no wuckers momunny, just gotta finish it firstmomunny wrote:Yep Time to make a new Hig Viz safety flag....mine is 2m below the water line...
Hey Ghurkin,
Can you post a close up of your flag. Thanks!
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i like the idea of the mirrors for daytime, my thought was one or a couple of those small mirror/disco balls you get at the $2 shop at the top of my light pole with a high vis flag stabbed through it.
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vikodin wrote:i like the idea of the mirrors for daytime, my thought was one or a couple of those small mirror/disco balls you get at the $2 shop at the top of my light pole with a high vis flag stabbed through it.
sounds sexy
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How did that happen Kell Come on Spill the beans Cheers JImmomunny wrote:Yep Time to make a new Hig Viz safety flag....mine is 2m below the water line...
Hey Ghurkin,
Can you post a close up of your flag. Thanks!
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The only issue I could see with using mirrors is a boaty or another passerby could think your signaling for help and call the authorities, just a thought.
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Sorry to piss on your party, but this is not a good idea.vikodin wrote:i like the idea of the mirrors for daytime, my thought was one or a couple of those small mirror/disco balls you get at the $2 shop at the top of my light pole with a high vis flag stabbed through it.
Bilby is correct.
A flashing mirror is a sign of distress. (it's actually only a distress signal if it's flashing SOS in Morse code... but you won't know what patterns it's flashing to observers all day)
Also, displaying a visual signal consisting of a square flag having above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball (round or circular in appearance) is a distress signal.
More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_signal
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Re: orange safety flag
hi l was fishing right over near french island but l dont have a flag but a orange coat witch stand out and l think if you wear anything bright on up top it will just as well!
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vikodin wrote:i like the idea of the mirrors for daytime, my thought was one or a couple of those small mirror/disco balls you get at the $2 shop at the top of my light pole with a high vis flag stabbed through it.
Mate, the seventies have been and gone... get off the hooch and get yourself a big ass flag for the hmas tempest...
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Yep ya just pissed all over the dance floorHaTTerS wrote:Sorry to piss on your party, but this is not a good idea.vikodin wrote:i like the idea of the mirrors for daytime, my thought was one or a couple of those small mirror/disco balls you get at the $2 shop at the top of my light pole with a high vis flag stabbed through it.
Bilby is correct.
A flashing mirror is a sign of distress. (it's actually only a distress signal if it's flashing SOS in Morse code... but you won't know what patterns it's flashing to observers all day)
Also, displaying a visual signal consisting of a square flag having above or below it a ball or anything resembling a ball (round or circular in appearance) is a distress signal.
More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_signal
Oh well back to the drawing board
I had never heard of the ball below the flag thing before must be an old one hey
Next I'll be told I can't do that because I'm sending smoke signalsherbie wrote:vikodin wrote:i like the idea of the mirrors for daytime, my thought was one or a couple of those small mirror/disco balls you get at the $2 shop at the top of my light pole with a high vis flag stabbed through it.
Mate, the seventies have been and gone... get off the hooch and get yourself a big ass flag for the hmas tempest...
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I hadn't heard of it either till I read that wiki link.vikodin wrote: Yep ya just pissed all over the dance floor
Oh well back to the drawing board
I had never heard of the ball below the flag thing before must be an old one hey
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