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#337,001
ectoflanger said:
A couple of anecdotes, one real, one fictional that I hope you'll find entertaining-

On Monday around 9 am I got a call from the marina that a neighbor reported that my boat had a visible list and that the dingy dock is sinking-

The latter, the gift from a previous harbormaster I knew about and will haul out and get rid of in the near future-

The firstI I figured was from a recent removal of the steel 40 gallon fuel tank that had developed pinhole leaks and to be replaced by a custom-built fiberglass tank. Still I was a bit concerned. Fortunately the marina is only five minutes away-

When I arrived there was a slight list to starboard. I went aboard and checked the primary bilge pump and all was in order (I have two automatic pumps and a high water alarm).

One of my long term neighbors, the wife of a couple who lived on a catamaran on the opposite of the pier greeted me "Long time no see, how have you been?

I'm fine - just wanted to let you know that my boat will have a slight list until the new fuel tank is installed"

"Your boat has a list? I haven't noticed."


The second anecdote I'll put in the next post-
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forgot to turn the bilge pump overnight on a 22 ft Reinell yeas ago in the delta.......not pretty..
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
forgot to turn the bilge pump overnight on a 22 ft Reinell yeas ago in the delta.......not pretty..
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One tine the high water alarm went off for no apparent reason- turned out that a friend's daughter had turned off the bilge pump switch. Mind you it wasn't out of malice, but still.

On another occasion I had followed a friend's well-meaning but bad advice about using modeling clay to cap holes in the deck from the bottom when you intend to fiberglass over from the top (to keep the resin from seeping down). Well, some of the clay made its way into the bilge pump impeller, causing the alarm to go off again- Better to use masking or duct tape for that-

This was a zoom of the electric panel so resolution isn't so good but you can see in the upper second row of the DC panel that I put flip protectors on all switches related to bilge pumps and a couple of others I didn't want accidentally turned off-

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ectoflanger said:
One tine the high water alarm went off for no apparent reason- turned out that a friend's daughter had turned off the bilge pump switch. Mind you it wasn't out of malice, but still.

On another occasion I had followed a friend's well-meaning but bad advice about using modeling clay to cap holes in the deck from the bottom when you intend to fiberglass over from the top (to keep the resin from seeping down). Well, some of the clay made its way into the bilge pump impeller, causing the alarm to go off again- Better to use masking or duct tape for that-

This was a zoom of the electric panel so resolution isn't so good but you can see in the upper second row of the DC panel that I put flip protectors on all switches related to bilge pumps and a couple of others I didn't want accidentally turned off-

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Boats! .... whatta ya gonna do?
We had 60 to 70 mile an hour winds Saturday into Sunday. The winds broke a bow line. The marina staff put on a replacement until I can get down there for an inspection. B.O.A.T. Break out another thousand. :)
Cheers!
 
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Instagator said:
Boats! .... whatta ya gonna do?
We had 60 to 70 mile an hour winds Saturday into Sunday. The winds broke a bow line. The marina staff put on a replacement until I can get down there for an inspection. B.O.A.T. Break out another thousand. :)
Cheers!
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You have good staff like my marina and neighbors do the same for absentee friends-

Anymore I just keep two sets of dock lines all around at all times- 5/8 ones in my case-
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
if I recall, Aurora was pretty racy around Fremont.....are there worse parts?
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Yes. The dive shop is in the middle of a raunchy stretch, which makes for some pretty amusing things. Buttoned up moms taking their kids for swim lessons in the indoor pool, divers coming in for tank fills and working girls right out front wearing not much. The working girls do not get much attention there. I suppose they get some or they would be elsewhere.
 
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