Warning to all in Chichester Marina

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Moose

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Keep well away from some lunatic in a boat called "Zulu" (Regal 27ft) I can't describe how it all started because I would spend hours typeing all the details but in short he stopped me getting on my berth by dashing onto the fuel pontoon when I was struggling with a strong crosswind, he postitioned himself 1 foot off my bow so I could not move at all, causing me to slowly drift towards the fuel pontoon. He accused me of getting in his way and telling me to use my bow thruster (which I don't have!!) and also to learn how to manouver my boat (believe it or not I am quite competant in manouvering my boat/forums/images/icons/smile.gif)
When I went to speak to him on the fuel pontoon after the incident to politely tell him that I don't have a bow thruster and that he put me in an impossible situation which could have resulted in damage to both boats he threatend to push me into the marina while saying in a very "eloquent" manner that I should leave him alone!!!!
This is the first time I have met an unpleasant boater in a year of owning a boat but he made up for the other 11 months in 3 minutes!!!

The whole thing was far worse than my words can describe above, so keep away from him he is a nasty bit of work/forums/images/icons/mad.gif

Rant over.....

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El Alce
 
What!

He was supposed to shoot you, and serve you up as Moose burgers in the Spinnaker, not to have fun!

He ain't getting paid now! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif


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Ah yes, the Spinnaker, you have obviously seen "that thread"/forums/images/icons/smile.gif
I'm surprised you got such an awful person to get me, I have allways thought you were a half decent sort of person who would have shown some respect to a Moose/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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El Alce
 
The guy has a problem.Sooner or later somebody with a little less tolerance than you on will sort him out.Ignore the prat and let him boil in his own juice.
Ps.Revenge is a dish best eaten cold./forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

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Us Regal owners have to stick together <cough, lying a little>

I must pay him a bounty though.

And Moose burgers would improve the Spinnaker, though they'd probably be served cold /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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no, type all the details please, use it as a way to vent your spleen, I would be interested.

I gave up trying to fill my tank in Pwllheli on Sunday morning before we went out as each time a space appeared on the pontoon some 'nice young family' in a speed boat kept jumping in. What did they think I was doing floating aimlessly 50yds away in dead water for, maybe I am a boat spotter and find hanging off the fuel pontoon a great vantage point.

The propietor of said pontoon did not bat an eyelid as time and again I lost my place, tis not that easy to dart in, in a cat. I thought he might off shoo'ed them off and make them take their turn, I guess I was not buying enough fuel, these guys were using my season allocation for their day trip, scary. (open 17ft type jobbies)

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Julian - We do not have that problem here as you probably know from your visit, but following the advice of a friend this is what I do, because it has turned out to be more convenient for me, it is very difficult for me to top my tanks in any other way as my fill is at deck level and the tank dipstick is in the bilge and even an unknown small over fill up the fill tube results in diesel in the bilge when one removes the stick (and foaming makes running up and down or having someone watch the stick closely unworkable unless one spends an hour or so doing it), and it avoids taking the hose off the pump and finding you've suddenly gotten half a nozzle full over the deck. It is only appropriate to saily type boats and I acknowledge it becomes less convenient if ones boat is not in a berth. At first I thought the advice was a bit of a chore, but it has not turned out to be so.

I keep 2 x 20 litre containers, into which for a quick transfer I can fit 45 litres filling them at the local petrol station for cars. I always keep the boats tank within about 40 litres of full when in its home berth. My wife and I were away for 4 weeks recently and we used approx 160 litres of diesel with motoring, charging and refrigeration each day, and which only took 4 regular visits to the boat after we returned to top up the tank again. This would be typical usage for us and I suspect your usage could be a lot less with a much more easily driven boat, etc.

Here, diesel at motor vehicle petrol stations carries no road taxes at the point of sale (diesel vehicle operators pay tax on the milage run) and I understand that is different to the UK. However, I think you can buy it at the marina dock into containers, in which case you could have the added pleasure of getting your containers filled just as your speedy boaty friend pulls up and step in front of him (take your time!). I am also aware that some marinas and ports will not allow you to fill your tanks at other than the approved filling station (again something we are not burdened with much here, yet) but I guess one can always tip it into the tank at sea. It also has the added advantage that you can see exactly what you are tipping into your tank, which can be quite interesting on occasions.

John

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