[Public-List] Bilge pump question

Gordon Laco mainstay at csolve.net
Fri Apr 11 08:29:32 PDT 2008


I made myself a rule that I always wear my harness when I sail alone.  I was
involved in the recovery of a young man who had been lost in Lake Ontario
one April many years ago...we found him in June.  I watched the news story
on TV that night and vowed that I would never casually put my family in
danger of having to ID my body the way that fellow's had to look at his.

Gord #426



> I am not Roger, but FYI. I have a deal with my wife that I NEVER leave the
> dock without wearing a PFD when I am alone.
> Bill
> SallyB #441
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> I've got to ask Roger. Do you wear a lifejacket when
> underway?
> 
> MichaelGrosh
> #220
> 
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:50:33 -0400
> RogerW <lrwillow at toad.net> wrote:
>> ALWAYS keep a sharp knife close at hand, preferably on
>> your person, as 
>> when falling overboard with a line wrapped. Yeah, I,m a
>> worry-wart Boy 
>> Scout! The price of a mooring, spinnaker, boat or life
>> may hang on the 
>> ability to "cut-and-run".
>>    Roger
>> 
>> Mike Lehman wrote:
>>> Then there was the time I was anchored (single-handed)
>>> in the middle of the Chesapeake in 107' of water as a
>>> stake boat for the Canadian Races. The wind was 30+ out
>>> of the north and the waves were 6 feet. I went to pull up
>>> the turning mark over the stern  and the rode for the
>>> mark  slipped and wrapped around the stern cleat. I was
>>> anchored stern to the waves. To free up slack, I had to
>>> put the engine in full reverse, directly into the
>>> weather, to get enough slack in the line. With me
>>> standing on the lazerette, a large wave broke over the
>>> stern pulpit into the cockpit. I looked around and the
>>> cockpit was full to the bridge deck. I started to ask
>>> "what the hell am I doing out here". All turned out fine,
>>> I lived and the boat did not sink.
>>>  
>>> Mike Lehman 
>>>> <((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>>
>>> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 21:49:33 -0400> From:
>>> gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> To:
>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> Subject: Re:
>>> [Public-List] Bilge pump question> > Mike Lehman wrote:>
>>>> We have actually been at a severe enough heel angle
>>> where water comes> > into the cockpit from the leeward
>>> drain.> > I was thinking the same thing. But I've been at
>>> a severe enough heel > when racing on Kittiwake that the
>>> water came into the cockpit over the > coamings. I think
>>> that meant it was time to douse the spinnaker.> > -
>>> George> > -- > 
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