havent_a_clue
(regular)
02/08/2007 08:43
Plastic bags

Coming back from Lymington yesterday we were just passing the CG office on the Hamble when the engine went all lumpy, fortunately we were only running at 1800 rpm, the outboard looked as if it was trying to jump off the transom. Pulled over to a vacant pontoon and killed the engine, tilted and found a plastic bag about the size of a bin liner wrapped around the prop hub. We managed to remove it and normal service was resumed and yes we threw the bag away when we got back and moored up. Should we have kept it as evidence?

Ceirwan
(regular)
15/08/2007 23:22
Re: Plastic bags

I'd guess, not a plastic bag on its own wouldn't be much proof.
A photo of it round the prop would have been better i guess...


Sneddon
(regular)
19/08/2007 17:06
Re: Plastic bags

Sorry, but evidence of what and for whom?

hshaky
(regular)
21/08/2007 15:27
Re: Plastic bags

How about a blue plastic bag, made out of the sort of material ground sheets are hade of, picked up on one prop 30 miles off Paimpol same off both Guernsey and Jersey at 1800 hrs.

Not good as rest way on one engine


chunky
(regular)
06/12/2007 15:23
Re: Plastic bags

if you find ANY dangerous material at sea try to identify the vessel it has come from not always possible but i did once on a floating roap caught in my rop with a bobber on it with the boat No on HE PAID for his mistake

PilotWolf
(regular)
25/12/2007 19:15
Re: Plastic bags

HIS mistake? It was you that ran over it!!! Better look out required maybe?

PW



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