one foot on a rag and stick one foot on a ginny

[cliffdale]

I must be the only person on the forum with one foot on his yacht and the other foot on a speedy.

Piccolo is still under offer subject to survey and I've made an offer on a sports cruiser which has just been accepted.

I hope the survey is good on both boats.

Driving a power boat must be easy, left hand down, goes to port, push the two sticky things forward to go fast and push em backward to stop. Anything else i need to know?


Must be as easy as eating cake.

Cliff


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[oldgit]

Re: In order to be the owner of a stinky.

1.are you on first name terms with your bank manager.
2.do you have his personal number in the memories of both your home and moble phones./forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

<hr width=100% size=1>If it aint broke fix it till it is.

 

[BrendanS]

Just remember the throttles on a stinkie are not the same as on a raggie. There is no variable speed bit in the middle.

Just push them all the way forward. If you want reverse, all the way back. It seems a little strange at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it

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[hlb]

Yep but dont forget to press the auto button, before going back to bed.

<hr width=100% size=1> <font color=blue>No one can force me to come here.<font color=red> I'm a volunteer!!.<font color=blue>

Haydn

 

[jhr]

There are one or two additional signals that you will need to learn. F'rinstance, if the helmsman of the raggie in front of you is looking straight ahead and apparently oblivious to your presence, this is the international signal for "I am about to tack sharply across your bows without warning: stand by to go astern" (for instructions about going astern, see Brendan's post).

There is also a stinky dress code, incorporating gold medallions, sweatshirts with "humorous" messages on them, and gold lame strappy sandals (optional for female crew members) but that's a level of detail that you don't strictly need to know to start with.

Otherwise I think you've grasped all the main points.

Oh, one other thing. When refuelling, you will find that the figures on the pump meter may differ from those that you experience with your current setup. This is perfectly normal and no cause for alarm.

Enjoy!

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[BrendanS]

One of the nice things about becoming a Stinkie, is being able to go back to your old Raggie chums after a season or two of powerboating. and showing them some of your new skills.

It's a common misconception that raggie boats will not plane. It's not true, it's just that their skippers do not have the necessary experience or skill. Go for a sail on an old friends raggie. Best if F8 and 10+m waves.

First, make sure raggie crew are clipped on with short safety lines in forward part of cockpit. You don't want them jumping overboard or grabbing for the wheel/tiller when you are concentrating. Go down wind with every bit of sail up, and surf down a big wave.

Your raggie crew may become a little 'emotional' at this point. Just ignore them - they are unaware of your new found abilities in planing any sort of craft at high speed.

It's unlikely that you will achieve the speed capable of a small high powered sportsboat, but 20+Knts in a raggie is quite respectable, and will earn you immense respect from your old raggie chums. 'Berkserk stinkie!' is a form of endearment



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[Birdseye]

no jhr. you've got it wrong. the crew of all large stinkies are 30 years younger than the skipper, wear skin tight pants and high heels, and handle mooring ropes wearing marigolds. (actually seen in cowes yacht haven, much to the disapproval of swmbo)



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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

Don't forget to learn the art of slipstreaming raggies, it seems to work for most stinkies /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

The slipstream should also be followed by a sharp turn to port or starboard, thus using your prop wash to help the poor raggie get a little more momentum.

On calmer days when you see skippers of raggies pulling all their bits of twine trying to get the boat moving at some kind of respectable speed, circle them at top speed, I know when stinkies keep doing this to me it gives me a great feeling of rough weather to come home and brag to the sailing club etc how we survived white water overfalls etc.

Always use your faster speed and manoeuvrability to jump the fuel pontoon queue, raggies don’t mind, I mean it takes us so long to get somewhere we might as well wait an extra 20 minutes while you stinkies use half an oil reserve to nip around the bay and back /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

Remember to fake neck ache when overtaking at high speed, this means you can keep looking dead ahead and not seeing the carnage created on the poor raggie you have just buzzed, this works especially well in tight channels, where you must always use the centre line, keeping maximum water under your props.

Good god do I sound bitter…..it is all tongue in cheek honest.


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[BrendanS]

So I've actually been getting it right all along. Wonderful to have a raggie confirm /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[powerskipper]

You forgot anchoring.
allway make sure that you anchor close to a raggie just as the tide turns, that way when he swings in the tide and you stay pointing with the wind , you can let him smell your cocktails by waving them under his nose as the boats gentley bash against each other,
And you can snick closer inshore as you have a shallower draft , not so far to dump kids on shore for afternoon and therefore save time better used for drinking. Have I missed anything!!!/forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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IMOSHO of course,

 

[cliffdale]

As a raggie for 15 years I know all the stinkie tricks. I also know the ones that cut deep into the heart. The ones I always hated most were in light winds, been broad beamed in flat seas usually attached with a friendly wave from the stinkie crew.

Ive also got the art of timing a tack to perfection, to get in front of a stinke that is. I think I could use this knowledge to my advantage.

I know we all love each other really, but I cant wait to bomb my first raggie, especially if its a friend of mine!!? Im working on the nonchalant wave, its a bit like the queens royal wave.

Cliff



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[HWINO]

I must object to the suggestion of never looking behind me,/forums/images/icons/cool.gif as I have found most raggies to be very friendly, note the frantic waving as you pass between them at high speed and it is only polite to turn round and give them a freindly wave in return /forums/images/icons/crazy.gif /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[HWINO]

As you were a raggie for 15 years, you will know the unwritten rule that all sailing vessels, whether under power or sail are always the stand on vessel when confronted by a power only vessel /forums/images/icons/smile.gif, ( or does this only happen to me /forums/images/icons/frown.gif).
This unwritten rule can also be quite entertaining as you lay bets on what will happen to the raggie who, in light winds, has just tacked and is attempting to sail in front of the fast approaching high speed ferry . /forums/images/icons/crazy.gif
( have seen them do this as Condor approaches Poole)

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[adarcy]

Re: haven\'t you forgotten something

earplugs to stop the endless whine of raggies who appear to be shaken to death by a wave from a stinkie but spend days in the bar recounting the mountainous seas that they have enjoyed sailing through/over

also tongue in cheek (honest)

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