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09 July 2014, 10:03
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: Hysucat
Make: Hysucat
Length: 8m +
Engine: Twin Suzuki 175's
MMSI: 235102645
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Hats ?
Ive lost two hats in two trips - the round the IOW trip left me with a sunburnt bald patch. (Im now solar powered)
What do you guys use as a hat that dosent fly off ? Both baseball caps failed. I popped into a chandlery shop and had a look but other than an expensive Tilly hat with string under the chin, I only saw more expensive baseball hats.
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09 July 2014, 10:11
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
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gooutdoors
or parachute cord attached to baseball cap clip on to something
www.firstaidatsea.co.uk
www.SPRmarine.co.uk
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09 July 2014, 10:17
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Country: Luxembourg
Town: Luxembourg
Boat name: Kalish
Make: Humber Ocean Pro 6.3
Length: 6m +
Engine: 175 Mercury Optimax
Join Date: Jul 2011
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i lost 3 during the round of Ireland ...i baught a gecko helmet  but if you a cruising at saint tropez i can understand that you re looking for something else than a gecko
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09 July 2014, 10:20
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: Hysucat
Make: Hysucat
Length: 8m +
Engine: Twin Suzuki 175's
MMSI: 235102645
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Yup, a Gecko would be like wearing a microwave oven
Perhaps a popper stud on top of my bald patch would work.
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09 July 2014, 10:20
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
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Originally Posted by Trimix
Yup, a Gecko would be like wearing a microwave oven
Perhaps a popper stud on top of my bald patch would work. |
have tried a staple gun ...hides
www.firstaidatsea.co.uk
www.SPRmarine.co.uk
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09 July 2014, 10:21
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: SMH Rib / War Shot
Make: Ribtec / Scorpion
Length: 4m +
Engine: 100hp Yam/150hp opt
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Double sided carpet tape?
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09 July 2014, 10:24
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Country: Luxembourg
Town: Luxembourg
Boat name: Kalish
Make: Humber Ocean Pro 6.3
Length: 6m +
Engine: 175 Mercury Optimax
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duck tape ...check the hats from musto some of them got the small string to clip to your shirt ...
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09 July 2014, 10:26
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
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Engine: 50 HP
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Originally Posted by Gilles
duck tape ...check the hats from musto some of them got the small string to clip to your shirt ...
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or parachute cord and bulldog clip on a cheapo freebie hat!
www.firstaidatsea.co.uk
www.SPRmarine.co.uk
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09 July 2014, 10:29
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth(ish)
Boat name: Wings
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F115 AETL
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Two croc-clips (pence from Maplins) and a bit of para chord!
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There's weather out there - must be time to RIB!
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09 July 2014, 11:49
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: Hysucat
Make: Hysucat
Length: 8m +
Engine: Twin Suzuki 175's
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The Tilly hat made me laugh, it even came with instructions !
If you dont know what to do with a hat you probably cant read.
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09 July 2014, 12:01
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Acharacle
Boat name: Iolar
Make: Redbay
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki DF175
Join Date: Sep 2012
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I love my Tilley, but it's crap for boating. Anything with a brim will be the same; at 30 knots the brim blows up and looks daft, or the whole lot comes off. Even if it's clipped to your collar with para cord it's not much good to you flapping around like that. Even though my head isn't 'showing through' yet I still sometimes find my scalp is burnt after a sunny day on the water so I usually wear my Buff
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09 July 2014, 12:02
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Country: UK - Isle of Man
Town: Douglas
Length: no boat
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I have done the Tilley and now wear the Pategonia. It stays on and the front of the rim is slightly reinforced to reduce the likelihood of it raising up at 30kts.
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09 July 2014, 12:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: bicester
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Now people this poor bloke wrote in with an honest question, we should at lest give him an honest and sensible answer. There is only one problem he wrote to the wrong forum for a honest and sensible answer.I use a tilly hat.
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09 July 2014, 12:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: Derry/Southampton
Boat name: Jumpin Jack
Make: Redbay
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercury 200 Opti
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Get a slower boat!!!!!! Lol
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09 July 2014, 12:50
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: Hysucat
Make: Hysucat
Length: 8m +
Engine: Twin Suzuki 175's
MMSI: 235102645
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good idea.
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09 July 2014, 13:03
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Velcro 
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Rule#3: Tha' can't educate pork.
Rule#4: Don't feed the troll
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09 July 2014, 13:12
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Make: Ballistic 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: Evinrude 175hp ETEC
MMSI: 235 908 002
Join Date: Oct 2012
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09 July 2014, 13:21
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Acharacle
Boat name: Iolar
Make: Redbay
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki DF175
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Looks a bit over engineered to me.
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09 July 2014, 13:29
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Country: UK - England
Town: Midlands - Wolverhampton
Make: BWM DS21
Length: 6m +
Engine: Evinrude 150
Join Date: Nov 2013
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I use one of these from sports direct - Karrimor hunter mens hat.
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It stayed on during the RIOW and I've even dived to 40m with it on in the past when I got sun burnt floating on the surface waiting for boat pick up!
There so cheap you can buy 3 and it doesn't matter if you kill them (although I'm still on the first one).
Cheers
Rob
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