Smooth as a baby's...

[Twister_Ken]

Smooth as a baby\'s...

My venerable CQR (works well, don't want to change it, merçi M. Hylas) always comes up with a fair old chunk of seabed sticking to it, often with assorted flora and fauna hitching a ride. Being of a certain age, its complexion is no longer smooth, but somehat pitted and wrinkled, like mine. To those of you who are proud owners of smooth, shiny anchors, do they come up clean? If so, one winter's project may be to borrow the emery board from Madame's handbag and use it to polish up my old friend, afterwards giving it a coat of galvanising paint.

OTOH, if the smoothies take a divot each time they unhook, why bother with a wrinkle free complexion?



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[Ohdrat]

Re: Smooth as a baby\'s...

"somehat pitted and wrinkled, like mine" Would suggest you try the emery board on your complexion first then... I wonder if this would assist with Claymore's piles too?

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[jhr]

Nightmare scenario

The close conjunction of emery board and Claymore's piles is conjuring up a disturbing image - but not nearly as disturbing as the haunting prospect of TK whiling away the winter hours by "polishing up his old friend".

Where is Finbarr Saunders when you need him?

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[claymore]

Re: Nightmare scenario

Wonderful wee picture being conjured up of Kenny in deepest midwinter doon in his wee shed, crouched over his vice.

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[Johnjo]

Re: Smooth as a baby\'s...

Ah but,
Do those proud owners of shiny smooth anchors actually use them?

Fella I know always ties to a pontoon for the night, I asked him once "why pay £6
to tie to the pontoon when you can drop anchor nearby for free!

The reply was " But what if the boat sinks in the night? we can always jump onto the pontoon "

He was deadly serious at the time !....
Not knocking him, " but obviously of a nervous disposition"

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[claymore]

Re: Smooth as a baby\'s...

In a belated attempt to answer the original post - we always bring up 1/3 acre of the Queen's bottom when we anchor. Well - it is Crown property isn't it? I quite like it really - probably accounts for why we haven't moved and I find that a bit of vigorous up and down movement normally means that it eventually comes off. Oh dear - that doesn't read too well does it?

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[Twister_Ken]

Re: Smooth as a baby\'s...

But, Claysie, is your's smooth or wrinkly?

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[claymore]

Re: Smooth as a baby\'s...

Cannae remember -

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[jhr]

Re: Nightmare scenario

...must be what the French mean by "le vice Anglais".........

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[claymore]

Re: Nightmare scenario

Nae doobt ra maister o yin Bark Surcouf will be answerin this.
Ah've begun tae wunder whit his bite will be like

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[Sybarite]

Re: Nightmare scenario

If he does read this I hope you realize what you said in French !

John

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[jimi]

Re: Smooth as a baby\'s...

On perhaps a mair serious note, what I do is if I'm anchored up at lunchtime (as opposed to overnight) and there's plenty of swinging room I just let out loads of chain and don't attempt to really dig the anchor in.I find then that I retrieve less of the seabed with the anchor ... but on the other hand I've got an electric windlass ... makes life an awful lot easier.

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[claymore]

Re: Nightmare scenario

No - you have the advantage - I can only just master English and have nae word o' Frog - what did I say?

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[Sybarite]

Re: Nightmare scenario

You're referring to his nether masculinity...

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[claymore]

Ah! nm.

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[Twister_Ken]

Re: Nightmare scenario

I rather thought it referred to the upper class English predilection for flagellation of the posterior protruberance? Takes them back to schooldays, fags, dear old Matron, that sort of thing.

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[Sybarite]

Re: Nightmare scenario

Which - talking of dormitories and that sort of thing - reminds me :

On the first day of college, the Dean addressed the students,
pointing out some of the rules.

"The female dormitory will be out-of-bounds for all male
students, and the male dormitory to the female students. Anybody
caught breaking this rule will be fined £20 the first time."

He continued, "Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time
will be fined £60. Being caught a third time will incur a hefty
fine of £180. Are there any questions?"

At this point, a male student in the crowd inquired:

"How much for a season pass?"

John

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