something horrid is on board.....

[tamarnessie]

Found a dead rabbit on board my boat today (and she's on a swinging mooring!).
Has anybody else found anything bizarre and/or revolting on board their boat before???

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[longjohnsilver]

I expect it was dropped by a bird.

The most revolting thing I've found on board was hlb............./forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Moose]

Yes, a massive pool of Coolant under one engine/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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[alahol2]

A bilge full of oil.

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[Col]

Empty drinks cabinet (OK, cupboard then)

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[MrG]

Pair of charterers KNICKERS in the forward heads...

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[jhr]

Compartment /forums/images/icons/frown.gif or bowl /forums/images/icons/crazy.gif?

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[MrG]

They were in the cupboard.....mmmmmm nice..

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[jimi]

What size were they and what was the boat?

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[jhr]

Put 'em on e-Bay. I understand there is a market for this kind of thing in Japan

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[MrG]

They were on Elle Dehors - Jeanneau S.O.40 in Haslar.
and
Medium size I guess, I didn't measure them, bigger than a thong and smaller than a set of bloomers.
and
About Ebay - thats a thought for next time, should they be stored in a special way?


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[jimi]

Ach weel .. suppose that proves a SO 40 is nae use at a' for yin o' yon larger wummin ..

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[jhr]

Storage

I reckon the best place to store them would be on somebody else's boat........... P'raps that's how they ended up with you?

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[Cornishman]

I think somebody might be trying to tell you something! Westcountry sailors NEVER use that word on board - call it an underground pheasant, short ar**d hare or anything else but the word you used. You could be facing a disaster soon! You don't whistle at sea as well, do you?

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[jhr]

Whistling on board

Only on Fridays, when the Vicar's around.................

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[StugeronSteve]

Too right. We used to keep a Swift 18 on a swinging mooring on Rutland Water. Having refinished the tiller I had a cover made to protect the nicely varnished wood. I jumped on board whipped the cover off and prepared to unwind the rope wrapped around the tiller, until the rope unwound itself. It was a b****y snake!
We tempted the thing on to a boat hook, dropped it overboard and watched it swim ashore.

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[tamarnessie]

Cornishman,
are you winding me up? I haven't heard this one before, or is it something peculiar just to the Cornish (boat is moored in Cornwall but I'm 100% Devonian). Judging by your previous postings you may belong to the same sailing club as me (SSC???) so watch out for low flying bunnies landing on your deck at some point......
(P.S. can't whistle, either on land or afloat.)

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

I was wondering the same thing and whether of not it was carrying an umbrella and eating sandwiches cut into triangles while giving confession to a man of the cloth.

Eek, having a furry big eared thing land on my deck would drive me ashore and I am not even Cornish although my family is from there, lots of graves and businesses bearing my family name, maybe I am superstitions through my heritage.


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[Cornishman]

Now would I do a thing like that?
It was first brought to my attention by a crabber out of Salcombe about 35 years ago - so it ain't peculiar to the Cornish. I've heard it many times since from Penzance to Exmouth. You won't catch any local fishermen referring to they long eared moles by their proper name, least not when aboard.
SSC it is - so see you at the Regatta tomorrow night? I'll be setting the courses.

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[longjohnsilver]

In Exmouth they're known as underground mutton or 4 leggers. Rumour has it if you utter the actual word in the local pub you'd be thrown out.................

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