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Hurricane

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About two and a half years ago, we got our first grandchild.
There are now three of them.

We thought it might be fun when they are older to have a swimming pool at the back of the boat.
I was thinking of one of those "Mission" smaller pools first
One like this

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And a bigger one as the grandchildren get older.

But coincidentally, a couple of weeks ago, someone posted a second hand Jobe Pool on our marina forum.
Maybe the grandchildren will be too little at first but, because the Jobe Pool was available and actually located a few boats away from us, I bought it!!

So, it has been a fun few days for us adults - working out how to use it.
There is quite a strategy involved but here are some photos from yesterday.
See what you think.

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Anyway, it works.
There was about 15 knots of wind at the time the photos were taken.
The biggest problem is storage.
The pool has a net built in which makes it heavy when recovering so we used the crane to get it out when we had finished.
I need to make some bespoke lifting strops with carabiners etc to make the operation slicker.
 

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What a great idea and a really cool product! Could you please let us know your perception of its quality so far? Do you dry it off when storing it after use, or does the bag have ventilation?

I'm a big fan of inflatable products and earlier this year, I was searching for a European dealer of Mission Outdoors products.
 

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Good thing to keep the jelly fish out, I looked at them but they're were pretty expensive,let us know how it goes
 

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Jellyfish?

I was thinking it would keep the solids out. Another difference between UK and Mediterranean boating….

Subject to managing storage and deployment / recovery a very interesting bit of kit.
 

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What are those inflatable cubes for ?
Two functions - they call them bolsters.
Mainly to stop the pool from going under the bathing platform but they make good seats.

This was the prep day - the day before - our berth is at the end of a wide pontoon so plenty of space to lay it all out.
As you can see they make good seats!!!

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Busy helpers waiting for their beer - its hard work but someone has got to do it.
 

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What a great idea and a really cool product! Could you please let us know your perception of its quality so far? Do you dry it off when storing it after use, or does the bag have ventilation?

I'm a big fan of inflatable products and earlier this year, I was searching for a European dealer of Mission Outdoors products.

Quality - as good as a quality inflatable paddle board - and solid enough when properly inflated.
Maybe this photo will give you an idea.

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We always wash our kit off with fresh water after use and let the sun dry it - see pic later.
 

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Jellyfish?

I was thinking it would keep the solids out. Another difference between UK and Mediterranean boating….

Subject to managing storage and deployment / recovery a very interesting bit of kit.
OK a contra to your Med point - at least we can swim in these waters without freezing out nuts off.
Yep - the pool has a fully enclosed net underneath to keep fish and, especially jellyfish out.
Dimensions are 4m by 4m and 2m deep.

Here's another photo with it in use - some of the swimmers seem to have got away!!

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OK a contra to your Med point - at least we can swim in these waters without freezing out nuts off.
Not to mention that after jumping in Solent waters you can't even see them anymore...
...as opposed to viewing clearly a 15m deep seabed, around here! :cool:

Very nice toy indeed!(y)
 

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I said earlier that we had a prep day before taking it out onto our lagoon.
For those that don't know our marina in Spain is located right next to a huge lagoon - 7 miles long by 1.5 miles wide and 6m deep.
Making it an excellent place to pop out and drop the anchor.
That is how I envisage that we will be using the pool.

It would be a great thing in the Balearic islands where there are sometimes lots of jellyfish.
However, when we go to bed at anchor, we like to be ready to leave an anchorage at a moment's notice if the weather changes.
To that end, we even lift the tender onto the bathing platform before we go to bed.
Any inflatables need to be stowed away as well.
So, initially anyway, we will only use the pool in the safe waters of the Sant Carles lagoon.
Maybe if we get proficient, we will use it in the Balearic islands as well.

On our prep day, we unfolded it, laid it out and inflated it on our pontoon.
Then we transferred it in the water to the front of the boat and lifted it manually onto the fore deck.
It "kind of" fitted there but made it difficult to get to the anchor etc on the front.
It was also very heavy to lift - not because it, itself, is heavy (only 35 kgs) but because the net held water whilst we were lifting it.
There are also four drogues that are designed to keep it from moving.
It was possible though.

