Pin Mill - dinghy swamped

[Athene V30]

Came back to mooring today having only left Sat morning to find the dinghy (East Coast old faithful number 32) only just floating. Stupidly I had left the plastic 5 litre petrol can in boat and that had gone but the oars were still secure under the seat.

I know it rained on Saturday but not that much! Presumably something too close or too fast or too much wash!

First time it has happened - anyone got any ideas - maybe just more buoyancy?

 

[NUTMEG]

Randy seal?

 

[nigelm]

Randy seal?

Is that made by Sika ??

 

[NUTMEG]

 

[Athene V30]

Randy seal?

Haven't seen him about for a few weeks so assumed he had gone fishing elsewhere. Anyway thought he was more into rubber than grp

 

[chinita]

Mystery to me. I have left my old GRP tender for a couple of weeks without incident.

 

[WF36]

Haven't seen him about for a few weeks so assumed he had gone fishing elsewhere. Anyway thought he was more into rubber than grp

I would suggest seal as well, saw him in someone's dinghy at 8PM last night. (not your one though)

 

[richardh10]

Yep. There was a seal about this weekend. It tried to get into my grp tender while it was tied behind the boat, and I was in the cockpit. Bloody great thing, I thought it was going to sink it! However, as I shot off my seat (spilling my beer) he obviously was as alarmed as I was, and retired to a dingy a couple of boats away, where he stayed for a couple of hours.

 

[Hadenough]

Only just seen your post, perhaps this is the answer!

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?401731-Anne-Bonny-Pin-Mill

This was Monday morning at 10.00 and he wasn't budging!

 

[PetiteFleur]

Almost certainly a seal - we had this happen to us oon the Stour a few years back, twice in one night - I thought we had someone clambering into the dinghy(it was dark at the time) but swamped the dinghy, so bailed out and tied alongside and it was full of water by morning!

 

[Athene V30]

Happier that the swamping is from natural causes!