A guide for beginners just starting out boating

[Nos4r2]

JB I'm not sure what category to put this in-feel free to move it. Hope it's useful. I've linked direct to the forum thread as it takes ages to redo the bold and images etc.<br /><br />I wrote this for the UK for a fishing site and moved it over to rib.net.<br />Obviously there'll be some differences for the USA-divers flags in the USA are different for a start. <br /><br /> http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12889 <br /><br />A lot of this is gleaned from Iboats anyway-thanks guys! If anyone wants to use it on their own sites feel free. It'd be appreciated if you put my name on it though.

 

[JB]

Re: A guide for beginners just starting out boating

An excellent article, Nos4r2.<br /><br />I'm gonna duplicate it to the Boat forum.

 

[Tyme2fish]

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Nos4r2 <br />Running on muffs. I've been told to NOT turn the faucet on full blast. Only aboout half. Care to comment?

 

[stan_deezy]

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Originally posted by Nos4r2:<br /> Obviously there'll be some differences for the USA-divers flags in the USA are different for a start. <br /><br />

I hope not Nos, the flag comes from the International Code of Signals <br /><br />Pretty good article and ideal for beginners and as an aide memoire for those of us who "know it all"

 

[rodbolt]

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the turn it on half is a holdover from the days the flush device threaded into the gearcase. if you use the muffs turn it on full. the muffs wont seal tight enough to overpressurize anything.<br /> if your using the threaded wash/flush port and its locate below the water pump start it at half and turn to full once its running.<br /> be careful your muffs dont "hydroplane" and fall off the water intakes. some gear cases are notorious for it.

 

[bekosh]

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Originally posted by Stan_Deezy:<br />

Originally posted by Nos4r2:<br /> Obviously there'll be some differences for the USA-divers flags in the USA are different for a start. <br /><br />

I hope not Nos, the flag comes from the International Code of Signals <br /><br />Pretty good article and ideal for beginners and as an aide memoire for those of us who "know it all"

Well I learned something new.<br />The only dive flag that I was aware of was this one.<br />

<br />Now I know that that there is another one.<br />

<br /><br />Excelent article. Thanks

 

[technostingray]

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Originally posted by bekosh:<br />

Originally posted by Stan_Deezy:<br />

Originally posted by Nos4r2:<br /> Obviously there'll be some differences for the USA-divers flags in the USA are different for a start. <br /><br />

I hope not Nos, the flag comes from the International Code of Signals <br /><br />Pretty good article and ideal for beginners and as an aide memoire for those of us who "know it all"

Well I learned something new.<br />The only dive flag that I was aware of was this one.<br /> <br />Excelent article. Thanks

Don't you know it against protocol to contradict the Doctor in the presence of the patient.

 

[Tyme2fish]

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Rodbolt: Thanks for clearing that up for me. Much appreciated.