Fire99
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Fair play to 'em. Goes to show the power of 'clubbing together'
selling the slug and buying a mobo
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Fair play to 'em. Goes to show the power of 'clubbing together'
ProDave
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This "generator mentailty" is not confined to boats.
I was in our caravan last year at the Beladrum music festival, and the idiot 2 caravans away had a big, loud generator.
Every time he wanted to boil a kettle, cook some toast, or use the microwave, on went the genny. Why he couldn't use silent gas for cooking and boiling the kettle like other caravanners remains a mystery.
I could tell others disliked it, as every time the genny started, a big "booo" echoed around the campsite, and a similar cheer when it stopped.
But nobody had the courage to do anything about it, so in the end I went and complained. We couldn't stop him using it, but at least agreed he wouldn't start it before 9AM when most were still in bed.
Selfish behaviour is to be found in all walks of life.
I was in our caravan last year at the Beladrum music festival, and the idiot 2 caravans away had a big, loud generator.
Every time he wanted to boil a kettle, cook some toast, or use the microwave, on went the genny. Why he couldn't use silent gas for cooking and boiling the kettle like other caravanners remains a mystery.
I could tell others disliked it, as every time the genny started, a big "booo" echoed around the campsite, and a similar cheer when it stopped.
But nobody had the courage to do anything about it, so in the end I went and complained. We couldn't stop him using it, but at least agreed he wouldn't start it before 9AM when most were still in bed.
Selfish behaviour is to be found in all walks of life.
Fire99
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Very true.. I guess it's fairly familiar in normal life but people kinda expect the sea is a great 'get-away'. Clearly, if people are selfish on land, it continues on the water
Ubergeekian
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Up here it seems that almost all motorboats have a blue ensign as a matter of course. Either they think it's posher than a red or they want it to match the blue canvas shed on the back of the boat.
Ubergeekian
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I thought it was another example of his posting style until he explained that his boat was so full power hungry equipment that it needed to be plugged into the national grid at all times
One simply must have the air conditioning, the play station, the personal massager, the DVD player, the ...
Ubergeekian
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I motored from Peel to Burrow Head once in the Jouster (no reasonable offer refused). Powered by a Seagull Silver Century. I've done some long trips in a 2CV as well and the results were the same - a considerable time afterwards saying "What?" to people.
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Planing is good
ricky_s
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dylanwinter
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that is amazing
absolutely ossome
to think I have been sailing for nearly half a century and I never knew there was an alternative
post more I want to see more
Dylan
PS Slug for sale - £2,800 or very near offer
Planing is good
absolutely ossome
to think I have been sailing for nearly half a century and I never knew there was an alternative
post more I want to see more
Dylan
PS Slug for sale - £2,800 or very near offer
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More?
How about this one: also entitled the "Great Dutch Lock Fiasco", where the motorboats somehow managed (even the plastic ones with outdrives and no keels) and with a crosswind F5-6, to get into the lock with some degree of dignity, and the yachts, errm, the yachts, oh dear...
How about this one: also entitled the "Great Dutch Lock Fiasco", where the motorboats somehow managed (even the plastic ones with outdrives and no keels) and with a crosswind F5-6, to get into the lock with some degree of dignity, and the yachts, errm, the yachts, oh dear...
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sighmoon
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Planing is good
I watched the whole thing expecting something interesting to happen.
This guy found a way to break the monotony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1jP9m-ZdDI
His commentary:
"We were crusing with our 50' boat when we past a sailing boat, our wave made the man in the boat to fall into the water but later he manage to get up on the boat again."
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idpnd
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I asked some guy about his blue ensign at brighton, his voice poshened up considerably, and he was doing his best attempt at being humble when he said: "its from the RYYCHCHC.. and it doesnt mean im a better sailor"
Looking over his shoulder thought to self - sailor? your monstrous machine is dismasted by design!!
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It's more than a coincidence: mrs FP said exactly the same thing.
blueglass
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Looking over his shoulder thought to self - sailor? your monstrous machine is dismasted by design!!
i think you might find even the RN "set sail" in aircraft carriers and destroyers. ask Rod Stewart!
dylanwinter
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Used to race dinghies against the navy
they were not very good at it
not sure sail is now quite their cup of tea
Dylan
they were not very good at it
not sure sail is now quite their cup of tea
Dylan
blueglass
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tell that to the First Admiral!
xyachtdave
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How about this one: also entitled the "Great Dutch Lock Fiasco", where the motorboats somehow managed (even the plastic ones with outdrives and no keels) and with a crosswind F5-6, to get into the lock with some degree of dignity, and the yachts, errm, the yachts, oh dear...
Photographing other boat users mistakes..... very sad.
"Quick, grab the camera, some yachties have made a mistake!"
I would have thought the problem was obvious........ wrong colour ensign!
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Errm, wasn't that the point of this thread?
The camera was out, because the lock had broken down, then re-opened: the idea was that the resulting backlog of boats would make for a good "crowded lock" shot. As it turned out, I ended up snapping something a bit less organised. Why is that sad?
dylanwinter
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filming mistakes
not sure that was the point of the thread - to film other peoples mistakes
what I was attempting to film was something else entirely
behaviour that has other descriptives
Dylan
Errm, wasn't that the point of this thread?
The camera was out, because the lock had broken down, then re-opened: the idea was that the resulting backlog of boats would make for a good "crowded lock" shot. As it turned out, I ended up snapping something a bit less organised. Why is that sad?
not sure that was the point of the thread - to film other peoples mistakes
what I was attempting to film was something else entirely
behaviour that has other descriptives
Dylan
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I think that waking out other water users also counts.
They just need to be bashed over the head with a rusty mallet enough times to admit that it is a mistake.
They just need to be bashed over the head with a rusty mallet enough times to admit that it is a mistake.
