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23-06-2012, 03:46
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Marine Service Provider
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What's a Stink POT?
I'm from the NW US, and I keep hear people referring to stink pots.
what the hell is a stink pot?
Lloyd 
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23-06-2012, 03:49
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: St. Georges, Bda
Boat: Rhodes Reliant 41ft
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
It is what narrow-minded sailboaters call a powerboat. We are blowboaters to narrow minded powerboaters.
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23-06-2012, 03:59
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: gettin naughty on the beach in cornwall
Boat: 63 custom alloy sloop,macwester26,prout snowgoose 37 elite catamaran!
Posts: 10,594
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
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23-06-2012, 04:57
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Australia, currently Sydney
Boat: Seawind 1160
Posts: 88
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
In Australia, one term for a powerboat is a 'stinkboat'
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23-06-2012, 06:14
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CLOD
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: being planted in Jacksonville Fl
Boat: none
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
I think of stinkpots as the fishing boats that I can smell from a ways away
I think of powerboats as just a-holes till proven differently 
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23-06-2012, 08:04
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Pusher of String
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: On the hard; Trinidad
Boat: Trisbal 42, Aluminum Cutter Rigged Sloop
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Even better is a great term they have for us sailors... "rag haulers". Love it!
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23-06-2012, 09:14
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
stinkpotters are powerboaters who cut in front of a ragboat within 10 ft of bow and do other stooopit and unsafe stuff just because thy CAN
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23-06-2012, 09:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: St. Georges, Bda
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Lucas
I think of stinkpots as the fishing boats that I can smell from a ways away
I think of powerboats as just a-holes till proven differently |
I guess thats why all rescue craft are fitted with sails.
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23-06-2012, 09:35
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: British Columbia, Mexico
Boat: S&S Hughes 38
Posts: 837
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
Imagine you are sharing a nice quiet anchorage with a few other sailboats after long day of sailing from town,that typically have solar panels and wind generators and conservative power needs in general.Then a big powereboat pulls in later after having just left town a couple of hours ago.Being that they have larger than life power needs, they have to run auxillary generator, ALL NIGHT! That is a stinkpotter.Another example of the sense of entitlement that has that has taken over this world.But hey,it sure is nice if you ever need a tow in an emergency and one comes along.Damn stinkpotters!
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23-06-2012, 09:47
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Montegut LA.
Boat: Now we need to get her to Louisiana !! she's ours
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
Gee I guess by having a genny and sails make us a Stink Ragger ???
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23-06-2012, 09:48
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Port Credit, Ontario or Bahamas
Boat: Benford 38 Fantail Cruiser
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
a sailboat is stink pot 95% of the time.
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23-06-2012, 10:00
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central California
Boat: M/V Carquinez Coot
Posts: 3,782
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
Quote:
Originally Posted by boatpoker
a sailboat is stink pot 95% of the time.
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Sailboat (rag merchant):
Motorboat (stinkpotter):
Pure motorboat (pure stinkpotter):
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23-06-2012, 10:00
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: British Columbia, Mexico
Boat: S&S Hughes 38
Posts: 837
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
When I cruise in Mexico for 6 months a year,I use about $100. to $200. a month in fuel.My sails don't smell or make noise,nor do my solar panels.How many powerboats do you see with solar panels?Not trying to pick a fight,just stating the obvious.
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23-06-2012, 10:10
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central California
Boat: M/V Carquinez Coot
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
Quote:
Originally Posted by zeehag
stinkpotters are powerboaters who cut in front of a ragboat within 10 ft of bow and do other stooopit and unsafe stuff just because thy CAN
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Rag merchants are sailboaters who tack/jibe in front of you without apparent need or warning, just because powerboats are "never" privileged and deserve to be pushed around.
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23-06-2012, 10:17
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003
Boat: Dragonfly 1000 trimaran
Posts: 7,159
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Re: What's a Stink POT?
This may become the first thread I put on ignore...
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