Smoking on board

[Slow_boat]

What surprises me in this thread is not so much those who don't allow smoking on their boat, after all, it is their boat, but those who do allow smoking below decks.

It had never occured to me that anyone would smoke below decks, on safety grounds at least. What about the fire risk, let alone the smog?

A scorch mark on a sail is bad enough, but a fire down below is about the worse thing you can have on a boat.

 

[prv]

It had never occured to me that anyone would smoke below decks, on safety grounds at least. What about the fire risk, let alone the smog?

Is the risk really that great? A rogue cigarette on a wooden surface produces an unsightly scorch mark, not an instant roaring conflagration. And any upholstery materials from the last few decades ought to be fire-resistant. Obviously there is some risk, but it seems manageable to me. No worse than the oil lamp I had on Kindred Spirit.

The smell on the other hand! I know I've been defending les fumeurs to an extent in this discussion, but there's no way I want the whiff of stale fag-ash in my cabin. On deck they are more than welcome; inside, no way.

Pete

 

[BruceDanforth]

Just single hand and bolox to all of them.

 

[Melleman]

What surprises me in this thread is not so much those who don't allow smoking on their boat, after all, it is their boat, but those who do allow smoking below decks.

It had never occured to me that anyone would smoke below decks, on safety grounds at least. What about the fire risk, let alone the smog?

A scorch mark on a sail is bad enough, but a fire down below is about the worse thing you can have on a boat.

A fire now would be like a viking funeral.
It does not sound bad!

When I´m on chemo I smoke 5g of weed/day no tobacco though, I try to smok more but I´m to tierd.
Nedless to say I then smook below.

Then even people that are working in coffeshops complain,when they stop by to se how I´m doing.


Like now!
Sorry i have to walk the dog.

 

[penfold]

Just single hand and bolox to all of them.

How do you do roll-ups with only one hand?

 

[prv]

How do you do roll-ups with only one hand?

Stand up, with tiller between the legs.

Being able to steer with legs, bum, etc is something I miss since getting a boat with a wheel.

Pete

 

[GrahamM376]

When I´m on chemo I smoke 5g of weed/day no tobacco though, I try to smok more but I´m to tierd.
Nedless to say I then smook below. Sorry i have to walk the dog.

Reminds me of a guy we knew years ago, he and his mates used to smoke weed down below with everything closed up. Was always funny (warped sense of humour) when his Jack Russell appeared in the cockpit, poor thing was so stoned it often fell over with what looked like a big grin on it's face and rolling eyes.

 

[pmagowan]

I would have no smoking on board unless a very temporary guest or someone with a beard and pipe!

 

[BrianH]

I have no friends who smoke and this thread made me wonder if, subconsciously, my distaste for the smell of cigarette smoke had dictated if they became friends in the first place ... probably it was one of the parameters. It isn't just the smell but my eyes seem to be sensitive to something in the smoke and are irritated by it - stinging and watering. It seems only cigarettes have this attribute, other tobacco sources not, although they still smell unpleasant to me. I have heard somewhere that a burning agent is added to cigarettes or they would go out when not being sucked on and perhaps that is why they are so acrid to me. So yes, I have, de facto, a totally non-smoking boat.

It is therefore ironic that the boat moored immediately across from me on my Italian marina pier (where we moor stern-to) is owned by a chain-smoking family. Father, mother, adult son and his wife, all smoke continuously when on board. The prevailing wind is from them to me and my boat stinks when they are aboard. Luckily, they live locally so never stay too long, just arrive to go sailing or do the odd job. They are cheerfully oblivious to the fact that a permanent cloud envelopes their boat - a Benateau 31 (at least they are sailors) and their neighbours ... and they are such lovely people, warm, friendly and generous, I would never dream of complaining. It is, after all, their boat... their country even; who am I to not accept the bad with the good of another culture? And the good far outweighs the bad.

 

[NUTMEG]

Stand up, with tiller between the legs.

Being able to steer with legs, bum, etc is something I miss since getting a boat with a wheel.

Pete

when I smoked (happy days) I always had to use two hands to roll a ciggy. My dad, long passed away, used to roll a ciggy one handed regularly. I can still remember him doing so whilst driving. Never worked out how.

 

[NUTMEG]

I would have no smoking on board unless a very temporary guest or someone with a beard and pipe!

I have a beard and a pipe! What's your boat like? Is there a well stocked bar?

 

[pmagowan]

I have a beard and a pipe! What's your boat like? Is there a well stocked bar?

The boat is small, wooden and with a low waterline due to an excessively well stocked bar. I intend to fly the code flags N-E-1-4-W when in port as an open invitation.

 

[NUTMEG]

The boat is small, wooden and with a low waterline due to an excessively well stocked bar. I intend to fly the code flags N-E-1-4-W when in port as an open invitation.

NE14W? Sorry, I may be getting a bit thick, but what does that stand for?
My boat is a old flush decked gaff cutter, you can not stand up in her but there is always rum onboard, so the offer is there if your ever around the Essex mud

 

[pmagowan]

NE14W? Sorry, I may be getting a bit thick, but what does that stand for?
My boat is a old flush decked gaff cutter, you can not stand up in her but there is always rum onboard, so the offer is there if your ever around the Essex mud

Thanks, use the phonetic alphabet on the last letter.

 

[NUTMEG]

Ah! Cheers. Merry Christmas to you sir.

 

[nimbusgb]

I gave up the evil weed ten years ago. Two of my regular crew smoke, but without me saying anything, only smoke in the cockpit and sit to leeward to do so.

Recently I bought a pipe (to go with my smock and Breton cap, plus Nutmeg is a gaffer AND I have a beard). It sits in a little draw for emergencies! I got it out a couple of weeks ago for a sneaky self indulgent puff, no one else aboard. It was lovely! Puffing my pipe, cuddling my dog and listening to R4. Perfect moment.

Pipe has been back in its little draw ever since. Some pleasures are just too good!

So you gave up smoking a couple of weeks ago then.

22 years in and counting.

No smoking aboard.