So, whilst we were out on the lagoon, we decided to have a go at recovering it using the crane.
It was much easier recovering it so maybe this will be the method to use in the future.
The main concern is to get it back to the marina where it can be washed with fresh water and dried before storing it again.

Here is a photo of it after the crane had lifted it onto the bathing platform/flybridge.

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During that first test, we left the tender on its dock but my thoughts are that the pool might rest on top of the tender (on the bathing platform) and easily recovered/launched using the crane.
It would need some ropes and carabiners made to lash it down but that might be the way forward.
Ugly but functional.
 

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I said earlier that we had a prep day before taking it out onto our lagoon.
For those that don't know our marina in Spain is located right next to a huge lagoon - 7 miles long by 1.5 miles wide and 6m deep.
Making it an excellent place to pop out and drop the anchor.
That is how I envisage that we will be using the pool.

It would be a great thing in the Balearic islands where there are sometimes lots of jellyfish.
However, when we go to bed at anchor, we like to be ready to leave an anchorage at a moment's notice if the weather changes.
To that end, we even lift the tender onto the bathing platform before we go to bed.
Any inflatables need to be stowed away as well.
So, initially anyway, we will only use the pool in the safe waters of the Sant Carles lagoon.
Maybe if we get proficient, we will use it in the Balearic islands as well.

On our prep day, we unfolded it, laid it out and inflated it on our pontoon.
Then we transferred it in the water to the front of the boat and lifted it manually onto the fore deck.
It "kind of" fitted there but made it difficult to get to the anchor etc on the front.
It was also very heavy to lift - not because it, itself, is heavy (only 35 kgs) but because the net held water whilst we were lifting it.
There are also four drogues that are designed to keep it from moving.
It was possible though.

So, whilst we were out on the lagoon, we decided to have a go at recovering it using the crane.
It was much easier recovering it so maybe this will be the method to use in the future.
The main concern is to get it back to the marina where it can be washed with fresh water and dried before storing it again.

Here is a photo of it after the crane had lifted it onto the bathing platform/flybridge.

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During that first test, we left the tender on its dock but my thoughts are that the pool might rest on top of the tender (on the bathing platform) and easily recovered/launched using the crane.
It would need some ropes and carabiners made to lash it down but that might be the way forward.
Ugly but functional.
Send some pictures at night with the pool and the underwater lights on
 

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Send some pictures at night with the pool and the underwater lights on
It is all dried now and put away in the crews cabin with the Dinghy Go.
SWMBO goes home at the end of the week - I'm staying out though.

So I will just have to make do with this pool:-
Not heated so a bit cooler than the sea but it was very refreshing this morning before breakfast.

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It is all dried now and put away in the crews cabin with the Dinghy Go.
SWMBO goes home at the end of the week - I'm staying out though.

So I will just have to make do with this pool:-
Not heated so a bit cooler than the sea but it was very refreshing this morning before breakfast.

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Is that your mansion in England ?
 

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Looks great Hurricane. Perfect for small kids. As ever with inflatables, the challenge is storing them. Once taken out of the box when new, they never ever fold back to that size!
 

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Much as though I champion southern UK boating when it comes to swimming I know when I’ve lost. If I get wet it means something’s gone wrong 😂

A shame as I saw a brilliant petrol surfboard at SiBs. Carbon and around 20kg but I don’t do Solent water 🙁
 

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A shame as I saw a brilliant petrol surfboard at SiBs. Carbon and around 20kg but I don’t do Solent water 🙁
My neighbor out here has an electric surfboard - I believe that is on loan from the local Wiliams dealer so it is a quality bit of kit.
It is actually a surfboard with a foil and they rise out of the water by about 3 feet.
No good for fat gits though.
 

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Much as though I champion southern UK boating when it comes to swimming I know when I’ve lost. If I get wet it means something’s gone wrong 😂
Like many of us out here in the Med, we have served our time in the Solent and South Coast.
Henry, you are still too young - maybe in time you will move your boating to warmer waters.
However, you are old enough to have a flybridge - so there's hope yet!!
 

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amazingly I have been looking to get a similar pool for back of the boat!

also e-foiling not that bad. Quite enjoyed it when we borrowed one in Ibiza. Will be getting an inflatable one for next year - probably fliteboard
 
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