On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:01:14 +0000, Bruce Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>OTOH, an employee of Wood Hall and Heward, the towage and tug >company, told me that they are specifically forbidden to wear self >inflators - if you fall head down between two boats, or the boat and >the side, and the lifer inflates, it will hold you there while you >drown. There are also reports of trials in which dummies with lifejackets got stuck in the sluices of locks whereas the unprotected were swept through. But perhaps the hazard depends on the likelihood of your suffering a particular type of fall. bjg ... a bit like seatbelts, in cars ... you never know if they will be any good, until after the crash (who hates seatbelts!!) As others have said .... When single handing, always take your time. I usually open just the one paddle (on the boat side of the lock) when I am in a wide lock, on my own John nb Charlotte Rose ---------- ---------- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1793 - Release Date: 16/11/2008 19:58 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
