Wondering Why Your Tender is Flooded?

[Habebty]

If this is your tender near Pin Mill today, I bet you're glad you got one with built in buoyancy.......

 

[Athene V30]

Had my previous boat at Pin Mill and on occasions would return after a weekend away to find the dingy almost awash! Never saw the seal in the dinghy though.

 

[Denek]

We are at SYH and ours was upside down when we returned from 5 days away. Pick up buoy was trapped underneath too which made grabbing it rather difficult for the crew. It seems to be fairly common.

 

[Koeketiene]

Happened to us a few times when we were at SYH.
Once we arrived back from Ostend in the middle of the night and the seal in the dinghy had no intention of leaving - and he made it clear too.
Got rid of him by tipping the dinghy over.

 

[PetiteFleur]

Happened to us several years ago at Wrabness - we had our grandchildren with us and hearing the splashing, Dom immediately shouted PIRATES! - grabbed a carving knife and leapt on deck!!

 

[pyrojames]

I had kne happily sleeping kn the inflatable one night. I didn't feel the need to get him/her out, but the dinghy needed a good washing down afterwards. Very fishy!

 

[Habebty]

Happened to us several years ago at Wrabness - ! - grabbed a carving knife and leapt on deck!!

Carving knife!! I don't think I could get a whole seal in my freezer ?

 

[Tomahawk]

Carving knife!! I don't think I could get a whole seal in my freezer ?

Do they make good eating?

 

[Charlie Boy]

Last summer we were on the mooring at Pin Mill when there was a lot of splashing. Sammy had decided that our tender was the perfect spot for a nap, he/she squawked a lot when the torch was shone at it then dismounted the dinghy only to return about 15 minutes later. In the end I hauled the dinghy up the transom so it was at an angle.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Do they make good eating?

I think it's an acquired taste; the meat has more haemoglobin in it than we're used to - sort of redder than red meat. I was once offered some (out of a can) and decided I didn't fancy; the meat has a loose texture as well as being obviously very bloody, and I think it would take some getting used to. However, the Inuit live on the things, so it must be reasonably nutritious!

 

[sarabande]

Seal meat is very rich in iron. Don't eat polar bear liver, though. It has enormous amounts of Vit A, and will kill you,

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Seal meat is very rich in iron. Don't eat polar bear liver, though. It has enormous amounts of Vit A, and will kill you,

Probably a contributory factor in the death of Andree and his companions, though there are other possibilities in that case.

All carnivores tend to concentrate vitamin A in their livers; dogs too. There's one reasonably well-documented case of a death from eating dog liver (Mertz, on the Australian Antarctic Expedition led by Mawson); he became unwell, and his companions gave him the liver of the dogs they were shooting as stores became less, because they felt it was the most easily digested part. Unfortunately, it contributed to his death.

 

[Gargleblaster]

Do they make good eating?

When you are hungry and even better when you are starving.