Useful acronyms?

[morgandlm]

I suppose it must be my age but I have struggled to consistently remember all the "must dos" before leaving my boat. I now remind myself with the word SLEDGE - Sea Cocks; Lock on Locker; Electrics; Diesel; Gas; Ensign. Yes, I have even forgotten to take down the ensign (probably a capital offence).

Hope this might help others. Has anybody got any other acronyms to help the weak minded like me?

Morgan

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Only the old fashioned nav ones:

True Virgins Make Dull Company
(True->Variance->Magnetic->Deviation->Compass)

and

CADET

(Compass->Add East->True)

 

[neale]

Or from Compass to True:

Cadburys Dairy Milk Very Tatsy

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

How about S H I C S S S . . . ?

Sure Hope I Can Still Spell Sledge
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Don't worry too much, Morgan! Life is too short.
I don't know about you but I have less left than what I have already used up.
So you forgot to take down the ensign? Big Deal! I have seen them left up all night on public buildings. There was also the case of the national flag being hoisted upside down on the prime minister's official residence.
The one concession that I make is in the case of gas. A red strap hangs out of the lazarette when the gas is turned on; it reminds me to turn it off before I leave the cockpit.
Useful tip - The padlock for the hatch goes straight away onto a U-bolt on the cockpit bulkhead (attachment point) and it is snapped shut over the car keys. This ensures that I remember to lock the hatch and that I don't leave the car keys inside a locked cabin.

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[Lakesailor]

Re: How about S H I C S S S . . . ?

Lipton, the tea magnate, supposedly couldn't get elected to the RYS and appeared with a club burgee on his yacht with the initials MOBYC.
He explained it was " My Own Bloody Yacht Club"

No doubt I've got it wrong. But some kind soul will correct me.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

Re: Wasn\'t L I P T O N . . . .

.... the man who started tea-bags. .
. . . Lower Into Pot, Take Out Neatly?
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Fair Winds!

 

[snowleopard]

When trying to remember your lateral buoyage...

Starboard Hand Always Green

Port Hand Are Red Too

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[Guest]

Took photo of ...

Isle of Man reg ship loading other day with red ensign uoside down .... showed picture to the duty officer when we were on board with our cargo stuff .... didn't take long to sort !

 

[LeonF]

Cardinal buoys... N and S are easy but I was taught.. east is like a football...most clubs in the east end of London. West is like a wine glass, wine bars==West end.

 

[domlee]

And there was me thinking 'Two Virgins Make Delightful Company' !

 

[Parsonsheath]

On the cardinal; shapes West is the nipped in waist of a Western girl, and East is the shape of an Eastern girl who is wearing her head cover, thus you can only see the slit for the eyes

 

[bobfrost]

If you are doing trigonometry with sine,cosine,tangent,hypotenuse,adjacent and opposite don't forget.

Sex On
Holiday


Can Always
Help

The Old
Aged

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[norseman]

Theres no Port Left in the old Red bottle. Err quite often.

 

[KREW2]

Or is there any more red port left

 

[Tekkie]

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Cardinal buoys... N and S are easy but I was taught.. east is like a football...most clubs in the east end of London. West is like a wine glass, wine bars==West end.

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East + Egg West = Waisted Lady

Brian

 

[ditchcrawler]

West Cardinal-Woman's Waist
East Cardinal-Easter Egg.
Long ago I was taught Is there any port left in the red can?.It worked for me

 

[BobGiles]

Just alittle one from the army days.
P P P P P P P ( the seven P's)

proper planning and preparation prevents p*ss poor performance.

Sorry.

 

[deejames]

West = waist
East = elbows

 

[john_morris_uk]

We used to have to do exercises called TEWTS - Tactical Exercise Not Involving Troops.

Some preferred to call them P.E.N.I.S. Practical Exercise Not Involving Soldiers.

 

[Lakesailor]

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TEWTS - Tactical Exercise Not Involving Troops.



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Could you explain this one. I got it to be TENIT