"Joe" wrote in message
m...
I keep my folding grappel in the lazzerte, on deck and ready to
deploy in the channels. It's the emergency brake.


If you obeyed the Coll Regs, then you shouldn't need an " emergency"
brake!!



Regards


Donal
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That's just plain dumb, Donut.


"Donal" wrote


If you obeyed the Coll Regs, then you shouldn't need an " emergency"
brake!!



Regards


Donal
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Scotty Potty wrote...

"I'm as dumb as a plain donut."


Agreed!


RB

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
"Donal" wrote


If you obeyed the Coll Regs, then you shouldn't need an " emergency"
brake!!

That's just plain dumb, Donut.

How many times have you deployed an anchor as the result of an emergency?

I've never been in a situation where the anchor could have averted a
difficult situation. The closest that I came was on a friend's boat when
the engine overheated in Portsmouth Harbour. We had the main up in a couple
of seconds. If we had deployed the anchor, we would have become a hazard to
other boats.


Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote

If you obeyed the Coll Regs, then you shouldn't need an " emergency"
brake!!

That's just plain dumb, Donut.

How many times have you deployed an anchor as the result of an emergency?

Me? never, but we were talking about Joe.



I've never been in a situation where the anchor could have averted a
difficult situation.

I'm glad for you. Really. But that doesn't mean it won't happen. Do you
know what the Boy Scout motto is?


The closest that I came was on a friend's boat when
the engine overheated in Portsmouth Harbour. We had the main up in a
couple
of seconds.

What if there hadn't been any wind? with strong cross current? What if you
were like bob**** and didn't know how to sail?


If we had deployed the anchor, we would have become a hazard to
other boats.


more so than normal?


Scotty









Regards


Donal
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Over the years, I've had a number of unexpected anchoring opportunities. Once
was maneuvering under power very close to shore and catching a line in the prop.
Another time I had an engine overheat when the rig was half dismantled. This
taught me to always have an anchor ready, especially when launching a boat and
then driving it to a different marina.

When doing dinghy rescue work I used an anchor on occasion when righting a boat
or pulling someone out with a lee shore, thought this was part of the normal
routine, not really an "emergency."



"Donal" wrote in message
...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
"Donal" wrote


If you obeyed the Coll Regs, then you shouldn't need an " emergency"
brake!!

That's just plain dumb, Donut.

How many times have you deployed an anchor as the result of an emergency?

I've never been in a situation where the anchor could have averted a
difficult situation. The closest that I came was on a friend's boat when
the engine overheated in Portsmouth Harbour. We had the main up in a couple
of seconds. If we had deployed the anchor, we would have become a hazard to
other boats.


Regards


Donal
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See, Donut? This is from a real sailor.

SV

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
Over the years, I've had a number of unexpected anchoring opportunities.
Once
was maneuvering under power very close to shore and catching a line in the
prop.
Another time I had an engine overheat when the rig was half dismantled.
This
taught me to always have an anchor ready, especially when launching a boat
and
then driving it to a different marina.

When doing dinghy rescue work I used an anchor on occasion when righting a
boat
or pulling someone out with a lee shore, thought this was part of the
normal
routine, not really an "emergency."



"Donal" wrote in message
...

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
"Donal" wrote


If you obeyed the Coll Regs, then you shouldn't need an "
emergency"
brake!!

That's just plain dumb, Donut.

How many times have you deployed an anchor as the result of an
emergency?

I've never been in a situation where the anchor could have averted a
difficult situation. The closest that I came was on a friend's boat
when
the engine overheated in Portsmouth Harbour. We had the main up in a
couple
of seconds. If we had deployed the anchor, we would have become a
hazard to
other boats.


Regards


Donal
--

Scott Vernon wrote:

See, Donut? This is from a real sailor.


oops... here I was thinking I was browsing alt.sailing.asa but it
must be rec.boats.cruising despite what the headrers are saying.
Ah well, that's wht happens with an obsolete newsreader. Guess
I'd better log off and try again.

--
Flying Tadpole

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"Flying Tadpole" wrote in message
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Scott Vernon wrote:

See, Donut? This is from a real sailor.


oops... here I was thinking I was browsing alt.sailing.asa but it
must be rec.boats.cruising despite what the headrers are saying.
Ah well, that's wht happens with an obsolete newsreader. Guess
I'd better log off and try again.

Fooled by Scotty, eh???? I don't think that you should waste your time by
trying again!

Faint echoes, sometimes inaudible, of the newsgroup's glorious
past are downloadable at http://music.download.com/internetopera

Cruel......



Regards


Donal
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