Can anyone tell me what the term “cockroaching” means?
(Hint: more likely used by locals and liveaboards at marinas)
(Hint: more likely used by locals and liveaboards at marinas)
Old Salts
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Does it follow from this definition: Cockroaching - New Trend in Investment Fraud Cases - Mahany Law (mahanyertl.com)?
I think it refers to the scurrying of liveaboards when someone shows up with a cooler of beer. 
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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I was wondering if @yappasailing was referencing the trailing from one marina put in to the next and grabbing the best slip locations as they come available.
But the beer theory works also.
But the beer theory works also.
Maybe it refers to what some of us call "sneak aboards." Those living aboard full time but without permission to do so and in violation of the marina's rules. Perhaps a marina manager is making dock rounds looking for sneak aboards, the drums beat and the errant boaters go "cockroaching" tout suite.
I like @nightowle 's definition. My first thought was removing all cardboard packaging from groceries to get rid of any roach eggs.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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I know right? I looked all the way to the last page of the internetWhat
How can that be?
Been there and it was a hell of a fight to get back. To windward all the way. The End of the Internet
Back in the late 1970’s, at the marina where I was renting a slip, there was a sailboat on the same dock that had a flag with an insignia of a cockroach on it, flying from the mast. When I asked about the flag, the sailor said, “when someone went out for a lengthy cruise or crossing, but retained the lease, he would pull into their vacated slip.” He called it “cockroaching.”
I later found out that the sailor that was cockroaching had permission from the lessee to use the slip.
I later found out that the sailor that was cockroaching had permission from the lessee to use the slip.
When we got to Auckland, NZ we knew no one and had no idea of where to find a slip as we were told (conversation between boat and dock) all the slips were private. With no other recourse we motored up and down the docks until we found an open one with the lines hanging in the water and full of growth. Pulled in and spent our time in Auckland (about 6 months) in that slip rent free, as the owner of the slip was having a new boat built. And we made a friend who gave us the grand tour of Auckland and let us take hot showers.
If you are a real cruiser and like me, a long, hot, fresh water shower is the best gift a dirt dweller has to offer us in a new port. These days, a decent size watermaker and a hot water heater are a must. Maybe not long, but a hot, fresh water shower any time, at anchor or at sea, makes cruising so much more comfortable.
If you are a real cruiser and like me, a long, hot, fresh water shower is the best gift a dirt dweller has to offer us in a new port. These days, a decent size watermaker and a hot water heater are a must. Maybe not long, but a hot, fresh water shower any time, at anchor or at sea, makes cruising so much more comfortable.
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