[Public-List] going solo

[Jeffrey Randall]

I was looking at most of The webbing sites and the tensile strength is less
than 5000 for most of the 1 inch.  Do you feel it is strong enough?

Jeff

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 1:07 PM, <mpcylinderheads at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 11:36 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] going solo
> >
> > 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
> >
> > --
> > Kris Coward                                     http://unripe.melon.org/
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> Jeff Randall
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Jeff Randall
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