Well, yes. I rig our jacklines so by the time the MOB hits the end they are level with the stern ladder. At this point, many C&C owners are scrod because they have the top lifeline on the stern woven through the ladder so it's impossible to lower from the water. Our ladder is free to drop and I have a line on it that loops down to the waterline so it can be pulled down by the MOB. This is especially important if you singlehand a lot.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 at 06:25, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > A harness is not really going to help unless you rig it so you can’t go > over the side. If I fell off the other day with a harness the boat would > have just dragged me down the river. I don’t know how many of you had > mishaps with water skis or water toys in your misspent youth, but getting > dragged at any speed over about one or two knots is both impossible to > overcome by pulling and can get life threatening pretty quickly. > > (total thread creep, we once had the brilliant idea to combine water and > snow skiing. On a cold January day my buddy was behind my ski boat and I > went right at the snow covered “Ski Island” and whipped hard starboard > right before hitting the beach at 30 knots. He went wide to port, hit the > snow covered beach, the skegs dug in, and he went straight into a huge > pricker bush. The wetsuit saved him from death by prickers) > > > > Joe > > Coquina > > > > *From:* Jim Watts via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 4, 2021 2:34 PM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Anyone have a Mustang Float Coat - > are they still a thing? > > > > I wear a harness and tether over the float coat, works just fine. > > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > > > > On Thu, 4 Mar 2021 at 07:34, dwight veinot via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > A harness and tether is my choice. I am hoping it will keep me on the > boat. > > > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 10:59 AM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > It occurred to me while sailing yesterday my inflatable PFD would only do > so much good if I fell off the boat into 40 degree (or less) water. Ages > ago while sailing in San Francisco we had these cool Mustang combo foul > weather./flotation coats that kept you warn and hopefully buoyant if you > fell off the boat. > > > > > > Joe Della Barba > > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > Kent Island MD USA > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
