An automatic detachment device might not be of much use for a dingy used as a liferaft unless it were also automatically rigged to deploy a sea anchor. Unless conditions were calm, one would have to be very lucky not to have it blow away from you.
I think I can detach a line properly tied to a cleat as quickly as I can cut it but I admit that I have not done the experiment. Steve Thomas c&C27 MKIII Port Stanley, ON -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of OldSteveH Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 9:30 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Painter Attachment to Boat Maybe all know this and maybe not - If you're towing a dinghy and your boat holes and sinks, it will take the dinghy with it. Unless you can untie or cut the painter really fast. In the midst of the emergency when you're trying to figure out what happened, where the water is coming in, if there is anything you can do about it, making the decision to stay with or abandon ship - much happening all at once and in a short time. With everything else going on I'm not confident I would get the painter untied in time. For those who have considered this, how do you attach your painter? Has anyone ever experienced something like this? A slip knot is not secure. A breakable link - what if it breaks when there's no emergency? Is a sharp knife the best bet? Which means it cannot be 'nearby', it has to be with you. (Mine clips on my PFD) I did my first cruise in 1985 and never thought of this in 29 years until the Antigua trip in November, someone brought this up as an issue. Comments? Steve Hood S/V Diamond Girl C&C 34 Lions Head ON _______________________________________________ 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
