Not very many MOB stories are funny; but I still chuckle at this one.
I began sailing in 1980 while hitchhiking through the Florida Keys. There
was a large group of water-hippies who’d mostly chosen home-built plywood
trimarans as their vessels of choice; I fell in with them.
One of my first
.
Bill Coleman
Erie PA
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Dumb question of the day - life rings,
horseshoe or cushion?
not sure how many of you have thrown a life ring or horseshoe... i suggest if
you have not, try it and you'll get a sense of how close you really need to be
for them to be effective
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> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe
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> That certainly sounds like good advice. I now keep lots of throwables in
> the cockpit.
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>
> I recall an inc
Coleman
Subject: Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or
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That certainly sounds like good advice. I now keep lots of throwables in the
cockpit.
I recall an incident that happened to me around 20 years ago. We were headed
back to the harbor on a beautiful 4th
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So I
they
>> can head for it and have something to grab onto while they are waiting for
>> you to deploy your other lifesaving tools or maneuver your way back in
>> their
>> direction.
>>
>> James
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other lifesaving tools or maneuver your way back in their
direction.
James
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The commercial standards for throwables mean that you need a special
lifesling if that is the device of choice (Lifesling III = considerably
more expensive than a more simple ring buoy). It's not so much what you
have that is credited to meet the requirements, it's what you have in
addition to
CNC Boat Owners
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> Subject: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or
> cushion?
>
> So I have a lifesling and a throwable cushion. Yet, I see lots of boats with
> horseshoes, and commercial boats with life rings.
>
> Is the
omeone back aboard.
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Subject: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or cushion?
So I have a lifesling and a throwable cushion. Yet, I se
If you buy the full Lifesling kit, it comes with a block and tackle to help
pull a MOB back onto the boat. In 6’ seas, don’t expect to use a swim ladder
to bring a hypothermic 200lb man back on the boat, especially if you are the
lone person left onboard.
Arguably, a ring buoy may be able to
Canada requires ring.
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So I have a lifesling and a throwable cushion. Yet, I see lots of boats with
horseshoes, and commercial boats with life rings.
Is there an inherent reason for one design over another?
So I have a lifesling and a throwable cushion. Yet, I see lots of boats with
horseshoes, and commercial boats with life rings.
Is there an inherent reason for one design over another?
Bruce Whitmore
1994 C 37/40+"Astralis"Madeira Beach, FL
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
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