Bruce, Horseshoes are about the easiest for someone in the water to get themselves into because they just dive over the open end and hang from it. Kind of like floating on a pool noodle. As someone else mentioned, they tend to be light, so they don't fly well in a wind, or even without wind. Mine has a loop for attaching a rope so that you can get another try, haul the person in, or circle around and pull the float to the person. I think the rope actually flies further than the horseshoe.
Horseshoes and throwable cushions meet the minimum standards, but again, as mentioned previously and don't tend to be much better than trying to throw a life preserver. It is something to throw out instantly along with the Man Overboard Marker so that if the person is conscious and able to swim, 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 Message: 1 Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 22:55:18 +0000 (UTC) From: Bruce Whitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> To: Cnc-list CNC Boat Owners <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or cushion? Message-ID: <105761816.3312960.1583189718...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 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&C 37/40+"Astralis"Madeira Beach, FL (847) 404-5092 (mobile) bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20200302/70 5e82ec/attachment-0001.html> _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray