Piles

[jimi]

As I get older I wish to avoid these protruberances as I've heard they can be a real pain. Any advice?

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[claymore]

Well
a trawl of old posts will probably give you much of the information you require.
Personally I have little experience of them as they don't seem to proliferate in cold scottish water. A casual and wholly unsubstantiated observation would suggest a greater occurence of them when you start to explore muddy creeks

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[BarryH]

Fendering! Its what you need and careful handling. Piles banged against the boat can be painful. You could also incorperate a fender board, just to be on the safe side.

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[ParaHandy]

during the cold and dark winter nights, i often find it convenient to saw a bit off one or two to feed the onboard stove and hence keep me and my crew warm

hope that helps ...

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[pugwash]

The greatest advertising slogan never used -- Kiss Your Piles Goodbye

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[Metabarca]

Whatever you do, don't sit on them: this can not only be painful but often lead to staining of nether regions from tar or guano. Plus it's probably against the by-laws and can cause problems of balance.

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[celandine]

Yes, these can be a bit of a problem, but I am sure someone on this forum will be able to get to the bottom of it.

Mick

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[zefender]

much usually avoided by always going in stern to.

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[cartman]

Approach from downtide and downwind .

rig long line from aft cleat and behind everything on your boat. Rig a long bow line also.

Have a crew member stand at the maximum beam of your boat and pass slowly close to the pile. As you pass the crew threads the line through the ring on the pile and keeps hold of the end.

Then nudge the bow up to the forward pile and have that threaded similarly.

Allow the boat to drift back whilst tensioning the stern and bow lines to center the boat between the piles.

The fun starts when your stern line isn't long enough!! Always have a roving fender too!

Steve

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[jimi]

Never from down wind .. trust me ;-)

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[MainlySteam]

Just stick to aristocratic peers which have haemorrhoids. They are much softer to lean your topsides against than the common old piles ordinary piers have.

John

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[Twister_Ken]

Piles can be alleviated by use of a pile driver. And I'm not talking string-back gloves.

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[BlueSkyNick]

I recall, in my mad batchelor days, inventing a drink called a pile driver. Whereas a Screwdriver is made with vodka and orange juice, the Pile Driver was made from vodka and prune juice !!

Ah, those were the days .....

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[StugeronSteve]

A friend once told me that our brethren from north of the border are like piles.

When they come down and go back.... they're a b****y nuisance.

But when they come down and stay.... THEY'RE A PAIN IN THE A**E!

Not that us forumites would share such an opinion.

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[Ohdrat]

install a Stana Stairlift on Glen Rosa ..apparently Claymore has one.. oh no sorry that was a fenderstep!

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[StugeronSteve]

Is there an MV Stenna Stairlift patrolling the oceans by any chance?

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[bob_tyler]

Suspect that you are an ex-sapper!

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[BrianJ]

re : oh dear

Have an appointment with my Doc next week , will ask him for you , how best to cope.. in the meantime suggest you dont pull your finger out ><><><><><><
BrianJ

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