[Public-list] boarding ladders

[John Birch]

... and remember Chef's mantra from Apocalypse Now ... "Never get off the 
boat !"

Cheers,
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristofer Coward" <kris at melon.org>
To: <gewhite at crosslink.net>; "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" 
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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] boarding ladders


> On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 11:27:36AM -0500, Gordon White wrote:
>> Somehow the idea of going swimming out of reach of land doesn't appeal
>> to me. We only go overboard while at anchor, with the ladder down. I
>> suppose there could be a case where one went over the side accidentally
>> and it'd be nice to have a way of stopping the boat or making the
>> autopilot circle...
>
> Well with an autopilot that just drops into/onto a tiller, you could
> always set the sails with a lttle weather helm, and run a line fromthe
> autopilot arm over a lifeline and then back somehow. Yank the line and
> the autopilot would lift off the tiller, the weather helm would steer
> the boat into irons, and you're good to climb back on (assuming all
> those nice things like your still being conscious and the like).
>
> Cheers,
> Kris
> #583 Candy Cane
>
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