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[longjohnsadler]

a new liferaft, and dropped a couple of small but essential bits of the cradle over the side into approx. 4 metres of cold northern marina water whilst fitting it to the stern rail.
In the scheme of things its no big deal, but do you
a) bravely don wetsuit and goggles and dive overboard to retrieve them
b) pay 199.99 for a new cradle as the lost bits 'can't be replaced'
c) shout BOLLOX, throw the rest of the cradle overboard, then lash the feckin 'raft to the foredeck with a bit of old rope
d) take up golf
e) lie about the whole thing
f) something else?


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[AlexL]

As i'm a soft southern Jessie - I would opt for a) with a slight modification:
a) bravely don DRYSUIT and FULL SCUBA GEAR (to avoid getting marina water anywhere near my mouth) and dive overboard to retrieve them.

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[longjohnsadler]

Ya soft southern Jessie!
Er, can I borrow them?

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[jimi]

Get the missus to sit palely weeping in cockpit, wailing she's lost a vital bit of metallic body adornment .. sooner or later sime mug will come along and jump in ..

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[longjohnsadler]

But what if there's a Scuttlebut regular in the very next berth poised with a digital camera fer chrissakes? And I don't think he was about to jump in...

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[Koeketiene]

Would get out the old SeaSearcher magnet (served me well a couple of times). If after a reasonable amount of time I haven't retrieved anything, I would go for option "C".

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[longjohnsadler]

Funnily enuf this was first option, but it doesn't work with stainless steel!

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[Sybarite]

Solution a) - but the wetsuit is only for wimps....

John

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[longjohnsadler]

You're not a relation of Fife Robertson are you?
'For the past two weeks, the people of Auchtermuchty have no bin sleeping weel in their beds. And for why?...'


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[longjohnsadler]

Ah too long in those southern waters...
Its not just the cold, John, but the jellyfish and those floating....things

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[alahol2]

You complain very bitterly to the manufacturer that you've just spent a whole weekend trying to fit a piece of equipment that came with vital parts missing...

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[Neraida]

Thats dishonest!! I'm shocked.

However, you could drop the whole cage in the marina and claim on insurance....

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[longjohnsadler]

Bloody hell! I'm shocked too.
Unfortunately photographic evidence of a tabloid nature has been obtained which may belie this, and which may unfortunately appear on this forum in due course..

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[longjohnsilver]

First (c) then (a) and then (c) again when not all the bits are found.

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[longjohnsadler]

Followed by (d), (e) and (f)?

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[longjohnsilver]

Liar!

Is this whole post a hoax? Expect a man like you is the local (e) club captain. (f) off. ;-))

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[longjohnsadler]

Re: Pirateparrotfeatures!

Well you wouldn't be diving in with that floaty wooden leg. Stick that in yer panto!

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[BlueSkyNick]

Pay somebody else to do (a) - must be cheaper than a new cradle, innit?

<hr width=100% size=1>It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

 

[Talbot]

Had the same thing happen when fitting my cradle. one of those well known b*gger, clunk, splash moments /forums/images/icons/smile.gif I went to my local metal man had had another made up while I waited - only managed to drop a couple of washers while fitting that!

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[claymore]

Well - from where I was sitting all I heard was this splash, then a curse. All went quiet for a while then I heard this kind of rubbery noise and a sort of swoosh. I looked onto the end of the pontoon and there was a bit of stainless liferaft cradle fitting. I thought...'thats funny - whats that doing there...there there came a great and terrifying fermament and from the depths of Port Ellen marina came the monster frae Lough Swilly who was feeling rather silly

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