Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or

2020-03-03 Thread Matt Wolford via CnC-List
Agreed that having a person dedicated to watching the MOB is very important. A number of years ago I was delivering a boat on Lake Erie with a chute up. It was a very pleasant evening sail, and we were doing 6 or 7 knots heading east. Two of my drunk crew started sumo wrestling on the

Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or

2020-03-03 Thread Dave. via CnC-List
Can’t help but jump in. If someone goes overboard and there are enough people on board, someone should be assigned to watch the mob at all times. A person in the water can be hard to see and easy to lose track of. Learned that in the CG. Also, we have a friend (female) who fell overboard from

Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or

2020-03-03 Thread James Nichols via CnC-List
100% agree Andy. I think that 50/50 chance of getting back on board is only if someone sees you go overboard also. If you are on watch alone, your chances drop to pretty much nil. James From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Burton via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Stus-List Interesting article

2020-03-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I'm seeing that, too. The Finisterre div in the Bermuda Race is growing like crazy. As is the cruiser div at Block Island Race Week. I think it’s a healthy trend and rating rules are helping it. I don't think I'm unique in going from being a red hot racer to just wanting to sail my living room

Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or cushion?

2020-03-03 Thread Matt Wolford via CnC-List
Wow, Bill, that’s quite a story. My (now) father-in-law pulled one of those jump-off-the-boat-to-be-funny routines. I was not amused, but no one got hurt. From: CnC-List On Behalf Of Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2020 7:01 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill

Stus-List Interesting article

2020-03-03 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2020/03/02/the-resurging-cruiser-racer/ One can only hope. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated.

Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or cushion?

2020-03-03 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
That certainly sounds like good advice. I now keep lots of throwables in the cockpit. I recall an incident that happened to me around 20 years ago. We were headed back to the harbor on a beautiful 4th of July weekend, as squalls were about an hour away. For some reason, my daughter and her

Stus-List Spring recommissioning checklist

2020-03-03 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Spring is coming and it's time to make sure your boat is ready for sailing. Here's the link to the C Photoalbum recommissioning checklist. It can also be found in the DIY section of the site. http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/download/checklist.pdf While it might not be the ultimate checklist, it

Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or cushion?

2020-03-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
One of the things I stress before we head offshore is that if someone goes overboard, absolutely everything that floats should be tossed in after them. You're trying to create a debris field to aid in locating the MOB, not just give them something to hang on to. Another thing I stress is that if

Re: Stus-List Dumb question of the day - life rings, horseshoe or cushion?

2020-03-03 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
There are 3 tasks - throwing something to assist the MOB, finding them and getting them back on board. A ring, horseshoe,cushion for the first. We have an inflatable MOB pole for the second (with AIS in our lifejackets offshore) for the second and the Lifesling for retrieval. thankful none have

Re: Stus-List 1981 C 34 - second propane locker?

2020-03-03 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
Our 29-2 came with the port locker lid glued down. I cut the hardened mastic with a hacksaw blade, cut a hole in the top of the space, cleaned up the lid and added a piano hinge, and used the space for hanging bags of empty cans, etc. There was a capped through-hull down below which had never been