reginaldon]

What's the best way to remove an unsightly blood stain from bare teak? I had to dispatch an unruly crew member and all I had to hand was a winch handle. Made a terrible mess that won't clean off.

Check with the Pirates of the Carribean.

 

[Plomong]

BTW, don't forget to weight the body or it will pop up again & people will start asking awkward questions.

Or make sure it has no clothes on and floats, and that there are many tiburones about !!!

 

[bluedragon]

Unfortunately he was my only crew and now I'm crewless. Any volunteers to replace him?

Do I need to bring my own winch handle?

 

[Cymrogwyllt]

Fill the victims' pockets with lead and use it as an anchor