whats the worst job on the boat?.

[powerskipper]

And who normally does it?



I don't mind, washing the boat down, putting covers on, sorting warps or cleaning the inside or out but I do not enjoy cleaning the bilges or un blocking smelly heads.
Oh yes and do not like removing live or dead things/creatures from the sea water intake filters.
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Julie<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by powerskipper on 20/11/2004 17:54 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[longjohnsilver]

Wot critters do you get up yer intake? I've only ever seen a shrimp never a whale or a dolphin!

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[LadyInBed]

Crabs /forums/images/icons/blush.gif

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[powerskipper]

Had a live eel one day, luckily owner of the boat was a fisherman and volunteered to remove it.

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Julie

 

[Koeketiene]

Cooking in a F7+

Who does it? NOT me

<hr width=100% size=1>Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Ha, should have let it pass through the heat exchangers; it would have come out cooked!!

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[jimi]

Bleeding the engine in a seaway ... and its me that wot does it.. closest I get to barfing with head inside engine bay and stink of diesel .. its a Yanmar 3GM and the lift pump's at the back.

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[cardinal_mark]

Apologising to the owner of the (insert name of very expensive yacht) you've just T-boned in the marina.

Presumably it will be me when it happens!

Mark


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[Ohdrat]

Waking dead for 3am watch... It's usually me that's dead am the worst grump when it comes to waking up so feel abject sympathy for the poor b***er who has to wake me up..

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[Becky]

The biggest mistake I made was in being quite a lot smaller than HWMBO. So when the aft loo blocked it was me that had to disassemble it, and subsequently replace the smelly pipe that empties the nasties out of the boat. And it went a very silly way, to my mind, that involved me being upside down in a very rough cupboard so that I ended up with badly skinned arms. Which hurt for days, and no sympathy.
Also had to refill the closed water system in the engine when sailing to windward at an impossible angle, and then got moaned at because I spilt a few drops into the bilges!!
Those are horrid jobs on boats.

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[hlb]

Jimi. Just do it the easy way. Undo an injector pipe, throw a rag over it and wizz the engine round. It will be going in no time. Then tighten the pipe up of course.

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Haydn

 

[jimi]

tried that once but did'nt know then to shut the engine intake .. ended up with an engine full of water .. doh!!

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[hlb]

Engine full of water?? What the hell is that to do with undoing an injector pipe. Just get on with it!!

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Haydn

 

[longjohnsilver]

Pillock!! NM

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[bob_tyler]

Jimi, change it for a Beta - both the fuel pump etc and the impeller are sensibly at the front.

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[sailorman]

well Becky
u could jump ship , i ALWAYS do the CRAP jobs, can u cook??.

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[StellaGirl]

I will do anything but I hate making the tea - especially when there are 10 people on board, and the cup are dirty and scattered around the cockpit. And some want sugar,others dont, "not too much milk", "milky", "Earl Grey", "builders", "coffee if thats ok", "black", "half a spoon of sugar"....if you get my drift....



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[Gunfleet]

Then it's a deal. I'll make the tea while you clear the heads.

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[Peppermint]

Re: Sorting headsails in big seas

or packing the kite. Cleaning the frying pan.

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[Sans Bateau]

Re: Sorting headsails in big seas

Taking the kit off her at the end of the season, that is bloody depressing!

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