Tender manners

[Robin]

Left our dinghy on a long painter at Lymington Quay on Saturday as had most others. On our return we found someone had left theirs tied side on across the pontoon, tied on very tight lines fore and aft and with a chain run through the outboard motor and the dinghy lifting points and then securely padlocked to the ladder on the pontoon. We and several others were left unable to get in our dinghies, eventually 2 of us had to pull ours over the offending one onto the pontoon and launch them again the other side, I hope the weed that fell off ours into the offenders dinghy dried on nicely in the sun!

Don't you just love people like that?

 

[Lakesailor]

Someone brought this up the other week. My suggestion is to carry an old padlock and add it to his.

 

[snowleopard]

Yep, happens all the time - Pragmatist posted a picture of just such an antisocial action last week.

I think the best revenge is to add another padlock alongside theirs with a note.

 

[A_7]

Also had this happen here the other day. Just climbed over the offending dinghy into mine.

 

[Mirelle]

Another padlock

Brilliant idea; must make a point of carrying a rusty old padlock (keyless!) in my oilskin pocket! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[BlueChip]

Carry an old padlock what a great idea.

A pet hate of mine is people who tilt their outboards up so the blades are exposed when they leave their dinghy tied to the pontoon. We got a hole in a brand new Zodiac cause by some idiot who did that at Salcombe.

 

[ccscott49]

Padlock!! What a brilliant idea! With note even better "come and collect key at bar, inconsiderate idiot" Then you can see the prat!

 

[Sans Bateau]

You don't need to carry a padlock!!!!!

Inflatables DO sometimes lose their air, don't they? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[snowleopard]

Tempting, but letting the air out of an inflatable causing the outboard to go for a swim could leave you open to charges of criminal damage and worse still give the b***** the last laugh.

 

[cliff]

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A pet hate of mine is people who tilt their outboards up so the blades are exposed when they leave their dinghy tied to the pontoon. We got a hole in a brand new Zodiac cause by some idiot who did that at Salcombe.

[/ QUOTE ]Of course it had nothing to do with the idiot that hit the tilted outboard with their "brand new Zodiac" I mean it is always someone else's fault, isn't it? Absolutely nothing to do with some idiot ramming into the back of someone else's tender or leaving their tender tied up where it could come to harm. No of course not - someone else's fault. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

One of my pet hates is people who blame others for their misfortune /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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[StugeronSteve]

It is just possible that the prop chaffed its way through the Zodiac, whilst tied to an exposed pontoon.

 

[Ruffles]

On the other tack. I tied my dinghy up at Yarmouth the w/e before last. I left the O/B down for obvious reasons. When I got back it had drifted onto the slipway. But some kind soul had lifted the O/B for me to save the prop.

Thanks whover it was.

Rob.

 

[cliff]

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It is just possible that the prop chaffed its way through the Zodiac, whilst tied to an exposed pontoon.

[/ QUOTE ]Like I said "tieing up the tender where it could come to harm"

I think it would take a long time to "chaff" through a Zodiac. I always tilt my o/b when ashore to prevent any damage should the tide go out before my return after having had a broken mounting after the skeg grounded, that is unless I am tying up to a pontoon where I know it cannot dry out. Mind you I also tie up so as not to cause damage any tenders already tied up there.

I believe one should take responsibility for the safety and security of one's own equipment and not rely on others.
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[Sans Bateau]

Yeh, but you could let out just enough air to make for an uncomfortable trip back to the boat.

 

[claymore]

Jimi Parahandy and LongJohnSadler were all geared up to doing this on the Chentlemans cruise but as Cruise Director I had to step in and prevent what I considered to be inconsiderate, juvenile, loutish, libation induced behaviour

 

[BlueChip]

[ QUOTE ]
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A pet hate of mine is people who tilt their outboards up so the blades are exposed when they leave their dinghy tied to the pontoon. We got a hole in a brand new Zodiac cause by some idiot who did that at Salcombe.

[/ QUOTE ]Of course it had nothing to do with the idiot that hit the tilted outboard with their "brand new Zodiac" I mean it is always someone else's fault, isn't it? Absolutely nothing to do with some idiot ramming into the back of someone else's tender or leaving their tender tied up where it could come to harm. No of course not - someone else's fault. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

One of my pet hates is people who blame others for their misfortune /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif


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When we tied up there were no other dinghies on the pontoon, was caused by some prat who came along afterwards. but it sounds to me like you might have a bit of a guilty complex here - are you the sort of person that thinks it ok to leave their outboard up then?

 

[Gunfleet]

No, but you've got his goat. Can I borrow a pint of milk?

 

[ccscott49]

Touche! I hate the prats who do that aswell, if on a pontoon, why do you need to put your motor up? As you say just damages other folks boats. Dont do it when my clinker dinghy is tied up, I may well let your dinghy down and throw your outboard in and sod the implications!

 

[cliff]

See my post above.

Yes I do tilt the engine if there is a chance it might bottom out before I return - already broke a mounting bracket for just that reason - that is unless I am on a pontoon that I know will not dry out. Even tilted, the prop is still within the sponsons and relatively well protected from other tenders.

I still cannot see how an outboard prop could chaff a hole in a Zodiac in a few hours (unless it was running at the time!)
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[ccscott49]

Just as an aside, Zodiacs are not as they were, mine is a complete basket case after three years, admittedly fairly hard use. They aren't even made of hypalon anymore, not for a few years either, so not any where near as hard wearing as the old ones.