Deck Scribling

   Had a pleasent weekend sailing my Solo at WPNSA, I am now musing if anyone on the forum has a practical way of scribling notes such as compass bearings on deck in a singlehander.  I use a fine point magic marker (Stanley) and write on some wide sticky tape on deck.  It is a bit of a faf finding it in my lifejacket pocket, then pulling the lid off, writing on the deck (which may be wet) while maintaing a heading!
I find that Chinagraph pencil tips break too often to be of use.

Has anyone found a clever solution?

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davidyacht Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1345	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidyacht Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Deck Scribling Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 12:29pm
	Had a pleasent weekend sailing my Solo at WPNSA, I am now musing if anyone on the forum has a practical way of scribling notes such as compass bearings on deck in a singlehander. I use a fine point magic marker (Stanley) and write on some wide sticky tape on deck. It is a bit of a faf finding it in my lifejacket pocket, then pulling the lid off, writing on the deck (which may be wet) while maintaing a heading! I find that Chinagraph pencil tips break too often to be of use. Has anyone found a clever solution?
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fab100 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1005	Post Options Post Reply Quote fab100 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 1:33pm
	Waterproof paper; stick a sheet to the deck with tape. Can then use any old pencil. If you have wooden decks, remove after use or over time it will leave a pale patch Page 88 - Time you bought a copy David! Edited by fab100 - 20 Jun 16 at 1:36pm
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Presuming Ed Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 641	Post Options Post Reply Quote Presuming Ed Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 1:42pm
	The Gucci answer. Edited by Presuming Ed - 20 Jun 16 at 1:42pm

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 1:53pm
	You could also try gluing a marker pen top to a bulkhead so you can just pull the pen off the top, write and replace.

Presuming Ed Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 641	Post Options Post Reply Quote Presuming Ed Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 1:54pm
	Or, as I've seen in a RIB, glue Velcro to the boat and to a pencil.

Brass Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 Mar 08 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1151	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brass Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 2:51pm
	2B, 4B or 6B pencil. scrub off with deck polish.

fleaberto Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 12 Jan 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 302	Post Options Post Reply Quote fleaberto Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 3:10pm
	Mrs Fleaberto and I have used those plastic divers boards in the past. A pencil attached by a rubber tube and the boards attached somewhere useful by Velcro.
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ClubRacer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 26 Sep 15 Online Status: Offline Posts: 210	Post Options Post Reply Quote ClubRacer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 8:12pm
	chinagraph pencil on a bit of string from a shroud or similar fixed position where it wont be caught on anything/get in the way

423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 8:17pm
	Masking tape and permanent marker, only issue is if you leave it on, it sets like concrete.

GarethT Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Apr 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 714	Post Options Post Reply Quote GarethT Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 16 at 7:17am
	Laminate a blank sheet of paperand tape it on. If its somewhere you're not going to rub against it use a whiteboard pen, otherwise a China graph on a bit of string. Just make sure the China graph isn't damp for the week between races.