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A question of seamanship?
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Was there a hurricane coming???? But can you spot what's wrong? Cheers |
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A question of seamanship?
OMG.... Not another 'Catenary's thread!!!! ;-)
I take it the vessel weathered the storm..... CM "Navigator" wrote in message ... | http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93692203gOXLkd | | Was there a hurricane coming???? But can you spot what's wrong? | | Cheers | |
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A question of seamanship?
Alas it did.
Cheers Capt. Mooron wrote: OMG.... Not another 'Catenary's thread!!!! ;-) I take it the vessel weathered the storm..... CM "Navigator" wrote in message ... | http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93692203gOXLkd | | Was there a hurricane coming???? But can you spot what's wrong? | | Cheers | |
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A question of seamanship?
Navigator wrote:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93692203gOXLkd Was there a hurricane coming???? Yep http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pam.../20030918.html But can you spot what's wrong? Yes indeed. We had to put down our beer. DSK |
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A question of seamanship?
DSK wrote: Navigator wrote: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93692203gOXLkd Was there a hurricane coming???? Yep http://www2.ncsu.edu/eos/service/pam.../20030918.html But can you spot what's wrong? No, there's a couple of other things... Cheers |
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A question of seamanship?
Guy standing between the line and bulwarks is asking to get a serious
rope burn or worse if the other holding it should suddenly let go, since he has no "turn" on anything. |
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A question of seamanship?
otnmbrd wrote:
Guy standing between the line and bulwarks is asking to get a serious rope burn or worse if the other holding it should suddenly let go, since he has no "turn" on anything. ?? There is nobody between a line and a bulwark. There are three lines in this picture http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93692203gOXLkd One dock line is secured at the port hawse. The second is led from the samson post to the port hawse, then to the dock. The third is from the samson post to the starboard hawse and then to an anchor which is just starting to dig in. These lines were sweated up pretty tight by hand, but I doubt that would snap any of them. Since the boat was not in motion, and no line was secured to anything that had any potential to move, the danger seems very slight. Normally we are very careful of lines under strain and I'm a little surprised you'd make this comment. The boat was being secured for a hurricane and the anchor was set to hold the boat away from the dock, also as a precaution against strong current in the canal. We were in a canal above the locks, this was about as a good place to secure for a hurricane as could be found on the US East Coast. The other pictures that show the chafing gear, which worked magnificently, might be of interest. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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A question of seamanship?
DSK wrote: otnmbrd wrote: Guy standing between the line and bulwarks is asking to get a serious rope burn or worse if the other holding it should suddenly let go, since he has no "turn" on anything. ?? There is nobody between a line and a bulwark. There are three lines in this picture Look again. The person in jeans is standing (ok, sitting with his feet..) in a hole, made up of the bulwarks, anchor/bow pulpit and the line which is leading around the samson post (G thanks for saying that, I couldn't for the life of me remember what to call that .... brain phart). Now, admittedly, it would not appear that there is much if any strain on the line the other is holding, however, one never knows what might happen, and considering the lead of this line, if some great strain should come on it and the one guy lose his grip, that line could whip around onto the person in the "hole". Again, you know what was going on with other lines, etc., but in viewing the picture, all I see is someone standing in a "hole", one side of which is a line and to me this is as big a no-no as standing in a bight, no matter what the circumstances. http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93692203gOXLkd One dock line is secured at the port hawse. The second is led from the samson post to the port hawse, then to the dock. The third is from the samson post to the starboard hawse and then to an anchor which is just starting to dig in. These lines were sweated up pretty tight by hand, but I doubt that would snap any of them. Since the boat was not in motion, and no line was secured to anything that had any potential to move, the danger seems very slight. Normally we are very careful of lines under strain and I'm a little surprised you'd make this comment. See above. Normally stepping into a bight on a line that's not going anywhere and has no real strain will not be dangerous. It's that one time you forget to watch what's going on and step in a bight, that cost you a leg ..... same applies to the situation above. otn The boat was being secured for a hurricane and the anchor was set to hold the boat away from the dock, also as a precaution against strong current in the canal. We were in a canal above the locks, this was about as a good place to secure for a hurricane as could be found on the US East Coast. The other pictures that show the chafing gear, which worked magnificently, might be of interest. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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A question of seamanship?
Will add my two cents to otn's.
Whether or not there was any strain on the lines, having the feet in the area between the lines run and bulwarks especially as in the picture, is not a good idea. We all do it and normally get away with it, but it's the one time that proves the value of always watching where we stand, and standing in a "hole" as otn describes it, is a situation to be avoided. Shen |
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A question of seamanship?
Shen44 wrote:
Will add my two cents to otn's. Whether or not there was any strain on the lines, having the feet in the area between the lines run and bulwarks especially as in the picture, is not a good idea. We all do it and normally get away with it, but it's the one time that proves the value of always watching where we stand, and standing in a "hole" as otn describes it, is a situation to be avoided. Agreed. However, it does not seem to me that it applies to this picture, as nobody is between a line under strain and a solid part of the boat. primitive ASCII diagram, Xs represent people, [ is the bulwark, __) is the line around the samson post [ [ X [____ [ __) [ X [ But I am definitely interested in learning. Given the layout of the foredeck in the picture, where do you suggest the crew place themselves when working lines? http://community.webshots.com/photo/...93692203gOXLkd Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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