Rick, We seldom use the boarding ladder for the dinghy. we find it much easier to embark / disembark at the shrouds. Particularly true in any lumpy seas.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sep 20, 2015 4:01 PM, "Rick Brass via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > One has to wonder about a cruising boat without a swim ladder. How would > you get into and out of the dinghy? > > > > Anyway, on Imzadi I have a snatch block to attach to the end of the boom. > Use the Lifesling to get the MOB alongside, then route the line for the > Lifesling through the snatch block and to a cockpit or cabin top winch. > Haul them up and swing the boom inboard. > > > > Also, the main halyards on both my boats are long enough to go through a > snatch block on the boom and then down to the surface of the water and > still reach the winch. That was a suggestion from a friend in the CG > Auxiliary a number of years ago and seemed like a good idea. > > > > Rick Brass > > *Imzadi *C&C 38 mk 2 > > *la Belle Aurore *C&C 25 mk1 > > Washington, NC > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Jim > Reinardy via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:01 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Jim Reinardy <firewa...@reinardy.us> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List - Inflable life jacket - inflation > > > > The theory for getting her back on board was interesting. The boat is an > Ericson Cruising 36 with very high topsides and no swim ladder. We tied > off a line on a stern dockline cleat, draped the line in the water and > loaded the other end on a winch. The boat owner was hoping she could > stand on the line and just get pulled up on the winch. In practice, we had > a difficult time getting her to a point where she could do this. We had a > lifesling with the tackle on board if we had needed it. > > > > I have a lifesling on my boat, but not the lifting tackle. I am thinking > harder about making that an offseason purchase. Thanks for the thoughtful > replies, everyone! > > > > Jim > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Sep 17, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Graham Collins via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I did a safety at sea course, which involved spending some quality time in > the pool wearing full gear and my PFD (inflated). I found it difficult to > maneuver with it fully inflated, but could let some out and was able to do > the required stuff (swim, climb into the liferaft) with it on. For me a > crotch strap add-on does make it easier as it keeps things lower, I tried > it both ways. > > As for re-boarding, a ladder isn't much good if it does not get a couple > of rungs under water - not many of us can lift our body weight and wet gear > up with our arms, when already exhausted. We also bought a lifesling and > have tackle ready in case someone has to be hoisted aboard. > > Graham Collins > > Secret Plans > > C&C 35-III #11 > > On 2015-09-17 2:53 PM, Jim Reinardy via CnC-List wrote: > > This is a bit of a tangent, but I wanted to get some feedback on a recent > event in our marina that has a lot of us talking. > > > > We have some friends that own a cruising boat. The wife has been a little > hesitant about sailing in part because of poor swimming ability causing a > general fear of water. She decided to confront her fears head on by > volunteering to do a live person overboard drill. We got a bunch of people > on board their boat and enlisted a smaller boat as a chase boat. She put > on an inflatable life jacket with an expiring sensor and jumped in the > water in the harbor. It was at the end of a stretch of hot weather so > there were fewer fears about hypothermia and the waves were negligible, > which is as good as it gets for Lake Michigan. > > > > The PFD inflated immediately and brought her to the surface just fine, but > she found that the inflated bladder pretty much immobilized her. She could > not lift her head properly or move her arms to maneuver to the throwables > in the water. One of the people in the chase boat ultimately jumped in to > get her over to her boat and we got her back up on deck, but it was a more > tense process than any of us expected. Our friend confronting her fears > was actually satisfied with the result, she was able to remain calm and > ultimately got back on the boat without injury, but it raised some doubts > about inflatable PFD’s with the rest of us. > > > > Anyone have experience with actually deploying an inflatable PFD? Were > you able to maneuver? Did you need to partially deflate the bladder? > > > > As a side note, we have gone looking for a good quality non-inflatable PFD > with a harness and crotch strap, which is becoming a requirement for some > races now and pretty much came up empty at this point. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jim Reinardy > > C&C 30-2 “Firewater” > > Milwaukee, WI > > > > > > Sent from Mail <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > > > > *From: *Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List > *Sent: *Wednesday, September 16, 2015 5:08 PM > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc: *Kevin Driscoll > *Subject: *Re: Stus-List - Inflable life jacket with harness > recommendation > > > > > > My Kong tether has snap shackle for self eject. > > > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 11:53 AM Danny Haughey via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > don't forget to sign up for the PYacht email list before you place your > order and they'll give a 5% off code on a purchase over $100 > > > > five bucks is five bucks! > > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Indigo via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Indigo <ind...@thethomsons.us> > Subject: Re: Stus-List - Inflable life jacket with harness recommendation > > Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 08:28:37 -0400 > > I don't recall - one of the early posts on the subject. At the price of > these at pyacht I might be tempted to replace my "spare" old style tethers. > > -- > > Jonathan > > Indigo C&C 35III > > SOUTHPORT CT > > > On Sep 16, 2015, at 08:03, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Mine does. Which one are you looking at? I’ve got the “Y” tether with > one six-foot leg and one three-foot leg; both of those have the > positive-action carabiners. The harness end has a snap shackle with a > pull-lanyard. Like this: > http://www.pyacht.com/cgi-bin/pagegen.pl?pr+kng283sete.htm > > > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V *Oceanis* (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > > > On Sep 15, 2015, at 10:29 PM, Indigo via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I am surprised to see that the Kong tether as illustrated does not have a > snap-shackle for use at the harness end to enable quick disconnect if > needed. With any tension, you'd need to cut the tether in order to get > free if you were, say, trapped under water. > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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