Slipway Opps moment....

[Alan]

(Not by me I hasten to add )

[Hightower]

That's a relief......The boat was OK

[Lets go boating]

oops.

[Nick Hearne]

Some more!

[Nate]

True story - mate of mine who works in a boatyard was called out to refloat a pretty plastic powerboat that the new owner had enthusiastically tied off against a ladder running up the harbour wall. Tide came in - boat flooded and sank.

Owner complained that while he knew the tide came in and out he never suspected that it also went up and down...

[Nick Hearne]

Originally Posted by Nate

True story - mate of mine who works in a boatyard was called out to refloat a pretty plastic powerboat that the new owner had enthusiastically tied off against a ladder running up the harbour wall. Tide came in - boat flooded and sank.

Owner complained that while he knew the tide came in and out he never suspected that it also went up and down...

[Swifty]

Allmost as good here
Pretty extreme stuff. If its the one I am thinking of, the guy who owns it is a diver and managed to waterproof a V8, then drove through and out the other side without it missing a beat.

[Matt]

Looks no less stuck here
http://www.lwb3.fsnet.co.uk/Everglades.htm

[Sammo]

that's what we all hope, never happens to us but we still need to keep thinking of tides


I have no idea who or where this is but it shows what happens when we forget about tides

[Matt]

Hmm. That looks like it could be hythe marina? when they forgot to shut the lock.

[Simon B]

Swifty,

How did the chap with the V8 do the waterproofing? Could do with giving it a go!

[codprawn]

The experts at waterproofing are the Royal Marines - the lengths they go to is amazing!!!

When you think of all the breathers etc on a vehicle it is frightening where water could get in - even the little hole on the brake fluid resevoir cap!!!

If you don't want to go too mad here is what I have done to mine....

Silicone grease around dizzy cap

Silicone grease around all the ends of the plug leads - note grease not sealant!!!

Spray damp start(stupid name it's a varnish/sealant) on all the electrics you can see - make sure they are clean first use some cheap electrical cleaning stff or brake cleaner so the stuff will stick properly.

That is all I have done and it has worked perfectly in some very deep water. Of course if you want to you can get snorkels and extended breathers and a special cover that looks like a cows udder for the dizzy - or use a rubber glove with holes in the fingers but I haven't needed to!!!

[Swifty]

Originally Posted by Simon B

Swifty,

How did the chap with the V8 do the waterproofing? Could do with giving it a go!

Dunno,
I will ask Stuart next time I see him, see if he knows.