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28 February 2013, 13:02
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Counterfeit Charts - beware
Just when you thought you heard it all.
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has issued a warning over the dangers posed to the safety of vessels, crews and cargoes by counterfeit nautical charts and publications. It has observed an increase in the number of counterfeit versions of its Admiralty charts and publications in circulation.
Safety risks posed by counterfeit charts | News | News & Events | RYA
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28 February 2013, 15:11
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Country: Ireland
Town: Belfast
Boat name: Cait
Make: Humber
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Thanks for that Ribochet.
Could be hard for the novice to spot though!
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28 February 2013, 19:06
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Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
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I know, I got had the other day 
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28 February 2013, 19:49
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Length: 4m +
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lol
I got done on a Tohatsu Clymer from Ebay. The reproduction quality was fine but it totally failed how to explain how to address the engine problem...
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28 February 2013, 20:13
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
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Originally Posted by willk
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I got done on a Tohatsu Clymer from Ebay. The reproduction quality was fine but it totally failed how to explain how to address the engine
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Should you not address it as Sir or Majesty 
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28 February 2013, 20:14
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth
Boat name: Not sure
Make: ABC/Priddy
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2 x 500 FPT
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But they must be scanned from a real chart so they can't be that far out. Alan P
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28 February 2013, 21:02
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Originally Posted by jambo
Should you not address it as Sir or Majesty |
How perceptive of you. I generally call her Your Slyness.
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28 February 2013, 21:25
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
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Make: Ribcraft
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Originally Posted by willk
How perceptive of you. I generally call her Your Slyness.
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Sometimes when I am bouncing up and down in the Sound I have been know to swear!! But only under my breath.
Sent from my iPhone using Rib.net
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28 February 2013, 21:54
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jambo
Should you not address it as Sir or Majesty |
Sensei, or Tohatsu-san?
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28 February 2013, 22:01
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Make: Ribcraft
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Sensei, or Tohatsu-san?
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Good one Nos 
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28 February 2013, 23:32
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,627
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Priddy
But they must be scanned from a real chart so they can't be that far out. Alan P
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Alan - you're surely not suggesting that the Admiralty might be more interested in protecting their revenues that actually worried about people's safety/navigation...
...that would be incredibly cynical.
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01 March 2013, 00:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: yorkshire
Boat name: little vicky
Make: avon ex RNLI
Length: 3m +
Engine: tohatsu
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,310
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Quote:
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Just keep to the Blue parts of it and you'll be fine ;-)
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