Well said, Bill. (Or maybe he's a helmsman who never had to grind a winch or hoist a sail)
Cheers Colin On 3/8/13, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > I think that kid must have been playing video games when he should have > been > playing sports and lifting weights! No upper body strength . . . > > > > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 animated_favicon1 > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Colin > Kilgour > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 1:11 PM > To: C&C List > Subject: Re: Stus-List A convincing case in favor of boarding ladders > > > > I'm not convinced a boarding ladder would have helped that dude. If you're > going from a dinghy to a pitching boat, do it amidships, time your "leap" > for when the boat rolls toward you, grab a stanchion in both hands, and > then > don't let go! > > A ladder for him probably would have only complicated matters. > > > > Yeah, I know it's harder than it looks, and I also know it's easy to be an > armchair captain, but I do have a fair bit of experience getting aboard big > boats that are bouncing around. > > Cheers, > Colin > > > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbren...@bellsouth.net> > wrote: > > My C&C 25 came with a rope and plastic ladder. For whatever reason, > everyone > found it difficult to use, I think because it would curl back under the > hull > and didn't provide firm footing. I changed to a stainless steel ladder > fairly quickly. > > > > Jack Brennan > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > > Former C&C 25 > Fort Lauderdale, Fl. > > > > From: Fair, Mike <mailto:mike.f...@mckesson.com> > > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 12:24 PM > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Re: Stus-List A convincing case in favor of boarding ladders > > > > Does anyone have any plans that could be used to build a boarding ladder > out > of > > wood or rope and wood? This has been on my project list for quite a while. > > > > -Mike Fair > > > > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Frederick > G Street > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:26 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List A convincing case in favor of boarding ladders > > > > I replied off-list to Joe with a description. > > > > -- Fred > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > > > On Mar 8, 2013, at 10:15 AM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > wrote: > > > > I can't see it at work - what happens? > > _____ > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
