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Boats banging together on anchor

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Created by stupid > 9 months ago, 6 May 2019
stupid
QLD, 211 posts
6 May 2019 5:44AM
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what to do when your woken by the boat that came in after you banging against yours and now you have a damaged paint job !

nswsailor
NSW, 1434 posts
6 May 2019 5:09PM
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Quickest way is to overestimate the damage and demand cash!

Jode5
QLD, 853 posts
6 May 2019 5:45PM
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That's what you have insurance for. Just make sure you get the other boats details as the insurance company may want to try and recover costs.

southace
SA, 4776 posts
6 May 2019 6:05PM
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stupid said..
what to do when your woken by the boat that came in after you banging against yours and now you have a damaged paint job !


Cooktown crowded?

stupid
QLD, 211 posts
6 May 2019 9:20PM
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southace said..

stupid said..
what to do when your woken by the boat that came in after you banging against yours and now you have a damaged paint job !



Cooktown crowded?


No tangalooma wrecks in Moreton bay , start of a trip north ,just waiting for a time to jump to Fraser .

Jode5
QLD, 853 posts
6 May 2019 9:39PM
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stupid said..



southace said..




stupid said..
what to do when your woken by the boat that came in after you banging against yours and now you have a damaged paint job !






Cooktown crowded?





No tangalooma wrecks in Moreton bay , start of a trip north ,just waiting for a time to jump to Fraser .




Always asking for trouble at the wrecks. Anchor at Lucinda Bay or The Sand Hills.
Navionics chart actually state that the Wrecks is day anchorage only.


Cabron
QLD, 363 posts
7 May 2019 12:20AM
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Slightly off topic,
Paid commercial Sydney Harbour Mooring, on more than 1 occasional the yacht next to me hits mine. Now hairline compression cracks in Gelcoat, and a few chips out.

I was on the way out to her once when I saw it happening. Generally on ebb/slack tide, low but some wind. Pushed them apart with my tender.

Is commercial mooring operator liable? I called him while it was happening and even took photos and video... his excuse was the mooring chain twisted?? Surely if he knows the boats length, he wouldn't put 2 yacht that could hit each other?

Not by a little, the other yachts beam hit my stern. The other stern was hitting my topside at my cockpit.





BlueMoon
866 posts
7 May 2019 6:44AM
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Cabron said..
Slightly off topic,
Paid commercial Sydney Harbour Mooring, on more than 1 occasional the yacht next to me hits mine. Now hairline compression cracks in Gelcoat, and a few chips out.

I was on the way out to her once when I saw it happening. Generally on ebb/slack tide, low but some wind. Pushed them apart with my tender.

Is commercial mooring operator liable? I called him while it was happening and even took photos and video... his excuse was the mooring chain twisted?? Surely if he knows the boats length, he wouldn't put 2 yacht that could hit each other?

Not by a little, the other yachts beam hit my stern. The other stern was hitting my topside at my cockpit.






Greedily packing in moorings too tightly, come back to bite them in the ar$e, putting incompatible boats on them, admitting incorrectly set up swivel gear, I'd say their at fault.

Harb
WA, 226 posts
7 May 2019 11:04AM
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problem solved.






woko
NSW, 1592 posts
7 May 2019 6:04PM
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Harb, that's a hansome sort of fender fetish you got going there

Harb
WA, 226 posts
7 May 2019 5:34PM
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woko said..
Harb, that's a hansome sort of fender fetish you got going there


You can never have enough fenders and mounted sideways they can be left on the boat permanently.


woko
NSW, 1592 posts
7 May 2019 8:11PM
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That's too much, have you considered counselling ?

southace
SA, 4776 posts
7 May 2019 8:43PM
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I have 2 fenders onboard I always anchor well away from others , fenders are used for docking not for use at anchor!

saltiest1
NSW, 2496 posts
8 May 2019 8:02AM
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Rmyc Pittwater are packed in very tightly and same happened to mine. Damaged transom but nothing too bad.

Karsten
NSW, 331 posts
8 May 2019 12:55PM
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Harb said..
You can never have enough fenders and mounted sideways they can be left on the boat permanently.



Sometimes a low-freeboard boat can whack you below the horisontal fender line.

shane450
54 posts
9 May 2019 10:58AM
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We were at the wrecks at Easter , we seem to have a magnetic boat , we always anchor a good distance away from crowds but are never alone long

UncleBob
NSW, 1220 posts
9 May 2019 3:47PM
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shane450 said..
We were at the wrecks at Easter , we seem to have a magnetic boat , we always anchor a good distance away from crowds but are never alone long


Ah, time to try anchoring in a really ordinary spot then later in the day after the blowflies have gathered up anchor and move to your prefered location.

stupid
QLD, 211 posts
9 May 2019 6:52PM
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shane450 said..
We were at the wrecks at Easter , we seem to have a magnetic boat , we always anchor a good distance away from crowds but are never alone long


I know what you mean , anchor one or two days ahead of the crowd,then get hit by a new boat that anchors to close



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