[Public-List] going solo

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I made some from 1" in nylon webbing and then just tied one on both sides to the most forward and aft cleats. This allows me to easily install and remove them
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From: Jeffrey Randall <jcrandall1956 at gmail.com>
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Has anyone made their own jacklines.  Where have you gotten the nylon
strapping
Jeff Randall


On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Meinhold, Michael J. <
MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com> wrote:

> Sounds like an experiment to try on a nice warm day. I have always
> wondered what kind of forces the harness would put on my ribs if I
> pitched over the bow while the boat was moving 6 knots, and where I
> (specifically my head) would end up.
>
> Mike
>
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> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Kris Coward
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> On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 07:46:35AM -0400, James Allocco wrote:
> > I agree with George that for me an auto pilot is a must when single
> > handing and get dock lines and fenders ready, etc. I would suggest
> > jacklines and a harness when single handing in heavy weather.
>
> I'd also recommend that if you're single handing with a harness,
> jacklines, and an autopilot, you consider how difficult it'll be to get
> back aboard if you don't have some means of making the boat stop (or
> calling for help that can make the boat stop).
>
> I have something of a history of dropping the boarding ladder, and tying
> the lifering to the pushpit with the heaving line to go for a swim when
> becalmed (NOT while single handing). In terms of gettign a sense that
> the boat is really speeding back up and the swim should end, I've
> already found myself considering it unwise to expect to be able to climb
> back up the boarding ladder at speeds higher than 3/4 of a knot. Based
> on that (and the fact that the original world record for men's 100m
> freestyle was swum at an average speed of under 3 knots), I can't really
> imagine pulling myself back aboard if the autopilot is holding a course
> where the boat's making 4 knots through the water.
>
> Whether it's a handheld radio tethered to your harness, some line rigged
> up to disengage the autopilot if the jacklines are placed under enough
> tension, some trailing object that you can grab to kill the autopilot,
> or (ideally) some combination of the above, if you don't have a plan to
> stop the boat so you can climb back on, you're probably better off not
> even being tied to it in the first place.
>
> Cheers,
> Kris
>
> --
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