The Sounds of Stress........

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An interesting thread has been developing in the Mobo area, after Daka admitted to running his generator, which he had placed on the bathing platform, after 7pm at Yarmouth, and getting a bashing from the gathered raggies.. (Of course he followed the standard moboer prcedure of starting genny, then closing patio doors behind him.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif)

In the same thread other Mobo's took the hump over the sounds of halyards rattling.......


Now, I as a sailor find the sounds of a motor running very stressfull when I am on the boat, If I am motoring I am stressed as I am continually worried about breaking down, running out of fuel, picking up some rope, etc etc... but under sail I am totally fine... when moored up if I hear a motor running, either a small genny, or a dingies outboard, or a engine on a boat, or a jetski, I get stressed......

But the sounds of rattliing halyards is somehow reassuring and soothing.......

Is there some sort of genetic coding difference between mobo's and sailors that means that sound of a running engine is somehow reassuring and soothing for a moboer, and the sounds of a rattling halyard are pleasing for a sailor???

Or is it about faith?? do we as Sailors have more faith in nature and our own abilities, whilst Moboers lack this faith and need the reassurance of modernity and machinery?
 
I spend time with bungees making all boats around me silent. Nothing worse than noisy halyards, or generators that are not correctly silenced.
 
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I spend time with bungees making all boats around me silent. Nothing worse than noisy halyards, or generators that are not correctly silenced.

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been known to do that too
 
A friend used to threaten those with noisy halyards with a very large pair of shears.... Their halyards were all tied of and quiet. I hate the souinds of gensets once the evening has set in and I am not fond of noisy halyards. It is all about peace and quiet to me.
 
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I as a sailor find the sounds of a motor running very stressfull when I am on the boat, If I am motoring I am stressed as I am continually worried about breaking down, running out of fuel, picking up some rope, etc etc...

Is there some sort of genetic coding



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I think your genetic coding is getting mixed up with your wallet, those noises you don't like cost money, have you some Yorkshire blood in them there veins ? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

A good Yorkshireman is not tight just bloody careful !

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I think both are inconsiderate.

When it comes to halyards why do some people secure them to the mast foot?

Take 'em to the pulpit and the main to the boom end or rail is the answer and then you don't need to muck about with sail ties (assuming they are internally run that is).
 
I am the same regarding engine noise. Sails never let you down unless mast falls over of course

Gordon
 
All my fellow raggies detest the sound of halyards tapping against the mast. Whereas I love it. It sends me to sleep. So I think it's probably just a matter of personal choice/opinion.

However, I do hate the sound of the motor - even more so now as I am due to go away in a couple of days and I currently have my car engine in pieces and have no idea whther I'll be able to fix the thing by the time I need it. Grrrr!!
 
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I think both are inconsiderate.

When it comes to halyards why do some people secure them to the mast foot?

Take 'em to the pulpit and the main to the boom end or rail is the answer and then you don't need to muck about with sail ties (assuming they are internally run that is).

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Prolly cos they do no harm on the pulpit, so they are left there, and all is fine and dandy until you go to furl the genoa /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

One sail tie as opposed to running back and forward putting the spare halyards on the pulpit and then tightening them up at the beginning and end of the day one sail tie around the lot, job done.

I have mine going to the base of the baby forestay, seems to keep them out of trouble /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
I must say that I quite enjoy the sound of halyards tapping allthough when I was a raggie I used to tie mine back to stop them annoying others. There's something special about waking up in the morning and knowing just from the sounds all around you that there's a breeze and you're on the boat and it's going to be a wonderful day.
 
"Or is it about faith?? do we as Sailors have more faith in nature and our own abilities, whilst Moboers lack this faith and need the reassurance of modernity and machinery?"

Do you know??? I think there might be an element of truth in that.
 
I think that if it is a breeze, then it is quite pleasant. (If you were able to sleep through it) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
However when it's fast and furious due to a gale, the stress levels rise, either because maybe we can't sail or it's going to be a challenge!

Also it's probably a bit like kids - someone else's always seem to make a worse noise, to your ears than your own.....

All that said I do put frapping lines on them, or lead them to the base of the baby stay.
 
Don't like the sound of either. If you need so much electricity to justify a generator, why don't you stay in the city? Are you not capable of planning for your needs 12 hours ahead?
As for halyards slapping, it is the sound of piss poor seamanship as the rope beats itself and the anodizing to a premature death.
 
Can I take it that you mistakenly replied on my post? It would have been nice to hear that!
 
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