I will always put on the PFD . I hook up only if going forward. I have been doing good so far./
On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 3:43 PM, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > This reminds me of a comment in Practical Sailor recently about tethers > and jacklines. The writer was a climber as well as sailor and was making > the point that deck level jacklines were a bad idea for a variety of > reasons. He argued the jackline/tether should be at chest height. I have > not used jacklines yet (just got a set), but I also presume that if fixed > at bow and cockpit, they will tend to bow outward significantly if stressed > near the mast. So putting this thought together with dwight’s idea for > padeyes on the mast for the Cunningham, I am wondering if it would make > more sense to run the jackline through that padeye and knot it then > continue with the free end to the cockpit. That creates two shorter > jacklines at waist to chest height, which should bow much less, not get > underfoot and tend to keep you upright rather than pulling down on you. > You would have to unhook and rehook to go to the bow, but most times I > would be going forward it would be to the mast, not the bow. Thoughts? > Dave > > On Jan 3, 2014, at 1:00 PM, Ken Rodmell <moo...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > *Don’t go overboard * > The latest advice on the list re tethers may save my life in the future. > I’ve unwisely seldom worn a harness with tether while single handing and > I’ll bet many other listers have not either, especially in benign > conditions. > > This year, I won’t go out without! I’m also going to try to convince some > of my pals to do all they can to stay on the boat. > > Thanks for the great advice, Atoine’s in particular was especially graphic > and convincing. > > Ken Rodmell > Lotus C&C 35 Mk II > Toronto > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > > > David Knecht > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat
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