ScottC
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- Nov 2, 2019
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- Location
- SWEDEN
- Vessel Name
- ABsolutely FABulous
- Vessel Make
- Greenline 33 Hybrid (2010)
In 2019, we spent a couple of nights at Puerto de Blanes, just south of the French border in the Mediterranean.
During the evening, I noticed rather rather loud "snap, crackle & pop" sounds seemingly coming from the bilge. After crawling around a bit and noting the sound seemed to be coming from everywhere, I gave up. Nevertheless, it had me a bit worried, as I thought the sound was coming from somewhere within our boat. Stepping outside on the pier, I could hear it as well, but somewhat less so...and it seemed to be coming from our boat. I asked the marina attendant about it and he said the sound came from a certain type of shrimp on the bottom, when clicking claws together. I'm not sure I believed him, but had no further explanation that was any better, so I stopped searching. After leaving the marina, we did not hear the sound again for the remainder of our 2019 voyage.
I "asked the internet" and, of course, the internet had a lot to say. Everything from bottom paint problems to my hull was de-laminating have the boat hauled immediately!
Fast-forward to 2022 and, in the marina we stayed at in Portoferraio (Island of Elba, Italy) we heard the same sounds again. I tried getting down on my knees on the pier next to ours to listen in order to see if the neighbor boat was experiencing the same thing. Embarrassingly, I heard some shuffling and closing of a porthole in the boat, as apparently somebody thought I was trying to look in. I didn't think anybody was aboard!!! Anyway, I heard the same sound. So, I think the shrimp story might be a little more believable.
Any opinions from TF members???
During the evening, I noticed rather rather loud "snap, crackle & pop" sounds seemingly coming from the bilge. After crawling around a bit and noting the sound seemed to be coming from everywhere, I gave up. Nevertheless, it had me a bit worried, as I thought the sound was coming from somewhere within our boat. Stepping outside on the pier, I could hear it as well, but somewhat less so...and it seemed to be coming from our boat. I asked the marina attendant about it and he said the sound came from a certain type of shrimp on the bottom, when clicking claws together. I'm not sure I believed him, but had no further explanation that was any better, so I stopped searching. After leaving the marina, we did not hear the sound again for the remainder of our 2019 voyage.
I "asked the internet" and, of course, the internet had a lot to say. Everything from bottom paint problems to my hull was de-laminating have the boat hauled immediately!
Fast-forward to 2022 and, in the marina we stayed at in Portoferraio (Island of Elba, Italy) we heard the same sounds again. I tried getting down on my knees on the pier next to ours to listen in order to see if the neighbor boat was experiencing the same thing. Embarrassingly, I heard some shuffling and closing of a porthole in the boat, as apparently somebody thought I was trying to look in. I didn't think anybody was aboard!!! Anyway, I heard the same sound. So, I think the shrimp story might be a little more believable.
Any opinions from TF members???
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