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Frayed Knot
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How to deal with helpful people?
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We were once approaching a (rare) alongside berth in Sweden with a moderate breeze blowing us off. My wife threw the bow line to a very...
7 May 2024
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How to deal with helpful people?
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Good advice - it keeps everyone happy 😃 If I could just remember to tie the loop first…
7 May 2024
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The RNYM dude's advice is: throw them a line with a loop at the end. Most likely they will put it over a cleat. You retain control of...
7 May 2024
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I think only once has a willing “helper” actually caused us problems (on that occasion spectacularly so) I’m always happy to accept...
7 May 2024
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If I’m sailing solo I quite enjoy the challenge of making a successful berthing. However, if some well meaning soul decides to proffer...
7 May 2024
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"That's kind. We have a plan, but perhaps you could standby a mo should it go wrong." That way you have been polite, not committed to...
7 May 2024
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I wish I’d been given a £10 token at the chandlers’ for every time either I or my wife have shouted “Take a turn “ to some idiot who...
7 May 2024
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Came in to the Deben on Thursday last week. I have come in from the Orwell every spring for the last few seasons in late March or early...
19 Apr 2024
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I had an 8 for several years but rarely used it. Found it extremely tippy and prone to ploughing the bow. It came with a boat I bought...
11 Apr 2024
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Try it on a scrap piece of wood first. Dent the wood with a hammer. Cover it with a very damp cloth and then put the iron on. Allow the...
30 Mar 2024
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+ 1 for Concerto's approach. I have filled old screw holes and scratches in teak and teak veneer using filler and then some carefully...
30 Mar 2024
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Really? You can’t envisage a dent in a piece of wood? The table is actually the only (slightly) shabby part spoiling an otherwise...
30 Mar 2024
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If you can't loose a defect, make a feature of it. Paint a daisy? Carve a pattern?
30 Mar 2024
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The iron trick works well on flat surfaces provided all the existing finish has been removed. For compund curved, I have used a fine...
30 Mar 2024
Frayed Knot
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Thanks for all the suggestions. I really don’t want to go down the veneering route Db as it wouldn’t really work with the design of the...
29 Mar 2024
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