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I really must sing the praises of the recently invented magnetic mooring. Whopping great magnet on the seabed attracted to the antiquated lump of iron known as an engine. Many advantages, easy to moor as no pickup is necessary, no chafe, no maintenance, easy to find as compass will always point towards it ...

jim.r wrote:I really must sing the praises of the recently invented magnetic mooring. Whopping great magnet on the seabed attracted to the antiquated lump of iron known as an engine. Many advantages, easy to moor as no pickup is necessary, no chafe, no maintenance, easy to find as compass will always point towards it ...

..... its just a b@st@#d to cast off, not to mention it "capturing" other boats the were sailing past but now get moored up alongside.

Back to the drawing board

Fair point, of course - if an enterprising chap was to set up a fender selling service.....

.. or sell hotdogs ..

Gardenshed wrote: Back to the drawing board

D'you no know aboot polarity? Pointing in the right direction, yer halfway there when ye throw the switch. Aff the mooring like a scalded cat or the speed that the auld goat's wallet snaps shut. Jings a wondrous invention.

Arghiro wrote:Chafe I can understand, but MELTING? Were they using chocolate strands for the strop? How fast does the strop have to move to melt a rope? Seems unlikely to me, especially in your wet climate.

The friction between the strands when the rope is under tension is enough to do the job. That's also what hardens a rope over time and makes it very difficult to splice.
I have to use a mallet to drive the spike through stuff I get from the skip...

sahona wrote:

Arghiro wrote:Chafe I can understand, but MELTING? Were they using chocolate strands for the strop? How fast does the strop have to move to melt a rope? Seems unlikely to me, especially in your wet climate.

The friction between the strands when the rope is under tension is enough to do the job. That's also what hardens a rope over time and makes it very difficult to splice.
I have to use a mallet to drive the spike through stuff I get from the skip...

Jings ,you must be supremely fit if you skip as fast as that!

jim.r wrote:I really must sing the praises of the recently invented magnetic mooring. Whopping great magnet on the seabed attracted to the antiquated lump of iron known as an engine. Many advantages, easy to moor as no pickup is necessary, no chafe, no maintenance, easy to find as compass will always point towards it ...

How do you get the lid off your pan, to see if the tatties are done?

easy peasy use an aluminium lid!


I have developed the invention further and refined it. The magnet is powered by a wind turbine so that the harder ir blows the more power is delivered and the more powerful the attraction`. The boat does need to be watertight cos if it really blows hard the boat will be attracted to the seabed, this is, of course, a good thing as it will avoid damage cause by excessive motion and when the wind ameliorates it will pop up again to enjoy the now benign conditions. Flawless plan or what!

Excellent idea. Will there be a mock up ready for this series of Dragons Den?

Queens Award tae Industree, nae less. Presented by HRH P Anne jist as soon as the auld goat's bent her ear aboot her son-in-law efter parking his bike atween the HRH buttocks.

Para - ye need tae ease yer sheets here. Yer talkin o' ra burd ah love and mair than tha - ets no sae lang since sic talk wid endyezup in ra toor. An am nae speakin aboot Blackpool toor.

claymore wrote:Para - ye need tae ease yer sheets here. Yer talkin o' ra burd ah love and mair than tha - ets no sae lang since sic talk wid endyezup in ra toor. An am nae speakin aboot Blackpool toor.

Och is there ony truth in thon scurrilous rumour that hersel sent ye tae look efter the new son in law and ye ended up getting chucked aboot?

James, ye took the words oot orra ma mouth. I imagine the auld goat having a lengthy conversation with HRH about their respective son in laws.

ye bandy legged pot bellied pair o' miscreants