Usless items you have bought?

[Angele]

A leadline. Still in the sealed bag I bought it in 6 years ago.

A rope cutter (the sort that fits next to your prop). To my knowledge it has never seen any action, but has cost me lots of money (original purchase, maintenance and repair).

Fishing gear. Never caught any mackerel. Obvious that's because we're always going to fast for the fish to keep up!

 

[Ubergeekian]

Aah Thomas Foulkes! What a cavern of delights.

I still have an excellent canvas bucket I bought from them at the same time.

Anyone else remember Laurence Corner and the Boffin Shop?

 

[prv]

Anyone else remember Laurence Corner and the Boffin Shop?

Is "Boffing Shop" a euphemism for what I think it is?

Pete

 

[Searush]

Is "Boffing Shop" a euphemism for what I think it is?

Pete

Nah, you're thinkin' of the Knockin Shop, in Shropshire;

Go on, Google it! ;-)

 

[asteven221]

Maplin sell a weather station that's wireless. I bought one and installed it. Problem number 1 is that the display is virtually black i.e. black letters on a black background. If the backlight button is pressed it all turns purple! In the dark it can be seen. In daylight it's just a black screen! £86 for that! Completely and utterly useless bit of junk.

 

[rotrax]

When the grill burner grew so rusty that it wouldn't toast anymore we bought one of those toast making thingies that go on top of a pot burner. Useless, unless you like the taste of charcoal.

+1

 

[snowleopard]

A gas alarm with a sensor that's supposed to be installed in the bilge. A few drops of fresh water and the alarm is permanently 'on'. CO alarms that also are permanently 'on'.

 

[Joker]

A boat.

 

[Mudisox]

A gas alarm with a sensor that's supposed to be installed in the bilge. A few drops of fresh water and the alarm is permanently 'on'. CO alarms that also are permanently 'on'.

Ah, so that's the problem. I've turned mine off with some embarrassment. obviously fitted as new when I bought the boat 2nd hand. Surveyor commented on the fact that they were newly fitted so "good"

 

[ricky_s]

12 volt windscreen demister! Made loads of noise but cleared bugger all.

 

[prv]

A gas alarm with a sensor that's supposed to be installed in the bilge. A few drops of fresh water and the alarm is permanently 'on'.

Don't knock it - it was the gas alarm going off that alerted us to the fact that the transducer had popped out and the water was already up to the bunk tops. We were all on deck with the hatch cover pulled across to keep spray out.

(School boat, not mine.)

Pete

 

[snowleopard]

Horseshoe lifebuoys. How are you supposed to get into/onto them?

 

[Humblebee]

Cheap multitools that bend and collapse when used.

 

[snooty fox]

Fenderstep.

Boat isn't as tall as I thought.

NASA Clipper Navtex.

Most unreliable box of sparks ever.

Have you still got the fender step ?

will buy it if you want to sell

 

[Rum_Pirate]

Horseshoe lifebuoys. How are you supposed to get into/onto them?

Ask a priest.

Oops, sorry
I misread it, thought it was;

Household nice boys. How are you supposed to get into/onto them?

 

[Baggy]

Ask a priest.

Oops, sorry
I misread it, thought it was;

Household nice boys. How are you supposed to get into/onto them?

Very funny Pum Rirate..
I keep miss reading things too, cos of me feet you know...

 

[bjvarley]

An Opinel knife - looked sharp and robust with a fold away locking blade. A light dab of 3 in 1 should stop the blade rusting.

The wood became swollen such that it took a gorilla to move the blade. Then it rusted up anyway. A waste of time on a boat.

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Couldnt disagree more An opinel knife is something I've had in my pocket almost all of my last 2 years liveaboard cruising, keeps an edge sharper than a stanley blade and doesnt rust too much if taken care of. Never had a problem with wood swelling.. not sure they float though.. got a cork tied to mine.

 

[Colvic Watson]

When the grill burner grew so rusty that it wouldn't toast anymore we bought one of those toast making thingies that go on top of a pot burner. Useless, unless you like the taste of charcoal.

X3

Why we didn't give up after the first one I don't know.

 

[bjvarley]

A leadline. Still in the sealed bag I bought it in 6 years ago.


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How do you calibrate your depth sounder then??

 

[Rum_Pirate]

Horseshoe lifebuoys. How are you supposed to get into/onto them?

This might help.

Keeping a lifesaver ready to throw to a person overboard
Ring buoys are commonly found on shore where the public has access to the water.
They are thrown to victims in the water to help them stay afloat until they can be rescued.
Small boats often carry them for the same reason, but the most popular type of ring buoy found on pleasure boats is the horseshoe buoy.
It’s shaped like a horseshoe so that anyone in the water can pull it around his or her body and wear it under the arms.
This design helps to float a person with the head well clear of the water.
Although the ring buoy usually has a light grabline fastened at four points on its circumference, it will not raise you out of the water unless the hole is large enough to accommodate your shoulders.
Even then, you have to know the trick of flipping the ring over your head, after which the problem is to get your arms and shoulders through the hole.
That’s not always possible if you’re wearing bulky clothing.
The horseshoe buoy is easier to enter and typically has a strap that can be fastened to keep you inside.
The buoy may be made of cork or balsa wood, but most modern ones are made of light plastic foam.
The foam is very buoyant, but the lightness of the buoy means it will quickly blow away from the victim if there’s any wind.
It’s recommended, therefore,that horseshoe and other ring buoys be equipped with small drogues that deploy and slow down the drift of the buoy when it hits the water.
Horseshoe buoys are regarded as type 4 throwable personal flotation devices (PFDs) under U.S. Coast Guard regulations.
At least one throwable PFD must be carried on every vessel, mounted so that it is quickly accessible in an emergency.

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/horseshoe-buoys#ixzz1MGpDE69q