And the boat did too, at the same time. ..(4am)... "Honey, what's that noise?" BOOM..... BOOOM! Like someone hitting the hull with a rubber mallot.... Now, we're tied up at a dock in a waterway with a ripping current at times, (Kent Narrows, MD) and in this case the wind AND the multi knot current were hitting us straight up the stern....... Suddenly I realized the trim tabs were down... I had forgotten to bring them up. (ex sailor not quite in the habit of doing that without thinking yet). Went upstairs, brought them up and it stopped..... Ironically the guests in the mid cabin never heard it.
Playing with boats.... such fun!
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11-06-2020 05:20 PM #1
Admiral woke me up....
1978 53' Motor Yacht "LADY KAY V"
Hull number 524
Chesapeake Bay
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Re: Admiral woke me up....
When I saw the title, I thought you had gotten "Lucky"!
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1978 58 Hatteras Yachtfish
SEA 21
1974 46C #313 Hatteras Convertible
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11-08-2020 09:57 PM #3
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Re: Admiral woke me up....
I was on a 53' wide body and heard the same noise. We called a diver to inspect the trim tabs... huge stainless buggers, and one of the hinge brackets was broken. As the boat heaved in the swells and current, the loose trim tab bracket banged on the hull. Cheap fix in the water.. $300 or so.
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11-19-2020 10:08 PM #7Voluntarily Removed
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Re: Admiral woke me up....
Oscar, I am starting to wonder about the titles of your posts. One is "I am so screwed" this one is "The Admiral woke me up at 4 AM". They leave everyone wondering about what you and the admiral are up to. Do we have to have Jim, as moderator, talk to you about cleaning up your titles? I mean really there are Conservative, Christian readers on here. I myself don't mind but some of them might. LOL
Regards;
Byron
“In this world, you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.”
― Elwood P. Dowd
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11-19-2020 10:45 PM #8
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Re: Admiral woke me up....
Oscar the Grouch has been advised he will be stuffed back in the trash can if he doesn't clean it up.
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Re: Admiral woke me up....
I dont blame Oscar, he just baits us. The rest is just our weird mind set. I just hope he refrains from putting Woody Wax on his anchor chain, it will never hit the bottom!