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Trouble Shooting Guide to Glass Bottomed Boats

Posted: Tue 2nd March 2010 in Blog
Position: 8° 37.3' N, 79° 21.8' W

  • Glass is disgusting shade of grey-brown. - you are aground on mud/em>
  • Stars or Sun visible through glass - boat has capsized, get out and swim/em>
  • Feet are wet and glass has crazed pattern - you are sinking/em>
  • Fish all leaving very quickly. - Shark(s) approaching do not go swimming/em>
  • Glass is yellow and granular, guy behind you has just splashed you with beer.- You have hit the beach/em>
  • Upside down fish, and old boots crisp wrappers are moving slowly passed the glass, but side to side or back to front. - Engine is broken use captains crutch and wooden leg to paddle.
  • Bad smell, glass appears cloudy brown and odd white bits flit into view. - you are passing the sewage outfall, wait before opening sandwiches/em>
  • Huge black shape slides into view - Nuclear submarine, ring CIA or KGB depending on inclination/em>

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We are cruising at last - not that we didn't do a lot of work today, but yesterday we sailed to the picturesque Las Pelas islands. Today we tidied up and fitted the new iPod compatible stereo (the old one had a cassette). Listening to the news quiz on podcast. Having checked out the local bar and had a swim/p>

Arrrrhhhh, anchored off Contadora - posh. Looking it up on Wikipedia may result in a history of South American politics. Since its so nice and away from prying journalists that its been frequently used for summits/p>

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Trouble Shooting Guide to Glass Bottomed Boats

Posted: Tue 2nd March 2010 in Blog
Position: 8° 37.3' N, 79° 21.8' W

Trouble Shooting Guide to Glass Bottomed Boats

  • Glass is disgusting shade of grey-brown. - you are aground on mud/em>
  • Stars or Sun visible through glass - boat has capsized, get out and swim/em>
  • Feet are wet and glass has crazed pattern - you are sinking/em>
  • Fish all leaving very quickly. - Shark(s) approaching do not go swimming/em>
  • Glass is yellow and granular, guy behind you has just splashed you with beer.- You have hit the beach/em>
  • Upside down fish, and old boots crisp wrappers are moving slowly passed the glass, but side to side or back to front. - Engine is broken use captains crutch and wooden leg to paddle.
  • Bad smell, glass appears cloudy brown and odd white bits flit into view. - you are passing the sewage outfall, wait before opening sandwiches/em>
  • Huge black shape slides into view - Nuclear submarine, ring CIA or KGB depending on inclination/em>

airPanSM.JPG
You may fly from here

We are cruising at last - not that we didn't do a lot of work today, but yesterday we sailed to the picturesque Las Pelas islands. Today we tidied up and fitted the new iPod compatible stereo (the old one had a cassette). Listening to the news quiz on podcast. Having checked out the local bar and had a swim/p>

Arrrrhhhh, anchored off Contadora - posh. Looking it up on Wikipedia may result in a history of South American politics. Since its so nice and away from prying journalists that its been frequently used for summits/p>

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