Who leaves 15m plus of rope in the river for me to find :-(

[Ian MacAulay]

Started both engines Friday on arrival for them to warm a little before setting off. Got all prepped and untied ready to set of and soon as I put port engine in gear it stalled :-(. Tried to return it to netural but was jammed up solid. Stupidly tried to restart but lights all dipped and no chance.

Plodded up the river on one engine to the quay so I could take a proper look I lifted the leg and found over 15m of 12-14mm rope round the leg and props. How can someone leave this in the water and not notice .. lucky escape this time as I jumped on the legs with a knife and removed fairly easy

 

[matthewriches]

Same round here. Find all sorts of shite in the river. Worst story told round here was a tesco trolley. Had to be cut out with a grinder!

 

[simonfraser]

Plenty of numpties out there
At least you could raise a leg and sort it, something to be said for outdrives.

 

[KINGFISHER 9]

Was it floating rope? .... leaving any rope anywhere should be a hanging offence ... using the same rope!

 

[omega2]

Was it floating rope? .... leaving any rope anywhere should be a hanging offence ... using the same rope!

That's what it was!! did you look for the body???

 

[Ian MacAulay]

Not quite sure if it was floating rope ...it was like a thick natural type rope. Was too busy getting in with a knife to cut it free in the freezing cold river :-(

Is there anything I should check since this incident?

Thanks

Ian

 

[simonfraser]

a body ? or perhaps it was weighed down ....


you night want to check the seal by the shaft where the rope was bound, fishing line is more troublesome there though.

 

[No Regrets]

I picked up a tent/canopy thing at Bray lock a couple of weeks ago. The Wire was so thick it needed bolt croppers to remove it! £2000 of damage/lifts ..... Grrr :disgust:

 

[pjimd]

That's quite thick rope, so probably wouldn't reach the shaft seal. I think fishing line likely to do more damage. But bad luck, not much you can do to avoid this.
I have somehow managed to catch a crab pot marker, remains of a ratchet strap, an Ikea carrier bag, the base of a traffic cone and hardest of all to cut free was a mostly submerged sleeping bag

 

[Ian MacAulay]

Ouch a tent and a sleeping bag... Now they are strange items... Where was they found?

Ian

 

[Ian MacAulay]

Evening.

just a thought, after trying to start this engine when jammed should I of checked anything?

Ian

 

[mm42]

I was once launching our lifeboat singlehanded for a training run, heading to meet my colleagues I cast off and did what I can only describe in motorbike terms, a stoppie. The boat, a rib, stopped dead as did the engine.

I tilted the engine up and found an entire bar stool, the frame, the insulation the whole lot, with the leather cover wrapped up in the prop.

Luckily no damage, was able to clear it and resume but it was dramatic.