I think you're over thinking it. A knife would certainly do the trick, but you'd probably just untie it.
(BTW: if you DO have a liferaft on board, make sure it is tied to the boat securely BEFORE you deploy it. Then, don't cut it free until you're safely in the raft. There's nothing worse than launching your raft and then watching as it drifts away.) Cheers, Colin On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > What about a hydrostatic release like those used on the prainters of > inflatable life rafts? > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 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 > >
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