Gludy
Active member
I have been boating for almost two years now and feel I have enough experience to draw a few general conclusions:-
1. On balance from the range of boaters I have come into contact with at sea and in marinas, I have to say that the raggies have the highest number of rude members. I have many raggies as friends so I am not saying all raggies by any means but when it comes to bare faced bad boating manners the raggies have a higher percentage than the stink potters
2. The marine industry is by far the worst industry for customer service I have ever encountered. I am witnessing things that I could not imagine ever happening in other industries - the most absurd to date involves a new boat with just 18 hour use that caught fire - alarms were not correctly wired etc and the dealer refuses to do a thing about it! The boat is a right off, there was a full Mayday rescue including kids, a baby and a granny - that is probably going legal now so I better not say too much but it amazing how some walk away.
3. There is no such thing as having completed all the work on a boat - its never ending, no matter how new the boat!
4. Having just has my wind thing installed, I have found that I have been underestimating the wind for two years now- when I thought I was in a 3 I was really in a f4/5 - that means it is pretty well a permanent f4 in the Bristol Channel.
5. logical rules and spending limits that you apply to other things in your life simply do not apply to your boat ... its operates from a different datum.
6. The stern/bow thrusters combination makes boat handling in all tight spots from engines breakdowns to collision avoidance much easier - its a lovely way to cheat and smile as you do it!
7. Having now been out a lot on my boat - there is no doubt about it - she travels faster when fully loaded with fuel/water than when not – that’s almost 3.5 tons of weight help her go faster.
8. Soltron works
9. Corrosion X works
10 Rocker stoppers only work up to about a f3
Those are my observations for today!
<hr width=100% size=1>Paul
1. On balance from the range of boaters I have come into contact with at sea and in marinas, I have to say that the raggies have the highest number of rude members. I have many raggies as friends so I am not saying all raggies by any means but when it comes to bare faced bad boating manners the raggies have a higher percentage than the stink potters
2. The marine industry is by far the worst industry for customer service I have ever encountered. I am witnessing things that I could not imagine ever happening in other industries - the most absurd to date involves a new boat with just 18 hour use that caught fire - alarms were not correctly wired etc and the dealer refuses to do a thing about it! The boat is a right off, there was a full Mayday rescue including kids, a baby and a granny - that is probably going legal now so I better not say too much but it amazing how some walk away.
3. There is no such thing as having completed all the work on a boat - its never ending, no matter how new the boat!
4. Having just has my wind thing installed, I have found that I have been underestimating the wind for two years now- when I thought I was in a 3 I was really in a f4/5 - that means it is pretty well a permanent f4 in the Bristol Channel.
5. logical rules and spending limits that you apply to other things in your life simply do not apply to your boat ... its operates from a different datum.
6. The stern/bow thrusters combination makes boat handling in all tight spots from engines breakdowns to collision avoidance much easier - its a lovely way to cheat and smile as you do it!
7. Having now been out a lot on my boat - there is no doubt about it - she travels faster when fully loaded with fuel/water than when not – that’s almost 3.5 tons of weight help her go faster.
8. Soltron works
9. Corrosion X works
10 Rocker stoppers only work up to about a f3
Those are my observations for today!
<hr width=100% size=1>Paul
