Deck Scribling
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Topic: Deck Scribling
Posted By: davidyacht
Subject: Deck Scribling
Date Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 12:29pm
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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? ------------- Happily living in the past |
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Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 1:33pm
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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! ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: Presuming Ed
Date Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 1:42pm
The Gucci answer. |
Posted By: JimC
Date 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. |
Posted By: Presuming Ed
Date Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 1:54pm
| Or, as I've seen in a RIB, glue Velcro to the boat and to a pencil. |
Posted By: Brass
Date Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 2:51pm
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2B, 4B or 6B pencil. scrub off with deck polish.
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Posted By: fleaberto
Date Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 3:10pm
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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. ------------- Lightning368 'All the Gear' (409), Lightning368 'Sprite' (101), Laser (big number) 'Yellow Jack', RS Vareo (432)'The Golden Rays' |
Posted By: ClubRacer
Date 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 |
Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 20 Jun 16 at 8:17pm
| Masking tape and permanent marker, only issue is if you leave it on, it sets like concrete. |
Posted By: GarethT
Date 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. |
Posted By: iiiiticki
Date Posted: 21 Jun 16 at 9:08am
| On my Lightning there is a hatch cover on the bulwark. I write the course on a strip of masking tape....not that it matters because there are always plenty of boats to follow......... |
Posted By: maxibuddah
Date Posted: 21 Jun 16 at 8:20pm
I always found that was the best method ------------- Everything I say is my opinion, honest |
Posted By: ColPrice2002
Date Posted: 21 Jun 16 at 10:22pm
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For our home club, a map of the lake showing the fixed marks; laminated in plastic with a small golf marker pen (because it can be fitted with a lanyard).
For the Solo, strip of electrical tape (white) plus marker pen (keep in halyard bag). I tried the non-sticky notepads, I found 2 problems. The wipe off was far too easy, and they will also float off if they get wet (spray, capsize ) |
Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 22 Jun 16 at 1:14pm
| We left a laminated map stuck to the side tank for a season and found on removal that it was damaging the gelcoat underneath - bubbling that looked like osmosis. Now we remove anything straight after an event. |
Posted By: zippyRN
Date Posted: 23 Jun 16 at 10:19am
bit of a 'no faecal matter , sherlock ' moment surely ...
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 23 Jun 16 at 12:40pm
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Masking tape stick it to the sleeve of your dry suit, round the mark first, notice it's blown away, have no idea where to go next.
Dry suits need those marker things the pilots have on their upper thighs. Whatever you write on the boat you can't see it, it's on the other tack, there's water on your glasses.. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: iiiiticki
Date Posted: 23 Jun 16 at 9:31pm
| A girl I know always wears hikers that expose her lower leg. She writes the course there in biro. |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 23 Jun 16 at 11:16pm
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Those market things that pilots have on their thighs are just pockets with hole in the front. A white piece of card or a template can be put in with a sheet of clear plastic over the top. You then write on the clear plastic with a non-permanent marker. Normal notes taken are things like qnh and qfe (pressure settings for determining altitude). ------------- OK 2129 RS200 411 |
Posted By: realnutter
Date Posted: 23 Jun 16 at 11:37pm
| Altitude is only an issue for foiling Moths.... |