Cautionary tale: falling overboard while peeing

[carstenb]

Idiotic custom which is a good way to get yourself killed.

Ironclad rule on Capri. Everyone goes below to the head and everyone pees sitting down.

[Jimbo485]

Over the side, down the cockpit drains or through the outboard compartments.

Never in the head.

Ever.

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by carstenb

Idiotic custom which is a good way to get yourself killed.

Ironclad rule on Capri. Everyone goes below to the head and everyone pees sitting down.

Obviously you've never tried that with an erection...

[weavis]

Originally Posted by BandB

Ok, we must admit we didn't know this was a common practice. Might someone inform us why it is so popular? Guess we just don't grasp the purpose or appeal. For those of you with land homes, do you also pee in your yard? Or pool? Or if you live by the water do you walk to the dock to do it?

Nosey aincha? get off on this stuff? Just because I get out of bed, walk 2 miles to the marina and pee in the water doesnt make me a bad person.......!

[weavis]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Obviously you've never tried that with an erection...

he probably has a rule for that too......

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by BandB

Wifey B: Ok, dudes, since I'm just trying to picture this on different kinds of boats. Aren't you afraid of a shift or wave or boom or anything and maybe like injuring a now quite exposed part of your body? As you go overboard perhaps? Almost worse than fatal? Just saying.

That's why one does it between the stays.. your arms lock you on the boat and no way can the boom reach you... and when one has done the foredeck and mast get a quick check to make sure all is well..

[weavis]

Originally Posted by boatman61

That's why one does it between the stays.. your arms lock you on the boat and no way can the boom reach you... and when one has done the foredeck and mast get a quick check to make sure all is well..

Dear Boatie/Abby,

I tried that.... it was a bit of a reach...I remembered the old adage, "one hand for the boat and one for me..'

the boat heeled and I locked in.. however the hand that was not for the boat pulled to one side. I hung on.

I now have 3 inches extra. Should I brag or complain?

Yours confusedly..

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by weavis

Dear Boatie/Abby,

I tried that.... it was a bit of a reach...I remembered the old adage, "one hand for the boat and one for me..'

the boat heeled and I locked in.. however the hand that was not for the boat pulled to one side. I hung on.

I now have 3 inches extra. Should I brag or complain?

Yours confusedly..

Neither... just be happy its now long enough to stay out there without help..

[weavis]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Neither... just be happy its now long enough to stay out there without help..

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by weavis

I now have 3 inches extra. Should I brag or complain?

Yours confusedly..

4 inches is nothing to brag about...) )

Seriously knowing when and when not to..... is just common sense and a knowledge of wind direction.

Although I now have a new litoral vision of what some consider as "PC"

[weavis]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Although I now have a new litoral vision of what some consider as "PC"

Consider it as a medical question.....

[StuM]

> Although I now have a new litoral vision of what some consider as "PC"

Yep, it's only "PC" to "pee in the sea", not on the beach.

Or did you mean literal?
litoral:
noun
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

[captain58sailin]

Of course I pee in my yard, how else would the neighbor dog know it was my territory? I am courteous though, I wave at the people driving by.

[weavis]

My new cruising Helm chair !!

[BandB]

Wifey B: Well since none of us, none of our gf's or me have ever seen it done we might have to have my hubby do it once just as a demo. He might need an extra hand or something too from the way you guys talk. Just can't offer that help too soon or he'll never be able to pee.

This could be like a sailors experiment....scientific research. Whats it feel like to do it and what it's like watching a dude do it.

I'm looking at this weekend. We'd have to go offshore a good ways. Saturday not looking so good for the test. 3 to 5' occasional 6'. 6 to 8 with occasional 10 in gulf and 7 seconds. Sunday better with 2 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet along the coast and 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. We'll be in the Riva so not sure where the best place for him to do it would be. At least he'll have help to make sure he doesn't go overboard.

Yep, Houston, we have a plan. He just doesn't know it yet.