What does "T.T." mean on tenders ?

[bobgosling]

What does \"T.T.\" mean on tenders ?

Does anyone know what the abbreviation T.T. means when used on a tender ( e.g. T.T. Gypsy Moth ) ?

 

[BrendanS]

Re: What does \"T.T.\" mean on tenders ?

tender to

 

[Roberto]

Re: What does \"T.T.\" mean on tenders ?

in France they use AXE (short for Annexe), eg
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[EASLOOP]

Re: What does \"T.T.\" mean on tenders ?

I thought it meant "used for TT racing around the Isle of Man"

 

[nimbusgb]

Re: What does \"T.T.\" mean on tenders ?

It also means ---

At least some of the crew of 'your boat name here' are here ashore with the dinghy. Since the dinghy is tied up alongside the pub the boat may well be worth a look in to see if said boat is lightly locked and the new chartplotter can be easily 'nationalised'.

Far better to call the dinghy something else or just give it a distinctive graphic.

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[ccscott49]

Re: What does \"T.T.\" mean on tenders ?

In Spanish waters, it is a legal requirement to have TT on yer dinghy, otherwise it has to be registered in spain. The guardia civil will ask you and be very funny about it. Also you need an all round white light on yer dinghy, no matter how big it is, if it has an engine. But saw one chap castigated in a rowing dinghy, depends whether the guardia in question got laid last night!

 

[William_H]

Re: What does \"T.T.\" mean on tenders ?

yes here in west oz all powered boats must be registered with attendant cost. However a tender (with o/B ) can be covered by the registration of the mother ship providing of course it is identified as such. olewill

 

[waterchild]

Totally agree with you on this one!

 

[Leighb]

Would you be allowed T/T GBR12345 for example? It does identify which yacht the tender belongs to, but does not allow a low life to pick out a target, unless of course you leave your sails set in harbour.

 

[macd]

I thought it meant "used for TT racing around the Isle of Man"

Only if it's powered by a Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha or, more surprisingly a Tohatsu: http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?mach_id=240
Not so surprisingly, a Seagull never made the grid, although several riders have hit one.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Would you be allowed T/T GBR12345 for example? It does identify which yacht the tender belongs to, but does not allow a low life to pick out a target, unless of course you leave your sails set in harbour.

I think it's an extremely good idea to have the name of the boat clearly on the tender as a deterrent; it tells the lowlifes that the boat in question has crew nearby who are likely to do a bit of "Oi. You." if they see someone boarding.

 

[VicS]

Totally agree with you on this one!

Any compelling reason to resurrect a 7½ year old thread just to agree with it ?

 

[KellysEye]

In the Caribbean and perhaps in the UK having the boat name on the tender is asking to be robbed. The thieves see which tenders are at the dinghy dock and then go out to rob the boat. They will already have scouted the anchorage to check where boats are and made a list of names. We painted a random set of five numbers on our dinghy.

 

[elton]

Any compelling reason to resurrect a 7½ year old thread just to agree with it ?

Expect a torrent of spam or other such nonsense in the near future

 

[RichardS]

Any compelling reason to resurrect a 7½ year old thread just to agree with it ?

And which point, specifically, are we agreeing with?

Richard

 

[rosewood]

Are we all agreeing with it? I'm not

 

[Bru]

Any compelling reason to resurrect a 7½ year old thread just to agree with it ?

'Cos "Waterchild" has taken to heart the suggestion that only posting to the For Sale forum to advertise goods or services as a trader isn't the way to do "business" on YBW and building a track record of postings to the main forums is the way to go. Unfortuunately, he hasn't quite got the hang of it yet

 

[Lakesailor]

Ah. I see the logic. Still can't see why he can't respond to current threads.

 

[Stork_III]

Ah. I see the logic. Still can't see why he can't respond to current threads.

Because HE is a SHE, and you know what they are like, never answer the question you have just asked. :encouragement:

 

[Gwylan]

My insurance company insists that the dinghy is marked with the boat name. Never been too happy about the security issues too.

Think the SSR number might be the way to go.
But then again, because of Belgian regulations, the SSR number is plastered across the stern.