What is (are) the biggest PITA on your boat?

[maby]

Seagulls - sure the little beggars are circling up there watching me wash and polish the boat!

 

[rwoofer]

Running out of gas in the midst of cooking an evening meal, then discovering that you have forgotten to replace the reserve bottle of gas and having to break the news to madame.

Been there!!!

 

[westernman]

The crowd watching when I reverse into my berth in my home port with a strong cross wind.

 

[little_roundtop]

.... old foam backed vinyl headlining. When the foam back goes it's just horrid. I've removed it from both quarter berths and have scraped / wire brushed most of the old foam and glue but it is the most god awful stuff.

+1

 

[Kukri]

The yard topsail.

 

[Stemar]

Antifoul that ought to be called GroMore to comply with Trades Description Legislation.

This year, I'm just going to scrub off a bit more often. I can do it 5 times for the cost of cheap antifoul or 10 times for the dear stuff, I'm going to not use the expensive stuff, so I'll save more money than by not using the cheap stuff.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Suddenly, it's the red diesel in the tank.

 

[Poignard]

Not being able to steer astern is a PITA sometimes but there's usually a way round the problem without causing too much damage.

 

[snowleopard]

I have a slight gripe about this forum, and it's the use of animated gifs in avatars. They look rubbish and make the place look like fruit machine. Very distracting.

Use Firefox with Adblock. Right click on any image and block it.

Sorted

 

[snowleopard]

The crowd watching when I reverse into my berth in my home port with a strong cross wind.

Twin engines and twin rudders

But just try parking in a marina with a 23 ft beam

 

[Duffer]

Biggest PITA (Jeanneau SO 36i) - The fact the boat has needed a new cutlass bearing every year since its birth 4 yrs ago and the engine controls being at your feet rather than on the binnacle. .... oh and shedding its Flex-o-fold propeller twice last year was a bit unfortunate too... though the feathering one seems to be staying on

Ouch!

 

[Romeo]

The slow leak. Something that comes with age in a clinker boat, and has proven hard to eradicate.