Suggestions on spending £500 to ice my Searider 5.4m cake :)

[Rogue Wave]

Mr beard

If you have a Radar that's gives out a signal which is picked up by other radars whem it's switched on so no need for your relector to be in the way.

You could mount it on the side of the A frame. Put the Radar on Top of the A frame ( Radar Arch) and mount your All round white on the underside of the toob/plate your Radar Transitter is mounted on.

Failing that Gaffa tape your Navigator as high up the Aframe as you can lift him/her and just pass the the stuff as needed

[The Beard]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

Mr beard
Failing that Gaffa tape your Navigator as high up the Aframe as you can lift him/her and just pass the the stuff as needed

Aha! Brilliant idea. I could lose one of the seats then. Cut down on weight, increase speed and at the same time reduce fuel consumption.

Just one question though, would gaffa taping the wife to the A frame affect the aerodynamics and then actually lead to a reduction in speed and an increase in fuel consumption?

This boating lark is harder than it seems.

[Knot Yet]

Thanks all - some really excellent ideas - although gaffa taping myself (as the wife) to the A frame does seems a bit extreme Mr Beard

I'm going to look at some rubber for the deck, a large spotlight and indulge in an AIS reciever the the Garmin - may even give the active Radar Reflector a go - can always re sell if for a small loss if it proves to be pointless - at least that's what hubby thinks

J

[Tony]

Ahhh you are missing the most VITAL of all equipment..A Gopro HD Sportscam to capture all those memorable trips, to watch back in the cold dark of winter..

Tony
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[Knot Yet]

Now that does look like a shinny toy - off to have a look - thanks Tony

J

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Zubenelgenubi

I am not suggesting that Knot Yet mounts an air raid searchlight on her SR!
A simple hand held Aqua Signal searchlight or the like would suffice.
There are many high intensity lighthouses around the coast which cause light to be directed at ships bridges, loss of night vision is not a problem.
As small vessels are often not conspicuous visually or by radar,on a ship travelling at 20kn for example, detecting a small vessel on a steady bearing at a range of 1 mile gives 3 minutes for one or both vessels to take evasive action. If on the small vessel I think that the prospect of impairing a watchkeepers night vision would be far from my first thought, if on the bridge of the other vessel I think I would prefer to have someone point a searchlight at me to alert me of the presence of an inconspicious vessel than not at all.
Finally, as the crew on merchant vessels have cabins & therefore do not need to sleep on the bridge during their rest hours the only inference that can be drawn from the "(who is awake)" comment is that watchkeepers on the bridge of a merchant or other vessel may not even be awake, this is a wholly unfair inference.
I have no idea what IMHO means.

IMHO = In my humble opinion
I don't think its an unfair inference that the watchkeeper may not be awake on the bridge of a ship. Perhaps not in the Solent. But there is good reason why the MAIB always consider "fatigue" in their reports.

Perhaps you were proposing being more "gentle" than I expected. Its not uncommon for yachties to have a 3million-trillion-billion candlepower torch in the cockpit at night - for shining on the "sails" to highlight a risk of collision. I have heard yachties suggesting this should be shone at the bridge of any ship (or motor boat!) they percieve as a hazard.

[Knot Yet]

Originally Posted by Tony

Ahhh you are missing the most VITAL of all equipment..A Gopro HD Sportscam to capture all those memorable trips, to watch back in the cold dark of winter..

Tony
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Tony thats a cracking RIB you have there - my 14 year was standing behind while I watched the clip muttering "I want that one"!!

What speed does it fly at

J

[Tony]

Lol thanks...My 14 years old loves it too.
We manage around 60-65 knots....on a good day.

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by The Beard

Just one question though, would gaffa taping the wife to the A frame affect the aerodynamics and then actually lead to a reduction in speed and an increase in fuel consumption?

This boating lark is harder than it seems.

Not if you make sure the mouth is firmly taped up

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by Polwart

IMHO = In my humble opinion
I don't think its an unfair inference that the watchkeeper may not be awake on the bridge of a ship. Perhaps not in the Solent. But there is good reason why the MAIB always consider "fatigue" in their reports.

.

Hmm, How many MAIB Investigations have concluded that the accident was caused by fatigue

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

Hmm, How many MAIB Investigations have concluded that the accident was caused by fatigue

there's 86 pages of bedtime reading for you here http://webarchive.nationalarchives.g...daccidents.pdf

certainly some involve the watchkeeper falling asleep on the bridge.

[alystra]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

Hmm, How many MAIB Investigations have concluded that the accident was caused by fatigue

A considerable number I seem to recall, though I can't remember specifics without looking through my large pile of the digest. Small coasters and fishing boats have the problem more than big ships because their minimum crewing levels are inadequate.

Round here, coasters hit rocks and fishing boats hit the Island of Rum quite frequently after the watchkeeper has fallen asleep. It seems that watch alarms are very unreliable.

[Knot Yet]

Originally Posted by Tony

Lol thanks...My 14 years old loves it too.
We manage around 60-65 knots....on a good day.

- wow - you must be a very popular Dad

J

[9D280]

Originally Posted by chewy

Hand held GPS and a laminated bit of paper with waypoints on along the coast. Should your plotter fail you should be able to navigate home on these waypoints.

And if youlre feeling particularly paranoid (or is it just me with an oldschool garmin that can delete the entire contents of the memory in about 2 button pushes if you;re in the wrong screen) - another lamitnated sheet with the lat / longs of the waypoints written on it.......

[willk]

I'm not sure Rouge Wave was suggesting that no watchkeeper has ever fallen asleep on the job.

It certainly happens here on trawlers and suchlike. And on Delta Airlines too, it seems...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8323246.stm

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Knot Yet

I have £500 pounds to spend on my new toy to make her safer or perhaps just more enjoyable

What are your suggestions

I've always reckoned that petrol is the very best thing you can buy for your boat

[Knot Yet]

Damn overlooked that particular need!!

[JSP]

Originally Posted by John Kennett

I've always reckoned that petrol is the very best thing you can buy for your boat

You'll soon go through that amount as well!

[Knot Yet]

Shhhh - I've convinced hubby running costs are minimal ....... how many of you have told your wife the same thing

J

[JSP]

Originally Posted by Knot Yet

Shhhh - I've convinced hubby running costs are minimal ....... how many of you have told your wife the same thing

J

I'm saying nowt as she sometimes logs on here in my name.