Yacht towing

[bobfrost]

Lesson one BBC NEWS. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[boatbuilder]

And you have never made a mistake?

 

[bobfrost]

Loads of mistakes.

But not in spelling schadenfreude! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Joe_Cole]

We all have, but there's mistakes and, well, mistakes! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[boatbuilder]

Uh ha, and your moral is?

 

[boatbuilder]

Yes and I do under stand that it is a delight of others mistakes

 

[peterb]

Interesting. I wonder what offence was specified on the ticket?

 

[Joe_Cole]

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Interesting. I wonder what offence was specified on the ticket?

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He wasn't displaying a motoring cone?

 

[Twister_Ken]

He's lucky not to have been nominated for a Darwin Award.

 

[DeeGee]

Addicts, do not read TK\'s previous!!! Danger for your health.

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He's lucky not to have been nominated for a Darwin Award.

[/ QUOTE ]Well, thanks a bunch for that, Ken. There was I, thinking I had kicked this habit of ambling around the web, and you go and post such a link! How the hell am I going to get time to do the mowing, paint the house, sail the boat (there's a joke) AND keep up with all that gorgeous stuff? Huh? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

<span style="color:white">just a test</span>

 

[DJE]

I sold a sailing dinghy once complete with road trailer. The buyer asked me if she need to take the (18 ft) mast down to tow it.

 

[Cheeky Girl]

Thanks TK

Yet another great site to spend sometime on /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[ex-Gladys]

In the late 60's I crewed for a bloke who'd built his own Fireball - family built boats so it was a natural for him to do. In prep for St Ives regatta he took the boat back to the shed in Hayle where they worked, and put the mast up to do some fiddling. He pulled it around outside without looking up, and the boat spent the rest of its career with two welds at the top of the mast.....

 

[Guest]

Believe me - easily done !!

I have to admit that I nearly left Havant Slipway with my Alacrity mast up .... another driver remkinded me as I was getting into car to start the tow home !!!!

You are so in a rush and insides in turmoil - its easy to miss !!

 

[Blueboatman]

''Dis mast be a mistake Boss'' ? Maybe he just wanted to test his lightning conductor.

 

[Major Catastrophe]

My confession is:

When I first got my brand new boat last year, I prepared for a 5AM departure from home.

I prepped the boat, trailer and car and left the whole rig all joined up properly so I could drive straight out in the morning without waking up the neighbours.

Lessons learned:


1. If the tow is a bit stiff and accompanied by loud noises, one should consider taking off the wheel clamp.

2. Don't lay winch handle on trailer, you will never see it again.

3. A locked wheel clamp will complete one whole revolution and will leave deep scour mark in drive.

4. Keep checklist and actually read it before engaging gear.

5. Combination of all of the above WIILL wake the neighbours.

My sympathies go to the guy who left his mast up.